F1 Qualifying Results Mexican Grand Prix 2025: Lando Norris on pole as Oscar Piastri suffers horror show

Oscar Piastri, Lando Norris, generic, Belgian GP, 2025 — Photo: © IMAGO

Mexican Grand Prix Qualifying

F1 Qualifying Results: Lando Norris on pole as Oscar Piastri suffers horror show at Mexican Grand Prix

All the times from F1 qualifying for the 2025 Mexican Grand Prix

Kerry Violet F1 News Editor

F1 editor and journalist covering motorsport since 2024.

Sunday 26 October 2025 00:10 Updated: 11:39

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McLaren's F1 duo of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri experienced contrasting sessions in qualifying for this year's Mexican Grand Prix.

Norris flew around the track on Saturday to claim McLaren's first pole position in Mexico City since 1990, and the first of his career at the challenging track.

Piastri on the other hand could only manage to qualify down in eighth as the championship leader appeared significantly less confident at the wheel of his MCL39, especially in comparison to his team-mate, who made keeping Max Verstappen off his back look easy on Saturday.

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The Dutchman also appeared to struggle consistently in qualifying and will start Sunday's race down in fifth.

One year on from Ferrari's last grand prix win with ex-driver Carlos Sainz, his replacement Lewis Hamilton will be starting from a beneficial spot on the second row alongside George Russell on Sunday, with Charles Leclerc's P2 qualifying position meaning he will line up alongside Norris on the front row.

With three different drivers topping the timesheets across Friday and Saturday's three practice sessions, qualifying provided a more representative view of the competitive order in Mexico City.

Here are the full results from the Mexican GP qualifying at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.

F1 Qualifying Results: Mexican Grand Prix 2025

Position	Driver	Team	Time/Status
1	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:15.586
2	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+0.262s
3	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	+0.352s
4	George Russell	Mercedes	+0.448s
5	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	+0.484s
6	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	+0.532s
7	Carlos Sainz	Williams	+0.586s
8	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	+0.588s
9	Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls	+0.666s
10	Oliver Bearman	Haas	+0.874s
11	Yuki Tsunoda	Red Bull	OUT IN Q2
12	Esteban Ocon	Haas	OUT IN Q2
13	Nico Hulkenberg	Kick Sauber	OUT IN Q2
14	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	OUT IN Q2
15	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	OUT IN Q2
16	Gabriel Bortoleto	Kick Sauber	OUT IN Q1
17	Alex Albon	Williams	OUT IN Q1
18	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	OUT IN Q1
19	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	OUT IN Q1
20	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	OUT IN Q1