The 1969 Gran Premio de Mexico (Mexican Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held at the Ciudad Deportiva Magdalena Mixhuca, Mexico City on October 19, 1969, two weeks after the United States Grand Prix at Watkins Glen. It was race 11 of 11 in both the 1969 World Championship of Drivers and the 1969 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 65-lap race was won by McLaren driver Denny Hulme after he started from fourth position. Jacky Ickx finished second for the Brabham team and his teammate Jack Brabham came in third.
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Entry
A total of 17 F1 cars were entered for this event, the last of the season. Team Lotus had had mixed fortunes at Watkins Glen, although Jochen Rindt had won the race, his teammate Graham Hill had broken both legs in an accident. At this event, Lotus decided not to replace him. However they did run a second car, a Lotus 63 developmental car with four wheel drive for John Miles, as Mario Andretti was busy winning the Dan Gurney 200 at Pacific Raceways, USA.
The rest of the field was unchanged, with only one Ferrari 312 entered by NART for local hero, Pedro Rodríguez.
Hulme won in a time of 1hr 54min 5.3sec, an average speed of . Hulme finished just 2.56 seconds ahead of Ickx.
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Notes
- This race marked the 49th and 50th podium finish for Brabham.
- This was the third win of the Mexican Grand Prix by a Ford-powered car, setting a new record. It broke the old record set by Climax at the 1964 Mexican Grand Prix.
Final Championship standings
- Bold text indicates the World Champions.
;Drivers' Championship standings
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
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!
! Pos
! Driver
! Points
|-
|align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| Jackie Stewart
| style="text-align:left;"| 63
|-
|align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 2
| Jacky Ickx
| style="text-align:left;"| 37
|-
|align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 3
| Bruce McLaren
| style="text-align:left;"| 26
|-
|align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 4
| Jochen Rindt
| style="text-align:left;"| 22
|-
|align="left"| 10px 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 5
| Jean-Pierre Beltoise
| style="text-align:left;"| 21
|-
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;Constructors' Championship standings
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
!
! Pos
! Constructor
! Points
|-
|align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| Matra-Ford
| style="text-align:left;"| 66
|-
|align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 2
| Brabham-Ford
| style="text-align:left;"| 49 (51)
|-
|align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 3
| Lotus-Ford
| style="text-align:left;"| 47
|-
|align="left"| 10px
| style="text-align:center;"| 4
| McLaren-Ford
| style="text-align:left;"| 38 (40)
|-
|align="left"| 10px 1
| style="text-align:center;"| 5
| BRM
| style="text-align:left;"| 7
|-
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