Excitement was at its peak during the qualifying rounds of the Mexican Grand Prix, the 20th stop of the 2025 Formula 1 season. After a breathtaking battle on the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez track, McLaren pilot Lando Norris took the pole position with a lap of 1:15.586. Behind Norris, Charles Leclerc took second place and Lewis Hamilton took third place.
The race will be run at 23.00 Türkiye time.
Q1: Rookie HADJAR IS AT THE TOP
A surprise name made its mark in the first part of the qualifying rounds. Isack Hadjar was the fastest in Q1 with an impressive time of 1:16.733. The young pilot, who returned to the tracks after his accident in America, received applause with his pace. While his teammate Liam Lawson took sixth place, Hamilton, Russell, Norris and Ocon also found a place at the top.
Leclerc, Bearman and Verstappen, who increased their tempo in the last minutes, managed to get out of the elimination line and make it to Q2.
Names eliminated in Q1: Bortoleto, Albon, Gasly, Stroll and Colapinto.
Q2: NORRIS ACCELERATED, HAMILTON DID NOT FOLLOW
Lando Norris increased his pace in the second part and left the top spot to no one with a time of 1:16.252. The McLaren pilot made an impression with his superiority, especially in the first and last sectors.
Hamilton took second place with a difference of 0.2 seconds, while Russell took third place. Verstappen was fourth and Sainz was fifth. Leclerc and Piastri shared sixth and seventh place respectively.
The names that made it to Q3 at the last minute were Antonelli, Bearman and Hadjar.
Pilots eliminated in Q2: Tsunoda, Ocon, Hülkenberg, Alonso and Lawson.
Q3: POLE POSITION TO NORRIS!
In the last episode, the stage belonged to Lando Norris again. Norris, who came out on top with his perfect lap of 1:15.586, achieved pole position in Mexico. Charles Leclerc took second place by just 0.262 seconds.
Lewis Hamilton took third place with his lap of 1:15.938, Russell took fourth place and Verstappen took fifth place. Antonelli contributed to Mercedes’ strong performance in sixth place.
Sainz and Piastri took seventh and eighth place; The shining name of the weekend, Isack Hadjar, achieved a great success by placing ninth in Q3. Oliver Bearman finished the session in tenth place.