Mexican Grand Prix

Date
Sun 25th October 1964 (UTC)
Sun 25th October 1964 (Local)

Timestamp
1964-10-25T16:00:00

Time

16:00:00 UTC

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League
Formula 1

Season
1964

Round
10

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Location
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez

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The 1964 Mexican Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Ciudad Deportiva Magdalena Mixhuca in Mexico City on 25 October 1964. It was race 10 of 10 in both the 1964 World Championship of Drivers and the 1964 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.
It was perhaps the most dramatic finale in the history of the World Championship. Championship points could only be scored by the first six finishers (9–6–4–3–2–1 points). Arriving to the race, three drivers had a chance of winning the title: Graham Hill (BRM P261) with 39 points, John Surtees (Ferrari) with 34, and Jim Clark (Lotus 33-Climax) with 30.
On the penultimate lap, an oil line failed and Clark's engine seized as the Lotus crossed the line, with one lap left to go. The positions were now Gurney–Bandini–Surtees, meaning the championship would be Hill's, so long as Surtees placed no higher. Realizing Surtees could win the title by finishing second, the Ferrari team manager frantically signalled Bandini to slow down as he passed the pits to enter the last lap and let Surtees through. Bandini dutifully did so and Surtees finished second, thus winning the World Championship of Drivers by one point over Hill (40 to 39).

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Result List

Result Description
1 Dan Gurney Brabham-Climax 2:09:50.32
2 John Surtees Ferrari + 1:08.94
3 Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari + 1:09.63
4 Mike Spence Lotus-Climax + 1:21.86
5 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax + 1 lap
6 Pedro Rodríguez Ferrari + 1 lap
7 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax + 1 lap
8 Richie Ginther BRM + 1 lap

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