1965 Formula One Season

1965 FIA Formula One World Championship
Previous	1964
Next	1966
1965 World Champion, Jim Clark
Season Information
Number of races	10
Season opener	South African Grand Prix
Season finale	Mexican Grand Prix
Tyre suppliers	D G
Drivers' World Championship
Champion	Jim Clark 54 points
Runner-Up	Graham Hill 40 points
3rd	Jackie Stewart 33 points
Constructors' World Championship
Champion	Lotus-Climax 54 points
Runner-Up	BRM 45 points
3rd	Brabham-Climax 27 points

Team and Drivers

Entry List

Constructor	Chassis	Tyre	Driver	Rounds
Team	Engine
Ferrari	158/1512	D	Lorenzo Bandini	All
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC North American Racing Team	Ferrari 205B V8 1.5 Ferrari 207 F12 1.5		John Surtees	1-8
			Nino Vaccarella	8
			Pedro Rodríguez	9-10
			Bob Bondurant	9
			Ludovico Scarfiotti	10
BRM	P261	D	Graham Hill	All
Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P60 V8 1.5		Jackie Stewart	All
Lotus-Climax	25/33	D	Jim Clark	1, 3-10
Team Lotus	Climax FWMV V8 1.5		Mike Spence	1, 3-10
			Gerhard Mitter	7
			Giacomo Russo	8
			Moisés Solana	9-10
Brabham-Climax	BT7/BT11	G	Jack Brabham	1-3, 5, 7, 9-10
Brabham Racing Organisation	Climax FWMV V8 1.5		Dan Gurney	1, 3-10
			Denny Hulme	2, 4-8
			Giancarlo Baghetti	8
Cooper-Climax	T73/T77	D	Bruce McLaren	All
Cooper Car Company	Climax FWMV V8 1.5		Jochen Rindt	All
Brabham-BRM/Climax	BT7/BT11	D	Jo Siffert	All
RRC Walker Racing Team	BRM P56 V8 1.5 Climax FWMV V8 1.5		Jo Bonnier	All
Brabham/Lotus-Climax	BT11/33	D	Bob Anderson	1-7
DW Racing Enterprises	Climax FWMV V8 1.5		Paul Hawkins	2, 7
Lotus-BRM	25/33	D	Tony Maggs	1
Reg Parnell Racing	BRM P56 V8 1.5		Richard Attwood	2-3, 5-10
			Mike Hailwood	2
			Innes Ireland	3-6, 8-10
			Chris Amon	4, 7
			Bob Bondurant	10
Brabham-BRM/Ford	BT10/BT11	D	Frank Gardner	1-3, 5-8
John Willment Automobiles	BRM P56 V8 1.5 Ford 109E L4 1.5		Paul Hawkins	1
Cooper-Climax	T55	D	John Love	1
John Love	Climax FPF L4 1.5
Brabham-Ford	BT10	D	David Prophet	1
David Prophet Racing	Ford 109E L4 1.5
Alfa Romeo/LDS-Climax	Special/Mk2	D	Peter de Klerk	1
Otelle Nucci	Alfa Romeo Giulietta L4 1.5 Climax FPF L4 1.5		Doug Serrurier	1
Lotus-Climax	21	D	Ernie Pieterse	1
Lawson Organisation	Climax FPF L4 1.5
Lotus-Climax	21	D	Neville Lederle	1
Scuderia Scribante	Climax FPF L4 1.5
Lotus-Climax	18/21	D	Clive Puzey	1
Clive Puzey Motors	Climax FPF L4 1.5
LDS-Alfa Romeo	Mk1	D	Sam Tingle	1
Sam Tingle	Alfa Romeo Giulietta L4 1.5
Lotus-Ford	22	D	Brausch Niemann	1
Ted Lanfear	Ford 109E L4 1.5
Cooper-Ford	T59	D	Trevor Blokdyk	1
Trevor Blokdyk	Ford 109E L4 1.5
LDS-Alfa Romeo	Mk1	D	Jackie Pretorius	1
Jackie Pretorius	Alfa Romeo Giulietta L4 1.5
Lotus-Ford	20	D	Dave Charlton	1
Ecurie Tomahawk	Ford 109E L4 1.5
Honda	RA272	G	Ronnie Bucknum	2-4, 8-10
Honda R&D Company	Honda RA272E V12 1.5		Richie Ginther	2-6, 8-10
BRM	P57	D	Lucien Bianchi	3
Scuderia Centro Sud	BRM P56 V8 1.5		Masten Gregory	3, 5, 7-8
			Roberto Bussinello	7-8
			Giorgio Bassi	8
Cooper-Climax/Ford	T60/T71/73	D	John Rhodes	5
Bob Gerard Racing	Climax FWMV V8 1.5 Ford 109E L4 1.5		Alan Rollinson	5
Brabham-BRM	BT3	D	Ian Raby	5, 7
Ian Raby Racing	BRM P56 V8 1.5		Chris Amon	5
Lotus-Climax	24	D	Brian Gubby	5
Brian Gubby	Climax FWMV V8 1.5

Calendar

World Championship Schedule

Round	Grand Prix	Date

1	South African Grand Prix			1 January
		Official Title	XI South African Grand Prix
		Circuit	Prince George Circuit
		Location	East London, South Africa
		Lap distance	3.920 km (2.436 mi)
		Race distance	333.2 km (207.041 mi)
		Date	1 January	Laps	85

2	Monaco Grand Prix			30 May
		Official Title	XXIII Grand Prix Automobile de Monaco
		Circuit	Circuit de Monaco
		Location	Monte Carlo, Monaco
		Lap distance	3.145 km (1.954 mi)
		Race distance	314.5 km (195.421 mi)
		Date	30 May	Laps	100

