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.
1965 Mexican Grand Prix | |||
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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 |
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Time | 1:55.84 on lap 57 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Honda | ||
Second | Brabham-Climax | ||
Third | Lotus-Climax | ||
Lap leaders |
Race report
editThe 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
editQualifying
editPos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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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
editPos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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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 | |||
Source:[3]
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Notes
edit- 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
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- 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
edit- ^ "1965 Mexican GP Qualification". www.chicanef1.com. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ "1965 Mexican Grand Prix". Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ "1965 Mexican Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ^ a b "Mexico 1965 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 19 March 2019.