Official F1 Journal Track Guide -Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez

Round 20 and we are in Mexico!!!! This race never fails to bring a crowd and an atmosphere like no other, the fans, for the most part of Sergio Perez shake the ground in the Stadium section. And the racing doesn't disappoint either!!! But can Mclaren or Ferrari break the Verstappen & Redbull dominance here in recent years. 

Race Stats

Laps- 71
Race Distance- 305.354
Circuit Length- 4.304km
Corners-   17   10 Right    7 Left
DRS Zones- 
    Activation 1- Between Turns 9 & 10 
     Deployment 2- Exit Turn 11
          Activation 2-  Exit Turn 14
            Deployment 2- Start/Finish Straight 
Downforce Level- High
Tyre Degradation- Low
Time @ Full Throttle- 35.8%
​Time on the Brakes-24.5%
Gear Change- 36 per lap/2556 per race
Time Lost in Pitlane- 22.5 secs 
Pole Side- Left
Virtual Safety Car- 4 ('17,'18,'19 & '22) 
Safety Car - 4 ('15, '16, '21 & '23)
Red Flags- 3 ('87, '89 & '23)
Rain Effected Races- 0
Tyre Compounds- 
       Hard         Medium       Soft 
        C3                C4            C5
Minimum Starting Tyre Pressures- 
                Front            Rear 
               23.0psi        21.0psi
Maximum Starting Tyre Camber-
               Front             Rear
               -3.00°           -1.75°
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Track Stats 

Times Held- 23
First Time Held- 1963
Laps Raced-1560
Finishing Percentage- 62% 
Pole Record- 1'14.758 VER '19
Lap Record- 1'17.774 BOT '21
Winners- 15
Pole Sitters-16 
Podium Finishers- 30 
Times Won From Pole- 10 
Times Won from Front Row- 14
Lowest Starting Position to Win-
        13th Prost 1990
Smallest Pole Margin- 0.016s Mansell '92
Smallest Win Margin- 1.336s Patrese '91
Largest Pole Margin- 1.70s Clark '63
Largest Win Margin- 101.1s Clark '63
Most Cars to Finish- 21 2016
Least Cars to Finish- 8 1965/66
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Sergio Perez's Son watching his Dad become the 1st Mexican to stand on his home Podium!

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Driver & Team Stats 

Most Driver Poles- 4 Clark 
Most Team Poles- 6 Lotus
Most Driver Wins- 5 VER
Most Team Wins-  5 Redbull
Most Driver Podiums- 6 HAM 
Most Team Podiums- 12 Ferrari
Most Fastest Laps(Driver)- 3 Clark
Most Fastest Laps(Team)- 5 Merc/Ferrari
Most Consecutive Wins Driver- 3 VER
Most Consecutive Wins Team- 3 Redbull
Most 1-2 Finishes- 3  Williams 

Weekend Schedule 

Previous Results 

2021

Qualifying-
              1 BOT 1'15.875
               2 HAM 1'16.020
                3 VER 1'16.342
Race-
         1 VER (1 stop)
           2  HAM (1 stop)
            3  PER (1 stop)
Fastest Lap- 1'17.774 BOT Lap 69 ​

2022

Qualifying-
              1 VER 1'17.775
               2 RUS 1'18.079
                3 HAM 1'18.084
Race-
         1 VER (1 stop)
           2  HAM (1 stop)
            3  PER (1 stop)
Fastest Lap- 1'20.153 RUS  Lap 71​

2023

Qualifying-
              1 LEC 1'17.166
               2 SAI 1'17.233
                3 VER 1'17.263
Race-
         1 VER (3 stop)
           2 HAM(2 stop)
            3 LEC (2 stop)
Fastest Lap- 1'21.334 HAM Lap 71​

Random Facts 

• Since the tracks return in 2015 no one has finished on the Podium, starting from lower than 6th. 
  
• In 2021 Sergio Perez became the 1st Mexican to stand on his home Podium. 
  
• 2018 Verstappen became the 1st driver to ever win back to back races at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez.
• Jim Clark is the only driver to ever take a Grand Slam here, taking Pole, the fastest lap, leading every lap and winning here in 1963. 
  
• The Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez sit 2,200 meters above sea level which effects the way the cars burn their fuel with the air so high up containing less 0².

Joanna Blackmore 
​Writer @f1journal.co.uk