Charles Leclerc finished on top again in Mexico City, setting the fastest time of second practice with a 1:17.826 to complete a Friday in which Ferrari led both sessions. The margin at the top was slim: Lando Norris was second, 0.104 seconds behind, and George Russell third, just 0.107 seconds off the pace.

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Leclerc's lap was 0.302 seconds quicker than his best from the morning session and was the benchmark for a field that was closely bunched through the top five. Kimi Antonelli was fourth in the second Mercedes with a 1:18.043, 0.217 seconds behind, while Max Verstappen was fifth for Red Bull with a 1:18.138, 0.312 seconds off Leclerc. Isack Hadjar was sixth in the second Red Bull on 1:18.236, 0.410 seconds from the top.

Arvid Lindblad was seventh on 1:18.388, ahead of Pierre Gasly in eighth on 1:18.406 and Liam Lawson in ninth on 1:18.454. Oscar Piastri was tenth for McLaren on 1:18.468, 0.642 seconds off the pace, and Lewis Hamilton, who had been fourth in the morning, was eleventh for Ferrari on 1:18.512, 0.686 seconds behind his teammate. Fernando Alonso was twelfth on 1:18.596, followed by Esteban Ocon in thirteenth on 1:18.774 and Oliver Bearman in fourteenth on 1:18.849.

Nico Hulkenberg was fifteenth on 1:19.022, ahead of Franco Colapinto in sixteenth on 1:19.132 and Carlos Sainz in seventeenth on 1:19.248. Sergio Perez was eighteenth on 1:19.406, with Alex Albon nineteenth on 1:19.578 and Lance Stroll twentieth on 1:19.631. Valtteri Bottas was twenty-first on 1:20.165 and Gabriel Bortoleto was twenty-second on 1:20.174, 2.348 seconds off Leclerc's time.

The session took place in dry conditions, with the air temperature at 24.7 degrees Celsius and the track at 31.7, with no rain recorded. The timing screen showed the session in overtime at the time of capture, so the order may have changed in the final minutes.