This is my spectacting guide and review for Grandstand 10 at the Mexican Formula 1 Grand Prix, held at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez race circuit.
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Grandstand 10 Mexico GP location
Grandstand 10 is also known as Grada 10. It’s on the outside of the circuit at Turn 6 (left hand side). Grandstand 11 is directly to the left of it.
It overlooks turns 4, 5 and 6 which are some of the slowest parts of the circuit, meaning you’ll get to see the cars here for longer because they’re not going so fast. It’s also a place where you are quite likely to see some overtaking.
To get to this grandstand you can use entrance gates 13 or 14, both of which are only a 5 minute walk away from this grandstand.
If you’re using public transport to get to the Mexican F1 race, getting to either of those two gates takes a little longer.
Using the Metro, the nearest station is Puebla on the northern side of the track. You can walk from there to gate 13 in around 20 minute, or you can hop on the free circuit shuttle which goes around the perimeter. You can get on at stop E and off at stop G near gate 13.
If you’re taking the Metrobus aim for the Upiisca stop which is around a 5 – 10 minute walk away from gate 14.
Zone
During the Mexican GP the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez is split in to different zones. Grandstand 10 is in Zona Amarilla (Yellow Zone). You are only allowed to access the zone which your tickets are for. But Zona Amarilla ticket holders can also access the Blue Zone.
Check out my full guide to the zones at the Mexican GP for more info on what each one is like. But having access to the Blue Zone is a massive bonus as that is the best zone, mainly because it’s the only one with the full F1 fan zone.
Grandstand details
Cover
This grandstand does have a roof over the top. It’s only a small roof that is quite high up. It only extends over the top 10 to 15 rows, as you can see in this image:
However, this grandstand is facing North-East. So the sun will be above but slightly behind you for most of the day. As you can in the image below, at the time when the Grand Prix began at 14:00 local time, the top half of the stand was in shade:
The higher you go in the stand the more of the day you’ll be in the shade for.
Seats
The seats are plastic seats with a backrest.
TV screens
There’s one TV screen visible from here. It’s on the other side of Turn 5, adjacent to Grandstand 7, which feels like quite a long way away so it can be a little hard to read the times on the screen.
Mexico GP Grandstand 10 tickets
Being one of the few shaded grandstands, and one with a great view of an exciting part of the circuit, this grandstand is very popular and often sells out fast. But if you still want tickets don’t worry, you can buy tickets through ViaGoGo up until the day of the Grand Prix itself.
Plus you can get one day only tickets on there which are much cheaper than three day tickets and give you extra flexibility. You could even choose different grandstands on different days for example if you wanted to change it up.
I’ve bought most of my Formula 1 tickets 0n Viagogo over the last few F1 seasons and my experience with them has always been really good. I managed to buy one-day tickets to the Canadian and British Grand Prix through them, and for less than the official prices.
They also have a good FanProtect Guarantee which will protect your tickets and your money. That always gives me extra peace of mind when buying through them.
Mexico Grandstand 10 seating plan
Below is the seating plan for Grandstand 10 at the Mexican Grand Prix:
As the seating plan shows Grandstand 10 is made up of sections numbered 101 – 107. Setion 107 is angle because it is adjacent to the first section of the next grandstand along which is at 45 degrees to this one.
Each section has Row 1 at the front and Row 32 highest up at the back.
As you can see seat numbers begin at 1 on the left side of each section and increase as you move to the right (if you’re standing on the track looking up at the stand).
View
This image shows the parts of the track visible from this stand highlighted in green:
The view from Grandstand 10 at the Mexican Grand Prix is great. You can see all of Turns 4, 5 and 6 which are some popular overtaking spots. They’re also all very low speed meaning you get to see the cars for longer.
As you look to your left you’ll be able to see the cars exiting Turn 6 and heading up to Turn 7. You’ll lose them out of sight once they turn in to Turn 7.
Additionally you’ll be able to see the cars as they approach Turn 4 down the long straight. But there is a bridge over that straight in the braking zone for Turn 4 that limits how much of it you can see.
This first video was taken from Section 103 Row 4. It’s quite a low row, which means it’s a little harder to see some of the action at turns 4 and 5, but because it’s low is does mean you can see under the bridge on the staight before T4.
@aliciariver4 Vista desde la Grada 10 del Autódromo #MéxicoGP #Practicas #ForoSol #autodromo @MexicoGP ♬ sonido original - AliciaRiver
In contrast, this next video was taken from higher up, Section 102 Row 25. As this video shows your view from the higher seats is much better, and it’s much easier to see the cars as they come through turns 4 and 5.
And finally this video was filmed from Section 102 row 15, about half way up the stand:
Best seats
As the videos above show, a higher seat is definitely better for a good view over turns 4, 5 and 6. Plus the higher you go the more shade you get.
So I would aim for rows 20 and up if possible to maximise your view and maximise the shade. But the higher the better.
In terms of section number, I’d probably choose to be in sections 102 – 104 to be opposite the straight that leads to Turn 4, but it’s not critical.
Is this a good place to sit?
This series of turns is where a lot of overtaking and wheel to wheel action happens. Ok it’s slow speed, but that means you get to see the cars for longer.
Plus you get access to the Blue Zone which is the best zone to be in. So it’s a great place to sit.
