The
I Gran Premio de Mexico (or
1st Mexican Grand Prix) was held on 4 November 1962 at the
Magdalena Mixhuca circuit,
Mexico City. The race was a non-Championship event run to
Formula One rules and attracted a large entry, including many top teams and drivers. The race was run over 60 laps of the main circuit, and was eventually won by
Jim Clark and
Trevor Taylor, sharing a drive in a
Lotus 25. The race meeting was marred by the death during practice of local driving prodigy
Ricardo Rodríguez. The circuit would later be renamed the
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez to honour him and his brother
Pedro.