2021 Mexico City Grand Prix

The 2021 Mexico City Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 Gran Premio De La Ciudad De México 2021) was the 18th race of the 2021 FIA Formula One World Championship, to be held at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City, Mexico between November 5 and November 7 2021.
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==Background==
===Entry List===
The full entry list for the is outlined below:
No. 	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor 	Chassis 	Engine 	Model 	Tyre
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	McLaren F1 Team 	 	MCL35M 	 	M12 1.6L V6t 	
4 	Lando Norris 	McLaren F1 Team 	 	MCL35M 	 	M12 1.6L V6t 	
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	Aston Martin Cognizant F1 Team 	 	AMR21 	 	M12 1.6L V6t 	
6 	Nicholas Latifi 	Williams Racing 	 	FW43B 	 	M12 1.6L V6t 	
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN 	 	C41 	 	065/6 1.6L V6t 	
9 	Nikita Mazepin 	Uralkali Haas F1 Team 	 	VF-21 	 	065/6 1.6L V6t 	
10 	Pierre Gasly 	Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda 	 	AT02 	 	RA621H 1.6L V6t 	
11 	Sergio Pérez 	Red Bull Racing Honda 	 	RB16B 	 	RA621H 1.6L V6t 	
14 	Fernando Alonso 	Alpine F1 Team 	 	A521 	 	E-Tech 21 1.6L V6t 	
16 	Charles Leclerc 	Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow 	 	SF21 	 	065/6 1.6L V6t 	
18 	Lance Stroll 	Aston Martin Cognizant F1 Team 	 	AMR21 	 	M12 1.6L V6t 	
22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda 	 	AT02 	 	RA621H 1.6L V6t 	
31 	Esteban Ocon 	Alpine F1 Team 	 	A521 	 	E-Tech 21 1.6L V6t 	
33 	Max Verstappen 	Red Bull Racing Honda 	 	RB16B 	 	RA621H 1.6L V6t 	
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team 	 	F1 W12 	 	M12 1.6L V6t 	
47 	Mick Schumacher 	Uralkali Haas F1 Team 	 	VF-21 	 	065/6 1.6L V6t 	
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow 	 	SF21 	 	065/6 1.6L V6t 	
63 	George Russell 	Williams Racing 	 	FW43B 	 	M12 1.6L V6t 	
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team 	 	F1 W12 	 	M12 1.6L V6t 	
99 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN 	 	C41 	 	065/6 1.6L V6t 	
Source: - Entry List (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 14 November 2021	Source: - Entry List (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 14 November 2021	Source: - Entry List (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 14 November 2021	Source: - Entry List (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 14 November 2021	Source: - Entry List (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 14 November 2021	Source: - Entry List (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 14 November 2021	Source: - Entry List (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 14 November 2021	Source: - Entry List (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 14 November 2021
==Practice Overview==
The full practice results for the are outlined below:
No. 	Driver 	Team 	FP1 	FP1 	FP2 	FP2 	FP3 	FP3
No. 	Driver 	Team 	Time 	Pos 	Time 	Pos 	Time 	Pos
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	1:20.273 	14 	1:19.521 	15 	1:18.121 	7
4 	Lando Norris 	 	1:20.301 	15 	1:18.979 	12 	1:18.312 	10
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	1:19.858 	10 	1:18.681 	9 	1:18.614 	14
6 	Nicholas Latifi 	 	1:21.580 	18 	1:20.820 	18 	1:19.313 	19
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	1:20.026 	12 	1:18.841 	11 	1:18.531 	12
9 	Nikita Mazepin 	 	1:22.819 	20 	1:21.581 	19 	1:20.479 	20
10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	1:18.985 	5 	1:18.429 	6 	1:18.202 	8
11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	1:18.610 	4 	1:17.871 	4 	1:17.024 	1
14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	1:19.656 	7 	1:18.732 	10 	1:18.847 	15
16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	1:19.667 	8 	1:18.605 	7 	1:18.213 	9
18 	Lance Stroll 	 	1:20.030 	13 	1:19.730 	17 	1:18.352 	11
22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	 	1:20.011 	11 	1:18.644 	8 	1:18.037 	6
31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	1:19.759 	9 	1:19.431 	14 	1:18.999 	16
33 	Max Verstappen 	 	1:18.464 	3 	1:17.301 	1 	1:17.217 	2
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	1:18.417 	2 	1:17.810 	3 	1:17.675 	3
47 	Mick Schumacher 	 	1:22.144 	19 	1:19.620 	16 	1:19.238 	18
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	1:19.463 	6 	1:18.318 	5 	1:18.029 	5
63 	George Russell 	 	1:20.517 	17 	No Time Set 	20 	1:19.211 	17
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	1:18.341 	1 	1:17.725 	2 	1:17.708 	4
99 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	 	1:20.344 	16 	1:19.227 	13 	1:18.556 	13
