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Round 19 · 2018

MexicoMexican Grand Prix

Mexico City, Mexico26–28 Oct

  1. Practice 1
    Data published
    track 29° ·air 19° ·59% hum ·4.0 km/h windwet
  2. Practice 2
    Data published
    track 48° ·air 25° ·34% hum ·6.1 km/h wind
  3. Practice 3
    Data published
    track 20° ·air 16° ·83% hum ·2.9 km/h windwet
  4. Qualifying
    Data published
    track 27° ·air 19° ·62% hum ·3.6 km/h windwet
    Fantasy lock
  5. Grand Prix
    Data published
    track 34° ·air 20° ·53% hum ·6.1 km/h wind

Times in UTC

Grand Prix result

PosDriverTeamGridMovedTime / gapPts
1VERRed Bull Racing211:38:28.85125
2VETFerrari42+17.31618
3RAIFerrari63+49.91415
4HAMMercedes31+78.73812
5BOTMercedes5+1 Lap10
6HULRenault71+2 Laps8
7LECSauber92+2 Laps6
8VANMcLaren157+2 Laps4
9ERISauber101+2 Laps2
10GASToro Rosso2010+2 Laps1
11OCORacing Point11+2 Laps
12STRWilliams175+2 Laps
13SIRWilliams196+2 Laps
14HARToro Rosso14+2 Laps
15MAGHaas F1 Team161+2 Laps
16GROHaas F1 Team182+3 Laps
17RICRed Bull Racing116Engine
18PERRacing Point135Brakes
19SAIRenault811Suspension
20ALOMcLaren128Engine

Qualifying

PosDriverQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1RIC1:15.8661:15.8451:14.759
2VER1:15.7561:15.6401:14.785+0.026
3HAM1:15.6731:15.6441:14.894+0.135
4VET1:16.0891:15.7151:14.970+0.211
5BOT1:15.5801:15.9231:15.160+0.401
6RAI1:16.4461:15.9961:15.330+0.571
7HUL1:16.4981:16.1261:15.827+1.068
8SAI1:16.8131:16.1881:16.084+1.325
9LEC1:16.8621:16.3201:16.189+1.430
10ERI1:16.7011:16.6331:16.513+1.754
11OCO1:16.2521:16.844+2.085
12ALO1:16.8571:16.871+2.112
13PER1:16.2421:17.167+2.408
14HAR1:16.6821:17.184+2.425
15GAS1:16.828+2.069
16GRO1:16.911+2.152
17VAN1:16.966+2.207
18MAG1:17.599+2.840
19STR1:17.689+2.930
20SIR1:17.886+3.127

How the weekend has moved

Practice 11:16.656
Practice 21:16.720+0.064
Practice 31:16.284−0.436
Qualifying1:14.759−1.525
Grand Prix1:18.741+3.982

Fastest lap of each session, the change from the session before, and the midfield's median fuel-corrected long run. Times normally tumble as the track rubbers in.

Practice 1

VER1:16.656

Single-lap pace

VER1:16.656
RIC1:17.139+0.483
SAI1:17.926+1.270
HUL1:18.028+1.372
HAM1:18.075+1.419
BOT1:18.322+1.666
VET1:18.746+2.090
RAI1:18.936+2.280
HAR1:19.024+2.368
LAT1:19.078+2.422
PER1:19.124+2.468
GIO1:19.134+2.478
GRO1:19.276+2.620
ERI1:19.312+2.656
NOR1:19.646+2.990
VAN1:19.716+3.060
MAG1:19.853+3.197
SIR1:19.899+3.243
STR1:20.142+3.486

Best lap regardless of fuel load or compound — a sighting shot, not a form guide.

Long runs, fuel-corrected

DriverTyreLapsFuel-correctedGapSpreadDeg / lap
LAT?5*1:22.591±0.822
NOR?5*1:23.883+1.292±1.188
BOT?5*1:24.042+1.451±1.276
VAN?5*1:26.649+4.058±0.525

Each driver's longest clean stint, using green-flag laps only. Cool-down laps go first (anything more than 7% slower than that stint's best), then laps sitting well above the stint's own trend — traffic and mistakes — and a stint is discarded entirely if what remains isn't one continuous run. Times are corrected for fuel burn at 60 ms per lap, measured from 2024 race stints rather than assumed. Runs under eight laps (marked *) get no degradation figure, because a trend through so few laps is noise. Teams don't publish fuel loads, and 15 kg is worth about 0.4s a lap, so read these as driver groupings rather than exact gaps, and compare runs on the same compound.

