Lewis Hamilton secured his first Grand Prix pole for Ferrari in Mexico, beating George Russell by just 9 milliseconds. Charles Leclerc was third, putting two Ferraris among the three fastest cars. Hamilton’s 105th career pole ended a wait stretching back to Hungary in 2023, ahead of Sunday’s race.
Lewis Hamilton took his first Grand Prix pole position for Ferrari in qualifying for the Formula 1 Mexico City Grand Prix. It was the British driver’s 105th career pole and his first since the 2023 Hungarian Grand Prix. He displaced Mercedes driver George Russell with his final attempt in the last qualifying segment, after the lead had already changed hands.[1], [2]
Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc was third, giving the team two of the three fastest qualifiers. Leclerc had led after the first attempts in the final segment, before Russell improved and Hamilton then went faster still. Max Verstappen recorded the fourth-fastest time.[1]
Championship leader Kimi Antonelli was fifth fastest. Formula 1’s pre-race calculation said ninth place on Sunday would be enough for him to clinch the title. Lando Norris, Isack Hadjar and Liam Lawson followed in the times. Arvid Lindblad was ninth and Pierre Gasly tenth. Oscar Piastri went out in the second segment in 13th, while Fernando Alonso’s stopped car prompted a red flag during the opening session.[1]
