As Mexico celebrates a decade since its return to F1, Verstappen could overtake Vettel for third on the list of most podiums and Leclerc could reach 50 top three finishes. Here are the milestones and records which could be broken at the 2025 Mexico City Grand Prix!
THE 2025 MEXICO CITY GRAND PRIX MILESTONES
The 2025 Mexico City Grand Prix will be the 1,145th World Championship event in Formula 1 history.
This will be the 26th Mexican Grand Prix (including races held under the Mexico City Grand Prix title) since the event was first held in 1962. This will be the 25th time that Formula 1 has raced in Mexico. It will be the 25th World Championship Grand Prix held at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez and the fifth time the race has been given the official title of ‘Mexico City Grand Prix’.
This weekend, Carlos Sainz, Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen become the first drivers to make ten appearances at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.
The 2025 Mexico City Grand Prix marks the first time that a Formula 1 race has taken place on October 26 since the 1997 European Grand Prix. The 1986 Australian Grand Prix is the only other race which has taken place on this date.
THE FORMULA 1 RECORDS WHICH COULD BE BROKEN
All of the last five races have been won from pole position. Another win from pole at the Mexico City Grand Prix would make this the first time that six races in a row have been won from pole since the six races between the 2022 Mexico City Grand Prix and the 2023 Australian Grand Prix.
A top three finish for Max Verstappen at the 2025 Mexico City Grand Prix would see him overtake Sebastian Vettel for third place on the all-time list of most podium finishes in Formula 1. Both Vettel and Verstappen have recorded 122 top three finishes.
A top three finish for Charles Leclerc this weekend would make him the 18th driver to record 50 podium finishes in Formula 1. He would equal Jenson Button for 17th place on F1’s all-time podium list.
If Lance Stroll fails to win this weekend, he’ll equal Kevin Magnussen for third place on the list of most starts without a victory. Only Nico Hulkenberg and Andrea de Cesaris will remain ahead of him on the list.
If three British drivers finish on the podium, Britain will become the first nation to record 800 podium finishes in Formula 1.
Should Max Verstappen or Yuki Tsunoda lead the race, Red Bull will become the fourth constructor – after Ferrari, McLaren and Williams – to have led as many as 200 Grands Prix.
A pole position for Max Verstappen would see the Netherlands equal Italy for sixth place on the list of most poles for a nation in Formula 1.
If McLaren lock out the front row for the 2025 Mexico City Grand Prix, this will be the team’s 70th front row lock-out. They will become the second constructor to reach the milestone, after Mercedes who did so at the 2020 Italian Grand Prix.
If Lando Norris or Oscar Piastri win the 2025 Mexico City Grand Prix, they will join a list of eight other drivers who’ve won as many as ten Grands Prix without ever winning the title.
A pole position at any Grand Prix in 2025 for Kimi Antonelli, Ollie Bearman, Gabriel Bortoleto or Isack Hadjar would make them the youngest Grand Prix polesitter in F1 history.
Max Verstappen holds the record for wins from the most different grid positions in Formula 1. He’ll become the first driver to win from 11 different grid slots this weekend should he win from 5th, 8th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 15th, 16th, 18th, 19th or 20th on the grid.
If Max Verstappen wins the race without having started from pole position, it will be the 33rd race which he has won from a position other than pole. That would see him equal Alain Prost for third place on the list of most Grand Prix victories away from pole position.
A Grand Slam for Max Verstappen or Lewis Hamilton – winning from pole position having led every lap and set the fastest lap – would be their seventh Grand Slam. It would see them take outright second place on the list of most Grand Slams in F1, behind only Jim Clark.
A win for Lewis Hamilton would make him the 16th driver to have won Grands Prix with as many as three different teams.
A win for Ferrari would make 2025 the 60th season in which they’ve won a Grand Prix.
A victory for a Ferrari-powered car this weekend would make Ferrari the first engine manufacturer to have powered 250 victories in Formula 1. Of the 249 previous victories, Sebastian Vettel’s with Toro Rosso at the 2008 Italian Grand Prix is the only one which was not taken in a Ferrari chassis.
THE MEXICO CITY GRAND PRIX RECORDS ON OFFER
Max Verstappen could extend the record for most victories in Mexico to six at the 2025 Mexico City Grand Prix. A win for Lewis Hamilton would see him become the second driver, after Verstappen, to record as many as three victories at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. Meanwhile Carlos Sainz could become the sixth driver to win multiple races at the track.
