1965 Mexican Grand Prix
| Date | |
|---|---|
| Winner | |
| Pole position | |
| Fastest lap |
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| Circuit | Mexico City, 65 laps |
| Round | 10 of 10 |
| Race numbers | The 1965 Mexican Grand Prix was the:
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| More Mexican Grands Prix | |
| Next race | 1966 Monaco Grand Prix |
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +2 | (USA) Richie Ginther | Honda | 65 | 2hr 08m 32.100s | 9 |
| 2 | (USA) Dan Gurney | Brabham-Climax | 65 | +2.890s | 6 | |
| 3 | +3 | (GBR) Mike Spence | Lotus-Climax | 65 | +1m 00.150s | 4 |
| 4 | +7 | (CHE) Jo Siffert | Brabham-BRM (privateer) | 65 | +1m 54.420s | 3 |
| 5 | +4 | (USA) Ronnie Bucknum | Honda | 64 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | +11 | (GBR) Richard Attwood | Lotus-BRM (privateer) | 64 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | +7 | (MEX) Pedro Rodriguez | Ferrari | 62 | +3 laps | |
| 8 | -1 | (ITA) Lorenzo Bandini | Ferrari | 62 | +3 laps | |
| R | (GBR) Graham Hill | BRM | 56 | DNF | ||
| R | (MEX) Moises Solana | Lotus-Climax | 55 | DNF | ||
| R | (SWE) Jo Bonnier | Brabham-Climax (privateer) | 43 | DNF | ||
| R | (AUT) Jochen Rindt | Cooper-Climax | 39 | DNF | ||
| R | (AUS) Jack Brabham | Brabham-Climax | 38 | DNF | ||
| R | (GBR) Jackie Stewart | BRM | 35 | DNF | ||
| R | (USA) Bob Bondurant | Lotus-BRM (privateer) | 29 | DNF | ||
| R | (NZL) Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 25 | DNF | ||
| R | (GBR) Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 8 | DNF | ||
| Did not start | ||||||
| (ITA) Ludovico Scarfiotti | Ferrari | |||||
| (GBR) Innes Ireland | Lotus-BRM (privateer) | |||||
Starting grid
Pole time: 1:56.170
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | (GBR) Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax |
| 2 | (USA) Dan Gurney | Brabham-Climax |
| 3 | (USA) Richie Ginther | Honda |
| 4 | (AUS) Jack Brabham | Brabham-Climax |
| 5 | (GBR) Graham Hill | BRM |
| 6 | (GBR) Mike Spence | Lotus-Climax |
| 7 | (ITA) Lorenzo Bandini | Ferrari |
| 8 | (GBR) Jackie Stewart | BRM |
| 9 | (MEX) Moises Solana | Lotus-Climax |
| 10 | (USA) Ronnie Bucknum | Honda |
| 11 | (CHE) Jo Siffert | Brabham-BRM (privateer) |
| 12 | (SWE) Jo Bonnier | Brabham-Climax (privateer) |
| 13 | ||
| 14 | (MEX) Pedro Rodriguez | Ferrari |
| 15 | (NZL) Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax |
| 16 | (AUT) Jochen Rindt | Cooper-Climax |
| 17 | (GBR) Richard Attwood | Lotus-BRM (privateer) |
| 18 | (USA) Bob Bondurant | Lotus-BRM (privateer) |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | (GBR) Jim Clark | 54 |
| 2 | (GBR) Graham Hill | 40 |
| 3 | (GBR) Jackie Stewart | 33 |
| 4 | (USA) Dan Gurney | 25 |
| 5 | (GBR) John Surtees | 17 |
| 6 | (ITA) Lorenzo Bandini | 13 |
| 7 | (USA) Richie Ginther | 11 |
| 8 | (GBR) Mike Spence | 10 |
| 9 | (NZL) Bruce McLaren | 10 |
| 10 | (AUS) Jack Brabham | 9 |
| 11 | (NZL) Denny Hulme | 5 |
| 12 | (CHE) Jo Siffert | 5 |
| 13 | (AUT) Jochen Rindt | 4 |
| 14 | (MEX) Pedro Rodriguez | 2 |
| = | (USA) Ronnie Bucknum | 2 |
| 16 | (GBR) Richard Attwood | 2 |
Statistics & milestones
- Wins
- 1st and only for Richie Ginther (36th different winner, 13th American driver)
- 1st for Honda (15th different winner)
- Podiums
- 17th for Dan Gurney (last podium until 1967; last for Brabham)
- 14th and last for Richie Ginther (only podium for Honda)
- 1st and only for Mike Spence (84th different podium finisher, 19th British driver)
- 37th for Lotus
- 16th for Brabham
- 1st for Honda (23rd different podium finisher)
- Poles
- 24th for Jim Clark
- 29th for Lotus
- Fastest laps
- 4th for Dan Gurney (last until 1967; last for Brabham)
- 5th for Brabham
- Front row starts
- 34th for Jim Clark
- 17th for Dan Gurney (last for Brabham)
- Points finishes
- 25th for Dan Gurney
- 1st and only for Ronnie Bucknum (136th different point scorer, 43rd American driver)