The key figures to keep in mind before the Mexican Grand Prix
Back on the F1 calendar since 2015, the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez has seen Max Verstappen triumph four times out of the last seven editions of the Mexican Grand Prix.
1 : Michael Schumacher climbed onto his first F1 podium during the 1992 edition of the Mexican Grand Prix. At the wheel of his Benetton with a Ford-Cosworth engine, the German finished 3rd behind the two Williams-Renaults of Nigel Mansell and Riccardo Patrese.
1 : In 1965, several decades before the one placed in Max Verstappen’s Red Bull, the Honda engine was already shining in Mexico. Thanks to Richie Ginther, the Japanese manufacturer won its first victory as a team and as an engine manufacturer.
4 : The record number of victories of Max Verstappen on the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez. The Dutchman is two units ahead of Jim Clark, Nigel Mansell, Alain Prost, and Lewis Hamilton.
4 : This is also the record-breaking number of pole positions held by Jim Clark. The two-time world champion from Scotland achieved the best qualifying time in Mexico during the editions of the Grand Prix in 1963, 1964, 1965, and 1967.
4,304 : The total distance of a lap around the Mexico City circuit.
7 : Since the return of F1 to Mexico in 2015, 7 drivers have achieved the pole in … 7 editions. Nico Rosberg (2015), Lewis Hamilton (2016), Sebastian Vettel (2017), Daniel Ricciardo (2018), Charles Leclerc (2019), Valtteri Bottas (2021), Max Verstappen (2022).
17 : The number of turns on the Rodríguez brothers’ circuit in Mexico City.
51: In the event of a race victory, Max Verstappen could equal Alain Prost in number of F1 victories.
71 : The number of laps that the drivers will have to complete to reach the end of the race.
100 : Two drivers celebrated their 100th Grand Prix in Mexico. These were Ayrton Senna at the 1990 edition, and Charles Leclerc at the 2022 edition.
100 : It is also on Sergio Perez’s lands that Mercedes won its 100th victory in Formula 1 as a manufacturer, thanks to Lewis Hamilton in 2019.
360: Due to the altitude which makes the air less dense, the resistance of the single-seaters will be less significant, hence the top speeds at the end of the straight line should be impressive and reach 360 km/h.
2286: In meters, the altitude at which the Mexico City circuit is located, the highest on the F1 calendar.
1’14”758 : The track record belongs to Max Verstappen who achieved this time on his Red Bull-Honda in 2019 during qualifying.
1’17”774 : The best lap in the race was performed by Valtteri Bottas on Mercedes in 2021. This is also the most recent best lap made by the Finnish driver during an F1 race.
