2021 Mexico City Grand Prix

Championship standings

Verstappen leads the Drivers’ Championship by twelve points — 287.5 to Hamilton’s 275.5. Bottas is third with 185; Pérez trails him by 35, and Norris is one point behind Pérez. Mercedes lead the Constructors’ by 23 points over Red Bull. McLaren are third with 254 points, 4.5 ahead of Ferrari; Alpine are fifth with 104.

Previous race

At Austin, Verstappen took pole. Hamilton led into turn 1 but Verstappen won the race ahead of Hamilton and Pérez. Hamilton collected an extra point for fastest lap.

Milestones

This is the race’s debut under the name Mexico City Grand Prix. The event had been called the Mexican Grand Prix since its return to the calendar in 2015; the rename to Mexico City Grand Prix takes effect this year to reflect increased support from the city government.

Tyre choices

Pirelli brings the C2, C3, and C4 compounds.

Practice

Bottas led FP1 ahead of Hamilton and Verstappen. Verstappen topped FP2 ahead of Bottas and Hamilton. The Red Bulls of Pérez and Verstappen headed the timesheets in FP3, followed by the two Mercedes.