1966 season/Round 9
Mexican Grand Prix 1966
- Hermanos Rodríguez
- Mexico City
- 23 October 1966
- 65 laps
- 325 km
- 5.000 km a lap
- P1John SurteesCooper2:06:35.340
- P2Jack BrabhamBrabham+7.880
- P3Denny HulmeBrabham+1 lap
- Pole positionJohn SurteesCooper · 1:53.180
- Fastest lapRichie Ginther1:53.750 · lap 58
- Winner started fromP1on the grid
Result
| Pos | Driver | No. | Team · engine | Grid | Laps | Time / reason | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Surtees | 7 | Cooper · Maserati | 1 | 65 | 2:06:35.340 | 9 |
| 2 | Jack Brabham | 5 | Brabham · Repco | 4 | 65 | +7.880 | 6 |
| 3 | Denny Hulme | 6 | Brabham · Repco | 6 | 64 | +1 lap | 4 |
| 4 | Richie Gintherfastest lap | 12 | Honda | 3 | 64 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 5 | Dan Gurney | 15 | Eagle · Climax | 9 | 64 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | Jo Bonnier | 22 | Cooper · Maserati | 12 | 63 | +2 laps | 1 |
| 7 | Peter Arundell | 2 | Lotus · BRM | 17 | 61 | +4 laps | |
| 8 | Ronnie Bucknum | 14 | Honda | 13 | 60 | +5 laps | |
| DNF | Pedro Rodríguez | 11 | Lotus · Climax | 8 | 49 | Differential | |
| DNF | Bruce McLaren | 17 | McLaren · Ford | 14 | 40 | Engine | |
| DNF | Jo Siffert | 19 | Cooper · Maserati | 11 | 33 | Suspension | |
| DNF | Jochen Rindt | 8 | Cooper · Maserati | 5 | 32 | Suspension | |
| DNF | Innes Ireland | 10 | BRM | 16 | 28 | Transmission | |
| DNF | Jackie Stewart | 4 | BRM | 10 | 26 | Oil leak | |
| DNF | Bob Bondurant | 16 | Eagle · Weslake | 18 | 24 | Fuel system | |
| DNF | Graham Hill | 3 | BRM | 7 | 18 | Engine | |
| DNF | Moisés Solana | 9 | Cooper · Maserati | 15 | 9 | Overheating | |
| DNF | Jim Clark | 1 | Lotus · BRM | 2 | 9 | Gearbox | |
| DNS | Mike Spence | 18 | Lotus · BRM | – | Accident |
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 | John Surtees | Cooper | 1:53.180 | |
| 2 | Jim Clark | Lotus | 1:53.500 | +0.320 |
| 3 | Richie Ginther | Honda | 1:53.560 | +0.380 |
| 4 | Jack Brabham | Brabham | 1:53.950 | +0.770 |
| 5 | Jochen Rindt | Cooper | 1:54.190 | +1.010 |
| 6 | Denny Hulme | Brabham | 1:54.210 | +1.030 |
| 7 | Graham Hill | BRM | 1:54.610 | +1.430 |
| 8 | Pedro Rodríguez | Lotus | 1:54.780 | +1.600 |
| 9 | Dan Gurney | Eagle | 1:54.930 | +1.750 |
| 10 | Jackie Stewart | BRM | 1:55.900 | +2.720 |
| 11 | Mike Spence | Lotus | 1:55.980 | +2.800 |
| 12 | Jo Siffert | Cooper | 1:55.990 | +2.810 |
| 13 | Jo Bonnier | Cooper | 1:56.490 | +3.310 |
| 14 | Ronnie Bucknum | Honda | 1:56.590 | +3.410 |
| 15 | Bruce McLaren | McLaren | 1:56.840 | +3.660 |
| 16 | Moisés Solana | Cooper | 1:57.440 | +4.260 |
| 17 | Innes Ireland | BRM | 1:57.460 | +4.280 |
| 18 | Peter Arundell | Lotus | 2:00.790 | +7.610 |
| 19 | Bob Bondurant | Eagle | 2:02.880 | +9.700 |
Fastest laps
Each driver's quickest lap of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richie Ginther | 58 | 1:53.750 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 9. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Brabham | 42 | |
| 2 | John Surtees | 28 | ▲1 |
| 3 | Jochen Rindt | 22 | ▼1 |
| 4 | Denny Hulme | 18 | ▲3 |
| 5 | Graham Hill | 17 | ▼1 |
| 6 | Jim Clark | 16 | ▼1 |
| 7 | Jackie Stewart | 14 | ▼1 |
| 8 | Mike Parkes | 12 | |
| 9 | Lorenzo Bandini | 12 | |
| 10 | Ludovico Scarfiotti | 9 |