Mexico City Grand Prix 2025 Qualifying gaps, to scale
Every car frozen on the finish line, with each gap to Lando Norris’s pole shown to scale in real metres. Qualifying at Mexico City, round 20.
| # | Driver | Team | Lap time | Gap | Behind (to scale) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:15.586 | Pole | — |
| 2 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:15.848 | +0.262 | 25.4 m |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:15.938 | +0.352 | 34.1 m |
| 4 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:16.034 | +0.448 | 43.4 m |
| 5 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1:16.070 | +0.484 | 46.9 m |
| 6 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:16.118 | +0.532 | 51.6 m |
| 7 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 1:16.172 | +0.586 | 56.8 m |
| 8 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:16.174 | +0.588 | 57.0 m |
| 9 | Isack Hadjar | Racing Bulls | 1:16.252 | +0.666 | 64.6 m |
| 10 | Oliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | 1:16.460 | +0.874 | 84.7 m |
| 11 | Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull Racing | 1:16.816 | +1.230 | 119.2 m |
| 12 | Esteban Ocon | Haas F1 Team | 1:16.837 | +1.251 | 121.3 m |
| 13 | Nico Hulkenberg | Kick Sauber | 1:17.016 | +1.430 | 138.6 m |
| 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:17.103 | +1.517 | 147.1 m |
| 15 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Kick Sauber | 1:17.412 | +1.826 | 177.0 m |
| 16 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:17.490 | +1.904 | 184.6 m |
| 17 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:17.546 | +1.960 | 190.0 m |
| 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:17.606 | +2.020 | 195.8 m |
| 19 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine | 1:17.670 | +2.084 | 202.0 m |
| 20 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | 1:18.072 | +2.486 | 241.0 m |
How big is the gap, really?
Lando Norris took qualifying pole at the Mexico City Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:15.586. On the timesheet the field looks bunched into tenths, but at racing speed those tenths stretch out: from pole to Liam Lawson the field covers 241.0 m.
Mexico City Grand Prix 2025 Qualifying: your questions
- Who took pole at the Mexico City Grand Prix 2025?
- Lando Norris (McLaren) took pole at the Mexico City Grand Prix 2025 qualifying with a 1:15.586 at Mexico City.
- How close was qualifying at the Mexico City Grand Prix 2025?
- Lando Norris beat Charles Leclerc to pole by 0.262s. At racing speed that margin is 25.4 m of track. Across the whole field, from pole to Liam Lawson in P20, the spread is 2.486s or 241.0 m.
- How far behind was Charles Leclerc at the Mexico City Grand Prix 2025?
- Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) qualified P2 in qualifying at the Mexico City Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:15.848, 0.262s behind Lando Norris's pole. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 25.4 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Lewis Hamilton at the Mexico City Grand Prix 2025?
- Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) qualified P3 in qualifying at the Mexico City Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:15.938, 0.352s behind Lando Norris's pole. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 34.1 m of track behind.
- How far behind was George Russell at the Mexico City Grand Prix 2025?
- George Russell (Mercedes) qualified P4 in qualifying at the Mexico City Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:16.034, 0.448s behind Lando Norris's pole. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 43.4 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Max Verstappen at the Mexico City Grand Prix 2025?
- Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) qualified P5 in qualifying at the Mexico City Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:16.070, 0.484s behind Lando Norris's pole. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 46.9 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Kimi Antonelli at the Mexico City Grand Prix 2025?
- Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) qualified P6 in qualifying at the Mexico City Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:16.118, 0.532s behind Lando Norris's pole. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 51.6 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 9.7 m of track. That is why Charles Leclerc's 0.262s at the Mexico City Grand Prix 2025 puts 25.4 m between the cars on the finish line.