Sectors and the lap they could have done

DriverS1S2S3Ideal lapBest lapLeft out
VER27.40329.48619.7091:16.5981:16.6560.058
RIC27.46429.58720.0131:17.0641:17.1390.075
SAI27.81729.84920.1361:17.8021:17.9260.124
HAM27.68230.05220.1151:17.8491:18.0750.226
HUL27.59730.11320.2751:17.9851:18.0280.043
BOT27.81730.09320.2961:18.2061:18.3220.116
VET27.68930.39120.5331:18.6131:18.7460.133
RAI27.51430.63220.6261:18.7721:18.9360.164
HAR28.03530.37620.3871:18.7981:19.0240.226
LAT27.96630.82620.2861:19.0781:19.0780.000
PER27.75730.80520.5351:19.0971:19.1240.027
GIO27.91630.67020.5481:19.1341:19.1340.000
GRO27.90030.60120.7341:19.2351:19.2760.041
ERI27.94530.63720.7301:19.3121:19.3120.000
MAG27.87230.58921.1691:19.6301:19.8530.223
NOR28.13930.85620.6511:19.6461:19.6460.000
VAN28.17930.66120.8201:19.6601:19.7160.056
SIR28.07331.00320.7911:19.8671:19.8990.032
STR28.19130.96420.7121:19.8671:20.1420.275

Best sector times are usually set on different laps, so their sum — the ideal lap — is quicker than anyone's actual best. The last column is the time left out there. Purple marks the session's fastest sector.

What the tyres are worth here

Measured within each driver — only drivers who set a representative time on both compounds count — then averaged, so this isn't distorted by who happened to run which tyre. A lap counts only if it is within 2% of that driver's own best of the session, which keeps genuine runs on a slower tyre while dropping in-laps and aborted runs that would otherwise masquerade as a compound's best. A compound fewer than three drivers tried is listed but not priced. Even so, these laps aren't all qualifying simulations, so read this as the order of the compounds rather than an exact price.

Team-mates, head to head

Red Bull RacingVERahead of RIC+0.483
RenaultSAIahead of HUL+0.102
MercedesHAMahead of BOT+0.247
FerrariVETahead of RAI+0.190
Racing PointLATahead of PER+0.046
SauberGIOahead of ERI+0.178
Haas F1 TeamGROahead of MAG+0.577
McLarenNORahead of VAN+0.070
WilliamsSIRahead of STR+0.243

Same car, so the gap on their best lap is the clearest read on the driver available.

Stints and compounds

VER1756
RIC1675
SAI11855
HUL11757
HAM6116
BOT8127
VET161711
RAI161815
HAR11111157911
LAT11057
PER110513
GIO111076
GRO1988
ERI118810
NOR11885
VAN1874711
MAG19810
SIR2811711
STR2815811
GAS11

Practice 2

VER1:16.720

Single-lap pace

VER1:16.720
RIC1:16.873+0.153
SAI1:17.953+1.233
VET1:17.954+1.234
HUL1:18.046+1.326
HAR1:18.061+1.341
HAM1:18.100+1.380
RAI1:18.133+1.413
BOT1:18.140+1.420
PER1:18.167+1.447
OCO1:18.485+1.765
GRO1:18.733+2.013
LEC1:19.024+2.304
GAS1:19.047+2.327
VAN1:19.096+2.376
STR1:19.219+2.499
ERI1:19.322+2.602
SIR1:19.335+2.615
ALO1:19.543+2.823
MAG1:19.670+2.950

Best lap regardless of fuel load or compound — a sighting shot, not a form guide.

