1964 Mexican Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 25 October 1964 |
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| Fastest lap |
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| Circuit | Mexico City, 65 laps |
| Round | 10 of 10 |
| Race numbers | The 1964 Mexican Grand Prix was the
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| Next race | 1965 South African Grand Prix |
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 | +1 |  Dan Gurney | Brabham-Climax | 65 | 2hr 09m 50.320s | 9 |
| 2 | +2 |  John Surtees | Ferrari | 65 | +1m 08.940s | 6 |
| 3 |  Lorenzo Bandini | Ferrari | 65 | +1m 09.630s | 4 | |
| 4 | +1 | Mike Spence | Lotus-Climax | 65 | +1m 21.860s | 3 |
| 5 | -4 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 64 | DNF | 2 |
| 6 | +3 |  Pedro Rodriguez | Ferrari | 64 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | +3 |  Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 64 | +1 lap | |
| 8 | +3 | Richie Ginther | BRM | 64 | +1 lap | |
| 9 | +6 | Phil Hill | Cooper-Climax | 63 | DNF | |
| 10 | +4 | Moises Solana | Lotus-Climax | 63 | +2 laps | |
| 11 | -5 | Graham Hill | BRM | 63 | +2 laps | |
| 12 | +4 | Innes Ireland | BRP-BRM | 61 | +4 laps | |
| 13 | +6 | Hap Sharp | Brabham-BRM (privateer) | 60 | +5 laps | |
| R | Chris Amon | Lotus-BRM (privateer) | 45 | DNF | ||
| R |  Jack Brabham | Brabham-Climax | 44 | DNF | ||
| R | Mike Hailwood | Lotus-BRM (privateer) | 11 | DNF | ||
| R |  Jo Siffert | Brabham-BRM (privateer) | 10 | DNF | ||
| R |  Jo Bonnier | Brabham-Climax (privateer) | 9 | DNF | ||
| R | Trevor Taylor | BRP-BRM | 5 | DNF | ||
Notes
- Jim Clark ended lap 64 in P2 before retiring on the final lap.
- Phil Hill ended lap 63 in P9 before retiring on the following lap.
Starting grid
Pole time: 1:57.240
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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| 1 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax |
| 2 | Dan Gurney | Brabham-Climax |
| 3 | Lorenzo Bandini | Ferrari |
| 4 | John Surtees | Ferrari |
| 5 | Mike Spence | Lotus-Climax |
| 6 | Graham Hill | BRM |
| 7 | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Climax |
| 8 | Jo Bonnier | Brabham-Climax (privateer) |
| 9 | Pedro Rodriguez | Ferrari |
| 10 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax |
| 11 | Richie Ginther | BRM |
| 12 | Chris Amon | Lotus-BRM (privateer) |
| 13 | Jo Siffert | Brabham-BRM (privateer) |
| 14 | Moises Solana | Lotus-Climax |
| 15 | Phil Hill | Cooper-Climax |
| 16 | Innes Ireland | BRP-BRM |
| 17 | Mike Hailwood | Lotus-BRM (privateer) |
| 18 | Trevor Taylor | BRP-BRM |
| 19 | Hap Sharp | Brabham-BRM (privateer) |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-1964 Mexican Grand Prix.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | John Surtees | 40 |
| 2 | Graham Hill | 39 |
| 3 | Jim Clark | 32 |
| 4 | Lorenzo Bandini | 23 |
| 5 | Richie Ginther | 23 |
| 6 | Dan Gurney | 19 |
| 7 | Bruce McLaren | 13 |
| 8 | Peter Arundell | 11 |
| = | Jack Brabham | 11 |
| 10 | Jo Siffert | 7 |
| 11 | Bob Anderson | 5 |
| 12 |  Tony Maggs | 4 |
| = | Mike Spence | 4 |
| 14 | Innes Ireland | 4 |
| 15 | Jo Bonnier | 3 |
| 16 | Chris Amon | 2 |
| = |  Maurice Trintignant | 2 |
| = | Walt Hansgen | 2 |
| 19 | Mike Hailwood | 1 |
| = | Phil Hill | 1 |
| = | Trevor Taylor | 1 |
| = | Pedro Rodriguez | 1 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | 45 |
| 2 | BRM | 42 |
| 3 | Lotus-Climax | 37 |
| 4 | Brabham-Climax | 30 |
| 5 | Cooper-Climax | 16 |
| 6 | Brabham-BRM | 7 |
| 7 | BRP-BRM | 5 |
| 8 | Lotus-BRM | 3 |
Statistics & milestones
- Last start
- Phil Hill, Hap Sharp
- BRP
- World Champion
- 1st and only title for John Surtees (9th driver to win the World Championship, 4th British champion)
- 2nd title for Ferrari (2nd constructor to win two championships) EQUALLED RECORD (shared with Cooper)
- Wins
- 3rd for Dan Gurney (last win until 1967; last for Brabham)
- 2nd for Brabham
- Podiums
- 12th for Dan Gurney & John Surtees, 5th for Lorenzo Bandini
- 140th & 141st for Ferrari, 10th for Brabham (9th constructor to score ten podiums)
- Poles
- 18th for Jim Clark
- 23rd for Lotus
- Fastest laps
- 16th for Jim Clark
- 20th for Lotus (2nd constructor to set 20 fastest laps)
- Front row starts
- 25th for Jim Clark, 16th for Dan Gurney
- Points finishes
- 1st for Pedro Rodriguez (131st different point scorer, 2nd Mexican driver)