2026 F1 Mexican Grand Prix – Mexico Metropolis climate forecast
Groups arriving on the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez this week can anticipate largely settled situations throughout the Mexico Metropolis Grand Prix weekend, with solely a short rain risk on Friday afternoon.
Friday’s opening apply session is forecast to deliver temperatures of 21°C to 23°C, sunny intervals and a mild northerly breeze, giving drivers a comparatively comfy first take a look at the high-altitude circuit.
Circumstances are anticipated to heat barely for FP2, with the mercury rising to 26°C, although the next likelihood of rainfall is forecast in contrast with the remainder of the weekend. Showers are thought-about unlikely to really materialise, nevertheless, with the session anticipated to remain dry.
Saturday’s build-up to qualifying seems to be cooler and calmer. FP3 is anticipated to see temperatures drop again to twenty°C to 21°C, underneath sunny skies with a mild northerly wind just like Friday morning.
Qualifying itself is forecast to be a contact hotter at 25°C, nonetheless underneath sunny situations, although with stronger wind than in closing apply, albeit nonetheless inside mild limits.
Sunday’s race is anticipated to happen in 24°C sunny situations, with no rain within the forecast.
That ought to provide some reassurance to groups managing the distinctive calls for of the two,200-metre-plus altitude venue, the place thinner air already reduces downforce and will increase pressure on cooling methods and turbochargers no matter ambient temperature.
With Pirelli having nominated its softest three compounds, the C3, C4 and C5, for the spherical, secure and dry situations all through the weekend ought to permit groups to focus purely on managing degradation and graining moderately than variable grip from altering climate.
