1965 F1 World Championship Season
16th F1 World Championship Season
Fact File
| Drivers’ Champion: |  Jim Clark (2nd title) |
|---|---|
| Constructors’ Champion: | Lotus (2nd title) |
| Races: | 10 |
| Winning drivers: | Jim Clark (6) Graham Hill (2) Jackie Stewart (1)  Richie Ginther (1) |
| Winning constructors: | Lotus (6) BRM (3)  Honda (1) |
| First-time winners (driver): | Jackie Stewart Richie Ginther |
| First-time winners (constructor): | Honda |
1965 F1 World Championship Grands Prix
Calendar
- DT: Drivers’ title decider
- CT: Constructors’ title decider
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Date | Race Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Africa | East London | 1 January | 1965 South African Grand Prix |
| 2 |  Monaco | Monte Carlo | 30 May | 1965 Monaco Grand Prix |
| 3 |  Belgium | Spa-Francorchamps | 13 June | 1965 Belgian Grand Prix |
| 4 |  France | Clermont-Ferrand | 27 June | 1965 French Grand Prix |
| 5 | Britain | Silverstone | 10 July | 1965 British Grand Prix |
| 6 |  Netherlands | Zandvoort | 18 July | 1965 Dutch Grand Prix |
| 7 |  Germany DT CT | Nurburgring | 1 August | 1965 German Grand Prix |
| 8 |  Italy | Monza | 12 September | 1965 Italian Grand Prix |
| 9 | USA | Watkins Glen | 3 October | 1965 United States Grand Prix |
| 10 |  Mexico | Mexico City | 24 October | 1965 Mexican Grand Prix |
Race Winners
- Highlight: Home driver race winner
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Driver | Constructor | Start | Win Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | East London | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 1 | 29.000s |
| 2 | Monaco | Monte Carlo | Graham Hill | BRM | 1 | 1m 04.000s |
| 3 | Belgium | Spa-Francorchamps | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 2 | 44.800s |
| 4 | France | Clermont-Ferrand | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 1 | 26.300s |
| 5 | Britain | Silverstone | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 1 | 3.200s |
| 6 | Netherlands | Zandvoort | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 2 | 8.000s |
| 7 | Germany | Nurburgring | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 1 | 15.900s |
| 8 | Italy | Monza | Jackie Stewart | BRM | 3 | 3.300s |
| 9 | USA | Watkins Glen | Graham Hill | BRM | 1 | 12.500s |
| 10 | Mexico | Mexico City | Richie Ginther | Honda | 3 | 2.890s |
Polesitters
- Highlight: Home driver polesitter
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Driver | Constructor | Race | Pole Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | East London | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 1 | 0.900s |
| 2 | Monaco | Monte Carlo | Graham Hill | BRM | 1 | 0.300s |
| 3 | Belgium | Spa-Francorchamps | Graham Hill | BRM | 5 | 2.100s |
| 4 | France | Clermont-Ferrand | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 1 | 0.500s |
| 5 | Britain | Silverstone | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 1 | 0.200s |
| 6 | Netherlands | Zandvoort | Graham Hill | BRM | 4 | 0.300s |
| 7 | Germany | Nurburgring | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 1 | 3.400s |
| 8 | Italy | Monza | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 10 | 0.200s |
| 9 | USA | Watkins Glen | Graham Hill | BRM | 1 | 0.100s |
| 10 | Mexico | Mexico City | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | DNF | 0.070s |
Fastest Laps
- Highlight: Home driver fastest lap setter
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | East London | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax |
| 2 | Monaco | Monte Carlo | Graham Hill | BRM |
| 3 | Belgium | Spa-Francorchamps | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax |
| 4 | France | Clermont-Ferrand | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax |
| 5 | Britain | Silverstone | Graham Hill | BRM |
| 6 | Netherlands | Zandvoort | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax |
| 7 | Germany | Nurburgring | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax |
| 8 | Italy | Monza | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax |
| 9 | USA | Watkins Glen | Graham Hill | BRM |
| 10 | Mexico | Mexico City | Dan Gurney | Brabham-Climax |
1965 F1 World Championship Standings
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Clark | Lotus | 54 | |
| 2 | Graham Hill | BRM | 40 (47) | -14 |
| 3 | Jackie Stewart | BRM | 33 (34) | -21 |
| 4 | Dan Gurney | Brabham | 25 | -29 |
| 5 | John Surtees | Ferrari | 17 | -37 |
| 6 | Lorenzo Bandini | Ferrari | 13 | -41 |
| 7 | Richie Ginther | Honda | 11 | -43 |
| 8 | Mike Spence | Lotus | 10 | -44 |
| = |  Bruce McLaren | Cooper | 10 | -44 |
| 10 |  Jack Brabham | Brabham | 9 | -45 |
| 11 | Denny Hulme | Brabham | 5 | -49 |
| = |  Jo Siffert | Brabham | 5 | -49 |
| 13 |  Jochen Rindt | Cooper | 4 | -50 |
| 14 | Pedro Rodriguez | Ferrari | 2 | -52 |
| = | Ronnie Bucknum | Honda | 2 | -52 |
| = | Richard Attwood | Lotus | 2 | -52 |
Points scoring system used:
- 1st: 9 points
- 2nd: 6 points
- 3rd: 4 points
- 4th: 3 points
- 5th: 2 points
- 6th: 1 point
- Only the best six results counted towards the championship.
