Carlos Sainz Jr. of Ferrari took pole position, and went on to win the race ahead of Lando Norris of McLaren and teammate Charles Leclerc.

The first free practice session was held on 25 October 2024, at 12:30 local time (UTC–6),[1] and was topped by George Russell of Mercedes ahead of Carlos Sainz Jr. of Ferrari and Yuki Tsunoda of RB.

[16] The second free practice session was held on the same day, at 16:00 local time,[1] and was topped by Sainz ahead of Oscar Piastri of McLaren and Tsunoda.

Albon was sandwiched between Pierre Gasly, who had started eighth, and Tsunoda, causing his car's hub wheel to come off, leaving debris on the track.

Verstappen was issued two separate ten-second penalties for leaving the track and gaining an advantage, allowing Charles Leclerc to take second.

His teammate, Sergio Pérez, endured a sub-par home race: after being penalised for a false start, he came across Liam Lawson, a driver for his sister team RB.

Lawson stayed ahead and overtook Pérez while performing a middle finger, which resulted in post-race remonstrations from Red Bull team principal Christian Horner.

Sainz's win was his first since the Australian Grand Prix, and was the fourth of his career, allowing Ferrari to take second ahead of Red Bull Racing in the Constructors' Championship.