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Jacky Ickx won the 1970 Mexican Grand Prix

Jacky Ickx won the 1970 Mexican Grand Prix for Ferrari, ahead of Clay Regazzoni and Denny Hulme at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez.

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Race recap

Winner
Jacky Ickx
Team
Ferrari
Top listed
Jacky Ickx, Clay Regazzoni, and Denny Hulme
Race date
October 25, 1970
Pole
Clay Regazzoni
Fastest lap
Jacky Ickx
Classified drivers
18
Circuit
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez

The decisive result

Jacky Ickx finished first for Ferrari. Clay Regazzoni is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Denny Hulme 3 for McLaren.

Grid to finish

Denny Hulme from P14 to P3 (+11), John Surtees from P15 to P8 (+7), and Jackie Oliver from P13 to P7 (+6) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Clay Regazzoni started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 6 Finished, 5 Engine, 2 +1 lap, 1 +4 laps, and 1 Fuel system. Jacky Ickx holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:43.110 on lap 46. 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
1Jacky IckxFerrari1:53:28.3609
2Clay RegazzoniFerrari1:54:13.8206
3Denny HulmeMcLaren1:54:14.3304
4Chris AmonMarch1:54:15.4103
5Jean-Pierre BeltoiseMatra1:54:18.4702
6Pedro RodríguezBRM1:54:53.1201
7Jackie OliverBRM+1 lap0
8John SurteesSurtees+1 lap0
9Henri PescaroloMatra+4 laps0
NCReine WisellTeam Lotus+9 laps0
DNFJack BrabhamBrabhamEngine0
DNFJackie StewartTyrrellSuspension0
DNFPeter GethinMcLarenEngine0
DNFRolf StommelenBrabhamFuel system0
DNFFrançois CevertMarchEngine0
DNFGraham HillTeam LotusOverheating0
DNFJo SiffertMarchEngine0
DNFEmerson FittipaldiTeam LotusEngine0