With very passionate fans in the unique stadium section creating an amazing festival atmosphere, the Mexican Grand has become one of the most atmospheric events on the Formula 1 calendar. However, this race is more than just a Formula 1 fiesta. Here are some interesting facts and figures about about one of the most challenging venues of the championships for teams and cars alike.

Mexico first appeared on the Formula One calendar back in 1962 as a non-championship event and frequently occupied the season finale billing in its early years on the World Championship calendar.

As such, the race was the stage for many important Formula One milestones, such as the dramatic 1964 championship decider in which John Surtees took a last-gasp Drivers’ Championship win for Ferrari over Graham Hill (BRM).

Four years later, Hill was once again the centre of attention as the title went down to a straight fight between the Briton, his compatriot Jackie Stewart and New Zealand’s Denny Hulme.

Key track features:

One of the most important areas of the circuit is the Turn 7-11 complex, which evokes thoughts of Suzuka’s famous opening sector.

Coupled with the now equally famous stadium section, that replaced the legendary banked Peraltada Curve when the circuit was modernised, this is a circuit full of character and history.

Situated at 2,240m above sea level, the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez is also the highest altitude racetrack on the Formula 1 calendar.

That altitude creates challenges for the car, especially in the turbo-hybrid era, with the turbocharger having to work harder to force air into the engine and ensure a consistent power output. As a result, cooling is also impacted, given the fact that the air-dependent systems such as the brakes, engine and the gearbox have to face the altitude effect, making teams run maximised cooling solutions.

Mexican Grand Prix

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Grand Prix info

Races held: 21

First race

1963 Mexican Grand Prix

Last race

2021 Mexican Grand Prix

Most wins (driver)

•  Jim Clark (2)
•  Nigel Mansell (2)
•  Alain Prost (2)
•  Max Verstappen (2)
•  Lewis Hamilton (2)

Most wins (constructor)

•  Lotus (3)
•  McLaren (3)
•  Williams (3)
•  Mercedes (3)

Race winners

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Year	Circuit	Driver	Constructor	Start	Win margin	Race time
1963	Mexico City	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	1	1m 41.100s	2hr 09m 52.100s
1964	Mexico City	Dan Gurney	Brabham-Climax	2	1m 08.940s	2hr 09m 50.320s
1965	Mexico City	Richie Ginther	Honda	3	2.890s	2hr 08m 32.100s
1966	Mexico City	John Surtees	Cooper-Maserati	1	7.880s	2hr 06m 35.340s
1967	Mexico City	Jim Clark	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1	1m 25.360s	1hr 59m 28.700s
1968	Mexico City	Graham Hill	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	3	1m 19.320s	1hr 56m 43.950s
1969	Mexico City	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	4	2.560s	1hr 54m 08.800s
1970	Mexico City	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	3	45.460s	1hr 53m 28.360s
1986	Mexico City	Gerhard Berger	Benetton-BMW	4	25.438s	1hr 33m 18.700s
1987	Mexico City	Nigel Mansell	Williams-Honda	1	26.176s	1hr 26m 24.207s
1988	Mexico City	Alain Prost	McLaren-Honda	2	7.104s	1hr 30m 15.737s
1989	Mexico City	Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Honda	1	15.560s	1hr 35m 21.431s
1990	Mexico City	Alain Prost	Ferrari	13	25.351s	1hr 32m 35.783s
1991	Mexico City	Riccardo Patrese	Williams-Renault	1	1.336s	1hr 29m 52.205s
1992	Mexico City	Nigel Mansell	Williams-Renault	1	12.971s	1hr 31m 53.587s
2015	Mexico City	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1	1.954s	1hr 42m 35.038s
2016	Mexico City	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1	8.354s	1hr 40m 31.402s
2017	Mexico City	Max Verstappen	Red Bull-TAG Heuer	2	19.678s	1hr 36m 26.552s
2018	Mexico City	Max Verstappen	Red Bull-TAG Heuer	2	17.316s	1hr 38m 28.851s
2019	Mexico City	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	3	1.766s	1hr 36m 48.904s

Wins by grid position

Below are the grid positions of every race winner at the Mexican Grand Prix and the number of wins per position.

Grid position	Wins
Pole	9
2nd	4
3rd	4
4th	2
13th	1

Maiden wins

The following drivers and constructors won their first F1 race at the Mexican Grand Prix.

Drivers

Driver	Year
Richie Ginther (Honda)	1965
Gerhard Berger (Benetton)	1986

Constructors

Constructor	Year
Honda (Richie Ginther)	1965
Benetton (Gerhard Berger)	1986

Title deciders

The Mexican Grand Prix has hosted the following championship title deciders:

Drivers’ title

1. 1964:  John Surtees (1st title)
2. 1967:  Denny Hulme (1st title)
3. 1968:  Graham Hill (2nd title)
4. 2017:  Lewis Hamilton (4th title)
5. 2018:  Lewis Hamilton (5th title)

Constructors’ title

1. 1964:  Ferrari (2nd title)
2. 1968:  Lotus (3rd title)