Pit Lane F1
Round 20 qualifying — Q1, Q2 and Q3 timing - 2024-10-27
Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) took pole for the 2024 Mexico City Grand Prix with a 1:15.946 lap.
Max Verstappen (Red Bull) joined the front row, 0.225s shy of pole, with Lando Norris (McLaren) third on the grid. Nico Hülkenberg (Haas F1 Team) was the slowest into Q3 in P10, while Yuki Tsunoda (RB F1 Team) missed the cut by —s.
Q3 was settled inside 1.419s — pole to P10 — with Nico Hülkenberg (Haas F1 Team) closing the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 55Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:16.778 | 1:16.515 | 1:15.946 | 1:15.946 |
| 2 | 3Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:16.803 | 1:16.514 | 1:16.171 | +0.225 |
| 3 | 1Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:16.505 | 1:16.301 | 1:16.260 | +0.314 |
| 4 |
| 16Charles Leclerc |
| Ferrari |
| 1:16.972 |
| 1:16.641 |
| 1:16.265 |
| +0.319 |
| 5 | 63George Russell | Mercedes | 1:17.194 | 1:16.937 | 1:16.356 | +0.410 |
| 6 | 44Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:17.306 | 1:16.973 | 1:16.651 | +0.705 |
| 7 | 20Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:17.125 | 1:17.003 | 1:16.886 | +0.940 |
| 8 | 10Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 1:17.149 | 1:17.048 | 1:16.892 | +0.946 |
| 9 | 23Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:17.189 | 1:16.988 | 1:17.065 | +1.119 |
| 10 | 27Nico HĂĽlkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 1:17.186 | 1:16.995 | 1:17.365 | +1.419 |
| 11 | 22Yuki Tsunoda | RB F1 Team | 1:17.182 | 1:17.129 | — | +1.183 |
| 12 | 30Liam Lawson | RB F1 Team | 1:17.380 | 1:17.162 | — | +1.216 |
| 13 | 14Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:17.307 | 1:17.168 | — | +1.222 |
| 14 | 18Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:17.407 | 1:17.294 | — | +1.348 |
| 15 | 77Valtteri Bottas | Sauber | 1:17.393 | 1:17.817 | — | +1.871 |
| 16 | 43Franco Colapinto | Williams | 1:17.558 | — | — | +1.612 |
| 17 | 81Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:17.597 | — | — | +1.651 |
| 18 | 11Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 1:17.611 | — | — | +1.665 |
| 19 | 31Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 1:17.617 | — | — | +1.671 |
| 20 | 24Guanyu Zhou | Sauber | 1:18.072 | — | — | +2.126 |