The 2025 F1 season is heading into its final five races. What seemed like a two-way title fight between McLaren’s two drivers just got more interesting after the weekend Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen had at the U.S. Grand Prix.
Verstappen, who won three out of the last four races and currently sits at third in overall driver standings, started and finished in P1 in both the sprint and the race for a total of 33 points, cutting the gap between him and first place Oscar Piastri to 40 points.
Verstappen will start P5 in today’s race, behind Mercedes’ George Russell in P4; both Ferraris, Lewis Hamilton in P3 and Charles Leclerc in P2; and McLaren’s Lando Norris at pole. It marks the first time Norris will start at the front of the pack in Mexico City.
Mexico City grand prix: what to know
- Date and time: Oct. 26, 4 p.m. ET
- Venue: Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez (Mexico City, Mexico)
- Channel: ABC
- Streaming: DIRECTV (try it free)
The Mexico City Grand Prix is raced on a 2.674-mile circuit with 17 turns. The race is 71 laps, for a total 189.738 miles.
Here’s everything you need to know to tune in to today’s Formula 1 race.
2025 Mexico City Grand Prix start time:
The 2025 Mexico City Grand Prix is scheduled to begin today, Oct. 26, at 4 p.m. ET.
How to watch the Mexico City Grand Prix for free:
If you don’t have cable, you’ll need a live TV streaming service to stream the Mexico City GP for free.
DIRECTV is our top pick for watching motorsports live for free — its five-day free trial includes ABC (plus ESPN and ESPN2, where the rest of this season’s races will air). When the trial is over, you’ll pay as low as $49.99/month and gain access to over 90 live channels.
Sling TV is another affordable way to stream today’s race; its Select plan includes ABC and starts at $19.99/month.
Mexico City Grand Prix starting grid
- Lando Norris (McLaren)
- Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)
- Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari)
- George Russell (Mercedes)
- Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
- Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes)
- Carlos Sainz (Williams)
- Oscar Piastri (McLaren)
- Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls)
- Oliver Bearman (Haas)
- Yuki Tsunoda (Red Bull)
- Esteban Ocon (Haas)
- Nico Hulkenberg (Sauber)
- Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)
- Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls)
- Gabriel Bortoleto (Sauber)
- Alexander Albon (Williams)
- Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)
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