F1 Mexico City Grand Prix results: Kimi Antonelli crowned youngest world champion as race winner Max Verstappen benefits from Ferrari miscues

Kimi Antonelli has won the 2026 Formula 1 world drivers' championship, at 20-years old becoming the series' youngest title winner. Antonelli finished P3 at the Mexico City Grand Prix — the 19th of 23 rounds of the championship – where all he had to do was score points if nearest rivals Lewis Hamilton and George Russell won the race. Neither did so — despite Hamilton starting on pole position.Red Bull's Max Verstappen won, followed by Hamilton and Antonelli on the podium.Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez is a notorious circuit for not wanting pole position due to the longest run to the first corner on the calendar. That didn't necessarily play out cleanly Sunday as Hamilton held the edge into Turn 1, but a furious challenge from Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc into the Turns 4-7 complex led to fireworks. THIS MOMENT! 😱Here is the first lap move from Leclerc on Hamilton, which is currently under investigation 👇#F1 #MexicoGP pic.twitter.com/IX0YtniiKo— Formula 1 (@F1) November 1, 2026 Leclerc emerged with the lead after cutting a corner, but the damage was done as Hamilton was left vulnerable to a pass from Verstappen and Leclerc being assessed a five-second penalty. Leclerc built the requisite gap before a round of pit stops, but Verstappen's crew got him out ahead of Leclerc on the track and in position for the win.Hamilton, who spent most of the first two-thirds of the race lamenting the incident with Leclerc, eventually got ahead of his teammate on a restart off a red flag caused by a suspension failure on Valtteri Bottas' car on Lap 48/71. Antonelli spent most of the afternoon cruising around in the top five, but a great standing restart saw him pip Leclerc similar to Hamilton. The Italian would hold on for a podium in his world championship-clinching victory.Mexico City Grand Prix resultsMax Verstappen, Red Bull Racing (race time not given)Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari +0.799Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes +4.006Charles Leclerc, Ferrari +10.707Lando Norris, McLaren +11.778George Russell, Mercedes +12.263Oscar Piastri, McLaren +19.475Franco Colapinto, Alpine +20.204Liam Lawson, Racing Bulls +20.899Pierre Gasly, Alpine +21.483Gabriel Bortoleto, Audi +22.041Isack Hadjar, Red Bull Racing +22.503Ryo Hirakawa, Haas +25.373Alex Albon, Williams +27.562Carlos Sainz, Williams +28.638Nico Hülkenberg, Audi +29.977Sergio Pérez, Cadillac +30.695Arvid Lindblad, Racing Bulls DNFOliver Bearman, Haas DNFFernando Alonso, Aston Martin DNFLance Stroll, Aston Martin DNFValtteri Bottas, Cadillac DNFHirakawa replaces OconHaas made a rather sudden shift mid-weekend on Saturday, promoting reserve driver Ryo Hirakawa to replace Esteban Ocon for the rest of the weekend.BREAKING: Haas confirm Ryo Hirakawa will make his F1 debut in the Mexico City Grand Prix, replacing Esteban Ocon for the remainder of the weekend#F1 #MexicoGP pic.twitter.com/u6HoaVuncL— Formula 1 (@F1) October 31, 2026 Ocon is a 10-season F1 veteran and one-time race-winner who has driven for Haas for the past two seasons. He broke into the sport with Manor in 2016, before moving on to Force India (2017-18), Mercedes as its reserve driver (2019) and Renault/Alpine (2020-24) where he earned his lone victory in 2021 at the Hungarian Grand Prix. His best finish this season was P8 at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku. On Friday, Ocon had a tense exchange over tire strategy with his pit wall that may have led to the abrupt dismissal.After more than 10 years driving sports cars and prototypes, Hirakawa joined the McLaren Driver Development Program in 2023 and making his debut in an F1 car during the first practice session at the 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Hirakawa moved on to Alpine for the 2025 season as a test and reserve driver before joining Haas in a similar role for 2026.Here's what else to know ahead of the 2026 Mexico City Grand Prix:Mexico City Grand Prix streaming scheduleAll times EasternFriday 2:10-3:30 p.m.: Free practice 1 (Yahoo Sports, Apple TV+, F1 TV Pro) 5:40-7 p.m.: Free practice 2 (Yahoo Sports, Apple TV+, F1 TV Pro)Saturday 1:25-2:30 p.m.: Free practice 3 (Yahoo Sports, Apple TV+, F1 TV Pro) 4:25-6 p.m.: Qualifying (Yahoo Sports, Apple TV+, F1 TV Pro)Sunday 1:50-3 p.m.: Pre-race show (Apple TV+, F1 TV Pro) 3-5 p.m.: Mexico