Lewis Hamilton claims pole position at F1 Mexico City Grand Prix
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Oct 31, 2026, 10:19 PM
Last updated Oct 31, 2026
Lewis Hamilton secured pole position for the 2026 Formula 1 Mexico City Grand Prix by clocking a time of 1m17.341s. He edged out teammate George Russell by a mere 0.009 seconds following a tense qualifying session at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. Charles Leclerc qualified third, 0.119 seconds behind Hamilton. Max Verstappen, who had a grid penalty entering qualifying, will start in fifth. The session was marked by a red flag due to Fernando Alonso's vehicle issues, leading to his failure to progress past Q1.
- •Hamilton tops the qualifying session by 0.009 seconds over Russell.
- •Leclerc finishes third, trailing Hamilton by 0.119 seconds.
- •Verstappen starts fifth due to a grid penalty from a prior incident.
- •Alonso exits in Q1 after power unit issues forced a red flag.
- •The top five qualifiers are separated by just two tenths of a second.
- 10:19 PMYahoo Sports — F1 Mexico GP: Lewis Hamilton beats George Russell and Charles Leclerc to pole
"Lewis Hamilton takes pole by 0.009s from George Russell at Formula 1's Mexico City Grand Prix
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