Long runs, fuel-corrected

DriverTyreLapsFuel-correctedGapSpreadDeg / lap
VER?7*1:23.145±1.181
HAM?81:23.192+0.047±0.486+0.077s
VET?121:23.432+0.287±0.549−0.008s
RIC?81:23.624+0.479±1.020+0.334s
RAI?161:23.819+0.674±0.754+0.130s
SAI?121:23.929+0.784±0.573+0.055s
BOT?91:24.207+1.062±0.832+0.216s
ALO?91:24.437+1.292±0.860+0.035s
LEC?101:24.594+1.449±0.244−0.011s
VAN?5*1:24.841+1.696±0.455
HUL?121:24.956+1.811±1.007+0.105s
GRO?121:25.210+2.065±1.069+0.188s
MAG?81:25.342+2.197±1.233+0.322s
SIR?151:25.386+2.241±0.659+0.051s
OCO?5*1:25.862+2.717±0.559
PER?7*1:26.002+2.857±1.353
ERI?101:26.128+2.983±1.201+0.257s
GAS?6*1:26.410+3.265±1.670
HAR?81:27.451+4.306±0.806+0.179s

Each driver's longest clean stint, using green-flag laps only. Cool-down laps go first (anything more than 7% slower than that stint's best), then laps sitting well above the stint's own trend — traffic and mistakes — and a stint is discarded entirely if what remains isn't one continuous run. Times are corrected for fuel burn at 60 ms per lap, measured from 2024 race stints rather than assumed. Runs under eight laps (marked *) get no degradation figure, because a trend through so few laps is noise. Teams don't publish fuel loads, and 15 kg is worth about 0.4s a lap, so read these as driver groupings rather than exact gaps, and compare runs on the same compound.

Sectors and the lap they could have done

DriverS1S2S3Ideal lapBest lapLeft out
VER27.48129.45019.7891:16.7201:16.7200.000
RIC27.50229.53419.8371:16.8731:16.8730.000
VET27.27029.78820.4941:17.5521:17.9540.402
HAM27.78929.79420.2681:17.8511:18.1000.249
SAI27.45630.26520.2321:17.9531:17.9530.000
HUL27.48830.07620.4821:18.0461:18.0460.000
HAR27.79930.06620.1961:18.0611:18.0610.000
RAI27.42730.40020.3061:18.1331:18.1330.000
BOT27.82629.82320.4911:18.1401:18.1400.000
PER27.66130.29720.1891:18.1471:18.1670.020
OCO27.79130.23520.3811:18.4071:18.4850.078
GRO27.68630.43420.4091:18.5291:18.7330.204
GAS27.94830.59320.3961:18.9371:19.0470.110
LEC27.73530.68920.6001:19.0241:19.0240.000
VAN28.04930.48820.5591:19.0961:19.0960.000
STR28.04030.66620.5131:19.2191:19.2190.000
MAG27.78630.64420.8511:19.2811:19.6700.389
ERI27.81330.87320.6361:19.3221:19.3220.000
SIR28.09830.55320.6841:19.3351:19.3350.000
ALO27.98030.63920.9151:19.5341:19.5430.009

Best sector times are usually set on different laps, so their sum — the ideal lap — is quicker than anyone's actual best. The last column is the time left out there. Purple marks the session's fastest sector.

What the tyres are worth here

Measured within each driver — only drivers who set a representative time on both compounds count — then averaged, so this isn't distorted by who happened to run which tyre. A lap counts only if it is within 2% of that driver's own best of the session, which keeps genuine runs on a slower tyre while dropping in-laps and aborted runs that would otherwise masquerade as a compound's best. A compound fewer than three drivers tried is listed but not priced. Even so, these laps aren't all qualifying simulations, so read this as the order of the compounds rather than an exact price.

Team-mates, head to head

Red Bull RacingVERahead of RIC+0.153
RenaultSAIahead of HUL+0.093
FerrariVETahead of RAI+0.179
Toro RossoHARahead of GAS+0.986
MercedesHAMahead of BOT+0.040
Racing PointPERahead of OCO+0.318
Haas F1 TeamGROahead of MAG+0.937
SauberLECahead of ERI+0.298
McLarenVANahead of ALO+0.447
WilliamsSTRahead of SIR+0.116

Same car, so the gap on their best lap is the clearest read on the driver available.