Source: - FP1 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. - FP2 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. - FP3 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source: - FP1 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. - FP2 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. - FP3 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source: - FP1 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. - FP2 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. - FP3 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source: - FP1 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. - FP2 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. - FP3 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source: - FP1 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. - FP2 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. - FP3 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source: - FP1 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. - FP2 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. - FP3 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source: - FP1 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. - FP2 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. - FP3 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source: - FP1 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. - FP2 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. - FP3 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source: - FP1 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. - FP2 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. - FP3 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.
==Qualifying==
===Q1===
Stroll crashed his car at the Peraltada, causing a red flag, during which Raikkonen momentarily cut into the pit lane from the track before rejoining the track. When the session was resumed, Bottas set the overall fastest time, with Alonso, Latifi, Schumacher, Mazepin and Stroll out of Q1. Sainz momentarily had an engine issue but progressed into the next session, while both Williams drivers were involved in a pit exit incident with the Haas drivers.
===Q2===
Hamilton topped the session with Vettel, Raikkonen, Russell, Giovinazzi and Ocon out of Q2. Russell however would start in 16th after his gearbox was replaced as his previous one developed problems during FP2.
=== Q3===
Both Red Bulls set the early pace, with Perez going fastest, followed by Verstappen, before Bottas put in the fastest time of the session and Hamilton slotting behind the Finn one hundredths behind. On their final runs, Perez was caught out by Tsunoda, who had run off-track at Turn 10 in which the Mexican followed suit, the incident prompting Verstappen, who was close behind to lose pace in the final run. As both Mercedes drivers did not improve either, Bottas secured his 19th career pole position, with Hamilton making it a Mercedes front row lockout, a surprising result given how Red Bull had been traditionally performing better on the circuit.
=== Qualifying Results===
The full qualifying results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Team 	 	Q1 	Q1 	 	Q2 	Q2 	 	Q3 	Q3 	Grid
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Team 	 	Pos. 	Time 	 	Pos. 	Time 	 	Pos. 	Time 	Grid
1 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	 	1 	1:16.727 	 	4 	1:16.864 	 	1 	1:15.875 	1
2 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	 	6 	1:17.207 	 	1 	1:16.483 	 	2 	1:16.020 	2
3 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	 	3 	1:16.788 	 	2 	1:16.483 	 	3 	1:16.225 	3
4 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	 	5 	1:17.003 	 	7 	1:17.055 	 	4 	1:16.342 	4
5 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	 	4 	1:16.908 	 	5 	1:16.955 	 	5 	1:16.456 	5
6 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	 	9 	1:17.517 	 	9 	1:17.248 	 	6 	1:16.761 	6
7 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	 	12 	1:17.719 	 	8 	1:17.092 	 	7 	1:16.763 	7
8 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	 	2 	1:16.748 	 	6 	1:17.034 	 	8 	1:16.837 	8
9 	22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	 	 	7 	1:17.330 	 	3 	1:16.701 	 	9 	1:17.158 	17*
10 	4 	Lando Norris 	 	 	10 	1:17.569 	 	10 	1:17.743 	 	10 	1:36.830 	18*
11 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	 	8 	1:17.502 	 	11 	1:17.746 	 	 	 	9
12 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	 	11 	1:17.606 	 	12 	1:17.958 	 	 	 	10
13 	63 	George Russell 	 	 	14 	1:17.958 	 	13 	1:18.172 	 	 	 	16†
14 	99 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	 	 	13 	1:17.897 	 	14 	1:18.290 	 	 	 	11
15 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	 	15 	1:18.126 	 	15 	1:18.405 	 	 	 	19*
16 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	 	16 	1:18.452 	 	 	 	 	 	 	12
17 	6 	Nicholas Latifi 	 	 	17 	1:18.756 	 	 	 	 	 	 	13
18 	47 	Mick Schumacher 	 	 	18 	1:18.858 	 	 	 	 	 	 	14
19 	9 	Nikita Mazepin 	 	 	19 	1:19.303 	 	 	 	 	 	 	15
20 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	 	20 	1:20.873 	 	 	 	 	 	 	20*
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* Bold indicates the fastest driver's time in each session.
