1962 Mexican Grand Prix

1962 Mexican Grand Prix
Non-championship race in the 1962 Formula One season
Race details
Date 4 November 1962
Official name I Gran Premio de Mexico
Location Magdalena Mixhuca, Mexico City
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 5.000 km (3.107 miles)
Distance 60 laps, 300.000 km (186.411 miles)
Pole position
Driver Lotus-Climax
Time 2:00.1
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Jim Clark Lotus-Climax
Time 1:57.6
Podium
First Lotus-Climax
Second Brabham-Climax
Third Lotus-Climax

The I Gran Premio de Mexico (or 1st Mexican Grand Prix) was held on 4 November 1962 at the Magdalena Mixhuca circuit, Mexico City. The race was a non-championship event run to Formula One rules and attracted a large entry, including many top teams and drivers. The race was run over 60 laps of the main circuit, and was eventually won by Jim Clark and Trevor Taylor, sharing a drive in a Lotus 25. The race meeting was marred by the death during practice of local driving prodigy Ricardo Rodríguez. The circuit would later be renamed the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez to honour him and his brother Pedro.


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