1966 Mexican Grand Prix

The 1966 Mexican Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez on October 23, 1966.

Contents 1 Race report 2 Classification 3 Notes 4 References

Race report

John Surtees dominated to take his first win since transferring from Ferrari to Cooper in mid season. He took the lead from Jack Brabham on lap 6 and was never challenged. With Jim Clark suffering gearbox problems and both BRMs retiring, Richie Ginther was the only contender left.However he too had mechanical problems,and dropped back. Brabham rallied at the end to close, but Surtees had lapped the entire field up to 2nd.The first year of 3-litre engines had resulted in wins for 5 different makes of car,using 5 different engines.

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	7	John Surtees	Cooper-Maserati	65	2:06:35.34	1	9
2	5	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Repco	65	+ 7.88	4	6
3	6	Denny Hulme	Brabham-Repco	64	+ 1 lap	6	4
4	12	Richie Ginther	Honda	64	+ 1 lap	3	3
5	15	Dan Gurney	Eagle-Climax	64	+ 1 lap	9	2
6	22	Jo Bonnier	Cooper-Maserati	63	+ 2 laps	12	1
7	2	Peter Arundell	Lotus-BRM	61	+ 4 laps	17
8	14	Ronnie Bucknum	Honda	60	+ 5 laps	13
Ret	11	Pedro Rodríguez	Lotus-BRM	49	Differential	8
Ret	17	Bruce McLaren	McLaren-Ford	40	Engine	14
Ret	19	Jo Siffert	Cooper-Maserati	33	Suspension	11
Ret	8	Jochen Rindt	Cooper-Maserati	32	Suspension	5
Ret	10	Innes Ireland	BRM	28	Transmission	16
Ret	4	Jackie Stewart	BRM	26	Oil Leak	10
Ret	16	Bob Bondurant	Eagle-Weslake	24	Fuel System	18
Ret	3	Graham Hill	BRM	18	Engine	7
Ret	1	Jim Clark	Lotus-BRM	9	Gearbox	2
Ret	9	Moises Solana	Cooper-Maserati	9	Overheating	15

Notes

• Pole position: John Surtees - 1:53.18
• Fastest lap: Richie Ginther - 1:53.75

References

• "The Official Formula 1 website". Retrieved on 2008-01-16.

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