The Mexican Grand Prix 1966 was the 9th round of the 1966 F1 season, and took place at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City, Mexico, on October 23rd.

John Surtees won the race from the pole, followed by Jack Brabham, and Denny Hulme completing the podium.

Final results

1
-
John Surtees
Cooper-Maserati
2:06:35.34
Finished
2
2
Jack Brabham
Brabham-Repco
+7.88
Finished
3
3
Denny Hulme
Brabham-Repco
+1 Lap
4
1
Richie Ginther
Honda
+1 Lap
5
4
Dan Gurney
Eagle-Climax
+1 Lap
6
6
Jo Bonnier
Cooper-Maserati
+2 Laps
7
10
Peter Arundell
Lotus-BRM
+4 Laps
8
5
Ronnie Bucknum
Honda
+5 Laps
9
1
Pedro Rodríguez
Lotus-BRM
Differential
10
4
Bruce McLaren
McLaren-Ford
Engine
11
-
Jo Siffert
Cooper-Maserati
Suspension
12
7
Jochen Rindt
Cooper-Maserati
Suspension
13
3
Innes Ireland
BRM
Transmission
14
4
Jackie Stewart
BRM
Oil leak
15
3
Bob Bondurant
Eagle-Weslake
Fuel system
16
9
Graham Hill
BRM
Engine
17
15
Jim Clark
Lotus-BRM
Gearbox
18
3
Moisés Solana
Cooper-Maserati
Overheating
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Race evolution

We do not have lap by lap information for this race, therefore we can't analyze the evolution of the reace.

Pit Stops

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Strategy

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Incidents

The reace did not end without incidents... 12 drivers out of the original 18 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.

These included, Pedro Rodríguez, who had a problem with the differential on lap 49, Bruce McLaren, and Graham Hill, both suffered an engine malfunction, Jo Siffert, and Jochen Rindt, both suffered a suspension problem, Innes Ireland, who had a transmission problem on lap 28, Jackie Stewart, who had an oil leak on lap 26, Bob Bondurant, who had a fuel system failure on lap 24, Jim Clark, who experienced issues with the gearbox on lap 9, and Moisés Solana, who suffered from an overall car overhating on lap 9.

Differential

  • Pedro Rodríguez
    Lap 49

Engine

  • Bruce McLaren
    Lap 40
  • Graham Hill
    Lap 18

Suspension

  • Jo Siffert
    Lap 33
  • Jochen Rindt
    Lap 32

Transmission

  • Innes Ireland
    Lap 28

Oil leak

  • Jackie Stewart
    Lap 26

Fuel system

  • Bob Bondurant
    Lap 24

Gearbox

  • Jim Clark
    Lap 9

Overheating

  • Moisés Solana
    Lap 9

Qualifying

We do not have qualifying data for this race.