1965 Mexican Grand Prix

The 1965 Mexican Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Mexico City on October 24, 1965.

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. 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 his only, and Honda's first 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

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

Notes

• Pole position: Jim Clark - 1:56.17
• Fastest Lap: Dan Gurney - 1:55.84 on lap 57
• Lap Leaders: Richie Ginther 65 laps (1-65).
• Career Firsts: Richie Ginther (win); Ronnie Bucknum (points); Mike Spence (podium). This is the only time each of these three drivers would achieve these feats.
• First win for Honda and Goodyear in Formula One.