This is my spectacting guide and review for Grandstand 7 at the Mexican Formula 1 Grand Prix held at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez race track.
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Grandstand 7 Mexico GP location
Grandstand 7 is also known as Grada 7. It’s on the outside of the circuit (left hand side) right next to turns 4 and 5. It overlooks turns 4, 5 and 6.
Entrance gate 13 is less than a 5 minute walk away and is closest to this stand. But getting to that gate is a little tricky using public transport. The nearest Metro station, Puebla, is a 20 minute walk away on the northern side of the track. You can hop on the free circuit shuttle at shuttle stop E near Puebla, and then hop off at shuttle stop G near gate 13 if you don’t want to walk.
Alternatively you can take the Metrobus, and the Upiisca stop on Line 2 is the closest. That stop will get you close to entrance gate 14, and from there it’s a 10 minute walk to this stand.
Zone
For the Mexican GP weekend the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez circuit is split in to different spectator zones. Grandstand 7 is in Zona Amarilla (Yellow Zone). However, in the last few years people with tickets for this zone can also access the Blue Zone. And that’s good news because the Blue Zone is the biggest and the best. There’s more entertainment, more food and drinks vendors and the full F1 fan zone there. You will have to get your tickets validated when you cross from the Yellow to Blue Zone, and again when you come back.
Check out my full guides to the different zones at the Mexican Grand Prix for more info.
Grandstand details
Cover
This grandstand has no roof. It is open to the hot Mexican sunshine, so make sure you bring sun protection and wear clothing that will keep you cool.
Seats
The seats are plastic seats with a backrest and folding seat base.
TV screens
There is one TV screen visible from Grandstand 7. It’s actually on the other side of Turn 6, just to the left of Grandstand 10. Unfortunately it’s quite a long way away which makes it hard to read the timings on the screen. Bring binoculars or a camera with a good zoom to make it easier to read.
Mexico GP Grandstand 7 tickets
This is a popular grandstand at the Mexican GP and tickets often sell out fast. But if that’s the case and you still want some tickets don’t worry, you can buy tickets through ViaGoGo instead. They’ll have some available up until the day of the Grand Prix on Sunday.
Plus you can get single day only tickets on there which are much cheaper than three-day options and give you extra flexibility. You could also choose different stands on different days if you want to mix it up.
I’ve bought a number of my Formula 1 tickets 0n Viagogo over the last few years and my experience with them has always been great. I managed to buy my one day tickets to the Canadian and British Grand Prix on there, and for much less than the official prices.
They also have a FanProtect Guarantee which will protect your tickets and money. That’s always given me extra peace of mind when buying with them!
Mexico Grandstand 7 seating plan
Below is the seating plan for Grandstand 7 at the Mexican Grand Prix:
As the seating chart shows Grandstand 7 is made up seven different sections numbered 101 to 107. Section 101 is the closest to Turn 4 and Section 107 is just past Turn 5.
Row 1 is the first row in each section, and the row numbers increase as you go up. Row 31 is the back row in each section.
Seat numbers start at 1 on the left of each section and increase as you go to the right (looking at it as if you’re stood on the track looking at the stand).
View
The image below shows the parts of the track you can see from this stand in green:
The view from Grandstand 7 at the Mexican Grand Prix is of turns 4, 5 and 6. The official Mexican GP website says you can also see turns 7 and 8 from here but that’s wrong, you can’t. You can see the cars once they’ve exited Turn 6, but not as far as Turn 7.
To give you a better idea of what the view is like, the videos below were taken from various seats in this granstand.
This first video was taken from Section 101, Row 12, seat 4. This is the furthest section to the right, so the closest section to Turn 4. From here you get a fantastic view of the cars as they go around turns 4 and 5. This is, however, quite a low row so it means it’s a little harder to see them once they’ve exited Turn 6 as the barrier in between the track blocks your view slightly:
The next video was taken from Section 103 Row 8, slightly further to the left and slightly lower down:
@pistonesdelmayab3 Grada 7 zona amarilla, fórmula 1 mexico, esta es la vista 👁️
♬ sonido original - Pistones del Mayab
This next video was filmed from Section 103 Row 20, so a bit higher up:
And finally this was filmed from Section 104 Row 28:
Best seats
It doesn’t really matter which section you pick in this grandstand. What’s important it getting a high row to allow you to see down to Turn 6, and also see the F1 cars after they’ve exited that corner. So whichever section you pick, aim for Row 20 and up.
Is this a good place to sit?
This complex of corners is often where overtaking and wheel-banging happens at the Mexican Grand Prix. Plus, as the corners are so slow, you get to see the cars for quite a long time here, rather than them zooming past in a flash.
Additionally tickets for this grandstand give you access to the Blue Zone which is the best zone, so yes, this is a great place to sit.
