1969 Mexican Grand Prix

1969 Mexican Grand Prix
The Ciudad Deportiva Magdalena Mixhuca
Race details
Date October 19, 1969
Official name Mexican Grand Prix
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)
Weather Warm and dry
Pole position
Driver Brabham-Ford
Time 1:42.90[1]
Fastest lap
Driver Belgium Jacky Ickx Brabham-Ford
Time 1:43.05[2] on lap 64
Podium
First McLaren-Ford
Second Brabham-Ford
Third Brabham-Ford
Lap leaders

The 1969 Gran Premio de Mexico (Mexican Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held at the Ciudad Deportiva Magdalena Mixhuca, Mexico City on October 19, 1969, two weeks after the United States Grand Prix at Watkins Glen. It was race 11 of 11 in both the 1969 World Championship of Drivers and the 1969 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 65-lap race was won by McLaren driver Denny Hulme after he started from fourth position. Jacky Ickx finished second for the Brabham team and his teammate Jack Brabham came in third.

  1. ^ Lang, Mike (1982). Grand Prix! Vol 2. Haynes Publishing Group. p. 108. ISBN 0-85429-321-3.
  2. ^ Lang, Mike (1982). Grand Prix! Vol 2. Haynes Publishing Group. p. 109. ISBN 0-85429-321-3.