Round 18 · 27 October 2019
2019 Mexican Grand Prix: results
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) won the 2019 Mexican Grand Prix, round 18 of the championship, held on 27 October 2019 at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez (Mexico), starting from position 3. Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) and Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) completed the podium. Pole position went to Charles Leclerc. The fastest lap was set by Charles Leclerc (1:19.232).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 3 | 1:36:48.904 | 25 | Finished |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 2 | +1.766 s | 18 | Finished |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 6 | +3.553 s | 15 | Finished |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1 | +6.368 s | 13 | Finished |
| 5 | Alexander Albon | Red Bull | 5 | +21.399 s | 10 | Finished |
| 6 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 4 | +68.807 s | 8 | Finished |
| 7 | Sergio Pérez | Racing Point | 11 | +73.819 s | 6 | Finished |
| 8 | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | 13 | +74.924 s | 4 | Finished |
| 9 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 10 | +1 Lap | 2 | +1 Lap |
| 10 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 12 | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 11 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 9 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 12 | Lance Stroll | Racing Point | 16 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 13 | Carlos Sainz | McLaren | 7 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 14 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 15 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 15 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 17 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 16 | George Russell | Williams | 19 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 17 | Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 18 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 18 | Robert Kubica | Williams | 20 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 19 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 14 | — | — | Overheating |
| 20 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 8 | — | — | Withdrew |
Tyres and strategy at the Mexican Grand Prix 2019
Lewis Hamilton won with 1 pit stop(s): medium (laps 1-23), hard (laps 24-71). The top ten used 3 different strategies. Estimated degradation by compound (ms per lap lost by the tyre, fuel excluded): medium 20 ± 3, hard 14 ± 2.
- 1. Lewis Hamilton: medium (laps 1-23), hard (laps 24-71)
- 2. Sebastian Vettel: medium (laps 1-37), hard (laps 38-71)
- 3. Valtteri Bottas: medium (laps 1-36), hard (laps 37-71)
- 4. Charles Leclerc: medium (laps 1-43), hard (laps 44-71)
- 5. Alexander Albon: medium (laps 1-44), hard (laps 45-71)
Data from FastF1; the degradation is an estimate from Formuradar's tyre analysis and the full lap-by-lap view is in the race analysis.