Mexico F1: final classification changes the points positions; podium unchanged
FIA final classification confirms Verstappen, Hamilton and Antonelli on the podium. Penalties leave Piastri, Colapinto and Gasly outside the points; Lawson, Bortoleto, Hadjar and Hirakawa take seventh to tenth.
Updated 02.11.2026 · 04:03, Athens time — What changed
FIA has published the final classification for the Mexico City Grand Prix in Document 86, listed on its official document page at 03:50 Greek time on 2 November (02:50 CET). It supersedes the provisional table cited in the previous update.
The podium is unchanged: Max Verstappen wins after 71 laps in 2:20:28.772, Lewis Hamilton is second, 0.799 seconds behind, and Kimi Antonelli third, 4.006 seconds behind. Antonelli receives 15 points. Formula 1’s previously reported announcement of his first world title remains in the history below.
What the penalties change
Oscar Piastri is classified 13th after a ten-second penalty for causing a collision. Franco Colapinto is 15th, with ten seconds added for failing to slow for yellow flags. Pierre Gasly is 17th: his stop-and-go penalty was converted into a 30-second time penalty for failing to slow for double-waved yellow flags. The reasons and conversions are stated in the final classification, which cites stewards’ documents 79, 85 and 84 respectively.
The points positions therefore end with Liam Lawson seventh for 6 points, Gabriel Bortoleto eighth for 4, Isack Hadjar ninth for 2 and Ryo Hirakawa tenth for 1. Charles Leclerc, Lando Norris and George Russell retain fourth to sixth. This update covers finalisation and the penalties’ effect on points; earlier references to provisional results remain as dated history.
Previous updates — history
Updated 02.11.2026 · 01:07, Athens time — What changed
Kimi Antonelli secured his first world title, according to Formula 1’s official report on the Mexico City Grand Prix of 1 November. The series describes the 20-year-old Mercedes driver as its youngest champion.
The race podium
The official table lists Max Verstappen first for Red Bull, Lewis Hamilton second for Ferrari (+0.799 seconds) and Antonelli third (+4.006 seconds).
The results page is marked provisional. Its table is not presented here as final FIA classification. The new development is the race and title announcement; the previous report on Hamilton’s pole remains below as qualifying history.
Previous updates — history
Lewis Hamilton claimed his first pole position with Ferrari at the Mexico City Grand Prix. His 1:16.514 lap is confirmed by the FIA’s final qualifying classification and Formula 1’s official results.
George Russell followed for Mercedes in 1:16.523, just nine thousandths of a second behind. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc was third in 1:16.633, 0.119 seconds off pole.
Qualifying and the starting order are different
Max Verstappen is fourth in the final qualifying results, ahead of Kimi Antonelli. In document 60’s provisional starting grid, however, Antonelli is fourth and Verstappen fifth because of a one-place grid penalty for the Red Bull driver.
This distinction matters: a driver’s qualifying time and expected starting position are not always the same result. The provisional grid is not presented as an irrevocable final starting order.
The Lawson decision
Liam Lawson was disqualified from the qualifying results for technical nonconformity under decision 57. Document 60 lists him in 22nd place with permission to start. That is different from exclusion from the race.
These facts concern Saturday 31 October qualifying in Mexico and official decisions published by this check. They are not a race result.
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