2018 Mexican Grand Prix: weather forecast and timetable

The Mexican Grand Prix can stake a claim to be one of the loudest and quite possibly the best on the F1 calendar. Returning to F1 in 2015 after a 23-year hiatus, the size of the crowd and the atmosphere generated within the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez over the past two years has made everyone in the pitlane question why the race had ever gone away.

The superbly remodelled Autódromo Hermano Rodríguez hosts the third-from-last grand prix of the 2018 Formula One season in what’s likely to be a cauldron-like atmosphere at the track’s stadium section in motorsports-mad Mexico City.

From the Formula 1 teams’ point of view, different weather conditions can result in very different races, and Formula 1 teams adapt their strategy accordingly, for example using different tyres in wet conditions, and taking account of cross winds which can cause stability problems at high speeds. It is always well worth checking the weather before any grand prix as it can often throw a curve ball into the mix, especially given the fact that Mexico could prove to be another unpredictable weekend. Conditions appear uncertain ahead of the 2018 Formula 1 Mexican Grand Prix weekend. The temperature for race day is expected to be around 20-21 degrees Celsius and there is a strong chance of rain on Friday and Saturday, which means that both the free practice sessions and the qualifying session could take place in wet conditions. Not positive prospects for Scuderia Ferrari, as the Maranello team will hope for dry conditions in order to be able to test the new parts which the Italian side also wanted to test at Austin, but was not able to due to the wet conditions for the first two practice sessions.

THURSDAY 25th OCTOBER
Formula 1	Press Conference	11:00 – 11:30
Formula 1	Formula 1 Pirelli Hot Laps	15:00 – 15:30
Formula 1	F1 Experience – Pit Lane Walk (F1 Experience Guests Only)	15:00 – 15:30
Formula 1	F1 Experience Truck Tour (F1 Experience Guests Only)	15:30 – 16:30
Promoter Activity	F1 Drivers’ Autograph Session TBC	16:00 – 17:15
Formula 1	Run the Track	18:00 – 19:00
Promoter Activity	Welcome BBQ	18:00 – 20:00

FRIDAY 26th OCTOBER
Paddock Club	Paddock Club Pit Lane Walk	09:00 – 09:30
Formula 1	Practice 1	10:00 – 11:30
Formula 4 Series	Practice Session	11:55 – 12:20
Formula 1	Press Conference	12:00 – 13:00
Formula 1	Formula 1 Pirelli Hot Laps	12:30 – 13:00
Paddock Club	Paddock Club Pit Lane Walk	12:30 – 13:20
Paddock Club	Paddock Club Truck Tour	13:00 – 13:30
Formula 1	Practice 2	14:00 – 15:30
Formula 1	F1 2 Seater (1 x 2 Laps)	15:40 – 15:45
Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup	Practice Session	16:00 – 16:45
Panamericana Series	Practice Session	17:10 – 17:35
Formula 1	F1 2 Seater (1 x 2 Laps)	17:40 – 17:45
Formula 4 Series	Qualifying Session	18:00 – 18:25

SATURDAY 27th OCTOBER
Formula 1	Team Pit Stop Practice	08:00 – 08:45
Paddock Club	Paddock Club Pit Lane Walk	08:00 – 09:00
Paddock Club	Paddock Club Truck Tour	08:30 – 09:00
Formula 1	Practice 3	10:00 – 11:00
Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup	Qualifying Session	11:25 – 11:55
Paddock Club	Paddock Club Truck Tour	12:00 – 12:30
Paddock Club	Paddock Club Pit Lane Walk	12:00 – 12:30
Formula 1	Qualifying	13:00 – 14:00
Formula 1	Press Conference	14:00 – 15:00
Formula 1	Formula 1 Pirelli Hot Laps	14:30 – 14:50
Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup	First Race (16 Laps or 30 Mins)	15:00 – 15:35
Formula 4 Series	First Race (12 Laps or 25 Mins)	16:00 – 16:30
Panamericana Series	Qualifying Session	17:00 – 17:25
Paddock Club	Paddock Club Truck Tour	17:35 – 18:05
Promoter Activity	Go Karting Activity	18:15 – 18:45

SUNDAY 28th OCTOBER
Panamericana Series	Race (12 Laps or 25 Mins)	08:25 – 08:55
Formula 4 Series	Second Race (12 Laps or 25 Mins)	09:20 – 09:50
Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup	Second Race (16 Laps or 30 Mins)	10:15 – 10:50
Formula 1	Formula 1 Pirelli Hot Laps	11:00 – 11:20
Paddock Club	Paddock Club Pit Lane Walk	11:20 – 12:15
Paddock Club	Paddock Club Truck Tour	11:25 – 11:55
Formula 1	Formula One Drivers’ Parade (Cars)	11:30 – 12:00
Formula 1	Starting Grid Presentation	12:00 – 12:15
Formula 1	National Anthem	12:54 – 12:56
Promoter Activity	Helicopter Fly Past TBC	12:58 – 13:00
Formula 1	Grand Prix (71 Laps or 120 Mins)	13:10 – 15:10