Mexican Grand Prix
Gran Premio de México 1966
Podium
BRABrabham
2
SURCooper
1
HULBrabham
3
Key facts
WinnerSUR2:06:35.340 from P1
PoleSUR1:53.180
Fastest lapGIN1:53.750 on lap 58
Finishers8 / 19classified
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/- | Laps | Time / gap | Pts | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SURJohn Surtees | Cooper | 1 | – | 65 | 2:06:35.340 | 9 | – |
| 2 | BRAJack Brabham | Brabham | 4 | ▲2 | 65 | +7.880s | 6 | – |
| 3 | HULDenny Hulme | Brabham | 6 | ▲3 | 64 | +1 lap | 4 | – |
| 4 | GINRichie Ginther | Honda | 3 | ▼1 | 64 | +1 lap | 3 | 1:53.750 |
| 5 | GURDan Gurney | Eagle | 9 | ▲4 | 64 | +1 lap | 2 | – |
| 6 | JBOJo Bonnier | Cooper | 12 | ▲6 | 63 | +2 laps | 1 | – |
| 7 | ARUPeter Arundell | Lotus | 17 | ▲10 | 61 | +4 laps | – | |
| 8 | BUCRonnie Bucknum | Honda | 13 | ▲5 | 60 | +5 laps | – | |
| DNF | RODPedro Rodríguez | Lotus | 8 | 49 | Differential | – | ||
| DNF | MCLBruce McLaren | McLaren | 14 | 40 | Engine | – | ||
| DNF | SIFJo Siffert | Cooper | 11 | 33 | Suspension | – | ||
| DNF | RINJochen Rindt | Cooper | 5 | 32 | Suspension | – | ||
| DNF | IREInnes Ireland | BRM | 16 | 28 | Transmission | – | ||
| DNF | STEJackie Stewart | BRM | 10 | 26 | Oil leak | – | ||
| DNF | BONBob Bondurant | Eagle | 18 | 24 | Fuel system | – | ||
| DNF | HILGraham Hill | BRM | 7 | 18 | Engine | – | ||
| DNF | SOLMoisés Solana | Cooper | 15 | 9 | Overheating | – | ||
| DNF | CLAJim Clark | Lotus | 2 | 9 | Gearbox | – | ||
| DNS | SPEMike Spence | Lotus | – | 0 | Accident | – |
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap to pole |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SURJohn Surtees | Cooper | 1:53.180 | |
| 2 | CLAJim Clark | Lotus | 1:53.500 | +0.320s |
| 3 | GINRichie Ginther | Honda | 1:53.560 | +0.380s |
| 4 | BRAJack Brabham | Brabham | 1:53.950 | +0.770s |
| 5 | RINJochen Rindt | Cooper | 1:54.190 | +1.010s |
| 6 | HULDenny Hulme | Brabham | 1:54.210 | +1.030s |
| 7 | HILGraham Hill | BRM | 1:54.610 | +1.430s |
| 8 | RODPedro Rodríguez | Lotus | 1:54.780 | +1.600s |
| 9 | GURDan Gurney | Eagle | 1:54.930 | +1.750s |
| 10 | STEJackie Stewart | BRM | 1:55.900 | +2.720s |
| 11 | SPEMike Spence | Lotus | 1:55.980 | +2.800s |
| 12 | SIFJo Siffert | Cooper | 1:55.990 | +2.810s |
| 13 | JBOJo Bonnier | Cooper | 1:56.490 | +3.310s |
| 14 | BUCRonnie Bucknum | Honda | 1:56.590 | +3.410s |
| 15 | MCLBruce McLaren | McLaren | 1:56.840 | +3.660s |
| 16 | SOLMoisés Solana | Cooper | 1:57.440 | +4.260s |
| 17 | IREInnes Ireland | BRM | 1:57.460 | +4.280s |
| 18 | ARUPeter Arundell | Lotus | 2:00.790 | +7.610s |
| 19 | BONBob Bondurant | Eagle | 2:02.880 | +9.700s |
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez
Previous winners here
| 1965 | Richie Ginther | Honda |
| 1964 | Dan Gurney | Brabham |
| 1963 | Jim Clark | Lotus |
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