1965 Mexican Grand Prix
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The 1965 Mexican Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Ciudad Deportiva Magdalena Mixhuca in Mexico City on October 24, 1965. It was race 10 of 10 in both the 1965 World Championship of Drivers and the 1965 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The race was won by Richie Ginther, who took his first and only victory, first for the Honda team and, excluding the Indianapolis 500, first win for the non-European team, after leading for the entire race. The Brabham-Climax of Dan Gurney finished the race second and the Lotus-Climax of Mike Spence completed the podium.
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1965 Mexican Grand Prix | |||
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Race details | |||
Date | October 24, 1965 | ||
Official name | IV Gran Premio de Mexico | ||
Location | Ciudad Deportiva Magdalena Mixhuca, Mexico City, Mexico | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 5.000 km (3.107 miles) | ||
Distance | 65 laps, 325.000 km (201.946 miles) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Lotus-Climax | ||
Time | 1:56.17 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Dan Gurney | Brabham-Climax | |
Time | 1:55.84 on lap 57 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Honda | ||
Second | Brabham-Climax | ||
Third | Lotus-Climax | ||
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