1965 South African Grand Prix
Date | Friday, 1 January 1965 |
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Fastest lap |
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Circuit | East London, 85 laps |
Round | 1 of 10 |
Race numbers | The 1965 South African Grand Prix was the
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Previous race | 1964 Mexican Grand Prix |
Race result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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1 | ![]() | Lotus-Climax | 85 | 2hr 06m 46.000s | 9 | |
2 | ![]() | Ferrari | 85 | +29.000s | 6 | |
3 | +2 | ![]() | BRM | 85 | +31.800s | 4 |
4 | ![]() | Lotus-Climax | 85 | +54.400s | 3 | |
5 | +3 | ![]() | Cooper-Climax | 84 | +1 lap | 2 |
6 | +5 | ![]() | BRM | 83 | +2 laps | 1 |
7 | +7 | ![]() | Brabham-BRM (privateer) | 83 | +2 laps | |
8 | -5 | ![]() | Brabham-Climax | 81 | +4 laps | |
9 | +7 | ![]() | Brabham-Ford (privateer) | 81 | +4 laps | |
10 | +7 | ![]() | Alfa Special-Alfa Romeo (privateer) | 79 | +6 laps | |
11 | +2 | ![]() | Lotus-BRM (privateer) | 77 | +8 laps | |
12 | +3 | ![]() | Brabham-BRM (privateer) | 75 | +10 laps | |
13 | +7 | ![]() | LDS-Alfa Romeo (privateer) | 73 | +12 laps | |
14 | +5 | ![]() | Brabham-Ford (privateer) | 71 | +14 laps | |
15 | -9 | ![]() | Ferrari | 66 | DNF | |
NC | ![]() | Brabham-Climax (privateer) | 50 | +35 laps | ||
R | ![]() | Brabham-Climax (privateer) | 42 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Cooper-Climax | 39 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Cooper-Climax (privateer) | 20 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Brabham-Climax | 11 | DNF |
Starting grid
Pole time: 1:27.200
Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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1 | ![]() | Lotus-Climax |
2 | ![]() | Ferrari |
3 | ![]() | Brabham-Climax |
4 | ![]() | Lotus-Climax |
5 | ![]() | BRM |
6 | ![]() | Ferrari |
7 | ![]() | Brabham-Climax (privateer) |
8 | ![]() | Cooper-Climax |
9 | ![]() | Brabham-Climax |
10 | ![]() | Cooper-Climax |
11 | ![]() | BRM |
12 | ![]() | Brabham-Climax (privateer) |
13 | ![]() | Lotus-BRM (privateer) |
14 | ![]() | Brabham-BRM (privateer) |
15 | ![]() | Brabham-BRM (privateer) |
16 | ![]() | Brabham-Ford (privateer) |
17 | ![]() | Alfa Special-Alfa Romeo (privateer) |
18 | ![]() | Cooper-Climax (privateer) |
19 | ![]() | Brabham-Ford (privateer) |
20 | ![]() | LDS-Alfa Romeo (privateer) |
Non qualifiers
Driver | Constructor | Reason |
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![]() | Cooper-Ford (privateer) | Did not qualify |
![]() | Lotus-Climax (privateer) | Did not qualify |
![]() | LDS-Climax (privateer) | Did not qualify |
![]() | Lotus-Ford (privateer) | Did not qualify |
![]() | Lotus-Climax (privateer) | Did not qualify |
![]() | Lotus-Ford (privateer) | Did not pre-qualify |
![]() | LDS-Alfa Romeo (privateer) | Did not pre-qualify |
![]() | Lotus-Climax (privateer) | Did not pre-qualify |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-1965 South African Grand Prix.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | ![]() | 9 |
2 | ![]() | 6 |
3 | ![]() | 4 |
4 | ![]() | 3 |
5 | ![]() | 2 |
6 | ![]() | 1 |
Constructor
Pos | Constructor | Points |
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1 | ![]() | 9 |
2 | ![]() | 6 |
3 | ![]() | 4 |
4 | ![]() | 2 |
Statistics & milestones
- Race debut
- Paul Hawkins, Jackie Stewart
- Last start
- Tony Maggs, David Prophet
- Alfa Special
- Wins
- 14th for Jim Clark
- 19th for Lotus
- Podiums
- 19th for Jim Clark, 18th for Graham Hill, 13th for John Surtees
- 142nd for Ferrari, 32nd for BRM, 31st for Lotus
- Poles
- 19th for Jim Clark
- 24th for Lotus
- Fastest laps
- 17th for Jim Clark
- 21st for Lotus
- Front row starts
- 26th for Jim Clark, 23rd for Jack Brabham, 13th for John Surtees
- Points finishes
- 25th for Jim Clark, 1st for Jackie Stewart (132nd different point scorer, 28th British driver)
- Pole & win
- 9th for Jim Clark
- Win & fastest lap
- 11th for Jim Clark
- Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
- 7th for Jim Clark