- Numbers shown without parentheses are the points scored that counted towards the championship; numbers in parentheses are the total number of points scored.
Constructor
Points scoring system used:
- 1st: 9 points
- 2nd: 6 points
- 3rd: 4 points
- 4th: 3 points
- 5th: 2 points
- 6th: 1 point
- Constructors only received points for their highest placed car.
- Only the best six results counted towards the championship.
- Numbers shown without parentheses are the points scored that counted towards the championship; numbers in parentheses are the total number of points scored.
Qualifying Results Overview
| Pos | Driver | ZAF | MCO | BEL | FRA | GBR | NLD | DEU | ITA | USA | MEX | Avg. | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Clark | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1.33 | 1 | |
| 2 | Graham Hill | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3.60 | 1 |
| 3 | John Surtees | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4.00 | 2 | ||
| 4 | Jackie Stewart | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4.80 | 2 |
| 5 | Dan Gurney | 9 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 6.11 | 2 | |
| 6 | Jack Brabham | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 6.86 | 2 | |||
| 7 | Richie Ginther | 16 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 7.00 | 3 | ||
| 8 | Mike Spence | 4 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 7.11 | 4 | |
| 9 | Lorenzo Bandini | 6 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7.30 | 3 |
| 10 | Denny Hulme | 8 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 9.33 | 6 | ||||
| 11 | Bruce McLaren | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 9.80 | 7 |
| 12 |  Jo Bonnier | 7 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 11.20 | 7 |
| 13 | Ronnie Bucknum | 15 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 11.67 | 6 | ||||
| 14 | Jo Siffert | 14 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11.70 | 8 |
| 15 | Mike Hailwood | 12 | 12.00 | 12 | |||||||||
| 16 | Gerhard Mitter | 12 | 12.00 | 12 | |||||||||
| 17 | Jochen Rindt | 10 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 12.30 | 7 |
| 18 | Moises Solana | 17 | 9 | 13.00 | 9 | ||||||||
| 19 | Tony Maggs | 13 | 13.00 | 13 | |||||||||
| 20 | Ludovico Scarfiotti | 13 | 13.00 | 13 | |||||||||
| 21 | Chris Amon | 8 | 19 | 16 | 14.33 | 8 | |||||||
| 22 | Richard Attwood | 6 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14.38 | 6 | ||
| 23 | Pedro Rodriguez | 15 | 14 | 14.50 | 14 | ||||||||
| 24 | Frank Gardner | 15 | 11 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 16 | 14.57 | 11 | |||
| 25 | Bob Anderson | 12 | 9 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14.71 | 9 | |||
| 26 | Nino Vaccarella | 15 | 15.00 | 15 | |||||||||
| 27 | Bob Bondurant | 14 | 18 | 16.00 | 14 | ||||||||
| 28 | Innes Ireland | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 16.57 | 13 | |||
| 29 | Paul Hawkins | 16 | 14 | 20 | 16.67 | 14 | |||||||
| 30 | Peter de Klerk | 17 | 17.00 | 17 | |||||||||
| 31 | Lucien Bianchi | 17 | 17.00 | 17 | |||||||||
| 32 |  John Love | 18 | 18.00 | 18 | |||||||||
| 33 | David Prophet | 19 | 19.00 | 19 | |||||||||
| 34 | Giancarlo Baghetti | 19 | 19.00 | 19 | |||||||||
| 35 | Sam Tingle | 20 | 20.00 | 20 | |||||||||
| 36 | Geki | 20 | 20.00 | 20 | |||||||||
| 37 | Masten Gregory | 20 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 20.50 | 19 | ||||||
| 38 | Roberto Bussinello | 21 | 21 | 21.00 | 21 | ||||||||
| 39 | Trevor Blokdyk | 21 | 21.00 | 21 | |||||||||
| 40 | Ian Raby | 21 | 22 | 21.50 | 21 | ||||||||
| 41 | Neville Lederle | 22 | 22.00 | 22 | |||||||||
| 42 | Alan Rollinson | 22 | 22.00 | 22 | |||||||||
| 43 | Giorgio Bassi | 22 | 22.00 | 22 | |||||||||
| 44 | Doug Serrurier | 23 | 23.00 | 23 | |||||||||
| 45 | John Rhodes | 23 | 23.00 | 23 | |||||||||
| 46 | Brausch Niemann | 24 | 24.00 | 24 | |||||||||
| 47 | Brian Gubby | 24 | 24.00 | 24 | |||||||||
| 48 | Ernie Pieterse | 25 | 25.00 | 25 | |||||||||
| 49 | Dave Charlton | 26 | 26.00 | 26 | |||||||||
| 50 | Jackie Pretorius | 27 | 27.00 | 27 | |||||||||
| 51 | Clive Puzey | 28 | 28.00 | 28 |
Race Results Overview
Race To The Title
The Race To The Title graph shows how the title race played out over the course of the season.