Starting grid for today's F1 Mexico City Grand Prix: How the race will begin

- Charles Leclerc
- Carlos Sainz
- Max Verstappen
- Daniel Ricciardo
- Sergio Perez
- Lewis Hamilton
- Oscar Piastri
- George Russell
- Valtteri Bottas
- Zhou Guanyu
- Pierre Gasly
- Nico Hulkenberg
- Fernando Alonso
- Alex Albon
- Esteban Ocon
- Kevin Magnussen
- Lando Norris
- Yuki Tsunoda
- Logan Sargeant
Pit lane: Lance Stroll
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc is on pole position ahead of teammate Carlos Sainz. A great chance for the Scuderia - the only team aside from Red Bull to win a race this season꧑ - to claim victory again.
Notably Daniel Ricciardo is fourth after a brilliant qualifyi✅ng drive, one spot ahead of Sergio Perez, whose Red Bull seat he aspires to taking.
Perez, at home in Mexico, needs a good drive on Sunda🍌y to avoid his team🔴 losing faith in him.
Lando Norris, who has achieved four podiums inꦜ a row, must begin from 18💮th.
Yuki Tsunoda had a grid penalty༺ for changing his power unit.
Lance Stroll will start from the pit lane after🍷 changes were made to his car under parc ferme conditions.

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