1966 Mexican Grand Prix
150th World Championship race, 4th World Championship Mexican Grand Prix, 4th World Championship race at Mexico City
Fact File
| Date: | Sunday, 23 October 1966 |
|---|---|
| Winner: |  John Surtees Cooper-Maserati |
| Pole position: | John Surtees Cooper-Maserati |
| Fastest lap: |  Richie Ginther  Honda |
| Circuit: | Mexico City, 65 laps |
| Round: | 9 of 9 |
Race Result
- (P): privateer entry
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Surtees | Cooper-Maserati | 65 | 2hr 06m 35.340s | 9 | |
| 2 | +2 |  Jack Brabham | Brabham-Repco | 65 | +7.880s | 6 |
| 3 | +3 |  Denny Hulme | Brabham-Repco | 64 | +1 lap | 4 |
| 4 | -1 | Richie Ginther | Honda | 64 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 5 | +4 | Dan Gurney | Eagle-Climax | 64 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | +6 |  Jo Bonnier | Cooper-Maserati (P) | 63 | +2 laps | 1 |
| 7 | +10 | Peter Arundell | Lotus-BRM | 61 | +4 laps | |
| 8 | +5 | Ronnie Bucknum | Honda | 60 | +5 laps | |
| R |  Pedro Rodriguez | Lotus-Climax | 49 | DNF | ||
| R | Bruce McLaren | McLaren-Ford | 40 | DNF | ||
| R |  Jo Siffert | Cooper-Maserati (P) | 33 | DNF | ||
| R |  Jochen Rindt | Cooper-Maserati | 32 | DNF | ||
| R | Innes Ireland | BRM (P) | 28 | DNF | ||
| R | Jackie Stewart | BRM | 26 | DNF | ||
| R | Bob Bondurant | Eagle-Weslake | 24 | DNF | ||
| R | Graham Hill | BRM | 18 | DNF | ||
| R | Moises Solana | Cooper-Maserati | 9 | DNF | ||
| R | Jim Clark | Lotus-BRM | 9 | DNF | ||
| Did not start | ||||||
| Mike Spence | Lotus-BRM (P) | |||||
Starting Grid
- Highlight: race winner
- Highlight: second place
- Highlight: third place
- (P): privateer entry
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Surtees | Cooper-Maserati | 1:53.180 |
| 2 | Jim Clark | Lotus-BRM | |
| 3 | Richie Ginther | Honda | |
| 4 | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Repco | |
| 5 | Jochen Rindt | Cooper-Maserati | |
| 6 | Denny Hulme | Brabham-Repco | |
| 7 | Graham Hill | BRM | |
| 8 | Pedro Rodriguez | Lotus-Climax | |
| 9 | Dan Gurney | Eagle-Climax | |
| 10 | Jackie Stewart | BRM | |
| 11 | Jo Siffert | Cooper-Maserati (P) | |
| 12 | Jo Bonnier | Cooper-Maserati (P) | |
| 13 | Ronnie Bucknum | Honda | |
| 14 | Bruce McLaren | McLaren-Ford | |
| 15 | Moises Solana | Cooper-Maserati | |
| 16 | Innes Ireland | BRM (P) | |
| 17 | Peter Arundell | Lotus-BRM | |
| 18 | Bob Bondurant | Eagle-Weslake |
Championship Standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
- Highlight: driver/constructor confirmed as world champion for 1966
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Brabham | 42 |
| 2 | John Surtees | 28 |
| 3 | Jochen Rindt | 22 |
| 4 | Denny Hulme | 18 |
| 5 | Graham Hill | 17 |
| 6 | Jim Clark | 16 |
| 7 | Jackie Stewart | 14 |
| 8 | Mike Parkes | 12 |
| 9 |  Lorenzo Bandini | 12 |
| 10 | Ludovico Scarfiotti | 9 |
| 11 | Richie Ginther | 5 |
| 12 | Mike Spence | 4 |
| = | Dan Gurney | 4 |
| 14 | Bob Bondurant | 3 |
| = | Jo Siffert | 3 |
| 16 | Bruce McLaren | 3 |
| 17 | John Taylor | 1 |
| = | Bob Anderson | 1 |
| = | Peter Arundell | 1 |
| = | Jo Bonnier | 1 |
Statistics & Milestones
- Last start
- Driver: Peter Arundell, Bob Bondurant, Ronnie Bucknum, Richie Ginther, Innes Ireland
- Milestone race start
- Driver: 50th for Innes Ireland
- Wins
- Driver: 5th for John Surtees
- Constructor: 15th for Cooper
- Podiums
- Driver: 19th for John Surtees & Jack Brabham, 4th for Denny Hulme
- Constructor: 54th for Cooper, 24th & 25th for Brabham
- Poles
- Driver: 7th for John Surtees
- Constructor: 11th and last for Cooper
- Fastest laps
- Driver: 3rd and last for Richie Ginther
- Constructor: 1st for Honda (16th different fastest lap setter)
- Front row starts
- Driver: 40th for Jim Clark, 20th for John Surtees
- Points finishes
- Driver: 28th and last for Richie Ginther
- Pole & win
- Driver: 4th and last for John Surtees