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Gran Premio de México 1965 · qualifying

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Profile & context

Name: Gran Premio de México 1965 · qualifying

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F1DB

v2026.17.0 · session/141-qualifying

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F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.

Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.

Grand Prix context

Gran Premio de México 1965 · Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez

Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.

1965 Formula 1 World Championship · round 10

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Richie Ginther	Honda	2:08:32.100 · 65 laps · honda	9
2	Dan Gurney	Brabham	2:08:34.990 · 65 laps · climax	6
3	Mike Spence	Lotus	2:09:32.250 · 65 laps · climax	4
4	Jo Siffert	Brabham	2:10:26.520 · 65 laps · brm	3
5	Ronnie Bucknum	Honda	Time not recorded · 64 laps · honda	2
6	Richard Attwood	Lotus	Time not recorded · 64 laps · brm	1
7	Pedro Rodríguez	Ferrari	Time not recorded · 62 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
8	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari	Time not recorded · 62 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Graham Hill	BRM	Engine · Time not recorded · 56 laps · brm	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Moisés Solana	Lotus	Ignition · Time not recorded · 55 laps · climax	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jo Bonnier	Brabham	Suspension · Time not recorded · 43 laps · climax	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jochen Rindt	Cooper	Ignition · Time not recorded · 39 laps · climax	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jack Brabham	Brabham	Oil leak · Time not recorded · 38 laps · climax	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jackie Stewart	BRM	Clutch · Time not recorded · 35 laps · brm	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Bob Bondurant	Lotus	Suspension · Time not recorded · 29 laps · brm	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Bruce McLaren	Cooper	Gearbox · Time not recorded · 25 laps · climax	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jim Clark	Lotus	Engine · Time not recorded · 8 laps · climax	Unknown / not applicable
DNS	Innes Ireland	Lotus	Car raced by Bondurant · Time not recorded · brm	Unknown / not applicable
DNS	Ludovico Scarfiotti	Ferrari	Car raced by Rodríguez · Time not recorded · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable

Qualifying

Recorded qualifying order; Q1/Q2/Q3 and earlier formats remain distinct in original evidence
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Jim Clark	Lotus	1:56.170 · climax
2	Dan Gurney	Brabham	1:56.240 · climax
3	Richie Ginther	Honda	1:56.480 · honda
4	Jack Brabham	Brabham	1:56.780 · climax
5	Graham Hill	BRM	1:57.060 · brm
6	Mike Spence	Lotus	1:57.220 · climax
7	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari	1:57.310 · ferrari
8	Jackie Stewart	BRM	1:57.530 · brm
9	Moisés Solana	Lotus	1:57.550 · climax
10	Ronnie Bucknum	Honda	1:57.880 · honda
11	Jo Siffert	Brabham	1:57.940 · brm
12	Jo Bonnier	Brabham	1:58.220 · climax
13	Ludovico Scarfiotti	Ferrari	1:58.930 · ferrari
14	Pedro Rodríguez	Ferrari	1:59.060 · ferrari
15	Bruce McLaren	Cooper	1:59.150 · climax
16	Jochen Rindt	Cooper	1:59.300 · climax
17	Richard Attwood	Lotus	2:00.610 · brm
18	Bob Bondurant	Lotus	2:00.800 · brm
19	Innes Ireland	Lotus	2:02.360 · brm

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Jim Clark	Lotus	1:56.170 · climax
2	Dan Gurney	Brabham	1:56.240 · climax
3	Richie Ginther	Honda	1:56.480 · honda
4	Jack Brabham	Brabham	1:56.780 · climax
5	Graham Hill	BRM	1:57.060 · brm
6	Mike Spence	Lotus	1:57.220 · climax
7	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari	1:57.310 · ferrari
8	Jackie Stewart	BRM	1:57.530 · brm
9	Moisés Solana	Lotus	1:57.550 · climax
10	Ronnie Bucknum	Honda	1:57.880 · honda
11	Jo Siffert	Brabham	1:57.940 · brm
12	Jo Bonnier	Brabham	1:58.220 · climax
13	Pedro Rodríguez	Ferrari	1:59.060 · ferrari
14	Bruce McLaren	Cooper	1:59.150 · climax
15	Jochen Rindt	Cooper	1:59.300 · climax
16	Richard Attwood	Lotus	2:00.610 · brm
17	Bob Bondurant	Lotus	2:00.800 · brm

Championship progression

Driver standings after this championship round
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Jim Clark	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	54
2	Graham Hill	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	40
3	Jackie Stewart	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	33
4	Dan Gurney	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	25
5	John Surtees	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	17
6	Lorenzo Bandini	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	13
7	Richie Ginther	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	11
8	Mike Spence	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	10
9	Bruce McLaren	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	10
10	Jack Brabham	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	9
11	Denny Hulme	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	5
12	Jo Siffert	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	5
13	Jochen Rindt	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
14	Pedro Rodríguez	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
14	Ronnie Bucknum	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
16	Richard Attwood	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2