Round 20 qualifying — Q1, Q2 and Q3 timing - 2025-10-26
Lando Norris (McLaren) took pole for the 2025 Mexico City Grand Prix with a 1:15.586 lap.
Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) joined the front row, 0.262s shy of pole, with Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) third on the grid. Oliver Bearman (Haas F1 Team) was the slowest into Q3 in P10, while Yuki Tsunoda (Red Bull) missed the cut by 0.356s.
Q3 was settled inside 0.874s — pole to P10 — with Oliver Bearman (Haas F1 Team) closing the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:16.899 | 1:16.252 | 1:15.586 | 1:15.586 |
| 2 | 16Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:17.024 | 1:16.658 | 1:15.848 | +0.262 |
| 3 | 44Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:16.736 | 1:16.458 | 1:15.938 | +0.352 |
| 4 |
| 63George Russell |
| Mercedes |
| 1:16.895 |
| 1:16.537 |
| 1:16.034 |
| +0.448 |
| 5 | 3Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:17.076 | 1:16.605 | 1:16.070 | +0.484 |
| 6 | 12Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:17.291 | 1:16.773 | 1:16.118 | +0.532 |
| 7 | 55Carlos Sainz | Williams | 1:17.171 | 1:16.607 | 1:16.172 | +0.586 |
| 8 | 81Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:17.158 | 1:16.737 | 1:16.174 | +0.588 |
| 9 | 6Isack Hadjar | RB F1 Team | 1:16.733 | 1:16.804 | 1:16.252 | +0.666 |
| 10 | 87Oliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | 1:17.040 | 1:16.787 | 1:16.460 | +0.874 |
| 11 | 22Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull | 1:17.234 | 1:16.816 | — | +1.230 |
| 12 | 31Esteban Ocon | Haas F1 Team | 1:16.948 | 1:16.837 | — | +1.251 |
| 13 | 27Nico Hülkenberg | Sauber | 1:17.251 | 1:17.016 | — | +1.430 |
| 14 | 14Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:17.232 | 1:17.103 | — | +1.517 |
| 15 | 30Liam Lawson | RB F1 Team | 1:16.961 | 1:18.072 | — | +2.486 |
| 16 | 5Gabriel Bortoleto | Sauber | 1:17.412 | — | — | +1.826 |
| 17 | 23Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:17.490 | — | — | +1.904 |
| 18 | 10Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 1:17.546 | — | — | +1.960 |
| 19 | 18Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:17.606 | — | — | +2.020 |
| 20 | 43Franco Colapinto | Alpine F1 Team | 1:17.670 | — | — | +2.084 |