The Garagiste.

The Television Age  ·  Round 9

Mexican Grand Prix

1966  ·  Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez  ·  23 October 1966  ·  65 laps

  1. 1st John Surtees Cooper-Maserati · 02:06:35.34
  2. 2nd Jack Brabham Brabham-Repco · +7.88
  3. 3rd Denny Hulme Brabham-Repco

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

John Surtees

Cooper-Maserati  —  Pole position

02 Lap 9

Jim Clark

Retirement Lotus-BRM  —  Gearbox

03 Lap 32

Jochen Rindt

Retirement Cooper-Maserati  —  Suspension

04 Lap 49

Pedro Rodríguez

Retirement Lotus-BRM  —  Differential

05 On the Charge

Peter Arundell

Lotus-BRM  —  P17 → P7

06 Victory

John Surtees

Cooper-Maserati  —  Won from P1

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 John Surtees Cooper-Maserati 1 65 02:06:35.34 9
2 Jack Brabham Brabham-Repco 4 65 +7.88 6
3 Denny Hulme Brabham-Repco 6 64 +1 Lap 4
4 Richie Ginther Honda 3 64 +1 Lap 3
5 Dan Gurney Eagle-Climax 9 64 +1 Lap 2
6 Jo Bonnier Cooper-Maserati 12 63 +2 Laps 1
7 Peter Arundell Lotus-BRM 17 61 +4 Laps
8 Ronnie Bucknum Honda 13 60 +5 Laps
9 Pedro Rodríguez Lotus-BRM 8 49 Differential
10 Bruce McLaren McLaren-Ford 14 40 Engine
11 Jo Siffert Cooper-Maserati 11 33 Suspension
12 Jochen Rindt Cooper-Maserati 5 32 Suspension
13 Innes Ireland BRM 16 28 Transmission
14 Jackie Stewart BRM 10 26 Oil leak
15 Bob Bondurant Eagle-Weslake 18 24 Fuel system
16 Graham Hill BRM 7 18 Engine
17 Jim Clark Lotus-BRM 2 9 Gearbox
18 Moisés Solana Cooper-Maserati 15 9 Overheating

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