The checkered flag has fallen on qualifying for the 2025 Mexican Grand Prix, and it’s time to evaluation the highlights and remaining outcomes of the session. The 23:00 local-time shootout decided the beginning grid for an important race weekend within the championship battle. Followers eagerly watched to see if Purple Bull’s updates would repay, and whether or not Ferrari might problem for high positions.
Q1
The session started with the inexperienced mild as Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll, together with Alpine’s Franco Colapinto and Pierre Gasly, had been the primary to hit the observe. Alonso initially set the quickest lap, however Oliver Bearman quickly overtook him. Purple Bull and Mercedes opted for a barely later run. Lando Norris rapidly took management, posting a 1:17.147, whereas teammate Oscar Piastri struggled, ending seven-tenths behind Norris.
Charles Leclerc was the primary driver to shut in on Norris, taking provisional second. Max Verstappen, taking some dangers, secured the third-best time. Bearman impressed additional, rising to P1 with eight minutes remaining. Because the observe improved, all drivers returned for a second try. Hadjar, on recent tires, set the quickest lap of 1:16.733. Hamilton narrowly missed out on P1 by simply three thousandths, ending Q1 in second behind Hadjar. Eradicated drivers included Bortoleto, Albon, Gasly, Stroll, and Colapinto.
Q2
Hamilton returned with a set of used crimson tires, whereas Leclerc, having used just one set in Q1, began on recent softs. The Monegasque driver set an early provisional better of 1:16.658, solely to be overwhelmed by Norris by over four-tenths. Piastri continued to battle, managing simply tenth in his first try on used tires. Eradicated in Q2 had been Tsunoda, Ocon, Hulkenberg, Alonso, and Lawson.
Q3
The ultimate shootout for pole place noticed Verstappen first on observe, adopted by Norris and Piastri. The Dutch driver initially claimed provisional pole however was quickly overtaken by Norris, who improved by over three-tenths. Leclerc produced an nearly flawless lap to take provisional P1 with a 1:15.991. On the second makes an attempt, Bearman went out first, adopted by Piastri. The session resulted in dramatic trend as Norris managed to raised Leclerc’s time by two-tenths to safe pole. Piastri couldn’t progress past eighth.
General, Ferrari demonstrated sturdy tempo with Leclerc in rivalry for the entrance row, whereas Norris continues his spectacular qualifying type. Championship chief Piastri faces an uphill battle after a tough session, including additional intrigue forward of Sunday’s Mexican Grand Prix.
Mexican GP qualifying outcomes:
1 Lando Norris (McLaren) 1m15.586s
2 Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) +0.262s
3 Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) +0.352s
4 George Russell (Mercedes) +0.448s
5 Max Verstappen (Purple Bull) +0.484s
6 Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) +0.532s
7 Carlos Sainz (Williams) +0.586s
8 Oscar Piastri (McLaren) +0.588s
9 Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls) +0.666s
10 Ollie Bearman (Haas) +0.874s
11 Yuki Tsunoda (Purple Bull) 1m16.816s
12 Esteban Ocon (Haas) 1m16.837s
13 Nico Hulkenberg (Sauber) 1m17.016s
14 Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) 1m17.103s
15 Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls) 1m18.072s
16 Gabriel Bortoleto (Sauber) 1m17.412s
17 Alex Albon (Williams) 1m17.490s
18 Pierre Gasly (Alpine) 1m17.546s
19 Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) 1m17.606s
20 Franco Colapinto (Alpine) 1m17.670s
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