It was a hectic grand prix, but the expected name came out on top.
Max Verstappen won a record-setting 16th race in 2023 after coming first in the Mexican Grand Prix in Mexico City. Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton finished in second with polesitter Charles Leclerc of Ferrari coming in third.
Hometown hero Sergio Perez was unfortunately taken out at the beginning of the race at the first turn when he accidentally turned into Leclerc, forcing him to retire at his home grand prix without even a lap of action. Verstappen beat Leclerc and his teammate Carlos Sainz off the line and was cruising to a sure victory when Haas’ Kevin Magnussen crashed into a barrier midway through the race. This caused a red flag, which in turn caused a standing restart — this is where Hamilton was able to advance and take second place, where he’d finish. McLaren’s Lando Norris was arguably the driver of the day, as he started from the back of the grid and was able to get up to fifth place.
Here’s how the race turned out:
- Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
- Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
- Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)
- Carlos Sainz (Ferrari)
- Lando Norris (McLaren)
- George Russell (Mercedes)
- Daniel Ricciardo (AlphaTauri)
- Oscar Piastri (McLaren)
- Alexander Albon (Williams)
- Esteban Ocon (Alpine)
- Pierre Gasly (Alpine)
- Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri)
- Nico Hulkenberg (Haas)
- Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo)
- Guanyu Zhou (Alfa Romeo)
- Logan Sargeant (Williams)
- Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) [DNF]
- Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) [DNF]
- Kevin Magnussen (Haas) [DNF]
- Sergio Perez (Red Bull) [DNF]