2023 Mexico City Grand Prix
The 2023 Mexico City Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Gran Premio de la Ciudad de México 2023) is a Formula One motor race scheduled to be held on 29 October 2023 at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City, Mexico. It will be the nineteenth round of the 2023 Formula One World Championship.
2023 Mexico City Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 19 of 22 in the 2023 Formula One World Championship
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![]() Layout of the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez | |||||
Race details[1] | |||||
Date | 29 October 2023 | ||||
Official name | Formula 1 Gran Premio de la Ciudad de México 2023 | ||||
Location |
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez Mexico City, Mexico | ||||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
Course length | 4.304 km (2.674 miles) | ||||
Scheduled distance | 71 laps, 305.354 km (189.738 miles) |
Background
The event is due to be held across the weekend of 27–29 October. It will be the nineteenth round of the 2023 Formula One World Championship and the 24th running of the Mexican Grand Prix, the third held under the name Mexico City Grand Prix.
Championship standings before the race
Coming into the weekend, Max Verstappen leads the Drivers' Championship with 466 points. He leads his teammate Sergio Pérez by 226 points and Lewis Hamilton by a further 39 points. Hamilton is ahead of Fernando Alonso in fourth by 18 points, with Carlos Sainz Jr. in fifth, 8 points behind Alonso. Red Bull Racing leads the Constructors' Championship with 706 points, 362 points ahead of Mercedes and a further 22 points ahead of Ferrari. McLaren, in fourth, is behind Ferrari by 80 points and ahead of Aston Martin, in fifth, by 6 points.[2]
Entrants
The drivers and teams will be the same as the season entry list with the exception of Daniel Ricciardo, who replaced Nyck de Vries at AlphaTauri starting at the Hungarian Grand Prix.[3] During the first practice session, five teams are set to field alternate drivers who have not raced in more than two Grands Prix, as required by the Formula One regulations: Théo Pourchaire for Alfa Romeo in place of Valtteri Bottas; Oliver Bearman for Haas in place of Kevin Magnussen; Frederik Vesti for Mercedes in place of George Russell; Isack Hadjar for AlphaTauri in place of Yuki Tsunoda; and Jack Doohan for Alpine in place of Pierre Gasly. Bearman, Vesti and Hadjar will be making their Formula One practice debut.[4]
Tyre choices
Tyre supplier Pirelli brought the C3, C4 and C5 tyre compounds (designated hard, medium, and soft, respectively), which are three softest compounds in their dry tyre range, for teams to use at the event.[5] The previous iteration of the race had used compounds that were one step harder.[5] Pirelli also provided two sets per driver of an experimental C4 compound to be trialed during the first two free practice sessions.[5][6]
Practice
Three free practice sessions are scheduled to held for the event.[1] The first free practice session will be held on 27 October 2023, at 12:30 local time (UTC−6).[1]
The second free practice session will be held on 27 October 2023, at 17:00 local time (UTC−6).[1]
The third free practice session will be held on 28 October 2023, at 11:30 local time (UTC−6).[1]
Qualifying
Qualifying will be held on 28 October 2023, at 15:00 local time (UTC−6).[1]
Race
The race will be held on 29 October 2023, at 14:00 local time (UTC−6), and is expected to be run for 71 laps.[1]
References
- "Mexico City Grand Prix 2023 – F1 Race". formula1.com. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- "USA 2023 – Championship". StatsF1.com. 22 October 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- "Breaking: Ricciardo to replace De Vries at AlphaTauri from the Hungarian Grand Prix". Formula1.com. 11 July 2023.
- "The five rookie drivers set to take part in FP1 at the Mexico City GP". Formula1.com. 27 October 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- Nichol, Jake (28 September 2023). "Pirelli to trial new compound in Mexico as tyre selections announced". RacingNews365. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- Isola, Mario. "More strategies possible in Mexico thanks to the tyre choices". Pirelli. Retrieved 25 October 2023.