Round 18 · 2017

Mexican Grand Prix

CircuitAutodromo Hermanos RodriguezLocationMexico city, MexicoDates27 Oct – 29 Oct 2017Final

WinnerVERRed Bull Racing · from P3

PoleVET

Fastest lap1:18.785Vettel · L68

Most laps led70Verstappen

Biggest gain+8Vandoorne P20→P12

Retirements5of 20 starters

Classification

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/−	Laps	Time / Status	Pts
1	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	3	+2	71	1:36:26.552	25
2	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Mercedes	1	-1	71	+19.680	18
3	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	6	+3	71	+54.010	15
4	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	5	+1	71	+1:10.080 FL	12
5	Esteban Ocon OCO	Force India	6	+1	70	Classified	10
6	Lance Stroll STR	Williams	12	+6	70	Classified	8
7	Sergio Pérez PER	Force India	7	0	70	Classified	6
8	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Haas	13	+5	70	+1 lap	4
9	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	2	-7	70	+1 lap	2
10	Fernando Alonso ALO	McLaren	8	-2	70	Classified	1
11	Felipe Massa MAS	Williams	9	-2	70	+1 lap
12	Stoffel Vandoorne VND	McLaren	20	+8	70	+1 lap
13	Pierre Gasly GAS	Toro Rosso	20	+7	70	+1 lap
14	Pascal Wehrlein WEH	Sauber	14	0	69	+2 laps
15	Romain Grosjean GRO	Haas	19	+4	69	+2 laps
—	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Renault (2016–20)	10		24	DNF · L24
—	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Red Bull Racing	4		5	DNF · L5
—	Marcus Ericsson ERI	Sauber	16		55	DNF · L55
—	Carlos Sainz SAI	Renault (2016–20)	11		59	DNF · L59
—	Alfonso Celis Jr. ACJ	Force India	19		0	DNS
—	Charles Leclerc LEC	Sauber	16		0	DNS
—	Antonio Giovinazzi GIO	Haas	15		0	DNS
—	Brendon Hartley HAR	Toro Rosso	18		30	DNF · L30
—	Sean Gelael GAL	Toro Rosso	17		0	DNS

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	—	—	—	20
2	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	—	—	—	19
3	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	—	—	—	21
4	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Mercedes	—	—	—	17
5	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	—	—	—	20
6	Esteban Ocon OCO	Force India	—	—	—	19
7	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Red Bull Racing	—	—	—	15
8	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Renault (2016–20)	—	—	—	17
9	Carlos Sainz SAI	Renault (2016–20)	—	—	—	17
10	Sergio Pérez PER	Force India	—	—	—	19
11	Felipe Massa MAS	Williams	—	—	—	10
12	Lance Stroll STR	Williams	—	—	—	11
13	Brendon Hartley HAR	Toro Rosso	—	—	—	12
14	Fernando Alonso ALO	McLaren	—	—	—	9
15	Stoffel Vandoorne VND	McLaren	—	—	—	13
16	Marcus Ericsson ERI	Sauber	—	—	—	9
17	Pascal Wehrlein WEH	Sauber	—	—	—	9
18	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Haas	—	—	—	10
19	Romain Grosjean GRO	Haas	—	—	—	11
20	Pierre Gasly GAS	Toro Rosso	—	—	—	0

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Laps
1	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	1:17.113	20
2	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1:17.188	23
3	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	1:17.230	21
4	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Mercedes	1:17.283	18
5	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Red Bull Racing	1:17.361	10
6	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	1:17.517	27
7	Sergio Pérez PER	Force India	1:18.040	20
8	Esteban Ocon OCO	Force India	1:18.165	18
9	Carlos Sainz SAI	Renault (2016–20)	1:18.208	21
10	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Renault (2016–20)	1:18.380	21
11	Brendon Hartley HAR	Toro Rosso	1:18.602	23
12	Felipe Massa MAS	Williams	1:18.690	23
13	Lance Stroll STR	Williams	1:19.066	20
14	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Haas	1:19.205	19
15	Marcus Ericsson ERI	Sauber	1:19.331	27
16	Fernando Alonso ALO	McLaren	1:19.565	22
17	Romain Grosjean GRO	Haas	1:19.586	22
18	Pascal Wehrlein WEH	Sauber	1:19.826	16
19	Stoffel Vandoorne VND	McLaren	1:20.030	25
20	Pierre Gasly GAS	Toro Rosso	—	2

