The Mexican Grand Prix 1970 was the 13th round of the 1970 F1 season, and took place at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City, Mexico, on October 25th.

Jacky Ickx won the race after starting in the 3rd position, followed by Clay Regazzoni, who originally had the pole position, and Denny Hulme completing the podium with an expectacular comeback, all the way from the 14th position of the grid.

Final results

1
2
Jacky Ickx
Ferrari
1:53:28.3
Finished
2
1
Clay Regazzoni
Ferrari
+24.64
Finished
3
11
Denny Hulme
McLaren-Ford
+45.97
Finished
4
1
Chris Amon
March
+47.05
Finished
5
1
Jean-Pierre Beltoise
Matra
+50.11
Finished
6
1
Pedro Rodríguez
BRM
+1:24.76
Finished
7
6
Jackie Oliver
BRM
+1 Lap
8
7
John Surtees
Surtees
+1 Lap
9
2
Henri Pescarolo
Matra
+4 Laps
10
2
Reine Wisell
Team Lotus
Not classified
11
7
Jack Brabham
Brabham
Engine
12
10
Jackie Stewart
Tyrrell
Suspension
13
3
Peter Gethin
McLaren-Ford
Engine
14
3
Rolf Stommelen
Brabham
Fuel system
15
6
François Cevert
March
Engine
16
8
Graham Hill
Team Lotus
Overheating
17
1
Jo Siffert
March
Engine
18
-
Emerson Fittipaldi
Team Lotus
Engine
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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... 10 drivers out of the original 18 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.

These included, Reine Wisell, who did not classify on lap 56, Jack Brabham, Peter Gethin, François Cevert, Jo Siffert, and Emerson Fittipaldi, all of whom suffered an engine malfunction, Jackie Stewart, who suffered a suspension problem on lap 33, Rolf Stommelen, who had a fuel system failure on lap 15, and Graham Hill, who suffered from an overall car overhating on lap 4.

Not classified

  • Reine Wisell
    Lap 56

Engine

  • Jack Brabham
    Lap 52
  • Peter Gethin
    Lap 27
  • François Cevert
    Lap 8
  • Jo Siffert
    Lap 3
  • Emerson Fittipaldi
    Lap 1

Suspension

  • Jackie Stewart
    Lap 33

Fuel system

  • Rolf Stommelen
    Lap 15

Overheating

  • Graham Hill
    Lap 4

Qualifying

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