2024 Mexico City GP Race: Fastest Lap & Pace Gaps
Every car frozen on the finish line, with each gap to Charles Leclerc’s fastest lap shown to scale in real metres. Race at Mexico City, round 20.
Mexico City Grand Prix 2024 Race: what happened
Charles Leclerc set the fastest lap for the Mexico City Grand Prix 2024 Race with a 1:18.336 for Ferrari at Mexico City. Sergio Perez (Red Bull Racing) was 0.873s behind, and at racing speed that is 80.5 m of track between them as they crossed the line.
Liam Lawson completed the top three for RB, 1.166s off Charles Leclerc. Across the whole classified order the field spread out to 404.5 m, from Charles Leclerc to Fernando Alonso.
The closest call of the session was between George Russell and Nico Hulkenberg: 0.017s apart, about 1.6 m at speed.
| # | Driver | Team | Lap time | Gap | Behind (to scale) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:18.336 | Fastest | — |
| 2 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing | 1:19.209 | +0.873 | 80.5 m |
| 3 | Liam Lawson | RB | 1:19.502 | +1.166 | 107.5 m |
| 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:19.691 | +1.355 | 125.0 m |
| 5 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:20.064 | +1.728 | 159.4 m |
| 6 | Franco Colapinto | Williams | 1:20.090 | +1.754 | 161.8 m |
| 7 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:20.137 | +1.801 | 166.1 m |
| 8 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:20.371 | +2.035 | 187.7 m |
| 9 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:20.637 | +2.301 | 212.2 m |
| 10 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1:20.659 | +2.323 | 214.2 m |
| 11 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:20.731 | +2.395 | 220.9 m |
| 12 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 1:20.748 | +2.412 | 222.4 m |
| 13 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1:20.872 | +2.536 | 233.9 m |
| 14 | Valtteri Bottas | Kick Sauber | 1:21.085 | +2.749 | 253.5 m |
| 15 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:21.274 | +2.938 | 270.9 m |
| 16 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:21.311 | +2.975 | 274.4 m |
| 17 | Zhou Guanyu | Kick Sauber | 1:21.553 | +3.217 | 296.7 m |
| 18 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:22.722 | +4.386 | 404.5 m |
How big is the gap, really?
Charles Leclerc set the race fastest lap at the Mexico City Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:18.336. On the timesheet the field looks bunched into tenths, but at racing speed those tenths stretch out: from fastest lap to Fernando Alonso the field covers 404.5 m.
Mexico City Grand Prix 2024 Race: your questions
- Who set the fastest lap at the Mexico City Grand Prix 2024?
- Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) set the fastest lap at the Mexico City Grand Prix 2024 race with a 1:18.336 at Mexico City.
- What was the fastest lap at the Mexico City Grand Prix 2024?
- The fastest lap of the Mexico City Grand Prix 2024 race was a 1:18.336, set by Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) at Mexico City.
- How close was race at the Mexico City Grand Prix 2024?
- Charles Leclerc beat Sergio Perez to fastest lap by 0.873s. At racing speed that margin is 80.5 m of track. Across the whole field, from fastest lap to Fernando Alonso in P18, the spread is 4.386s or 404.5 m.
- How far behind was Sergio Perez at the Mexico City Grand Prix 2024?
- Sergio Perez (Red Bull Racing) had the 2nd-fastest lap in race at the Mexico City Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:19.209, 0.873s behind Charles Leclerc's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 80.5 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Liam Lawson at the Mexico City Grand Prix 2024?
- Liam Lawson (RB) had the 3rd-fastest lap in race at the Mexico City Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:19.502, 1.166s behind Charles Leclerc's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 107.5 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Lando Norris at the Mexico City Grand Prix 2024?
- Lando Norris (McLaren) had the 4th-fastest lap in race at the Mexico City Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:19.691, 1.355s behind Charles Leclerc's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 125.0 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Oscar Piastri at the Mexico City Grand Prix 2024?
- Oscar Piastri (McLaren) had the 5th-fastest lap in race at the Mexico City Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:20.064, 1.728s behind Charles Leclerc's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 159.4 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Franco Colapinto at the Mexico City Grand Prix 2024?
- Franco Colapinto (Williams) had the 6th-fastest lap in race at the Mexico City Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:20.090, 1.754s behind Charles Leclerc's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 161.8 m of track behind.
- How much is a tenth of a second in metres at Mexico City?
- On this lap a tenth of a second is worth roughly 9.2 m of track. That is why Sergio Perez's 0.873s at the Mexico City Grand Prix 2024 puts 80.5 m between the cars on the finish line.