Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez layout history
The Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez was originally built in 1959 in Magdalena Mixhuca Park, in Southeast Mexico City.
It was named after the Mexican brothers Ricardo and Pedro Rodriguez (Hermanos means brothers) who were both racing drivers. They both sadly died behind the wheel, and the circuit was given its current name in 1979 after that happened.
When the circuit was first built for Formula 1 it featured 14 corners, the final one of which (Turn 14) was a fast banked right-hander called the Peraltalda. This original circuit was exactly 5km / 3.107 miles long:
This circuit layout held the first Formula 1 race in in 1962 as a non-championship event. Then in 1963 it became a fully classified round of the F1 championship, and it raced here through to the end of 1970 when overcrowding and crowd safety caused it to be cancelled.
In 1986 Formula 1 returned to Mexico City on a slightly revised, shorter circuit layout at 4.421km / 2.747 miles:
Formula 1 returned to race here in 1986 and left after the 1992 Mexican Grand Prix, again due to crowd safety concerns.
Then Formula 1 returned once again in 2015. Since the last race, a new stadium had been built on the inside of the final corner, called Foro Sol. The new Grand Prix circuit layout was revised to go straight through the middle of the two halves of the stadium, between Foro Sol Norte and Foro Sol Sur. This new circuit layout is still in use today at 4.304 km / 2.674 miles long:
Mexico Grand Prix Circuit corner names
The corners on the Mexican Grand Prix circuit have the following names:
- Turns 1, 2 & 3: Curva Moises Solana
- Turn 4: Ese del Lago
- Turn 6: Horquilla
- Turns 7, 8 & 9: Esses
- Turns 13, 14 & 15: Foro Sol
- Turn 17: Peraltalda / Mansell (named after Nigel Mansell’s audacious around-the-outside overtake here in 1990.
Longest straight
The start / finish straight on the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez is one of the longest straights on the Formula 1 calendar. From the exit of Turn 17 to the apex of Turn 1 the straight is 1.29 km / 0.80 miles long.
That gives it the third longest straight of all Grand Prix circuits, behind the Shanghai International Circuit in 2nd and the Miami International Autodrome in 1st place.
Formula E Mexico City E-Prix Circuit Layout
Formula E races have been held at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez for a number of years. The first Formula E race was held here in 2016.
The layout for the Formula E track has changed a few times over the years, but each time it has been based around the oval that sits within the main Grand Prix Circuit. The Oval circuit can clearly be seen when you look at a satellite view of the circuit:
The current Mexico E-Prix circuit layout is as below. It includes the oval, plus a loop within the Foro Sol stadium, but it doesn’t go between the two parts of the stadium like the F1 track does.
The current Formula E circuit layout for the Mexico City E-Prix is 2.606 km / 1.619 miles long:
Other race series
Over the years other notable championships have raced on variations of the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez circuit:
- NASCAR Cup series (2025)
- NASCAR Xfinity Series (2005 – 2008, 2025)
- Champ Car (2002 – 2007)
- A1GP (2008)
