Round 9 · 23 October 1966

1966 Mexican Grand Prix: results

John Surtees (Cooper-Maserati) won the 1966 Mexican Grand Prix, round 9 of the championship, held on 23 October 1966 at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez (Mexico), starting from position 1. Jack Brabham (Brabham-Repco) and Denny Hulme (Brabham-Repco) completed the podium. He won from pole.

Final classification

PosDriverTeamGridTime / gapPtsStatus
1John SurteesCooper-Maserati12:06:35.3409Finished
2Jack BrabhamBrabham-Repco4+7.880 s6Finished
3Denny HulmeBrabham-Repco6+1 Lap4+1 Lap
4Richie GintherHonda3+1 Lap3+1 Lap
5Dan GurneyEagle-Climax9+1 Lap2+1 Lap
6Jo BonnierCooper-Maserati12+2 Laps1+2 Laps
7Peter ArundellLotus-BRM17+4 Laps—+4 Laps
8Ronnie BucknumHonda13+5 Laps—+5 Laps
9Pedro RodríguezLotus-BRM8——Differential
10Bruce McLarenMcLaren-Ford14——Engine
11Jo SiffertCooper-Maserati11——Suspension
12Jochen RindtCooper-Maserati5——Suspension
13Innes IrelandBRM16——Transmission
14Jackie StewartBRM10——Oil leak
15Bob BondurantEagle-Weslake18——Fuel system
16Graham HillBRM7——Engine
17Jim ClarkLotus-BRM2——Gearbox
18Moisés SolanaCooper-Maserati15——Overheating
History of Autódromo Hermanos RodríguezChampionship 1966