Max Verstappen cruised unchallenged to his 16th win of the season with victory in the Mexico City Grand Prix.

The Dutchman beats his own record for wins in a single Formula 1 season, finishing 13.875s ahead of Lewis Hamilton in second, who also took the fastest lap on the final tour.

Poleman Charles Leclerc finished third for Ferrari, with his teammate Carlos Sainz finishing in fourth.

McLaren’s Lando Norris put on a sterling display from 17th on the grid, and fell from 10th to 14th at a race restart following a Red Flag, to finish fifth, ahead of George Russell, who came home in sixth in the second Mercedes.

Russell was run close at the end by Daniel Ricciardo, who impressed for AlphaTauri en route to seventh place after starting fourth on the grid.

Oscar Piastri took eighth place in the second McLaren with Alex Albon picking up two points for Williams in ninth.

Esteban Ocon completed the top 10 for Alpine, with his teammate Pierre Gasly finishing on the fringes of the points just three seconds back from his fellow Frenchman.

Home hero Sergio Perez retired after an opening lap collision, with Kevin Magnussen crashing out midway through and Fernando Alonso, Lance Stroll and Logan Sargeant also retiring.

Position

Driver
Team
Gap

1

Max Verstappen
Red Bull

2

Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes
13.875

3

Charles Leclerc
Ferrari
23.124

4

Carlos Sainz Jr
Ferrari
27.154

5

Lando Norris
McLaren
33.266

6

George Russell
Mercedes
41.020

7

Daniel Ricciardo
AlphaTauri
41.570

8

Oscar Piastri
McLaren
43.104

9

Alex Albon
Williams
48.573

10

Esteban Ocon
Alpine
62.879

11

Pierre Gasly
Alpine
66.208

12

Yuki Tsunoda
AlphaTauri
78.982

13

Nico Hulkenberg
Haas
80.309

14

Valtteri Bottas
Alfa Romeo
80.597

15

Guanyu Zhou
Alfa Romeo
81.676

16

Logan Sargeant
Williams
DNF

17

Lance Stroll
Aston Martin
DNF

18

Fernando Alonso
Aston Martin
DNF

19

Kevin Magnussen
Haas
DNF

20

Sergio Perez
Red Bull
DNF

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