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Home / Seasons / 1965 F1 World Championship Season / 1965 Belgian Grand Prix

1965 Belgian Grand Prix

DateSunday, 13 June 1965
Winner
  • Jim Clark
  • Lotus-Climax
Pole position
  • Graham Hill
  • BRM
Fastest lap
  • Jim Clark
  • Lotus-Climax
CircuitSpa-Francorchamps, 32 laps
Round3 of 10
Race numbers

The 1965 Belgian Grand Prix was the:

  • 134th World Championship race
  • 14th World Championship Belgian Grand Prix
  • 14th World Championship race at Spa-Francorchamps
More 1965 season
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+1(GBR) Jim ClarkLotus-Climax322hr 23m 34.800s9
2+1(GBR) Jackie StewartBRM32+44.800s6
3+6(NZL) Bruce McLarenCooper-Climax31+1 lap4
4+6(AUS) Jack BrabhamBrabham-Climax31+1 lap3
5-4(GBR) Graham HillBRM31+1 lap2
6-2(USA) Richie GintherHonda31+1 lap1
7+5(GBR) Mike SpenceLotus-Climax31+1 lap 
8 (CHE) Jo SiffertBrabham-BRM (privateer)31+1 lap 
9+6(ITA) Lorenzo BandiniFerrari30+2 laps 
10-5(USA) Dan GurneyBrabham-Climax30+2 laps 
11+3(AUT) Jochen RindtCooper-Climax29+3 laps 
12+5(BEL) Lucien BianchiBRM (privateer)29+3 laps 
13+3(GBR) Innes IrelandLotus-BRM (privateer)27+5 laps 
14-1(GBR) Richard AttwoodLotus-BRM (privateer)26DNF 
R (USA) Masten GregoryBRM (privateer)12DNF 
R (USA) Ronnie BucknumHonda9DNF 
R (SWE) Jo BonnierBrabham-Climax (privateer)9DNF 
R (GBR) John SurteesFerrari5DNF 
R (AUS) Frank GardnerBrabham-BRM (privateer)3DNF 
Did not start
  (GBR) Bob AndersonBrabham-Climax (privateer)   
  (BEL) Willy MairesseBRM (privateer)   

Notes

  • Bob Anderson and Willy Mairesse did not start the Grand Prix after withdrawing from the Grand Prix after practice.

Starting grid

Pole time: 3:45.400

PosDriverConstructor
1(GBR) Graham HillBRM
2(GBR) Jim ClarkLotus-Climax
3(GBR) Jackie StewartBRM
4(USA) Richie GintherHonda
5(USA) Dan GurneyBrabham-Climax
6(GBR) John SurteesFerrari
7(SWE) Jo BonnierBrabham-Climax (privateer)
8(CHE) Jo SiffertBrabham-BRM (privateer)
9(NZL) Bruce McLarenCooper-Climax
10(AUS) Jack BrabhamBrabham-Climax
11(USA) Ronnie BucknumHonda
12(GBR) Mike SpenceLotus-Climax
13(GBR) Richard AttwoodLotus-BRM (privateer)
14(AUT) Jochen RindtCooper-Climax
15(ITA) Lorenzo BandiniFerrari
16(GBR) Innes IrelandLotus-BRM (privateer)
17(BEL) Lucien BianchiBRM (privateer)
18(AUS) Frank GardnerBrabham-BRM (privateer)
19  
20(USA) Masten GregoryBRM (privateer)

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(GBR) Jim Clark18
2(GBR) Graham Hill15
3(GBR) Jackie Stewart11
4(GBR) John Surtees9
5(NZL) Bruce McLaren8
6(ITA) Lorenzo Bandini6
7(GBR) Mike Spence3
=(AUS) Jack Brabham3
9(CHE) Jo Siffert1
=(USA) Richie Ginther1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1BRM19
2Lotus-Climax18
3Ferrari12
4Cooper-Climax8
5Brabham-Climax3
6Brabham-BRM1
=Honda1

Stats & milestones

Wins
15th for Jim Clark
20th for Lotus (2nd constructor to win 20 races)
Podiums
20th for Jim Clark (3rd driver to score 20 podiums, 2nd British driver)
20th for Bruce McLaren (4th driver to score 20 podiums, 1st New Zealander driver; last podium until 1968; last for Cooper)
2nd for Jackie Stewart
48th for Cooper
35th for BRM
32nd for Lotus
Poles
6th for Graham Hill
7th for BRM
Fastest laps
18th for Jim Clark
22nd for Lotus
Front row starts
27th for Jim Clark
26th for Graham Hill
1st for Jackie Stewart (63rd different front row starter, 13th British driver)
Win & fastest lap
12th for Jim Clark EQUALLED RECORD (shared with Juan Manuel Fangio)

See also

  • Belgian Grand Prix
  • Spa-Francorchamps circuit
  • 1965 World Championship season

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