Gridpedia1965 Mexican Grand Prix
Richie Ginther won the 1965 Mexican Grand Prix at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez on 24 Oct 1965 for Honda, from 3rd on the grid; Dan Gurney was second and Mike Spence third.
8 of 19 starters were classified; 11 retired or were not classified. After the race Jim Clark won the championship with 54 points, 14 ahead of Graham Hill.
- Date
- 24 Oct 1965
- Circuit
- Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City, Mexico
- Round
- 10 of 10
- Winner
- Richie Ginther (Honda)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | GINRichie Ginther | Honda | 3 | 65 | 2:08:32.10 | 9 | |
| 2 | 8 | GURDan Gurney | Brabham-Climax | 2 | 65 | +2.89 | 6 | |
| 3 | 6 | SPEMike Spence | Lotus-Climax | 6 | 65 | +1:00.15 | 4 | |
| 4 | 16 | SIFJo Siffert | Brabham-BRM | 11 | 65 | +1:54.42 | 3 | |
| 5 | 12 | BUCRonnie Bucknum | Honda | 10 | 64 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 21 | ATTRichard Attwood | Lotus-BRM | 17 | 64 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 14 | RODPedro Rodríguez | Ferrari | 14 | 62 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | 2 | BANLorenzo Bandini | Ferrari | 7 | 62 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 3 | HILGraham Hill | BRM | 5 | 56 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 18 | SOLMoisés Solana | Lotus-Climax | 9 | 55 | Ignition | 0 | |
| R | 15 | BONJo Bonnier | Brabham-Climax | 12 | 43 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 10 | RINJochen Rindt | Cooper-Climax | 16 | 39 | Ignition | 0 | |
| R | 7 | BRAJack Brabham | Brabham-Climax | 14 | 38 | Oil leak | 0 | |
| R | 4 | STEJackie Stewart | BRM | 8 | 35 | Clutch | 0 | |
| R | 22 | BONBob Bondurant | Lotus-BRM | 18 | 29 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 9 | MCLBruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 15 | 25 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 5 | CLAJim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 1 | 8 | Engine | 0 | |
| W | 22 | IREInnes Ireland | Lotus-BRM | PL | 0 | Withdrew | 0 | |
| W | 24 | SCALudovico Scarfiotti | Ferrari | PL | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Explained: how points and the two championships work.
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 6 | 54 |
| 2 | Graham Hill | BRM | 2 | 40 |
| 3 | Jackie Stewart | BRM | 1 | 33 |
| 4 | Dan Gurney | Brabham-Climax | 0 | 25 |
| 5 | John Surtees | 0 | 17 | |
| 6 | Lorenzo Bandini | Ferrari | 0 | 13 |
| 7 | Richie Ginther | Honda | 1 | 11 |
| 8 | Mike Spence | Lotus-Climax | 0 | 10 |
| 9 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Climax | 0 | 9 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lotus-Climax | 6 | 54 |
| 2 | BRM | 3 | 45 |
| 3 | Brabham-Climax | 0 | 27 |
| 4 | Ferrari | 0 | 26 |
| 5 | Cooper-Climax | 0 | 14 |
| 6 | Honda | 1 | 11 |
| 7 | Brabham-BRM | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | Lotus-BRM | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Brabham-Ford | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Alfa Romeo | 0 | 0 |