Mexico City 1338

Mexico City

Located 6,000 feet above sea level, Mexico's Grand Prix circuit has had a chequered history of tragedy and drama.

Located 6,000 feet above sea level, Mexico’s Grand Prix circuit has had a chequered history of tragedy and drama. The first Mexican GP in 1962 was marred by the death in practice of local hero Ricardo Rodriguez. Two years later John Surtees clinched a dramatic last lap World Championship victory here. Grand Prix racing abandoned Mexico after the 1970 race, when the already notorious crowd degenerated into chaos. The track’s final corner (Peraltada) was a fearsome 180-degree slightly banked turn, although it was modified after Senna crashed there in 1991. The circuit closed in 1999 amid rumours of property development on the site but it remains the centre of Mexican racing today. Having hosted A1GP and Champ Cars in recent years, Mexico City returned to the Formula 1 calendar in 2015. Mexican race fans are among the most passionate on the planet and the 2003 Champ Car race attracted a raceday crowd of 221,011.

Grand Prix Circuit

Type

Permanent road course

Length

2.674 (Miles)

Change

New stadium section built, corners re-profiled

Fastest Race Lap

Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes-Benz F1 W12 E Performance), 1m17.774, 123.775 mph, F1, 2021

Fastest Qualifying Lap

Max Verstappen (Red Bull RB15-Honda), 1m14.758, 128.768 mph, F1, 2019

Formula E Circuit

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Type

Permanent road course

Length

1.619 (Miles)

Change

Circuit extended after Turn 3 and Curva Peraltada chicane removed

Fastest Race Lap

Lucas di Grassi (Mercedes EQ Silver Arrow 02), 1m09.487, 83.878 mph, Formula E, 2022

Fastest Qualifying Lap

Pascal Wehrlein (Porsche 99X Electric), 1m07.100, 86.862 mph, Formula E, 2022

Pista 2

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Type

Permanent road course

Length

2.538 (Miles)

Fastest Race Lap

Oliver Jarvis (Lola A1GP-Zytek), 1m21.417, 112.222 mph, A1GP, 2008

Fastest Qualifying Lap

Robert Wickens (Lola A1GP-Zytek), 1m21.278, 112.414 mph, A1GP, 2008

Latest Races

Championships

3,398

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Results

19,198

Results

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Drivers

25,161

Drivers

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Teams

14,528

Teams

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Circuits

889

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