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All the times from FP1 at the Mexican Grand Prix

Originally written by Chris Deeley. This version is a translation.

Friday 24 October 2025 21:45

A number of new faces hit the track on Friday at the Mexican Grand Prix, with nine teams giving one of their cars over to rookie drivers for FP1.

Sauber were the only team to keep their two full-time drivers in (with Gabriel Bortoleto's rookie status meaning they've fulfilled two of their four mandated rookie practice sessions by default), as the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez saw the stars of tomorrow...as well as a driver in his 30s, a 29-year-old Le Mans winner, and this year's IndyCar runner up.

Red Bull fill-in Arvid Lindblad was the rookie driver highest on the timing sheets, beating out team-mate Yuki Tsunoda by almost a tenth of a second as the Japanese driver fights for his 2026 seat.

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Elsewhere, Ferrari drivers bookended the timings board, with Charles Leclerc setting the fastest lap of the hour and sports car racer Antonio Fuoco half a second off the pace in 20th on his race weekend debut.

F1 FP1 Results: Mexican Grand Prix 2025

Position	Driver	Team	Gap
1	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:18.380
2	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	+0.107s
3	Nico Hulkenberg	Kick Sauber	+0.380s
4	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	+0.404s
5	Gabriel Bortoleto	Kick Sauber	+0.536s
6	Arvid Lindblad	Red Bull	+0.617s
7	Esteban Ocon	Haas	+0.658s
8	Yuki Tsunoda	Red Bull	+0.710s
9	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	+0.951s
10	Alex Albon	Williams	+1.004s
11	Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls	+1.029s
12	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	+1.092s
13	Pato O'Ward	McLaren	+1.300s
14	Frederik Vesti	Mercedes	+1.309s
15	Paul Aron	Alpine	+1.482s
16	Ryo Hirakawa	Haas	+1.693s
17	Ayumu Iwasa	Racing Bulls	+1.773s
18	Luke Browning	Williams	+1.930s
19	Jak Crawford	Aston Martin	+1.991s
20	Antonio Fuoco	Ferrari	+2.474s