3	Belgian Grand Prix			13 June
		Official Title	XXV Grand Prix de Belgique
		Circuit	Spa-Francorchamps
		Location	Spa, Belgium
		Lap distance	14.120 km (8.774 mi)
		Race distance	451.84 km (280.760 mi)
		Date	13 June	Laps	32

4	French Grand Prix			27 June
		Official Title	LI Grand Prix de l'ACF
		Circuit	Charade Circuit
		Location	Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne, France
		Lap distance	8.055 km (5.005 mi)
		Race distance	322.2 km (200.206 mi)
		Date	27 June	Laps	40

5	British Grand Prix			10 July
		Official Title	XVIII RAC British Grand Prix
		Circuit	Silverstone
		Location	Silverstone, Northamptonshire, England
		Lap distance	4.711 km (2.927 mi)
		Race distance	376.88 km (234.182 mi)
		Date	10 July	Laps	80

6	Dutch Grand Prix			18 July
		Official Title	XIII Grote Prijs van Nederland
		Circuit	Zandvoort
		Location	Zandvoort, Netherlands
		Lap distance	4.193 km (2.605 mi)
		Race distance	335.44 km (208.433 mi)
		Date	18 July	Laps	80

7	German Grand Prix			1 August
		Official Title	XXVII Grosser Preis von Deutschland
		Circuit	Nürburgring
		Location	Nürburg, West Germany
		Lap distance	22.810 km (14.173 mi)
		Race distance	342.15 km (212.602 mi)
		Date	1 August	Laps	15

8	Italian Grand Prix			12 September
		Official Title	XXXVI Gran Premio d'Italia
		Circuit	Monza
		Location	Monza, Italy
		Lap distance	5.750 km (3.573 mi)
		Race distance	437 km (271.539 mi)
		Date	12 September	Laps	76

9	United States Grand Prix			3 October
		Official Title	VIII United States Grand Prix
		Circuit	Watkins Glen
		Location	Watkins Glen, New York, USA
		Lap distance	3.701 km (2.300 mi)
		Race distance	407.11 km (252.966 mi)
		Date	3 October	Laps	110

10	Mexican Grand Prix			24 October
		Official Title	IV Gran Premio de Mexico
		Circuit	Magdalena Mixhuca Circuit
		Location	Magdalena Mixhuca, Mexico City, Mexico
		Lap distance	5.000 km (3.107 mi)
		Race distance	325 km (201.946 mi)
		Date	24 October	Laps	65

Non-Championship Races

Date	Event	Circuit	Report
9th January	II Cape South Easter Trophy	Killarney	Report
13th March	Race of Champions	Brands Hatch	Report
4th April	XIV Syracuse Grand Prix	Syracuse	Report
19th April	Sunday Mirror Trophy	Goodwood	Report
15th May	XVII BRDC International Trophy	Silverstone	Report
15th August	IV Mediterranean Grand Prix	Pergusa	Report
4th December	VIII Rand Grand Prix	Kyalami	Report

Final Standings

Formula One World Championship

Pos.	Driver	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Pts*
1st	Jim Clark	1st		1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	10th	Ret	Ret	54
2nd	Graham Hill	3rd	1st	5th	5th	2nd	4th	2nd	2nd	1st	Ret	40 (47)
3rd	Jackie Stewart	6th	3rd	2nd	2nd	5th	2nd	Ret	1st	Ret	Ret	33 (34)
4th	Dan Gurney	Ret		10th	Ret	6th	3rd	3rd	3rd	2nd	2nd	25
5th	John Surtees	2nd	4th	Ret	3rd	3rd	7th	Ret	Ret			17
6th	Lorenzo Bandini	15th	2nd	9th	8th	Ret	9th	6th	4th	4th	8th	13
7th	Richie Ginther		Ret	6th	Ret	Ret	6th		14th	7th	1st	11
8th	Mike Spence	4th		7th	7th	4th	8th	Ret	11th	Ret	3rd	10
9th	Bruce McLaren	5th	5th	3rd	Ret	10th	Ret	Ret	5th	Ret	Ret	10
10th	Jack Brabham	8th	Ret	4th		DNS		5th		3rd	Ret	9
11th	Denny Hulme		8th		4th	Ret	5th	Ret	Ret			5
12th	Jo Siffert	7th	6th	8th	6th	9th	13th	Ret	Ret	11th	4th	5

Intercontinental Cup for Manufacturers

Pos.	Consructor	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Points
1st	Lotus-Climax	1st	10th	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	10th	12th	3rd	54 (58)
2nd	BRM	3rd	1st	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	1st	1st	Ret	45 (61)
3rd	Brabham-Climax	8th	7th	4th	4th	6th	3rd	3rd	3rd	2nd	2nd	27 (31)
4th	Ferrari	2nd	2nd	9th	3rd	3rd	7th	6th	4th	4th	7th	26 (27)
5th	Cooper-Climax	5th	5th	3rd	Ret	10th	Ret	4th	5th	6th	Ret	14
6th	Honda		Ret	6th	Ret	Ret	Ret		14th	7th	1st	11
7th	Brabham-BRM	7th	6th	8th	6th	8th	11th	Ret	Ret	11th	4th	5
8th	Lotus-BRM	11th	Ret	13th	Ret	13th	10th	Ret	6th	10th	6th	2
NC	Brabham-Ford	9th										0
NC	Alfa Romeo	10th										0
NC	LDS-Alfa Romeo	13th										0
NC	Cooper-Ford	DNQ				DNQ					0
NC	LDS-Climax	DNQ									0
NC	Lotus-Ford	DNQ									0

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