Note: Sergio Pérez and Max Verstappen set identical times, but Pérez was ranked higher for setting his lap first. Session Highlights and Incidents
Rookie Pietro Fittipaldi brought out the first red flag when his Haas suffered a power unit failure. Later, Liam Lawson 's AlphaTauri ground to a halt with a brake issue, prematurely ending the session. Rookie Involvement: Five rookies participated in FP1cap F cap P 1 Note: Sergio Pérez and Max Verstappen set identical
Carlos Sainz Tops 2022 Mexico City Grand Prix First Practice The first practice session ( FP1cap F cap P 1 Rookie Involvement: Five rookies participated in FP1cap F
The session was highly competitive, with the top six drivers finishing within 0.2 seconds of the lead time. Carlos Sainz 1:20.707 2 Charles Leclerc 3 Sergio Pérez 4 Max Verstappen 5 Lewis Hamilton 6 Fernando Alonso prematurely ending the session.