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 Lotus-Climax
Time 1:56.17
Fastest lap
Driver United States Dan Gurney Brabham-Climax
Time 1:55.84 on lap 57
Podium
First Honda
Second Brabham-Climax
Third 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 United Kingdom Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 1:56.17
2 8 United States Dan Gurney Brabham-Climax 1:56.24 +0.07
3 11 United States Richie Ginther Honda 1:56.48 +0.31
4 7 Australia Jack Brabham Brabham-Climax 1:56.78 +0.61
5 3 United Kingdom Graham Hill BRM 1:57.06 +0.89
6 6 United Kingdom Mike Spence Lotus-Climax 1:57.22 +1.05
7 2 Italy Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari 1:57.31 +1.14
8 4 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart BRM 1:57.53 +1.36
9 18 Mexico Moisés Solana Lotus-Climax 1:57.55 +1.38
10 12 United States Ronnie Bucknum Honda 1:57.88 +1.71
11 16 Switzerland Jo Siffert Brabham-BRM 1:57.94 +1.77
12 15 Sweden Jo Bonnier Brabham-Climax 1:58.22 +2.05
13 24 Italy Ludovico Scarfiotti Ferrari 1:58.93 +2.76
14 14 Mexico Pedro Rodríguez Ferrari 1:59.06 +2.89
15 9 New Zealand Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 1:59.15 +2.98
16 10 Austria Jochen Rindt Cooper-Climax 1:59.30 +3.13
17 21 United Kingdom Richard Attwood Lotus-BRM 2:00.61 +4.44
18 22 United States Bob Bondurant Lotus-BRM 2:00.80 +4.63
19 22 United Kingdom Innes Ireland Lotus-BRM 2:02.36 +6.19
Source:[1][2]

Race

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

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

  • 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.

References

  1. ^ "1965 Mexican GP Qualification". www.chicanef1.com. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  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. ^ a b "Mexico 1965 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 19 March 2019.


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