Mexico Grand Prix Grandstand Guide: Where to watch the race in Mexico City

The passion and flair of the fans at the Mexico Grand Prix invariably create one of the biggest atmospheres of the entire Formula 1 season. While the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez may be a short lap, the grandstands are configured in a way to pump energy onto the track.

Three main sections bunch multiple stands together in the most action-packed areas of the track, including the Foro Sol stadium section. While you get a great look at the cars as they pass through the grandstand, it’s also where the insane podium celebrations take place. And it’s a fitting venue, as Lewis Hamilton has secured two of his World Championships at this race. It’s safe to say the Mexican fans love him.

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Throughout the circuit, there are affordable options for anyone taking the trip of a lifetime to Mexico City. The Grand Prix more often than not coincides with the Dia de los Muertos, the biggest festival in Mexico where families celebrate the lives of their lost loved ones.

Here is everything you need to know about the grandstands at Mexico City.

Where are the best grandstands to watch the Mexico Grand Prix?

Foro Sol 14 and 15

Big screen: Yes
Covered: No
Numbered seating: Yes
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There isn’t a better atmosphere in all of Formula 1 than right here. The Foro Sol baseball stadium supplies an epic conclusion to the lap at Mexico. While it regularly hosts concerts for up to 60,000 fans, the two grandstands are filled with 26,000 racegoers for the Formula 1 race. For value for money, there aren’t many better spots in the world. Before the race, the drivers’ parade – complete with Mexican Day of the Dead celebrations – pass through the bowl to get the crowd pumped.

Fans here are then in for a treat, as the cars slow right down to just 66kph to navigate a low-speed chicane. It’s a great opportunity to get a close-up glimpse of the car, and take photos as they pass through. And watch out for the atmosphere as Mexican Sergio Perez passes through on the first lap. After the race, the Foro Sol section is the scene of a unique podium celebration, where fans fill the track ahead of the winner. Stick around as the celebration continue long into the evening, with DJs keeping the crowds entertained well after the race.

Grandstands 1 and 2

Big screen: Yes
Covered: Yes (partially in the upper rows)
Numbered seating: Yes
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Soak up the atmosphere as the grid fills pre-race. Grandstands 1 and 2 are located on the long straight directly opposite the pit-lane and finish line. On Satruday, you’ll witness a fierce battle as the fastest drivers on the grid fight for pole. And then on race day, lights out gets closer, you’ll see the teams prepare their cars on the grid. Be sure to look out for famous faces and TV personalities during their pit walk.

Then when the race gets underway, you’ll experience the roar of 20 Formula 1 cars revving their engines to get the perfect start of the line. The straight at Mexico is one of the longest on the calendar, so positioning your car for a slipstream is all-important as the race goes on. After 71 laps of this short circuit, be sure to have your camera ready for the chequered flag moment. When the cars are back in Parc Ferme, take to the track around the corner to the Foro Sol stadium and join the podium party.

Grandstands 3 and 4

Big screen: Yes
Covered: No
Numbered seating: Yes
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At the end of the straight, on the outside of turn 1, grandstands 3 and 4 are aligned with the first big braking point of the lap. And it is a huge one, as the cars brake from 360kph down to 110kph in a matter of seconds. This is a key overtaking sport on the circuit, guaranteed to deilver action. From here, you’ll also see the cars snake away from turns 1, 2 and 3, where carbon fibre has been known to fly during the opening laps.

Grandstands 5 and 6

Big screen: Yes
Covered: No
Numbered seating: Yes
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Grandstands 5 and 6 are head-on with the long pit straight, so you can see the cars enter the crazy turn 1 melee. The pack will then weave through turns 2 and 3 before taking off again to your left for a short straight into sector 2. Squeezing 20 cars into this section of track isn’t easy, and contact is not unusual throughout the race. Just ask Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton, who took a detour onto the grass while battling each other in 2019.

Grandstands 5A

Big screen: Yes
Covered: No
Numbered seating: Yes
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Located close to Grandstands 5, 5A has good views of turns 2 and 3 as well as the cars tackling the first corner. The cars then disappear onto the short straight section towards section 2 of the track.

This is an ideal spot for catching overtakes early in the race. This was where Sergio Perez broke the hearts of local Mexican fans and crashed out in the 2023 race.

Grandstands 8 and 9

Big screen: Yes
Covered: 8 uncovered, 9 covered
Numbered seating: Yes
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Sector two is home to a small stadium section, as the tight turns of 4, 5 and 6 slow the cars down. While the cars aren’t at full pace, this can be a cheeky overtaking opportunity for some brave drivers. Grandstands 8 and 9 are now inside the track, and fans get to their seats via a bridge which crosses over the track. These grandstands offer a full view of this slower complex as the cars speed towards turn 7.

Grandstands 7, 10 and 11

Big screen: Yes
Covered: 7 uncovered, 10 & 11 covered
Numbered seating: Yes
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Grandstand 7 faces the track as the cars speed behind the fans and then appear in front of them suddenly. Grandstands 10 and 11 are covered grandstands in the same section of the circuit facing turns 4, 5 and 6. In both stands. you will see the cars approach and brake for turn 4 from a short burst down the straight, and make their way around this slow sequence before getting up to speed once again for Mexico’s challenging esses.