2026 F1 Mexico City GP | FP3 results

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FP3 at the 2026 F1 Mexico City GP at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez has been completed, view the full results here.

Following the end of FP2, there was a lot going on. Max Verstappen and Liam Lawson got hit with one-place grid penalties for their collision in the final sector during the second session. Then three hours before FP3, Haas confirmed that Esteban Ocon was removed from his seat, meaning Ryō Hirakawa got an unexpected F1 debut. The Japanese driver had already done FP1 yesterday.

On track, Charles Leclerc was fastest in both FP1 and FP2. In the opening session, he led Kimi Antonelli and Fred Vesti. Come the later afternoon one, it was Lando Norris and George Russell behind him. Lewis Hamilton would have been right in there but he lost power at the end of his qualifying simulation, with Ferrari getting him to stop between Turns 3 and 4. Red Bull looked a step behind Ferrari and Mercedes through the day.

In the midfield, it was the Racing Bulls duo and Pierre Gasly looking like the cars to beat once more. Fernando Alonso had a promising session in his AMR26, finishing up in P12.

Audi had a trickier day than normal as they struggled for reliability and some speed. Gabriel Bortoleto only got out late in the session and was last, with Nico Hülkenberg only P15.

Cadillac and Williams looked set to be out in Q1 again as they contine to struggle. Lance Stroll and Ryō Hirakawa looked set to be the other drivers out in the first segment later without any big issues for the top teams or the upper midfield ones.