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1964 Mexican Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitMexico City, 65 laps
Round10 of 10
Race numbers

The 1964 Mexican Grand Prix was the:

  • 131st World Championship race
  • 2nd World Championship Mexican Grand Prix
  • 2nd World Championship race at Mexico City
  • 1964 Drivers’ title decider
  • 1964 Constructors’ title decider
More 1964 season
More Mexican Grands Prix
Next race1965 South African Grand Prix

Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+1(USA) Dan GurneyBrabham-Climax652hr 09m 50.320s9
2+2(GBR) John SurteesFerrari65+1m 08.940s6
3 (ITA) Lorenzo BandiniFerrari65+1m 09.630s4
4+1(GBR) Mike SpenceLotus-Climax65+1m 21.860s3
5-4(GBR) Jim ClarkLotus-Climax64DNF2
6+3(MEX) Pedro RodriguezFerrari64+1 lap1
7+3(NZL) Bruce McLarenCooper-Climax64+1 lap 
8+3(USA) Richie GintherBRM64+1 lap 
9+6(USA) Phil HillCooper-Climax63DNF 
10+4(MEX) Moises SolanaLotus-Climax63+2 laps 
11-5(GBR) Graham HillBRM63+2 laps 
12+4(GBR) Innes IrelandBRP-BRM61+4 laps 
13+6(USA) Hap SharpBrabham-BRM (privateer)60+5 laps 
R (NZL) Chris AmonLotus-BRM (privateer)45DNF 
R (AUS) Jack BrabhamBrabham-Climax44DNF 
R (GBR) Mike HailwoodLotus-BRM (privateer)11DNF 
R (CHE) Jo SiffertBrabham-BRM (privateer)10DNF 
R (SWE) Jo BonnierBrabham-Climax (privateer)9DNF 
R (GBR) Trevor TaylorBRP-BRM5DNF 

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

PosDriverConstructor
1(GBR) Jim ClarkLotus-Climax
2(USA) Dan GurneyBrabham-Climax
3(ITA) Lorenzo BandiniFerrari
4(GBR) John SurteesFerrari
5(GBR) Mike SpenceLotus-Climax
6(GBR) Graham HillBRM
7(AUS) Jack BrabhamBrabham-Climax
8(SWE) Jo BonnierBrabham-Climax (privateer)
9(MEX) Pedro RodriguezFerrari
10(NZL) Bruce McLarenCooper-Climax
11(USA) Richie GintherBRM
12(NZL) Chris AmonLotus-BRM (privateer)
13(CHE) Jo SiffertBrabham-BRM (privateer)
14(MEX) Moises SolanaLotus-Climax
15(USA) Phil HillCooper-Climax
16(GBR) Innes IrelandBRP-BRM
17(GBR) Mike HailwoodLotus-BRM (privateer)
18(GBR) Trevor TaylorBRP-BRM
19(USA) Hap SharpBrabham-BRM (privateer)

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(GBR) John Surtees40
2(GBR) Graham Hill39
3(GBR) Jim Clark32
4(ITA) Lorenzo Bandini23
5(USA) Richie Ginther23
6(USA) Dan Gurney19
7(NZL) Bruce McLaren13
8(GBR) Peter Arundell11
=(AUS) Jack Brabham11
10(CHE) Jo Siffert7
11(GBR) Bob Anderson5
12(ZAF) Tony Maggs4
=(GBR) Mike Spence4
14(GBR) Innes Ireland4
15(SWE) Jo Bonnier3
16(NZL) Chris Amon2
=(FRA) Maurice Trintignant2
=(USA) Walt Hansgen2
19(GBR) Mike Hailwood1
=(USA) Phil Hill1
=(GBR) Trevor Taylor1
=(MEX) Pedro Rodriguez1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Ferrari45
2BRM42
3Lotus-Climax37
4Brabham-Climax30
5Cooper-Climax16
6Brabham-BRM7
7BRP-BRM5
8Lotus-BRM3

Stats & 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)