four remained throughout the remainder of the race. Rindt ran fifth early on in the race, but bent his suspension on a curb, leading to his retirement, so fifth went to Jean-Pierre Beltoise, with Jackie Oliver finishing sixth in the BRM P139, two laps adrift. Hulme won in a time of 1hr 54min 5.3sec, an average speed of . Hulme finished just 2.56 seconds ahead of Ickx. Qualifying Qualifying classification Race Classification Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Constructors' Championship standings Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only the best 5 results from the first 6 rounds and the best 4 results from the last 5 rounds counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored. References Mexican Grand Prix Mexican Grand Prix Mexican Grand Prix Mexican Grand Prix