The 1964 Mexican Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Mexico City on October 25, 1964.
Classification[]
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 6 | Dan Gurney | Brabham-Climax | 65 | 2:09:50.32 | 2 | 9 |
2 | 7 | John Surtees | Ferrari | 65 | + 1:08.94 | 4 | 6 |
3 | 8 | Lorenzo Bandini | Ferrari | 65 | + 1:09.63 | 3 | 4 |
4 | 2 | Mike Spence | Lotus-Climax | 65 | + 1:21.86 | 5 | 3 |
5 | 1 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 64 | Engine | 1 | 2 |
6 | 18 | Pedro Rodríguez | Ferrari | 64 | + 1 lap | 9 | 1 |
7 | 9 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 64 | + 1 lap | 10 | |
8 | 4 | Richie Ginther | BRM | 64 | + 1 lap | 11 | |
9 | 10 | Phil Hill | Cooper-Climax | 63 | Engine | 15 | |
10 | 17 | Moisés Solana | Lotus-Climax | 63 | + 2 laps | 14 | |
11 | 3 | Graham Hill | BRM | 63 | + 2 laps | 6 | |
12 | 11 | Innes Ireland | BRP-BRM | 61 | + 4 laps | 16 | |
13 | 23 | Hap Sharp | Brabham-BRM | 60 | + 5 laps | 19 | |
Ret | 15 | Chris Amon | Lotus-BRM | 46 | Gearbox | 12 | |
Ret | 5 | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Climax | 44 | Electrical | 7 | |
Ret | 14 | Mike Hailwood | Lotus-BRM | 12 | Overheating | 17 | |
Ret | 22 | Jo Siffert | Brabham-BRM | 11 | Fuel Pump | 13 | |
Ret | 16 | Jo Bonnier | Brabham-Climax | 9 | Suspension | 8 | |
Ret | 12 | Trevor Taylor | BRP-BRM | 6 | Overheating | 18 |
Notes[]
- Pole position: Jim Clark - 1:57.24
- Fastest Lap: Jim Clark 1:58.37
- For the first time, 3 British drivers went into the last race with a chance of winning the championship.
- Graham Hill (39pts) needed either:
- 1st
- 3rd, with Surtees 2nd or lower
- Clark 2nd or lower and Surtees 3rd or lower
- John Surtees (34pts) needed either:
- 1st
- 2nd, with Graham Hill 4th or lower
- Jim Clark (30pts) needed:
- 1st, with Surtees 3rd or lower and Graham Hill 4th or lower
- Jim Clark nearly managed this. If his engine hadn't blown in the last lap, he would've done just enough to win the championship.
- Graham Hill (39pts) needed either:
- In another first, three constructors were fighting for the championship.
- Ferrari (43pts) needed either
- 1st
- 2nd, with the top BRM 3rd or lower
- The top Lotus-Climax 2nd or lower and the top BRM in 3rd or lower
- BRM (42pts) needed
- 1st
- Lotus-Climax (37pts) needed
- 1st, with the top Ferrari 3rd or lower
- Again, if Jim Clark's engine hadn't blown, then Lotus-Climax would've won the Constructors' Championship
- Ferrari (43pts) needed either
Standings after the race[]
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- Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only best 6 results counted toward the championship. Numbers without parentheses are championship points, numbers in parentheses are total points scored.
Previous race: 1964 United States Grand Prix |
FIA Formula One World Championship 1964 season |
Next race: 1965 South African Grand Prix |
Previous race: 1963 Mexican Grand Prix |
Mexican Grand Prix | Next race: 1965 Mexican Grand Prix |
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