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Laps
1	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Red Bull Racing	1:17.801	26
2	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1:17.932	40
3	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	1:17.964	17
4	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	1:18.051	35
5	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	1:18.142	40
6	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Mercedes	1:18.299	43
7	Fernando Alonso ALO	McLaren	1:18.508	26
8	Sergio Pérez PER	Force India	1:18.728	41
9	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Renault (2016–20)	1:18.775	19
10	Esteban Ocon OCO	Force India	1:18.822	42
11	Carlos Sainz SAI	Renault (2016–20)	1:19.060	30
12	Felipe Massa MAS	Williams	1:19.206	37
13	Brendon Hartley HAR	Toro Rosso	1:19.423	40
14	Lance Stroll STR	Williams	1:19.524	42
15	Stoffel Vandoorne VND	McLaren	1:19.844	32
16	Pascal Wehrlein WEH	Sauber	1:20.306	38
17	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Haas	1:20.318	35
18	Marcus Ericsson ERI	Sauber	1:20.362	38
19	Pierre Gasly GAS	Toro Rosso	1:21.745	10
20	Romain Grosjean GRO	Haas	1:25.526	3

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Laps
1	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Mercedes	1:17.824	42
2	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1:18.290	35
3	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	1:18.395	16
4	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Red Bull Racing	1:18.421	28
5	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	1:18.586	28
6	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	1:19.008	27
7	Sergio Pérez PER	Force India	1:19.240	21
8	Fernando Alonso ALO	McLaren	1:19.346	20
9	Felipe Massa MAS	Williams	1:19.443	32
10	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Renault (2016–20)	1:19.552	19
11	Carlos Sainz SAI	Renault (2016–20)	1:19.554	24
12	Lance Stroll STR	Williams	1:19.772	34
13	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Haas	1:20.644	16
14	Pascal Wehrlein WEH	Sauber	1:20.971	30
15	Antonio Giovinazzi GIO	Haas	1:21.269	26
16	Charles Leclerc LEC	Sauber	1:21.446	28
17	Sean Gelael GAL	Toro Rosso	1:21.639	29
18	Brendon Hartley HAR	Toro Rosso	1:21.747	10
19	Alfonso Celis Jr. ACJ	Force India	1:22.342	17
20	Stoffel Vandoorne VND	McLaren	—	3

Session schedule

Practice 1Final27 Oct 2017 15:00 UTC

Practice 2Final27 Oct 2017 19:00 UTC

Practice 3Final28 Oct 2017 15:00 UTC

QualifyingFinal28 Oct 2017 18:00 UTC

Grand PrixFinal29 Oct 2017 19:00 UTC

Championship after round 18

Pos	Driver	Pts
1	Lewis Hamilton HAM	333
2	Sebastian Vettel VET	277
3	Valtteri Bottas BOT	262
4	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	192
5	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	178
6	Max Verstappen VER	148
7	Sergio Pérez PER	92
8	Esteban Ocon OCO	83

Running totals from published race points.

Teammate qualifying gaps

Team	Ahead	Gap	Behind
Ferrari	Sebastian Vettel VET	—	Kimi Raikkonen RAI
Red Bull Racing	Max Verstappen VER	—	Daniel Ricciardo RIC
Mercedes	Lewis Hamilton HAM	—	Valtteri Bottas BOT
Force India	Esteban Ocon OCO	—	Sergio Pérez PER
Renault (2016–20)	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	—	Carlos Sainz SAI
Williams	Felipe Massa MAS	—	Lance Stroll STR
Toro Rosso	Brendon Hartley HAR	—	Pierre Gasly GAS
McLaren	Fernando Alonso ALO	—	Stoffel Vandoorne VND
Sauber	Marcus Ericsson ERI	—	Pascal Wehrlein WEH
Haas	Kevin Magnussen MAG	—	Romain Grosjean GRO

Deepest knockout session both drivers set a time in.

Season	Event	Winner	Team	Grid
2016	Mexican Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1
2015	Mexican Grand Prix	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	1
1992	Mexican Grand Prix	Nigel Mansell MNS	Williams	1
1991	Mexican Grand Prix	Riccardo Patrese PAC	Williams	1
1990	Mexican Grand Prix	Alain Prost PRO	Ferrari	13
1989	Mexican Grand Prix	Ayrton Senna SEY	McLaren	1
1988	Mexican Grand Prix	Alain Prost PRO	McLaren	2
1987	Mexican Grand Prix	Nigel Mansell MNS	Williams	1