1970 season/Round 13
Mexican Grand Prix 1970
- Hermanos Rodríguez
- Mexico City
- 25 October 1970
- 65 laps
- 325 km
- 5.000 km a lap
- P1Jacky IckxFerrari1:53:28.360
- P2Clay RegazzoniFerrari+45.460
- P3Denny HulmeMcLaren+45.970
- Pole positionClay RegazzoniFerrari · 1:41.860
- Fastest lapJacky Ickx1:43.110 · lap 46
- Winner started fromP3on the grid
Result
| Pos | Driver | No. | Team · engine | Grid | Laps | Time / reason | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacky Ickxfastest lap | 3 | Ferrari | 3 | 65 | 1:53:28.360 | 9 |
| 2 | Clay Regazzoni | 4 | Ferrari | 1 | 65 | +45.460 | 6 |
| 3 | Denny Hulme | 8 | McLaren · Ford | 14 | 65 | +45.970 | 4 |
| 4 | Chris Amon | 12 | March · Ford | 5 | 65 | +47.050 | 3 |
| 5 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 6 | Matra | 6 | 65 | +50.110 | 2 |
| 6 | Pedro Rodríguez | 19 | BRM | 7 | 65 | +1:24.760 | 1 |
| 7 | Jackie Oliver | 20 | BRM | 13 | 64 | +1 lap | |
| 8 | John Surtees | 17 | Surtees · Ford | 15 | 64 | +1 lap | |
| 9 | Henri Pescarolo | 7 | Matra | 11 | 61 | +4 laps | |
| NC | Reine Wisell | 23 | Lotus · Ford | 12 | 56 | +9 laps | |
| DNF | Jack Brabham | 15 | Brabham · Ford | 4 | 52 | Engine | |
| DNF | Jackie Stewart | 1 | Tyrrell · Ford | 2 | 33 | Suspension | |
| DNF | Peter Gethin | 9 | McLaren · Ford | 10 | 27 | Engine | |
| DNF | Rolf Stommelen | 16 | Brabham · Ford | 17 | 15 | Fuel system | |
| DNF | François Cevert | 2 | March · Ford | 9 | 8 | Engine | |
| DNF | Graham Hill | 14 | Lotus · Ford | 8 | 4 | Overheating | |
| DNF | Jo Siffert | 11 | March · Ford | 16 | 3 | Engine | |
| DNF | Emerson Fittipaldi | 24 | Lotus · Ford | 18 | 1 | Engine |
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 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 1:41.860 | |
| 2 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | 1:41.880 | +0.020 |
| 3 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 1:42.410 | +0.550 |
| 4 | Jack Brabham | Brabham | 1:43.570 | +1.710 |
| 5 | Chris Amon | March | 1:43.710 | +1.850 |
| 6 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra | 1:43.820 | +1.960 |
| 7 | Pedro Rodríguez | BRM | 1:44.010 | +2.150 |
| 8 | Graham Hill | Lotus | 1:44.130 | +2.270 |
| 9 | François Cevert | March | 1:44.210 | +2.350 |
| 10 | Peter Gethin | McLaren | 1:44.460 | +2.600 |
| 11 | Henri Pescarolo | Matra | 1:44.550 | +2.690 |
| 12 | Reine Wisell | Lotus | 1:44.590 | +2.730 |
| 13 | Jackie Oliver | BRM | 1:44.700 | +2.840 |
| 14 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 1:44.950 | +3.090 |
| 15 | John Surtees | Surtees | 1:45.030 | +3.170 |
| 16 | Jo Siffert | March | 1:46.150 | +4.290 |
| 17 | Rolf Stommelen | Brabham | 1:46.300 | +4.440 |
| 18 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus | 1:48.130 | +6.270 |
Fastest laps
Each driver's quickest lap of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacky Ickx | 46 | 1:43.110 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 13. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jochen Rindt | 45 | |
| 2 | Jacky Ickx | 40 | |
| 3 | Clay Regazzoni | 33 | |
| 4 | Denny Hulme | 27 | ▲2 |
| 5 | Jack Brabham | 25 | ▼1 |
| 5 | Jackie Stewart | 25 | ▼1 |
| 7 | Pedro Rodríguez | 23 | |
| 8 | Chris Amon | 23 | |
| 9 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 16 | |
| 10 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 12 |