Lewis Hamilton has the most podiums of any driver at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, with six. His record could be equalled this weekend by Max Verstappen.
Charles Leclerc will equal Jim Clark as the driver with the most fastest laps in Mexico if he sets the fastest lap in the 2025 Mexico City Grand Prix.
Mercedes are one fastest lap away from equalling Ferrari as the team with the most fastest laps in Mexico. Ferrari could extend their current record to seven fastest laps in the 2025 Mexico City Grand Prix.
If he leads 69 laps of the 2025 Mexico City Grand Prix, Max Verstappen will become the first driver to have led 400 racing laps at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. No other driver has led more than 200 laps here.
Max Verstappen leads the way for most laps raced in Mexico, with 639. Lewis Hamilton’s total of laps raced here is just one less, at 638. Either driver could become the first to reach 700 laps raced at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez this weekend, while Carlos Sainz could take the top spot – but only if Verstappen and Hamilton complete fewer than 40 laps of the 2025 Mexico City Grand Prix.
Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen, Charles Leclerc and Oscar Piastri will be looking to maintain their 100% points rates at the Mexican Grand Prix.
Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton are tied for the most points-scoring appearances in Mexico, with nine apiece. Either driver could become the first to reach ten points-scoring appearances in the country at the 2025 Mexico City Grand Prix. In addition, Esteban Ocon, Pierre Gasly, George Russell and Liam Lawson will be hoping to keep their 100% finish rates at the track alive.
Verstappen and Hamilton are tied for the most finishes in Mexico with Valtteri Bottas, with nine. Either driver could set a new record this weekend.
A DNF for Fernando Alonso at the 2025 Mexico City Grand Prix would see him become the first driver to record six retirements at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. A DNF for Alonso would also see him equal the record of four consecutive DNFs in Mexico, which is shared between Moisés Solana, Satoru Nakajima, Chris Amon and Jochen Rindt.
A first lap retirement for Alex Albon would see him equal Yuki Tsunoda for the most first lap DNFs at the track. Tsunoda could become the first driver to record three first lap retirements here.
2025 MEXICO CITY GRAND PRIX: QUALIFYING RECORDS
A pole position for Charles Leclerc at the 2025 Mexico City Grand Prix would see him become the third driver – after Jim Clark and Ayrton Senna – to take three pole positions at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.
A front row start for Max Verstappen would be his fifth at the track and would see him equal Jim Clark for the most front row starts in Mexico.
Pole position for a Ferrari driver this weekend would see Ferrari equal the record for the most consecutive team poles in Mexico. They’re currently tied with Lotus (1963-1965) and McLaren (1988-1990) on three.
A pole position for a Ferrari driver at the 2025 Mexico City Grand Prix would see Ferrari equal Lotus as the team with the most pole positions in Mexico. Lotus’ current record is six.
Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen are currently tied for the most top ten qualifications in Mexico, with nine each. Either driver could set a new outright record in qualifying for the 2025 Mexico City Grand Prix, while Carlos Sainz could equal the existing record.
Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc will be hoping to hold on to their 100% Q3 appearances rates in Mexico. Nico Rosberg is the only other driver who reached Q3 on every appearance at the track.
LONGEVITY RECORDS ON OFFER FOR HAMILTON AND ALONSO
A win for Lewis Hamilton would see him move into the top ten of Formula 1’s oldest Grand Prix winners. He’d also become the second-oldest British driver to win a Formula 1 race, behind only Nigel Mansell.
A victory for Fernando Alonso would make him the sport’s fifth oldest winner – and the oldest since Juan Manuel Fangio at the 1957 German Grand Prix. Only nine drivers have won races at the age of over 40. The most recent driver to do so was Nigel Mansell, at the 1994 Australian Grand Prix.
A pole position for Lewis Hamilton in 2025 would make him the first driver in his 40s to take pole position since Nigel Mansell at the 1994 Australian Grand Prix. He would be the sixth driver to take a pole position above the age of 40.
A win for Fernando Alonso at any race in 2025 would see him set a new record for the longest gap between two Formula 1 victories, with his last having come at the 2013 Spanish Grand Prix. The current record is 6 years, 6 months and 28 days, set by Riccardo Patrese.
A pole position for Fernando Alonso in 2025 would make him the sport’s fourth-oldest polesitter. He would be the oldest polesitter since Jack Brabham at the 1970 Spanish Grand Prix.