1966 Mexican Grand Prix

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

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.

Standings after the race

 * Drivers' Championship standings


 * Constructors' Championship standings


 * Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only the best 5 results counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.