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1965 German Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitNurburgring, 15 laps
Round7 of 10
Race numbers

The 1965 German Grand Prix was the:

  • 138th World Championship race
  • 13th World Championship German Grand Prix
  • 12th World Championship race at Nurburgring
  • 1965 Drivers’ title decider
  • 1965 Constructors’ title decider
More 1965 season
More German Grands Prix

Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (GBR) Jim ClarkLotus-Climax152hr 07m 52.400s9
2+1(GBR) Graham HillBRM15+15.900s6
3+2(USA) Dan GurneyBrabham-Climax15+21.400s4
4+4(AUT) Jochen RindtCooper-Climax15+3m 29.600s3
5+9(AUS) Jack BrabhamBrabham-Climax15+4m 41.200s2
6+1(ITA) Lorenzo BandiniFerrari15+5m 08.600s1
7+2(SWE) Jo BonnierBrabham-Climax (privateer)15+5m 58.500s 
8+10(USA) Masten GregoryBRM (privateer)14+1 lap 
R (GBR) John SurteesFerrari11DNF 
R (CHE) Jo SiffertBrabham-BRM (privateer)9DNF 
R (DEU) Gerhard MitterLotus-Climax8DNF 
R (GBR) Mike SpenceLotus-Climax8DNF 
R (GBR) Richard AttwoodLotus-BRM (privateer)7DNF 
R (NZL) Bruce McLarenCooper-Climax7DNF 
R (NZL) Denny HulmeBrabham-Climax5DNF 
R (AUS) Paul HawkinsLotus-Climax (privateer)4DNF 
R (NZL) Chris AmonLotus-BRM (privateer)3DNF 
R (GBR) Jackie StewartBRM2DNF 
R (AUS) Frank GardnerBrabham-BRM (privateer)0DNF 
Did not start
  (GBR) Bob AndersonBrabham-Climax (privateer)   

Starting grid

Pole time: 8:22.700

PosDriverConstructor
1(GBR) Jim ClarkLotus-Climax
2(GBR) Jackie StewartBRM
3(GBR) Graham HillBRM
4(GBR) John SurteesFerrari
5(USA) Dan GurneyBrabham-Climax
6(GBR) Mike SpenceLotus-Climax
7(ITA) Lorenzo BandiniFerrari
8(AUT) Jochen RindtCooper-Climax
9(SWE) Jo BonnierBrabham-Climax (privateer)
10(NZL) Bruce McLarenCooper-Climax
11(CHE) Jo SiffertBrabham-BRM (privateer)
12(DEU) Gerhard MitterLotus-Climax
13(NZL) Denny HulmeBrabham-Climax
14(AUS) Jack BrabhamBrabham-Climax
15(NZL) Chris AmonLotus-BRM (privateer)
16(GBR) Richard AttwoodLotus-BRM (privateer)
17(AUS) Frank GardnerBrabham-BRM (privateer)
18(USA) Masten GregoryBRM (privateer)
19(AUS) Paul HawkinsLotus-Climax (privateer)

Non-qualifiers

DriverConstructor
(ITA) Roberto BussinelloBRM (privateer)
(GBR) Ian RabyBrabham-BRM (privateer)

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(GBR) Jim Clark54
2(GBR) Graham Hill30
3(GBR) Jackie Stewart25
4(GBR) John Surtees17
5(USA) Dan Gurney9
6(NZL) Bruce McLaren8
7(ITA) Lorenzo Bandini7
8(GBR) Mike Spence6
9(NZL) Denny Hulme5
=(AUS) Jack Brabham5
11(AUT) Jochen Rindt3
12(CHE) Jo Siffert2
=(USA) Richie Ginther2

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Lotus-Climax54
2BRM39
3Ferrari21
4Brabham-Climax15
5Cooper-Climax11
6Brabham-BRM2
=Honda2

Stats & milestones

Last start
Paul Hawkins
Gerhard Mitter
World Champion
2nd and last title for Jim Clark (4th driver to win two championships, 1st British driver; last British champion until 1968)
2nd title for Lotus (3rd constructor to win two championships) EQUALLED RECORD (shared with Cooper & Ferrari)
Wins
19th for Jim Clark
24th for Lotus
Podiums
24th for Jim Clark
21st for Graham Hill
14th for Dan Gurney
39th for BRM
36th for Lotus
12th for Brabham
Poles
22nd for Jim Clark
27th for Lotus
Fastest laps
21st for Jim Clark
25th for Lotus
Front row starts
31st for Jim Clark
29th for Graham Hill
14th for John Surtees
4th for Jackie Stewart
Points finishes
1st for Jochen Rindt (134th different point scorer, 1st Austrian driver)
Pole & win
12th for Jim Clark (last until 1967)
Win & fastest lap
15th for Jim Clark (last until 1967)
Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
9th for Jim Clark (last until 1967) EQUALLED RECORD (shared with Juan Manuel Fangio)