1965 Mexican Grand Prix

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1965 Mexican Grand Prix
Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez 1963.svg
Race details
DateOctober 24, 1965
Official name IV Gran Premio de Mexico
Location Ciudad Deportiva Magdalena Mixhuca, Mexico City, Mexico
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 5.000 km (3.107 miles)
Distance 65 laps, 325.000 km (201.946 miles)
Pole position
Driver
 Lotus-Climax
Time 1:56.17
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of the United States.svg Dan Gurney Brabham-Climax
Time 1:55.84 on lap 57
Podium
First
 Honda
Second
 Brabham-Climax
Third
 Lotus-Climax
Lap leaders
  • 1965 Mexican Grand Prix

The 1965 Mexican Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Ciudad Deportiva Magdalena Mixhuca in Mexico City on October 24, 1965. It was race 10 of 10 in both the 1965 World Championship of Drivers and the 1965 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The race was won by Richie Ginther, who took his first and only victory, first for the Honda team and, excluding the Indianapolis 500, first win for the non-European team, after leading for the entire race. The Brabham-Climax of Dan Gurney finished the race second and the Lotus-Climax of Mike Spence completed the podium.

Contents

Race report

The Mexican Grand Prix provided a host of new records - the last race of the 1500cc era was the only one of the season not to be won by a British-powered car and also the only race not to be won by a British driver. Honda's testing proved to be of benefit as Jim Clark and Graham Hill dropped out with engine problems and Jackie Stewart retired with clutch problems to leave Dan Gurney as the only challenger to Richie Ginther. Lorenzo Bandini and Pedro Rodríguez collided at the hairpin, leaving Ginther to stroll home for Honda's first, and his only, Grand Prix win. Goodyear also bowed out of Formula One in winning form. Gurney and Mike Spence took the other podium places, with Jo Siffert, Ronnie Bucknum and Richard Attwood completing the points scorers.

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGap
15 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 1:56.17—
28 Flag of the United States.svg Dan Gurney Brabham-Climax 1:56.24+0.07
311 Flag of the United States.svg Richie Ginther Honda 1:56.48+0.31
47 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Brabham Brabham-Climax 1:56.78+0.61
53 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Hill BRM 1:57.06+0.89
66 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Spence Lotus-Climax 1:57.22+1.05
72 Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari 1:57.31+1.14
84 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jackie Stewart BRM 1:57.53+1.36
918 Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg Moisés Solana Lotus-Climax 1:57.55+1.38
1012 Flag of the United States.svg Ronnie Bucknum Honda 1:57.88+1.71
1116 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jo Siffert Brabham-BRM 1:57.94+1.77
1215 Flag of Sweden.svg Jo Bonnier Brabham-Climax 1:58.22+2.05
1324 Flag of Italy.svg Ludovico Scarfiotti Ferrari 1:58.93+2.76
1414 Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg Pedro Rodríguez Ferrari 1:59.06+2.89
159 Flag of New Zealand.svg Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 1:59.15+2.98
1610 Flag of Austria.svg Jochen Rindt Cooper-Climax 1:59.30+3.13
1721 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Attwood Lotus-BRM 2:00.61+4.44
1822 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bondurant Lotus-BRM 2:00.80+4.63
1922 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Innes Ireland Lotus-BRM 2:02.36+6.19
Source: [1] [2]

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
111 Flag of the United States.svg Richie Ginther Honda 652:08:32.1039
28 Flag of the United States.svg Dan Gurney Brabham-Climax 65+2.89 secs26
36 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Spence Lotus-Climax 65+1:00.1564
416 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jo Siffert Brabham-BRM 65+1:54.42113
512 Flag of the United States.svg Ronnie Bucknum Honda 64+1 Lap102
621 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Attwood Lotus-BRM 64+1 Lap161
714 Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg Pedro Rodríguez Ferrari 62+3 Laps13
82 Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari 62+3 Laps7
Ret3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Hill BRM 56Engine5
Ret18 Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg Moisés Solana Lotus-Climax 55Ignition9
Ret15 Flag of Sweden.svg Jo Bonnier Brabham-Climax 43Suspension12
Ret10 Flag of Austria.svg Jochen Rindt Cooper-Climax 39Ignition15
Ret7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Brabham Brabham-Climax 38Oil Leak4
Ret4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jackie Stewart BRM 35Clutch8
Ret22 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bondurant Lotus-BRM 29Suspension17
Ret9 Flag of New Zealand.svg Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 25Gearbox14
Ret5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 8Engine1
DNS22 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Innes Ireland Lotus-BRM Car given to Bondurant
DNS24 Flag of Italy.svg Ludovico Scarfiotti Ferrari Car given to Rodríguez
Source: [3]

Notes

Championship standings after the race

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References

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  2. ↑ "1965 Mexican Grand Prix". Motor Sport Magazine . Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  3. ↑ "1965 Mexican Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Mexico 1965 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
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