Mexico City - Max Verstappen meraih pole position di Grand Prix Meksiko. Driver Red Bull Racing Honda itu mengungguli duo Ferrari, Charles Leclerc dan Sebastian Vettel.Dalam sesi kualifikasi di Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City, Sabtu (26/10) waktu setempat, Verstappen tampil apik. Driver Belanda itu tak terbendung sejak Q1.
Hingga di Q3, catatan waktunya tak terkejar lawan-lawannya. Verstappen pun mengunci pole dengan catatan waktu 1 menit 14.758 detik.
Verstappen dibuntuti duo Ferrari. Leclerc mencatat waktu 1 menit 15.024 detik, sementara tempat ketiga Vettel dengan waktu 1 menit 15.10 detik.
Driver Mercedes, Lewis Hamilton, harus puas start dari posisi empat. Adapun posisi lima besar dikunci rekan setim Verstappen, Alexander Albon.
Posisi keenam ditempati driver Mercedes lainnya, Valtteri Bottas. Kemudian Carlos Sainz, Lando Norris, Daniil Kvyat, Perre Gasly mengunci posisi tujuh hingga sepuluh.
Hasil Kualifikasi GP Meksiko
| 1 | 33 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing Honda | 1:15.949 | 1:16.136 | 1:14.758 | 16 |
| 2 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:16.364 | 1:16.219 | 1:15.024 | 18 |
| 3 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:16.696 | 1:15.914 | 1:15.170 | 18 |
| 4 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:16.424 | 1:15.721 | 1:15.262 | 20 |
| 5 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Red Bull Racing Honda | 1:16.175 | 1:16.574 | 1:15.336 | 18 |
| 6 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:17.062 | 1:15.852 | 1:15.338 | 18 |
| 7 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | McLaren Renault | 1:17.044 | 1:16.267 | 1:16.014 | 19 |
| 8 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren Renault | 1:17.092 | 1:16.447 | 1:16.322 | 20 |
| 9 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat | Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda | 1:17.041 | 1:16.657 | 1:16.469 | 22 |
| 10 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda | 1:17.065 | 1:16.679 | 1:16.586 | 22 |
| 11 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Racing Point BWT Mercedes | 1:17.465 | 1:16.687 | 14 | |
| 12 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Renault | 1:17.608 | 1:16.885 | 14 | |
| 13 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | 1:17.270 | 1:16.933 | 14 | |
| 14 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari | 1:17.225 | 1:16.967 | 14 | |
| 15 | 99 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari | 1:17.794 | 1:17.269 | 14 | |
| 16 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Racing Point BWT Mercedes | 1:18.065 | 8 | ||
| 17 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas Ferrari | 1:18.436 | 9 | ||
| 18 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Haas Ferrari | 1:18.599 | 9 | ||
| 19 | 63 | George Russell | Williams Mercedes | 1:18.823 | 10 | ||
| 20 | 88 | Robert Kubica | Williams Mercedes | 1:20.179 | 9 |
