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Denny Hulme won the 1969 Mexican Grand Prix

Denny Hulme won the 1969 Mexican Grand Prix for McLaren, ahead of Jacky Ickx and Jack Brabham at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez.

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Race recap

Winner
Denny Hulme
Team
McLaren
Top listed
Denny Hulme, Jacky Ickx, and Jack Brabham
Race date
October 19, 1969
Pole
Jack Brabham
Fastest lap
Jacky Ickx
Classified drivers
17
Circuit
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez

The decisive result

Denny Hulme finished first for McLaren. Jacky Ickx is listed 2 for Brabham, with Jack Brabham 3 for Brabham.

Grid to finish

Pedro Rodríguez from P15 to P7 (+8), Pete Lovely from P16 to P9 (+7), and Jackie Oliver from P12 to P6 (+6) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Jack Brabham started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 5 Finished, 3 +2 laps, 2 Gearbox, 1 +3 laps, and 1 +4 laps. Jacky Ickx holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:43.050 on lap 64. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Denny HulmeMcLaren1:54:08.8009
2Jacky IckxBrabham1:54:11.3606
3Jack BrabhamBrabham1:54:47.2804
4Jackie StewartMatra1:54:55.8403
5Jean-Pierre BeltoiseMatra1:55:47.3202
6Jackie OliverBRM+2 laps1
7Pedro RodríguezFerrari+2 laps0
8Johnny Servoz-GavinMatra+2 laps0
9Pete LovelyTeam Lotus+3 laps0
10Piers CourageBrabham+4 laps0
11Silvio MoserBrabhamFuel leak0
DNFJohn SurteesBRMGearbox0
DNFJochen RindtTeam LotusSuspension0
DNFGeorge EatonBRMGearbox0
DNFJo SiffertTeam LotusAccident0
DNFJohn MilesTeam LotusFuel pump0
DNSBruce McLarenMcLarenFuel injection0