Overview
- Lando Norris claimed pole for the Mexico Grand Prix with a 1:15.586 lap at the high-altitude Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez.
- Ferrari locked in behind as Charles Leclerc qualified second and Lewis Hamilton third, with Mercedes’ George Russell fourth.
- Max Verstappen will start from fifth, and Oscar Piastri moves to seventh on the grid after Carlos Sainz serves a five-place penalty.
- The championship standings before the race are Piastri 346 points, Norris 332 and Verstappen 306, leaving the title wide open in the final stretch.
- Alpine struggled in qualifying as Franco Colapinto exited in Q1 after a late error and will start 20th on Sunday.