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Five memorable Mexican Grand Prix wins
- Updated: October 26, 2016
After hiatuses between 1971-1985 and 1993-2014, the Mexican Grand Prix has had to be a host capable of producing quality F1 races rather than quantity. Ahead of Round 19, Planet F1 takes a trip down memory lane.
Welcome to Mexico
1963
The inaugural Mexican Grand Prix in the F1 era was all about two-time world champion Jim Clark. The Brit nailed down pole position, set the fastest lap and led every lap before passing the checkered flag to complete a phenomenal ‘Grand Slam’ in what is the longest Mexican Grand Prix to date at two hours, nine minutes and 52.1 seconds.
He beat second-placed Jack Brabham by just over one minute and 41 seconds and almost lapped the entire field. In his F1 career, Clark would eventually notch up a total of five pole positions, four fastest laps and three victories at the venue.
1968
The final round of the 1968 season saw Graham Hill, Jackie Stewart and Denny Hulme all head into the race with a chance of being crowned world champion. No other Mexican Grand …
