1965 South African Grand Prix

The 1965 South African Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at East London on 1 January 1965. It was race 1 of 10 in both the 1965 World Championship of Drivers and the 1965 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 85-lap race was won by Lotus driver Jim Clark after he started from pole position. John Surtees finished second for the Ferrari team and BRM driver Graham Hill came in third. This was the debut race of the future world champion Jackie Stewart.

1965 South African Grand Prix
Race details
Date 1 January 1965
Official name 11th International RAC Grand Prix of South Africa
Location Prince George Circuit
East London, South Africa
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 3.920 km (2.436 mi)
Distance 85 laps, 333.175 km (207.025 mi)
Pole position
Driver
Lotus-Climax
Time 1:27.2
Fastest lap
Driver Jim Clark Lotus-Climax
Time 1:27.6 on lap 80
Podium
First
Lotus-Climax
Second
Ferrari
Third
BRM

Race report

Jim Clark celebrated Hogmanay by dominating the race, leading from pole and breaking the 100 mph barrier, winning by half a minute from Graham Hill and John Surtees and even had time to complete an extra lap after the chequered flag was waved a lap too early. Mike Spence, Bruce McLaren and débutant Jackie Stewart completed the points positions. Goodyear made their Grand Prix début with the Brabham team, challenging the Dunlop monopoly.

Classification

Qualifying
Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 5 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 1:27.2 —
2 1 John Surtees Ferrari 1:28.1 +0.9
3 7 Jack Brabham Brabham-Climax 1:28.3 +1.1
4 6 Mike Spence Lotus-Climax 1:28.3 +1.1
5 3 Graham Hill BRM 1:28.6 +1.4
6 2 Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari 1:29.3 +2.1
7 11 Jo Bonnier Brabham-Climax 1:29.3 +2.1
8 9 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 1:29.4 +2.2
9 8 Dan Gurney Brabham-Climax 1:29.5 +2.3
10 10 Jochen Rindt Cooper-Climax 1:30.4 +3.2
11 4 Jackie Stewart BRM 1:30.5 +3.3
12 14 Bob Anderson Brabham-Climax 1:31.0 +3.8
13 15 Tony Maggs Lotus-BRM 1:31.3 +4.1
14 12 Jo Siffert Brabham-BRM 1:31.8 +4.6
15 16 Frank Gardner Brabham-BRM 1:32.3 +5.1
16 18 Paul Hawkins Brabham-Ford 1:33.1 +5.9
17 20 Peter de Klerk Alfa Romeo 1:33.3 +6.1
18 17 John Love Cooper-Climax 1:33.8 +6.6
19 19 David Prophet Brabham-Ford 1:33.9 +6.7
20 25 Sam Tingle LDS-Alfa Romeo 1:34.6 +7.4
21 28 Trevor Blokdyk Cooper-Ford 1:35.2 +8.0
22 23 Neville Lederle Lotus-Climax 1:35.2 +8.0
23 21 Doug Serrurier LDS-Climax 1:35.7 +8.5
24 27 Brausch Niemann Lotus-Ford 1:36.2 +9.0
25 22 Ernie Pieterse Lotus-Climax 1:37.9 +10.7

Race
Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 5 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 85 2:06:46.0 1 9
2 1 John Surtees Ferrari 85 +29.0 secs 2 6
3 3 Graham Hill BRM 85 +31.8 secs 5 4
4 6 Mike Spence Lotus-Climax 85 +54.4 secs 4 3
5 9 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 84 +1 Lap 8 2
6 4 Jackie Stewart BRM 83 +2 Laps 11 1
7 12 Jo Siffert Brabham-BRM 83 +2 Laps 14
8 7 Jack Brabham Brabham-Climax 81 +4 Laps 3
9 18 Paul Hawkins Brabham-Ford 81 +4 Laps 16
10 20 Peter de Klerk Alfa Romeo 79 +6 Laps 17
11 15 Tony Maggs Lotus-BRM 77 +8 Laps 13
12 16 Frank Gardner Brabham-BRM 75 +10 Laps 15
13 25 Sam Tingle LDS-Alfa Romeo 73 +12 Laps 20
14 19 David Prophet Brabham-Ford 71 +14 Laps 19
15 2 Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari 66 Ignition 6
NC 14 Bob Anderson Brabham-Climax 50 +35 Laps 12
Ret 11 Jo Bonnier Brabham-Climax 42 Clutch 7
Ret 10 Jochen Rindt Cooper-Climax 39 Electrical 10
Ret 17 John Love Cooper-Climax 20 Halfshaft 18
Ret 8 Dan Gurney Brabham-Climax 11 Ignition 9
DNQ 28 Trevor Blokdyk Cooper-Ford
DNQ 23 Neville Lederle Lotus-Climax
DNQ 21 Doug Serrurier LDS-Climax
DNQ 27 Brausch Niemann Lotus-Ford
DNQ 22 Ernie Pieterse Lotus-Climax
DNPQ 24 Clive Puzey Lotus-Climax
DNPQ 29 Jackie Pretorius LDS-Alfa Romeo
DNPQ 32 Dave Charlton Lotus-Ford Fire in practice
WD 26 Ray Reed RE-Alfa Romeo
WD 30 Brian Raubenheimer Lotus-Ford Engine not available
WD 31 David Clapham Cooper-Maserati
WD 33 Alex Blignaut Cooper-Climax
WD 34 Richard Attwood BRM
Source:[1]

Lap leaders

Championship standings after the race
  • Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References
  1. "1965 South African Grand Prix". Formula One. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  2. "South Africa 1965 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
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