1965 Mexican Grand Prix
141st World Championship race, 3rd World Championship Mexican Grand Prix, 3rd World Championship race at Mexico City
Fact File
| Date: | Sunday, 24 October 1965 |
|---|---|
| Winner: |  Richie Ginther  Honda |
| Pole position: |  Jim Clark Lotus-Climax |
| Fastest lap: | Dan Gurney Brabham-Climax |
| Circuit: | Mexico City, 65 laps |
| Round: | 10 of 10 |
Race Result
- (P): privateer entry
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +2 | Richie Ginther | Honda | 65 | 2hr 08m 32.100s | 9 |
| 2 | Dan Gurney | Brabham-Climax | 65 | +2.890s | 6 | |
| 3 | +3 | Mike Spence | Lotus-Climax | 65 | +1m 00.150s | 4 |
| 4 | +7 |  Jo Siffert | Brabham-BRM (P) | 65 | +1m 54.420s | 3 |
| 5 | +4 | Ronnie Bucknum | Honda | 64 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | +11 | Richard Attwood | Lotus-BRM (P) | 64 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | +7 |  Pedro Rodriguez | Ferrari | 62 | +3 laps | |
| 8 | -1 |  Lorenzo Bandini | Ferrari | 62 | +3 laps | |
| R | Graham Hill | BRM | 56 | DNF | ||
| R | Moises Solana | Lotus-Climax | 55 | DNF | ||
| R |  Jo Bonnier | Brabham-Climax (P) | 43 | DNF | ||
| R |  Jochen Rindt | Cooper-Climax | 39 | DNF | ||
| R |  Jack Brabham | Brabham-Climax | 38 | DNF | ||
| R | Jackie Stewart | BRM | 35 | DNF | ||
| R | Bob Bondurant | Lotus-BRM (P) | 29 | DNF | ||
| R |  Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 25 | DNF | ||
| R | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 8 | DNF | ||
| Did not start | ||||||
| Ludovico Scarfiotti | Ferrari | |||||
| Innes Ireland | Lotus-BRM (P) | |||||
Starting Grid
- Highlight: race winner
- Highlight: second place
- Highlight: third place
- (P): privateer entry
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 1:56.170 |
| 2 | Dan Gurney | Brabham-Climax | |
| 3 | Richie Ginther | Honda | |
| 4 | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Climax | |
| 5 | Graham Hill | BRM | |
| 6 | Mike Spence | Lotus-Climax | |
| 7 | Lorenzo Bandini | Ferrari | |
| 8 | Jackie Stewart | BRM | |
| 9 | Moises Solana | Lotus-Climax | |
| 10 | Ronnie Bucknum | Honda | |
| 11 | Jo Siffert | Brabham-BRM (P) | |
| 12 | Jo Bonnier | Brabham-Climax (P) | |
| 13 | |||
| 14 | Pedro Rodriguez | Ferrari | |
| 15 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | |
| 16 | Jochen Rindt | Cooper-Climax | |
| 17 | Richard Attwood | Lotus-BRM (P) | |
| 18 | Bob Bondurant | Lotus-BRM (P) |
Championship Standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
- Highlight: driver/constructor confirmed as world champion for 1965
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Clark | 54 |
| 2 | Graham Hill | 40 |
| 3 | Jackie Stewart | 33 |
| 4 | Dan Gurney | 25 |
| 5 | John Surtees | 17 |
| 6 | Lorenzo Bandini | 13 |
| 7 | Richie Ginther | 11 |
| 8 | Mike Spence | 10 |
| 9 | Bruce McLaren | 10 |
| 10 | Jack Brabham | 9 |
| 11 | Denny Hulme | 5 |
| 12 | Jo Siffert | 5 |
| 13 | Jochen Rindt | 4 |
| 14 | Pedro Rodriguez | 2 |
| = | Ronnie Bucknum | 2 |
| 16 | Richard Attwood | 2 |
Statistics & Milestones
- Wins
- Driver: 1st and only for Richie Ginther (36th different winner, 13th American driver)
- Constructor: 1st for Honda (15th different winner)
- Podiums
- Driver: 17th for Dan Gurney, 14th and last for Richie Ginther, 1st and only for Mike Spence (84th different podium finisher, 19th British driver)
- Constructor: 37th for Lotus, 16th for Brabham, 1st for Honda (23rd different podium finisher)
- Poles
- Driver: 24th for Jim Clark
- Constructor: 29th for Lotus
- Fastest laps
- Driver: 4th for Dan Gurney
- Constructor: 5th for Brabham
- Front row starts
- Driver: 34th for Jim Clark, 17th for Dan Gurney
- Points finishes
- Driver: 25th for Dan Gurney, 1st and only for Ronnie Bucknum (136th different point scorer, 43rd American driver)