** Tsunoda, Norris, Ocon and Stroll were required to start from the back of the grid after exceeding their quota of power unit elements.
*† Russell was given a 5-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change.
===Grid===
The starting grid of the feature race of the is outined below:
Show Grid
Note - Tsunoda, Stroll, Norris and Ocon required to start from the back of the grid for use of additional power unit elements. Russell and Stroll penalised 5 grid places for unscheduled gearbox changes.
==Race==
===Report===
=== Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor	Laps 	Time/Retired	Grid 	Points
1 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	71 	1:38:39.086 	3 	25
2 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	71 	+16.555s 	2 	18
3 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	71 	+17.752s 	4 	15
4 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	71 	+63.845s 	5 	12
5 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	71 	+81.037s 	8 	10
6 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	70 	+1 lap 	6 	8
7 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	70 	+1 lap 	9 	6
8 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	70 	+1 lap 	10 	4
9 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	70 	+1 lap 	12 	2
10 	4 	Lando Norris 	 	70 	+1 lap 	18 	1
11 	99 	Antonio Giovinazzi	 	70 	+1 lap 	11 	
12 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	70 	+1 lap 	7 	
13 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	70 	+1 lap 	19 	
14 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	69 	+2 lap 	20 	
15 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	69 	+2 lap 	1 	
16 	63 	George Russell 	 	69 	+2 lap 	16 	
17 	6 	Nicholas Latifi 	 	69 	+2 lap 	13 	
18 	9 	Nikita Mazepin 	 	68 	+3 lap 	15 	
Ret 	47 	Mick Schumacher 	 	0 	Collision 	14 	
Ret 	22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	 	0 	Collision 	17 	
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==Milestones==
*19th pole position for Valtteri Bottas.
==Standings==
With a victory at the 2021 Mexico City Grand Prix, Max Verstappen increases his lead once again. Right behind him is Lewis Hamilton who took second place. The two front-runners are neck and neck, but Max Verstappen is slowly, but surely expanding his lead, with only 4 races remaining in the season.
Kimi Räikkönen moves up to 16th place, which pushes Nicholas Latifi down one place.
Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Max Verstappen 	312.5 	
2 	Lewis Hamilton 	293.5 	
3 	Valtteri Bottas 	185 	
4 	Sergio Pérez 	165 	
5 	Lando Norris 	150 	
6 	Charles Leclerc 	138 	
7 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	130.5 	
8 	Daniel Ricciardo 	105 	
9 	Pierre Gasly 	86 	
10 	Fernando Alonso 	60 	
11 	Esteban Ocon 	46 	
12 	Sebastian Vettel 	42 	
13 	Lance Stroll 	26 	
14 	Yuki Tsunoda 	20 	
15 	George Russell 	16 	
16 	Kimi Räikkönen 	10 	1
17 	Nicholas Latifi 	7 	1
18 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	1 	
Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	478.5 	
2 	 	477.5 	
3 	 	268.5 	1
4 	 	255 	1
5 	 	106 	
6 	 	106 	
7 	 	68 	
8 	 	23 	
9 	 	11 	
Only point-scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
==References==
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