F1 Mexican Grand Prix qualifying result | Leclerc on pole, Verstappen third

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00:14, 29 Oct 2023

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Charles Leclerc captured pole position for the Mexican Grand Prix in a thrilling qualifying session. Teammate Carlos Sainz will start Sunday's race from second place and Max Verstappen ended up third. Lando Norris was surprisingly eliminated early in qualifying.

Leclerc takes pole at the Mexican Grand Prix

Verstappen was fastest in all three free practice sessions but was beaten in qualifying by both Ferrari drivers. Daniel Ricciardo took a fantastic fourth place for AlphaTauri, and he is followed by Red Bull Racing driver Sergio Perez. Norris was eliminated early in qualifying. The McLaren driver did not make it through Q1 and even finished in 19th place.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	156
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	115
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	106
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	73
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	70
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	55
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	37
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	32
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	28
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	19
12	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
13	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	14
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
15	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
17	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

F1 Mexican Grand Prix qualifying result | Leclerc on pole, Verstappen third

Leclerc takes pole at the Mexican Grand Prix

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