1965 Mexican Grand Prix

1965 Mexican Grand Prix
Race details
Date	October 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	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax
Time	1:56.17
Fastest lap
Driver	Dan Gurney	Brabham-Climax
Time	1:55.84 on lap 57
Podium
First	Richie Ginther	Honda
Second	Dan Gurney	Brabham-Climax
Third	Mike Spence	Lotus-Climax
Lap leaders

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.

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

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	5	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	1:56.17	—
2	8	Dan Gurney	Brabham-Climax	1:56.24	+0.07
3	11	Richie Ginther	Honda	1:56.48	+0.31
4	7	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Climax	1:56.78	+0.61
5	3	Graham Hill	BRM	1:57.06	+0.89
6	6	Mike Spence	Lotus-Climax	1:57.22	+1.05
7	2	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari	1:57.31	+1.14
8	4	Jackie Stewart	BRM	1:57.53	+1.36
9	18	Moisés Solana	Lotus-Climax	1:57.55	+1.38
10	12	Ronnie Bucknum	Honda	1:57.88	+1.71
11	16	Jo Siffert	Brabham-BRM	1:57.94	+1.77
12	15	Jo Bonnier	Brabham-Climax	1:58.22	+2.05
13	24	Ludovico Scarfiotti	Ferrari	1:58.93	+2.76
14	14	Pedro Rodríguez	Ferrari	1:59.06	+2.89
15	9	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	1:59.15	+2.98
16	10	Jochen Rindt	Cooper-Climax	1:59.30	+3.13
17	21	Richard Attwood	Lotus-BRM	2:00.61	+4.44
18	22	Bob Bondurant	Lotus-BRM	2:00.80	+4.63
19	22	Innes Ireland	Lotus-BRM	2:02.36	+6.19
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Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	11	Richie Ginther	Honda	65	2:08:32.10	3	9
2	8	Dan Gurney	Brabham-Climax	65	+2.89 secs	2	6
3	6	Mike Spence	Lotus-Climax	65	+1:00.15	6	4
4	16	Jo Siffert	Brabham-BRM	65	+1:54.42	11	3
5	12	Ronnie Bucknum	Honda	64	+1 Lap	10	2
6	21	Richard Attwood	Lotus-BRM	64	+1 Lap	16	1
7	14	Pedro Rodríguez	Ferrari	62	+3 Laps	13
8	2	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari	62	+3 Laps	7
Ret	3	Graham Hill	BRM	56	Engine	5
Ret	18	Moisés Solana	Lotus-Climax	55	Ignition	9
Ret	15	Jo Bonnier	Brabham-Climax	43	Suspension	12
Ret	10	Jochen Rindt	Cooper-Climax	39	Ignition	15
Ret	7	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Climax	38	Oil Leak	4
Ret	4	Jackie Stewart	BRM	35	Clutch	8
Ret	22	Bob Bondurant	Lotus-BRM	29	Suspension	17
Ret	9	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	25	Gearbox	14
Ret	5	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	8	Engine	1
DNS	22	Innes Ireland	Lotus-BRM		Car given to Bondurant
DNS	24	Ludovico Scarfiotti	Ferrari		Car given to Rodríguez
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Notes

• This marked Richie Ginther's first and only Grand Prix win.
• It was the first Formula One World Championship Grand Prix win and podium for Honda, for a Honda-powered car, and for a Japanese/Asian manufacturer and engine supplier.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1	Jim Clark	54
	2	Graham Hill	40 (47)
	3	Jackie Stewart	33 (34)
	4	Dan Gurney	25
	5	John Surtees	17
Source:

Constructors' Championship standings

	Pos	Constructor	Points
	1	Lotus-Climax	54 (58)
	2	BRM	45 (61)
1	3	Brabham-Climax	27 (31)
1	4	Ferrari	26 (27)
	5	Cooper-Climax	14
Source:

• Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only best 6 results counted toward the championship. Numbers without parentheses are championship points, numbers in parentheses are total points scored.