1966 Gran Premio de Mexico

Race 9 of 9

Mexico City
65 laps
Time of race: 2:06:35.34
Average speed of winner: 154.048 kph
Margin of victory: 7.88 sec.
Lead changes: 3 among 3 drivers
Fastest lap: Richie Ginther 1:53.75
Lap leaders: Surtees pole, Ginther 1, Brabham 2-5, Surtees 6-65

Race notes: Finale for Peter Arundell, Bob Bondurant, Ronnie Bucknum, Richie Ginther, and Innes Ireland.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Team	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Owner	Qualifying Time	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	1	John Surtees	7	Cooper Car Company	Cooper T81	Maserati 3.0 V12	Firestone	Cooper	1:53.18	65	1	60	2:06:35.34	9
2	4	Jack Brabham	5	Brabham Racing Organisation	Brabham BT20	Repco 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Brabham	1:53.95	65	1	4	+7.88	3
3	6	Denny Hulme	6	Brabham Racing Organisation	Brabham BT20	Repco 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Brabham	1:54.21	64	0	0	+1 lap	4
4	3	Richie Ginther	12	Honda R&D Co.	Honda RA273	Honda 3.0 V12	Goodyear	Honda	1:53.56	64	1	1	+1 lap	3
5	9	Dan Gurney	15	Anglo American Racers	Eagle T1G	Climax 2.8 L4	Goodyear	AAR	1:54.93	64	0	0	+1 lap	2
6	12	Jo Bonnier	22	Anglo-Suisse Racing	Cooper T81	Maserati 3.0 V12		Anglo-Suisse	1:56.49	63	0	0	+2 laps	1
7	17	Peter Arundell	2	Team Lotus	Lotus 33	BRM 2.0 V8	Firestone	Lotus	2:00.79	61	0	0	+4 laps	0
8	13	Ronnie Bucknum	14	Honda R&D Co.	Honda RA273	Honda 3.0 V12	Goodyear	Honda	1:56.59	60	0	0	+5 laps	0
9	8	Pedro Rodríguez	11	Ron Harris-Team Lotus	Lotus 33	BRM 2.0 V8		Lotus	1:54.78	49	0	0	differential	0
10	14	Bruce McLaren	17	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing	McLaren M2B	Ford V8 3.0 V8	Firestone	McLaren	1:56.84	40	0	0	engine	0
11	11	Jo Siffert	19	Rob Walker Racing Team	Cooper T81	Maserati 3.0 V12		Rob Walker	1:55.99	33	0	0	suspension	0
12	5	Jochen Rindt	8	Cooper Car Company	Cooper T81	Maserati 3.0 V12	Firestone	Cooper	1:54.19	32	0	0	suspension	0
13	16	Innes Ireland	10	Bernard White Racing	BRM P261	BRM 2.0 V8		Bernard White	1:57.46	28	0	0	transmission	0
14	10	Jackie Stewart	4	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P83	BRM 3.0 H16	Dunlop	BRM	1:55.90	26	0	0	oil leak	0
15	18	Bob Bondurant	16	Anglo American Racers	Eagle T1G	Weslake 3.0 V12	Goodyear	AAR	2:02.88	24	0	0	fuel system	0
16	7	Graham Hill	3	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P83	BRM 3.0 H16	Dunlop	BRM	1:54.61	18	0	0	engine	0
17	2	Jim Clark	1	Team Lotus	Lotus 43	BRM 3.0 H16	Firestone	Lotus	1:53.50	9	0	0	gearbox	0
18	15	Moises Solana	9	Cooper Car Company	Cooper T81	Maserati 3.0 V12	Firestone	Cooper	1:57.44	9	0	0	overheating	0
19	19	Mike Spence	18	Reg Parnell Racing Ltd.	Lotus 25	BRM 1.9 V8		Parnell	1:55.98	0	0	0	did not start	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Jack Brabham	42	9	3	4	5
2	John Surtees	28	9	2	2	4
3	Jochen Rindt	22	9	0	0	3
4	Denny Hulme	18	9	0	0	4
5	Graham Hill	17	9	0	0	3
6	Jim Clark	16	8	2	1	2
7	Jackie Stewart	14	8	0	1	1
8	Lorenzo Bandini	12	7	1	0	2
9	Mike Parkes	12	4	1	0	2
10	Ludovico Scarfiotti	9	2	0	1	1
11	Richie Ginther	5	5	0	0	0
12	Mike Spence	4	8	0	0	0
13	Dan Gurney	4	8	0	0	0
14	Bob Bondurant	3	7	0	0	0
15	Jo Siffert	3	8	0	0	0
16	Bruce McLaren	3	4	0	0	0
17	Jo Bonnier	1	9	0	0	0
18	Bob Anderson	1	6	0	0	0
19	John Taylor	1	4	0	0	0
20	Peter Arundell	1	7	0	0	0
21	Guy Ligier	0	5	0	0	0
22	Chris Irwin	0	1	0	0	0
23	Innes Ireland	0	2	0	0	0
24	Chris Amon	0	1	0	0	0
25	Ronnie Bucknum	0	2	0	0	0