Lewis Hamilton claimed his first pole position for Ferrari in Mexico City Grand Prix qualifying, beating fellow Briton George Russell by nine thousandths of a second.

Hamilton set a final lap of 1:16.514 on 31 October, with Mercedes driver Russell second on 1:16.523 and Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc third. The FIA confirmed the order in its final qualifying classification. It was the first pole for Hamilton since 2023 and the 105th of his Formula 1 career.

Max Verstappen qualified fourth ahead of championship leader Kimi Antonelli, but an earlier one-place grid penalty for the Red Bull driver moved Antonelli to fourth and Verstappen to fifth on the provisional starting grid. Lando Norris qualified sixth for McLaren.

Racing Bulls driver Liam Lawson was disqualified from qualifying after the stewards found his car did not meet regulations governing the reduction of MGU-K deployment after his fastest Q2 lap. The team told stewards the breach gave no performance advantage and had disclosed it; the stewards said the car had to comply throughout the event. Lawson was given permission to start and was placed at the back of the provisional grid.

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