Mexico City Grand Prix kicks off at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez

Months aft its declaration with Formula 1 was extended done 2028, the Mexico City Grand Prix volition observe the 10th day of its 2015 instrumentality erstwhile F1 roars into the Mexican superior this weekend.

The 20-car contention volition statesman Sunday astatine 2 p.m. section clip astatine the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, a high-altitude, thin-air circuit that tests machines and drivers alike.

The main contention volition instrumentality spot Sunday astatine Mexico City’s historical Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez. (Formula 1)

Defending four-time satellite champion Max Verstappen of Oracle Red Bull Racing volition participate the 305.6-kilometer contention 40 points down McLaren’s Oscar Piastri successful the standings. The spread looked unreachable earlier this play but has tightened aft Verstappen’s ascendant Oct. 19 triumph successful Austin, Texas.

Sitting 2,200 meters supra oversea level, the Mexico City racetrack poses unsocial challenges — debased grip for the tires, reduced aerial density and utmost cooling demands. The altitude is adjacent to 7,218 feet supra oversea level, oregon 1.37 miles.

“The car ever feels debased connected grip and connected the borderline astir here,” erstwhile Renault operator Jolyon Palmer said.

With its premix of accelerated straights and slow, method sections — 17 turns connected each of its 71 laps — it remains 1 of the sport’s trickiest circuits.

The Mexico City way has a formidable estimation acknowledgment to a premix of fast, consecutive sections and tricky turns. (Formula 1)

Verstappen — whose 5 wins successful Mexico City betwixt 2017 and 2023 are the astir ever successful the race’s past — has 306 points arsenic helium pursues his 5th consecutive play title.

Piastri leads with 346, followed by teammate Lando Norris 14 points back, mounting up a fierce three-way combat with 5 races near connected the 2025 calendar.

McLaren has already wrapped up its 2nd consecutive Constructors’ Championship with 678 points, with Mercedes  (341), Ferrari  (334) and Red Bull (331) good behind.

Spaniard Carlos Sainz, who won for Ferrari past twelvemonth successful Mexico, returns seeking redemption aft a unsmooth outing and a five-place grid punishment successful Austin.

Guadalajara autochthonal Sergio “Checo” Pérez, a 13-year F1 seasoned who parted ways with Red Bull Racing successful December, won’t vie this play arsenic helium prepares for Cadillac’s 2026 Formula 1 debut. 

Instead, hometown fans volition look to IndyCar prima Pato O’Ward, who was scheduled to enactment successful Friday’s opening practice.

Spanish operator Carlos Sainz is hoping for a 2nd consecutive rubric aft winning the Mexico City Grand Prix successful 2024. (Formula 1)

Pérez, whose dead-last decorativeness successful Mexico City past year mightiness person sealed his destiny with Red Bull, has been backmost successful the superior this week, however.

On Thursday helium participated with pro shot players and different athletes successful an accumulation shot lucifer that besides progressive young radical surviving connected the streets oregon successful addiction rehabilitation. The 35-year-old scored 3 goals.

The racing play is acceptable to travel a accepted format, with 3 signifier sessions Friday and Saturday, qualifying connected Saturday and the main lawsuit Grand Prix connected Sunday.

One caller twist is the Gordon Ramsay “F1 Garage.” Fans who person purchased premium hospitality packages — starting astatine 207,970 pesos per idiosyncratic (US $11,288) — volition person entree to the personage chef’s curated gourmet menu, unfastened bar, pit lane views and VIP paddock access.

This year’s 10th-year-anniversary posters were created by Jorge Molina, a Mexican illustrator and comic creator good known for his enactment with Marvel and DC Comics. Using Mexican taste motifs,  helium besides created Ferrari’s contention poster.

The Mexico City Grand Prix made its modern instrumentality to Formula 1 successful 2015, pursuing a 23-year lack from the calendar. After 1992, the contention was taken disconnected the F1 calendar mostly owed to information issues, way aboveground deterioration and Mexico City aerial contamination concerns.

F1 had raced successful CDMX from 1963 to 1970, with a 2nd agelong from 1986 to 1992.​ By 2015, the circuit had undergone large renovations.

With reports from ESPN Deportes, The Athletic, The Sporting News and Formula1.com