The Mexican Grand Prix in numbers
A few hours before the Mexican Grand Prix, which could see Lewis Hamilton crowned for the sixth time, Motors Inside offers you a look back at the key figures of the circuit.
2
No driver has won more than twice on the Mexican circuit. The drivers with two victories are Jim Clark, Nigel Mansell, Alain Prost, and Max Verstappen.
1:14.759
Lap record held by Daniel Ricciardo, set in 2018 during qualifying.
6
The number of Mexican drivers who have started a race in Formula 1: Esteban Gutierrez, Sergio Pérez, Hector Rebaque, Pedro Rodriguez, Ricardo Rodriguez, and Moises Solana.
305,354 km
This is the distance that drivers will have to cover to complete the 71 laps of this Grand Prix.
3
The number of victories held by Lotus, McLaren, and Williams. The three top teams, Ferrari, Mercedes, and Red Bull, follow with 2 victories each.
4
P4 is the best position achieved at home by a Mexican driver. This was Pedro Rodriguez during the Grand Prix in 1968.
2018
Max Verstappen wins the Grand Prix for the second consecutive year while Lewis Hamilton clinches the world title and thus becomes a five-time world champion. The Briton equals the number of titles held by Juan Manuel Fangio.
2,285 meters
This is the altitude at which the Hermanos Rodriguez circuit is located. The air is more difficult to breathe there for both the cars and the drivers, although the latter adapt more easily than their single-seaters.
1
Number of Mexican drivers who have won a Grand Prix. Pedro Rodriguez was victorious in South Africa in 1967 and in Belgium in 1970.
