Rosberg wins on F1's return to Mexico

In Mexico's return to Formula 1, 23 years later, it was Nico Rosberg who was in charge of celebration with the victory in the Grand Prix. The German MercedesMercedes-BenzGermany, 1924 > present197 models
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beat his teammate Lewis Hamilton and regained the second place in the world championship standings.

 

Starting from pole position Rosberg remained in the lead throughout the race. The German saw his advantage put in question by the safety car at the end of the race, but he still managed to be first driver to cross the finish line and achieve his fourth win of the season and 12th of his career.

 

With 15 podiums in 17 races, Hamilton was once again on the podium in Mexico, in second place ahead of Valteri Bottas from WilliamsWilliamsUnited Kingdom, 1977 > present37 models
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Thanks to this victory, Rosberg climbed to second place in the world championship, benefiting from the withdrawal of Sebastian Vettel. The German from FerrariFerrariItaly, 1947 > present233 models
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started from third but crashed into the Red BullRed BullAustria, 2004 > present12 models
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of Daniel Ricciardo and from there on everything went wrong. He still managed to go to the pits, but after returning to the track after several mistakes he eventually withdrew in the same spot he had crashed with his former teammate.

 

Things were to get worse for the Ferrari side when Kimi Raikkonen and Valteri Bottas made contact yet again. Bottas got away with no problem, but the Finn was forced to retire.

 

Daniil Kvyat finished the race in Mexico in fourth place after losing third place to Bottas after the safety car came in to the pits. Daniel Ricciardo and Felipe Massa occupied fifth and sixth places respectively.

 

Force IndiaForce IndiaIndia, 2007 > present8 models
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managed to get its two cars finishing in the top 10. Nico Hulkenberg was seventh, while his team-mate and home favorite Sergio Perez was eighth. Max Verstappen and Romain Grosjean completed the scoring places.

 

Now check the Drivers' and Manufacturers' standings.

 

Results Mexican Grand Prix

Pos	Driver	Team	Gap
1	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1h42m35.038s
2	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1.954s
3	Valtteri Bottas	Williams/Mercedes	14.592s
4	Daniil Kvyat	Red Bull/Renault	16.572s
5	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull/Renault	19.682s
6	Felipe Massa	Williams/Mercedes	21.493s
7	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India/Mercedes	25.860s
8	Sergio Perez	Force India/Mercedes	34.343s
9	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso/Renault	35.229s
10	Romain Grosjean	Lotus/Mercedes	37.934s
11	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus/Mercedes	38.538s
12	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber/Ferrari	40.180s
13	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso/Renault	48.772s
14	Jenson Button	McLaren/Honda	49.214s
15	Alexander Rossi	Marussia/Ferrari	2 Laps
16	Will Stevens	Marussia/Ferrari	2 Laps
-	Felipe Nasr	Sauber/Ferrari	DNF
-	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	DNF
-	Kimi Raikkonen	Ferrari	DNF
-	Fernando Alonso	McLaren/Honda	DNF