Paseo de la Reforma hosts F1 Show Run on 28 October
Published on 10/04/2026 at 01:32 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Paseo de la Reforma will host a public Show Run in Mexico City on 28 October 2026, with Sergio Pérez driving a Cadillac Formula 1 car along the capital’s grand avenue. The exhibition marks Pérez’s 300th Formula 1 Grand Prix and the first appearance of Cadillac Formula 1 Team on Mexican soil during its debut season.
The Show Run brings Formula 1 to Reforma on 28 October
Cadillac Formula 1 Team and the Formula 1 Mexico City Grand Prix 2026 announced the exhibition on 29 September 2026, with support from the Government of Mexico City. The event starts at 10am on Wednesday 28 October 2026, according to the organiser’s announcement.
The Show Run will celebrate Pérez’s return to Mexico and his milestone of 300 Formula 1 Grand Prix starts. It also precedes the Mexico City Grand Prix, which will bring the championship to the capital later that week. The organiser’s Show Run announcement identifies the avenue as the venue and names Cadillac Formula 1 Team, the race promoter and the city government as the partners.
The organiser has not yet published a complete route or a detailed access plan. The confirmed public exhibition therefore gives travellers a date, a central venue and a start time, but not a precise viewing point along the avenue.
A historic avenue frames the Mexico City exhibition
The city describes Paseo de la Reforma as a major avenue shaped by Mexico City’s urban history. Its design was commissioned in the 1860s by Maximilian of Habsburg, initially to connect Chapultepec Castle with the entrance to the historic centre. The avenue later took its present name from the Reform laws associated with Benito Juárez.
Its route combines modern office towers with historic roundabouts and monuments. The Angel of Independence, the Diana the Huntress fountain and the statue of Cuauhtémoc are among the landmarks identified by the city’s official avenue guide. That setting gives the Show Run a different character from a circuit race: the event places a current Formula 1 team and a Mexican driver beside monuments that represent the capital’s civic history.
The city’s Day of the Dead programme also lists several public activities along the avenue from 17 October to 1 November 2026. These include the Monumental Alebrije Parade on 17 October, the Cempasúchil Flower Festival from 18 October to 1 November and the Great Day of the Dead Parade on 31 October. The Formula 1 exhibition falls between these cultural events, making late October an especially active period for the central corridor.
Visiting Paseo de la Reforma: what travellers from Western Europe should know
- The Show Run takes place on 28 October 2026 at Paseo de la Reforma in Mexico City. The organiser has confirmed a 10am start.
- The event is a public exhibition, but the complete route and detailed access arrangements have not been published in the confirmed announcement.
- The avenue passes through central Mexico City and connects areas around Chapultepec with the historic centre. The Angel of Independence is one of its recognised landmarks.
- Travellers should expect an urban setting of broad roads, pavements, roundabouts, monuments and modern buildings rather than a permanent motor-racing circuit.
- Spanish is the official language for this visit, and the national currency is the Mexican peso.
- Entry requirements depend on your nationality; UK travellers can check the FCDO travel advice at gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice, Irish travellers the Department of Foreign Affairs at ireland.ie.
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Frequently asked questions about Paseo de la Reforma
When does the Show Run take place at Paseo de la Reforma?
The public exhibition begins at 10am on 28 October 2026 in Mexico City. Cadillac Formula 1 Team and the Mexico City Grand Prix are organising it with support from the city government.
What is Paseo de la Reforma?
It is a historic Mexico City avenue designed in the 1860s and marked by monuments including the Angel of Independence, the Diana the Huntress fountain and the statue of Cuauhtémoc.
Where is Paseo de la Reforma and how do you get there?
The avenue runs through central Mexico City between the Chapultepec area and the historic centre. The precise Show Run route and detailed access arrangements had not been published in the confirmed announcement.