City Grand Prix (Apple TV+, F1 TV Pro)Mexico City Grand Prix starting gridLewis Hamilton, Ferrari George Russell, Mercedes Charles Leclerc, Ferrari Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing Lando Norris, McLaren Isack Hadjar, Red Bull Racing Arvid Lindblad, Racing Bulls Liam Lawson, Racing Bulls Pierre Gasly, Alpine Nico Hülkenberg, Audi Franco Colapinto, Alpine Oscar Piastri, McLaren Gabriel Bortoleto, Audi Oliver Bearman, Haas Carlos Sainz, Williams Alex Albon, Williams Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin Ryo Hirakawa, Haas Lance Stroll, Aston Martin Sergio Pérez, Cadillac Valtteri Bottas, CadillacMexico City Grand Prix free practice resultsFree practice 3Lando Norris, McLaren 1:17.600Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes +0.001Charles Leclerc, Ferrari +0.117Oscar Piastri, McLaren +0.195Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing +0.351Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari +0.469George Russell, Mercedes +0.507Isack Hadjar, Red Bull Racing +0.509Liam Lawson, Racing Bulls +0.513Arvid Lindblad, Racing Bulls +0.537Nico Hülkenberg, Audi +0.960Franco Colapinto, Alpine +1.052Pierre Gasly, Alpine +1.074Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin +1.250Oliver Bearman, Haas +1.327Carlos Sainz, Williams +1.614Alex Albon, Williams +1.701Lance Stroll, Aston Martin +1.776Ryo Hirakawa, Haas +1.904Valtteri Bottas, Cadillac +2.742Gabriel Bortoleto, Audi (no time set)Esteban Ocon, Haas DNFSergio Pérez, Cadillac (no time set)Free practice 2Charles Leclerc, Ferrari 1:17.827Lando Norris, McLaren +0.103George Russell, Mercedes +0.106Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes +0.217Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing +0.311Isack Hadjar, Red Bull Racing +0.410Arvid Lindblad, Racing Bulls +0.562Pierre Gasly, Alpine +0.580Liam Lawson, Racing Bulls +0.628Oscar Piastri, McLaren +0.642Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari +0.685Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin +0.769Esteban Ocon, Haas +0.947Oliver Bearman, Haas +1.022Nico Hülkenberg, Audi +1.196Franco Colapinto, Alpine +1.305Carlos Sainz, Williams +1.421Sergio Pérez, Cadillac +1.579Alex Albon, Williams +1.751Lance Stroll, Aston Martin +1.804Valtteri Bottas, Cadillac +2.338Gabriel Bortoleto, Audi +2.347Free practice 1Charles Leclerc, Ferrari 1:18.128Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes +0.659Frederik Vesti, Mercedes +0.733Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari +0.738Ayumu Iwasa, Red Bull Racing +0.985Pierre Gasly, Alpine +1.082Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin +1.229Oscar Piastri, McLaren +1.248Oliver Bearman, Haas +1.284Arvid Lindblad, Racing Bulls +1.350Isack Hadjar, Red Bull Racing +1.417Nikola Tsolov, Racing Bulls +1.476Nico Hülkenberg, Audi +1.480Gabriele Minì, Alpine +1.818Ryo Hirakawa, Haas +1.854Carlos Sainz, Williams +1.878Leonardo Fornaroli, McLaren +2.107Sergio Pérez, Cadillac +2.267Jak Crawford, Aston Martin +2.675Luke Browning, Williams +2.741Freddie Slater, Audi +2.817Colton Herta, Cadillac +3.237There were 10 reserve drivers who took part in FP1 in Mexico City:Mercedes: Vesti for RussellRed Bull Racing: Iwasa for VerstappenMcLaren: Fornaroli for NorrisRacing Bulls: Tsolov for LawsonAlpine: Minì for ColapintoHaas: Hirakawa for OconAudi: Slater for BortoletoWilliams: Browning for AlbonAston Martin: Crawford for StrollCadillac: Herta for BottasMexico City Grand Prix detailsTrack: Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, 2.674-mile, 17-turn permanent racing facility Race length: 71 laps for 189 miles Lap record: Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes - 1:17.774 (2021) Tire compounds: C3 (Hard), C4 (Medium), C5 (Soft)2025 winner: Lando Norris, McLaren-MercedesTop drivers and best bets for the Mexico City Grand PrixMax Verstappen is the winningest driver ever at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez with five victories, all coming between 2017-23. He enters the weekend as a slight favorite over Antonelli at +138. Best odds to win Max Verstappen +138Kimi Antonelli +150Charles Leclerc +900Lewis Hamilton +1100George Russell +1400Lando Norris +1400Mexico City Grand Prix weatherThe Yahoo Weather forecast for Mexico City this weekend couldn't be better, with highs in the mid-70s and zero anticipated rainfall all three days. But, given its elevation (about 7,300 feet above sea level) and geography (surrounded by mountain ranges), conditions can rapidly change.