1965 Mexican Grand Prix

From WOI Encyclopedia Italia

Results from the 1965 Formula One Mexican Grand Prix held at Mexico City on October 24, 1965. The 1965 Mexican Grand Prix saw American Richie Ginther take Honda's first Grand Prix victory, a victory which would also prove to be Ginther's only win in Formula One.

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	11	Richie Ginther	Honda	65	2:08:32.10	3	9
2	8	Dan Gurney	Brabham-Climax	65	+2.89 secs	2	6
3	6	Mike Spence	Lotus-Climax	65	+1:00.15	6	4
4	16	Jo Siffert	Brabham-BRM	65	+1:54.42	11	3
5	12	Ronnie Bucknum	Honda	64	+1 Lap	10	2
6	21	Richard Attwood	Lotus-BRM	64	+1 Lap	17	1
7	14	Pedro Rodríguez	Ferrari	62	+3 Laps	14
8	2	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari	62	+3 Laps	7
Ret	3	Graham Hill	BRM	56	Engine	5
Ret	18	Moises Solana	Lotus-Climax	55	Ignition	9
Ret	15	Jo Bonnier	Brabham-Climax	43	Suspension	12
Ret	10	Jochen Rindt	Cooper-Climax	39	Ignition	16
Ret	7	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Climax	38	Oil Leak	14
Ret	4	Jackie Stewart	BRM	35	Clutch	8
Ret	22	Bob Bondurant	Lotus-BRM	29	Suspension	18
Ret	9	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	25	Gearbox	15
Ret	5	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	8	Engine	1
DNS	22	Innes Ireland	Lotus-BRM		Car given to Bondurant
DNS	24	Ludovico Scarfiotti	Ferrari		Car given to Rodríguez

Notes

• Pole position: Jim Clark - 1:56.17
• Fastest Lap: Dan Gurney - 1:55.84 on lap 57
• Lap Leaders: Richie Ginther 65 laps (1-65).
• Career Firsts: Richie Ginther (win); Ronnie Bucknum (points); Mike Spence (podium). This is the only time each of these three drivers would achieve these feats.
• First win for Honda and Goodyear in Formula One.

Mexican Grand Prix
Year of race	1965
Previous race in season	1965 United States Grand Prix
Next race in season	1966 Monaco Grand Prix
Previous year's race	1964 Mexican Grand Prix
Next year's race	1966 Mexican Grand Prix