1969 Mexican Grand Prix | |||
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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 | 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.