1965 Mexican Grand Prix

Template:Infobox Grand Prix race report 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	Template:Flagicon Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	1:56.17	—
2	8	Template:Flagicon Dan Gurney	Brabham-Climax	1:56.24	+0.07
3	11	Template:Flagicon Richie Ginther	Honda	1:56.48	+0.31
4	7	Template:Flagicon Jack Brabham	Brabham-Climax	1:56.78	+0.61
5	3	Template:Flagicon Graham Hill	BRM	1:57.06	+0.89
6	6	Template:Flagicon Mike Spence	Lotus-Climax	1:57.22	+1.05
7	2	Template:Flagicon Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari	1:57.31	+1.14
8	4	Template:Flagicon Jackie Stewart	BRM	1:57.53	+1.36
9	18	Template:Flagicon Moisés Solana	Lotus-Climax	1:57.55	+1.38
10	12	Template:Flagicon Ronnie Bucknum	Honda	1:57.88	+1.71
11	16	Template:Flagicon Jo Siffert	Brabham-BRM	1:57.94	+1.77
12	15	Template:Flagicon Jo Bonnier	Brabham-Climax	1:58.22	+2.05
13	24	Template:Flagicon Ludovico Scarfiotti	Ferrari	1:58.93	+2.76
14	14	Template:Flagicon Pedro Rodríguez	Ferrari	1:59.06	+2.89
15	9	Template:Flagicon Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	1:59.15	+2.98
16	10	Template:Flagicon Jochen Rindt	Cooper-Climax	1:59.30	+3.13
17	21	Template:Flagicon Richard Attwood	Lotus-BRM	2:00.61	+4.44
18	22	Template:Flagicon Bob Bondurant	Lotus-BRM	2:00.80	+4.63
19	22	Template:Flagicon Innes Ireland	Lotus-BRM	2:02.36	+6.19
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Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	11	Template:Flagicon Richie Ginther	Honda	65	2:08:32.10	3	9
2	8	Template:Flagicon Dan Gurney	Brabham-Climax	65	+2.89 secs	2	6
3	6	Template:Flagicon Mike Spence	Lotus-Climax	65	+1:00.15	6	4
4	16	Template:Flagicon Jo Siffert	Brabham-BRM	65	+1:54.42	11	3
5	12	Template:Flagicon Ronnie Bucknum	Honda	64	+1 Lap	10	2
6	21	Template:Flagicon Richard Attwood	Lotus-BRM	64	+1 Lap	16	1
7	14	Template:Flagicon Pedro Rodríguez	Ferrari	62	+3 Laps	13
8	2	Template:Flagicon Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari	62	+3 Laps	7
Ret	3	Template:Flagicon Graham Hill	BRM	56	Engine	5
Ret	18	Template:Flagicon Moisés Solana	Lotus-Climax	55	Ignition	9
Ret	15	Template:Flagicon Jo Bonnier	Brabham-Climax	43	Suspension	12
Ret	10	Template:Flagicon Jochen Rindt	Cooper-Climax	39	Ignition	15
Ret	7	Template:Flagicon Jack Brabham	Brabham-Climax	38	Oil Leak	4
Ret	4	Template:Flagicon Jackie Stewart	BRM	35	Clutch	8
Ret	22	Template:Flagicon Bob Bondurant	Lotus-BRM	29	Suspension	17
Ret	9	Template:Flagicon Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	25	Gearbox	14
Ret	5	Template:Flagicon Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	8	Engine	1
DNS	22	Template:Flagicon Innes Ireland	Lotus-BRM		Car given to Bondurant
DNS	24	Template:Flagicon Ludovico Scarfiotti	Ferrari		Car given to Rodríguez
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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.
• This was the first race victory for the tyre supplier Goodyear in Formula One.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1	Template:Flagicon Jim Clark	54
	2	Template:Flagicon Graham Hill	40 (47)
	3	Template:Flagicon Jackie Stewart	33 (34)
	4	Template:Flagicon Dan Gurney	25
	5	Template:Flagicon John Surtees	17
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Constructors' Championship standings

	Pos	Constructor	Points
	1	Template:Flagicon Lotus-Climax	54 (58)
	2	Template:Flagicon BRM	45 (61)
1	3	Template:Flagicon Brabham-Climax	27 (31)
1	4	Template:Flagicon Ferrari	26 (27)
	5	Template:Flagicon Cooper-Climax	14
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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.

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