Eventually the race began as normal and it was a miracle that no spectators were harmed, though Stewart was forced to retire with suspension damage when he struck a dog which had run out onto the course.
TRACKMAP AFTER EFFECTS DRIVERS
Despite pleas from the officials, local police and even drivers Jackie Stewart and local hero Pedro Rodríguez, they couldn't be moved. Spectators climbed over safety fences to get a better view, lining the trackside. Things came to a head in the 1970 Grand Prix, which had to be delayed by several hours when a huge crowd of around 200,000 poured into the circuit, completely overwhelming the facility. The standards of race organisation were not quite so successful, however, and there were often problems with security as dogs and even spectators entered the course. The race was popular with drivers and spectators, with an end-of-term feeling prevalent. Formula One would continue its visits through the 1960s, often as the season-ending event. Jim Clark dominated the race from pole, backing up his win the previous year with another first place. As a mark of respect President Mateos ordered the venue's name to be changed to the Autódromo Ricardo Rodríguez.Ī year later, the Formula One circus returned, this time for a fully-fledged World Championship event. The first non-championship Formula One race was held in 1962, though this was plunged into tragedy when Ricardo Rodríguez was killed during practice when the suspension on his Rob Walker-entered Lotus failed while rounding the fearsome Peraltada corner. The first race, the Mexico City 500 Miles, took place on December 20 and was appropriately won by Pedro Rodríguez with brother Ricardo in third, separated by the other great local racer of the era, Moisés Solana. The main straight at just over 1km was then among the longest in the world, with ultra high speeds possible thanks to the sling-shot effect of the high speed banked corner which preceded it.Ĭonstruction took place during 1959 and the Autódromo Magdalena Mixiuhca was complete by year-end.
TRACKMAP AFTER EFFECTS FULL
The full course stretched for 5km but the complex offered a number of other variations, including a one-mile oval. With the assistance of the Rodríguez family, a world class design emerged for the racetrack. The president readily agreed and the director of works of the city government, the engineer Gilberto Valenzuela, was commissioned to visit different tracks in the world to gather ideas. In 1958, Don Pedro suggested using internal road network at the Magdalena Mixiuhca Sports City to create an automobile race track, to allow the brothers and other Mexican stars the chance to compete in front of an international audience. Named after Mexico's two most revered racing drivers, Ricardo and Pedro Rodríguez (the name literally translates as the autodrome of the Rodríguez brothers), the idea for the circuit actually came from their father, Pedro Natalio Rodríguez, who was an advisor to then Mexican President Adolfo Lopez Mateos.
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