1965 season/Round 10
Mexican Grand Prix 1965
- Hermanos Rodríguez
- Mexico City
- 24 October 1965
- 65 laps
- 325 km
- 5.000 km a lap
- P1Richie GintherHonda2:08:32.100
- P2Dan GurneyBrabham+2.890
- P3Mike SpenceLotus+1:00.150
- Pole positionJim ClarkLotus · 1:56.170
- Fastest lapDan Gurney1:55.840 · lap 57
- Winner started fromP3on the grid
Result
| Pos | Driver | No. | Team · engine | Grid | Laps | Time / reason | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richie Ginther | 11 | Honda | 3 | 65 | 2:08:32.100 | 9 |
| 2 | Dan Gurneyfastest lap | 8 | Brabham · Climax | 2 | 65 | +2.890 | 6 |
| 3 | Mike Spence | 6 | Lotus · Climax | 6 | 65 | +1:00.150 | 4 |
| 4 | Jo Siffert | 16 | Brabham · BRM | 11 | 65 | +1:54.420 | 3 |
| 5 | Ronnie Bucknum | 12 | Honda | 10 | 64 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | Richard Attwood | 21 | Lotus · BRM | 16 | 64 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | Pedro Rodríguez | 14 | Ferrari | 13 | 62 | +3 laps | |
| 8 | Lorenzo Bandini | 2 | Ferrari | 7 | 62 | +3 laps | |
| DNF | Graham Hill | 3 | BRM | 5 | 56 | Engine | |
| DNF | Moisés Solana | 18 | Lotus · Climax | 9 | 55 | Ignition | |
| DNF | Jo Bonnier | 15 | Brabham · Climax | 12 | 43 | Suspension | |
| DNF | Jochen Rindt | 10 | Cooper · Climax | 15 | 39 | Ignition | |
| DNF | Jack Brabham | 7 | Brabham · Climax | 4 | 38 | Oil leak | |
| DNF | Jackie Stewart | 4 | BRM | 8 | 35 | Clutch | |
| DNF | Bob Bondurant | 22 | Lotus · BRM | 17 | 29 | Suspension | |
| DNF | Bruce McLaren | 9 | Cooper · Climax | 14 | 25 | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Jim Clark | 5 | Lotus · Climax | 1 | 8 | Engine | |
| DNS | Innes Ireland | 22 | Lotus · BRM | – | Car raced by Bondurant | ||
| DNS | Ludovico Scarfiotti | 24 | Ferrari | – | Car raced by Rodríguez |
A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Clark | Lotus | 1:56.170 | |
| 2 | Dan Gurney | Brabham | 1:56.240 | +0.070 |
| 3 | Richie Ginther | Honda | 1:56.480 | +0.310 |
| 4 | Jack Brabham | Brabham | 1:56.780 | +0.610 |
| 5 | Graham Hill | BRM | 1:57.060 | +0.890 |
| 6 | Mike Spence | Lotus | 1:57.220 | +1.050 |
| 7 | Lorenzo Bandini | Ferrari | 1:57.310 | +1.140 |
| 8 | Jackie Stewart | BRM | 1:57.530 | +1.360 |
| 9 | Moisés Solana | Lotus | 1:57.550 | +1.380 |
| 10 | Ronnie Bucknum | Honda | 1:57.880 | +1.710 |
| 11 | Jo Siffert | Brabham | 1:57.940 | +1.770 |
| 12 | Jo Bonnier | Brabham | 1:58.220 | +2.050 |
| 13 | Ludovico Scarfiotti | Ferrari | 1:58.930 | +2.760 |
| 14 | Pedro Rodríguez | Ferrari | 1:59.060 | +2.890 |
| 15 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper | 1:59.150 | +2.980 |
| 16 | Jochen Rindt | Cooper | 1:59.300 | +3.130 |
| 17 | Richard Attwood | Lotus | 2:00.610 | +4.440 |
| 18 | Bob Bondurant | Lotus | 2:00.800 | +4.630 |
| 19 | Innes Ireland | Lotus | 2:02.360 | +6.190 |
Fastest laps
Each driver's quickest lap of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dan Gurney | 57 | 1:55.840 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 10. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Clark | 54 | |
| 2 | Graham Hill | 40 | |
| 3 | Jackie Stewart | 33 | |
| 4 | Dan Gurney | 25 | |
| 5 | John Surtees | 17 | |
| 6 | Lorenzo Bandini | 13 | |
| 7 | Richie Ginther | 11 | ▲6 |
| 8 | Mike Spence | 10 | ▲1 |
| 9 | Bruce McLaren | 10 | ▼2 |
| 10 | Jack Brabham | 9 | ▼2 |