{"id":4775,"date":"2026-11-01T12:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T15:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/?p=4775"},"modified":"2026-11-01T10:53:45","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T13:53:45","slug":"what-time-is-the-mexican-f1-grand-prix-in-india-monday-race-start-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/f1\/what-time-is-the-mexican-f1-grand-prix-in-india-monday-race-start-time\/","title":{"rendered":"What time is the Mexican F1 Grand Prix in India? Monday race start time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">News Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The 2026 Mexico City Grand Prix starts at 1:30 AM IST on Monday, November 2<\/strong>, for Formula 1 fans in India.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Lewis Hamilton starts from pole position for Ferrari<\/strong>, ahead of George Russell and Charles Leclerc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Andrea Kimi Antonelli starts fourth and needs only ninth place to become world champion<\/strong>, potentially making Formula 1 history overnight.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Formula 1 fans in India will need to stay awake into the early hours of Monday (November 2) to watch the <strong>2026 Mexico City Grand Prix, which starts at 1:30 AM Indian Standard Time<\/strong>. Lewis Hamilton will lead the field from pole position for Ferrari, while Mercedes driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli could secure his first Formula 1 World Championship during the 71-lap race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The race takes place on Sunday afternoon in Mexico City, but the time difference means viewers across India will watch the action after midnight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What time does the Mexican GP start in India?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Mexican Grand Prix begins at <strong>1:30 AM IST on Monday, November 2<\/strong>, corresponding to 2 PM local time on Sunday in Mexico City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><th>Session<\/th><th>Date in India<\/th><th>Time (IST)<\/th><\/tr><tr><td>Mexican GP race<\/td><td><strong>Monday, November 2<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>1:30 AM<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">India uses a single national time zone and does not observe daylight saving time, so the start time is the same in New Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad and Kolkata.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The race is scheduled for 71 laps at the Aut\u00f3dromo Hermanos Rodr\u00edguez.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hamilton starts from pole as Antonelli targets historic championship<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hamilton secured his first Ferrari Grand Prix pole position on Saturday, beating Russell by just 0.009s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The British driver recorded <strong>1:16.514<\/strong>, ending a wait of more than three years since his previous pole at the 2023 Hungarian Grand Prix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/f1\/hamilton-ends-1197-day-f1-pole-drought-in-mexico-and-becomes-fifth-oldest-polesitter\/\">Hamilton&#8217;s achievement also made him one of the oldest polesitters in Formula 1 history<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Russell will start alongside Hamilton, with Charles Leclerc third and Antonelli fourth after Max Verstappen&#8217;s one-place grid penalty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Antonelli needs ninth place or better to secure the 2026 world championship<\/strong>, regardless of the results of his closest rivals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Italian could become the youngest world champion in Formula 1 history, surpassing Sebastian Vettel&#8217;s record from 2010.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/f1\/can-andrea-kimi-antonelli-win-2026-f1-title-from-fourth-on-mexican-gp-grid\/\">complete championship calculations<\/a> explain how Antonelli could also win the title with a lower finishing position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where to watch the Mexican F1 Grand Prix in India<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Indian viewers can follow the race through the officially licensed Formula 1 television and streaming services available in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Broadcast packages and streaming availability depend on the provider and subscription.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fans planning to watch live should check their provider&#8217;s schedule for <strong>1:30 AM IST on Monday<\/strong>, rather than looking for a Sunday evening broadcast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/f1\/mexican-gp-2026-starting-grid-hamilton-on-pole-as-verstappen-and-lawson-take-penalties\/\">full Mexican Grand Prix starting grid<\/a> is also available, including the penalties imposed during the weekend. Any late FIA changes must be incorporated before the race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>GRANDE PR\u00caMIO<\/strong> is following every session of the Mexican Grand Prix this weekend, with breaking news, full coverage and real-time updates in its <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/f1\/\">Formula 1 section<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2026 Mexico City Grand Prix begins at 1:30 AM IST on Monday, November 2, with Lewis Hamilton on pole and Andrea Kimi Antonelli aiming to secure the Formula 1 championship.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1020319901,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"42wp_featured_image_caption":"Lewis Hamilton","42wp_featured_image_credits":"Ferrari","42wp_featured_video":"","42wp_ai_content_disclaimer":"","42wp_is_ai_content":false,"42wp_featured_image_hidden":false,"42wp_authors_list":[{"id":7,"location":""}],"footnotes":"","42wp_hide_from_automatic":false,"42wp_breaking_news":false},"categories":[5],"tags":[19,977,63,963],"42wp_author":[7],"class_list":["post-4775","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-f1","tag-andrea-kimi-antonelli","tag-formula-1-india","tag-lewis-hamilton","tag-mexican-grand-prix","42wp_author-victor-martins"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4775","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4775"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4775\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4776,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4775\/revisions\/4776"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1020319901"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4775"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4775"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4775"},{"taxonomy":"42wp_author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/42wp_author?post=4775"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}