Gridpedia1966 Mexican Grand Prix
John Surtees won the 1966 Mexican Grand Prix at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez on 23 Oct 1966 for Cooper-Maserati, from pole position; Jack Brabham was second and Denny Hulme third.
8 of 18 starters were classified; 10 retired or were not classified. After the race Jack Brabham won the championship with 42 points, 14 ahead of John Surtees.
- Date
- 23 Oct 1966
- Circuit
- Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City, Mexico
- Round
- 9 of 9
- Winner
- John Surtees (Cooper-Maserati)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | SURJohn Surtees | Cooper-Maserati | 1 | 65 | 2:06:35.34 | 9 | |
| 2 | 5 | BRAJack Brabham | Brabham-Repco | 4 | 65 | +7.88 | 6 | |
| 3 | 6 | HULDenny Hulme | Brabham-Repco | 6 | 64 | +1 Lap | 4 | |
| 4 | 12 | GINRichie Ginther | Honda | 3 | 64 | +1 Lap | 3 | |
| 5 | 15 | GURDan Gurney | Eagle-Climax | 9 | 64 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 22 | BONJo Bonnier | Cooper-Maserati | 12 | 63 | +2 Laps | 1 | |
| 7 | 2 | ARUPeter Arundell | Lotus-BRM | 17 | 61 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | 14 | BUCRonnie Bucknum | Honda | 13 | 60 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 11 | RODPedro Rodríguez | Lotus-BRM | 8 | 49 | Differential | 0 | |
| R | 17 | MCLBruce McLaren | McLaren-Ford | 14 | 40 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 19 | SIFJo Siffert | Cooper-Maserati | 11 | 33 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 8 | RINJochen Rindt | Cooper-Maserati | 5 | 32 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 10 | IREInnes Ireland | BRM | 16 | 28 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 4 | STEJackie Stewart | BRM | 10 | 26 | Oil leak | 0 | |
| R | 16 | BONBob Bondurant | Eagle-Weslake | 18 | 24 | Fuel system | 0 | |
| R | 3 | HILGraham Hill | BRM | 7 | 18 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 1 | CLAJim Clark | Lotus-BRM | 2 | 9 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 9 | SOLMoisés Solana | Cooper-Maserati | 15 | 9 | Overheating | 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 | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Repco | 4 | 42 |
| 2 | John Surtees | Cooper-Maserati | 2 | 28 |
| 3 | Jochen Rindt | Cooper-Maserati | 0 | 22 |
| 4 | Denny Hulme | Brabham-Repco | 0 | 18 |
| 5 | Graham Hill | BRM | 0 | 17 |
| 6 | Jim Clark | Lotus-BRM | 1 | 16 |
| 7 | Jackie Stewart | BRM | 1 | 14 |
| 8 | Mike Parkes | 0 | 12 | |
| 9 | Lorenzo Bandini | 0 | 12 | |
| 10 | Ludovico Scarfiotti | 1 | 9 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brabham-Repco | 4 | 42 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 2 | 31 |
| 3 | Cooper-Maserati | 1 | 30 |
| 4 | BRM | 1 | 22 |
| 5 | Lotus-BRM | 1 | 13 |
| 6 | Lotus-Climax | 0 | 8 |
| 7 | Eagle-Climax | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Honda | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | McLaren-Ford | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Brabham-Climax | 0 | 1 |