Stints and compounds

VER43194
RIC631112
SAI84716
VET7161819
HUL63918
HAR8518121
HAM3761716
RAI73512051
BOT5761129
PER33117
OCO53376
GRO95817
LEC1051014
GAS1871109
VAN7351851
STR35512
ERI971015
SIR351622
ALO735115
MAG95813

Practice 3

VER1:16.284

Single-lap pace

VER1:16.284
HAM1:16.538+0.254
VET1:16.566+0.282
RIC1:17.028+0.744
RAI1:17.045+0.761
LEC1:17.059+0.775
SAI1:17.336+1.052
GAS1:17.525+1.241
ERI1:17.565+1.281
HUL1:17.623+1.339
OCO1:17.731+1.447
PER1:17.819+1.535
GRO1:18.145+1.861
VAN1:18.445+2.161
ALO1:18.548+2.264
HAR1:18.637+2.353
SIR1:18.669+2.385
STR1:18.698+2.414
BOT1:18.839+2.555

Best lap regardless of fuel load or compound — a sighting shot, not a form guide.

Long runs, fuel-corrected

DriverTyreLapsFuel-correctedGapSpreadDeg / lap
GAS?81:24.348±0.690−0.183s

Each driver's longest clean stint, using green-flag laps only. Cool-down laps go first (anything more than 7% slower than that stint's best), then laps sitting well above the stint's own trend — traffic and mistakes — and a stint is discarded entirely if what remains isn't one continuous run. Times are corrected for fuel burn at 60 ms per lap, measured from 2024 race stints rather than assumed. Runs under eight laps (marked *) get no degradation figure, because a trend through so few laps is noise. Teams don't publish fuel loads, and 15 kg is worth about 0.4s a lap, so read these as driver groupings rather than exact gaps, and compare runs on the same compound.

Sectors and the lap they could have done

DriverS1S2S3Ideal lapBest lapLeft out
VER27.28029.11019.8191:16.2091:16.2840.075
VET27.08229.49819.9051:16.4851:16.5660.081
HAM27.30829.41119.8191:16.5381:16.5380.000
RAI27.25829.51520.1671:16.9401:17.0450.105
RIC27.56629.19120.2711:17.0281:17.0280.000
LEC27.32229.69420.0431:17.0591:17.0590.000
SAI27.55929.49020.1401:17.1891:17.3360.147
HUL27.57929.69920.2161:17.4941:17.6230.129
GAS27.42630.06620.0331:17.5251:17.5250.000
ERI27.56929.91120.0851:17.5651:17.5650.000
OCO27.70630.08019.9451:17.7311:17.7310.000
PER27.64030.03820.0931:17.7711:17.8190.048
ALO27.86529.65720.3231:17.8451:18.5480.703
GRO27.56730.13820.4401:18.1451:18.1450.000
HAR27.71730.25920.2711:18.2471:18.6370.390
VAN27.96229.77420.5181:18.2541:18.4450.191
STR27.73030.19620.6251:18.5511:18.6980.147
SIR27.75830.42120.4901:18.6691:18.6690.000
BOT27.93930.56320.3371:18.8391:18.8390.000

Best sector times are usually set on different laps, so their sum — the ideal lap — is quicker than anyone's actual best. The last column is the time left out there. Purple marks the session's fastest sector.

What the tyres are worth here

Measured within each driver — only drivers who set a representative time on both compounds count — then averaged, so this isn't distorted by who happened to run which tyre. A lap counts only if it is within 2% of that driver's own best of the session, which keeps genuine runs on a slower tyre while dropping in-laps and aborted runs that would otherwise masquerade as a compound's best. A compound fewer than three drivers tried is listed but not priced. Even so, these laps aren't all qualifying simulations, so read this as the order of the compounds rather than an exact price.

Team-mates, head to head

Red Bull RacingVERahead of RIC+0.744
MercedesHAMahead of BOT+2.301
FerrariVETahead of RAI+0.479
SauberLECahead of ERI+0.506
RenaultSAIahead of HUL+0.287
Toro RossoGASahead of HAR+1.112
Racing PointOCOahead of PER+0.088
McLarenVANahead of ALO+0.103
WilliamsSIRahead of STR+0.029

Same car, so the gap on their best lap is the clearest read on the driver available.

Stints and compounds

VER36
HAM18
VET1415
RIC25
RAI1717
LEC1651
SAI155
GAS1105
ERI167
HUL145
OCO55
PER55
GRO145
VAN159
ALO13133
HAR55
SIR153
STR143
BOT14
MAG1
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