Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez

The 1964 Mexican finale overturned the title contest in its closing laps. Clark’s trouble opened the way for Surtees, whose second place secured Ferrari’s championship. On that configuration, staying in the race proved decisive when the arithmetic still seemed to favour others.

Richie Ginther reached the final race of 1965 without a Grand Prix win. Third on the grid in the Honda RA272, he moved into the lead early and held it to the finish. Mexico City gave him his only Formula 1 victory and Honda its first. Alongside the circuit's championship stories sits this quieter turning point: a manufacturer far from home finally saw its racing project win.

At Mexico City in 1986, Gerhard Berger stayed on track while his rivals stopped for tyres. Benetton's Pirellis could last the full distance, and the strategic advantage grew clearer with every passing lap. Berger took both his own and the team's first Formula 1 win. It was not decided by one spectacular pass, but by understanding how the tyres would behave on this circuit across an entire race.

Mansell challenged Berger for second late in the 1990 Mexican Grand Prix by taking the outside of the fast Peraltada. His Ferrari completed the move. Its significance lies in the corner itself: this was not simply braking later at the end of a straight, but sustaining an attack around a fast arc. The historical layout matters; the manoeuvre predates the modern route through the stadium.