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Home / Seasons / 1965 F1 World Championship Season / 1965 South African Grand Prix

1965 South African Grand Prix

DateFriday, 1 January 1965
Winner
  • United Kingdom flag lazyload Jim Clark
  • United Kingdom flag lazyload Lotus-Climax
Pole position
  • United Kingdom flag lazyload Jim Clark
  • United Kingdom flag lazyload Lotus-Climax
Fastest lap
  • United Kingdom flag lazyload Jim Clark
  • United Kingdom flag lazyload Lotus-Climax
CircuitEast London, 85 laps
Round1 of 10
Race numbers

The 1965 South African Grand Prix was the

  • 132nd World Championship race
  • 3rd World Championship South African Grand Prix
  • 3rd and last World Championship race at East London
More 1965 season
More South African Grands Prix
Previous race1964 Mexican Grand Prix

Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 United Kingdom flag lazyload Jim ClarkLotus-Climax852hr 06m 46.000s9
2 United Kingdom flag lazyload John SurteesFerrari85+29.000s6
3+2United Kingdom flag lazyload Graham HillBRM85+31.800s4
4 United Kingdom flag lazyload Mike SpenceLotus-Climax85+54.400s3
5+3New Zealand flag lazyload Bruce McLarenCooper-Climax84+1 lap2
6+5United Kingdom flag lazyload Jackie StewartBRM83+2 laps1
7+7Switzerland flag Jo SiffertBrabham-BRM (privateer)83+2 laps 
8-5Australia flag lazyload Jack BrabhamBrabham-Climax81+4 laps 
9+7Australia flag lazyload Paul HawkinsBrabham-Ford (privateer)81+4 laps 
10+7South Africa flag lazyload Peter de KlerkAlfa Special-Alfa Romeo (privateer)79+6 laps 
11+2South Africa flag lazyload Tony MaggsLotus-BRM (privateer)77+8 laps 
12+3Australia flag lazyload Frank GardnerBrabham-BRM (privateer)75+10 laps 
13+7Rhodesia flag lazyload Sam TingleLDS-Alfa Romeo (privateer)73+12 laps 
14+5United Kingdom flag lazyload David ProphetBrabham-Ford (privateer)71+14 laps 
15-9Italy flag lazyload Lorenzo BandiniFerrari66DNF 
NC United Kingdom flag lazyload Bob AndersonBrabham-Climax (privateer)50+35 laps 
R Sweden flag lazyload Jo BonnierBrabham-Climax (privateer)42DNF 
R Austria flag lazyload Jochen RindtCooper-Climax39DNF 
R Rhodesia flag lazyload John LoveCooper-Climax (privateer)20DNF 
R USA flag lazyload Dan GurneyBrabham-Climax11DNF 

Starting grid

Pole time: 1:27.200

PosDriverConstructor
1United Kingdom flag lazyload Jim ClarkLotus-Climax
2United Kingdom flag lazyload John SurteesFerrari
3Australia flag lazyload Jack BrabhamBrabham-Climax
4United Kingdom flag lazyload Mike SpenceLotus-Climax
5United Kingdom flag lazyload Graham HillBRM
6Italy flag lazyload Lorenzo BandiniFerrari
7Sweden flag lazyload Jo BonnierBrabham-Climax (privateer)
8New Zealand flag lazyload Bruce McLarenCooper-Climax
9USA flag lazyload Dan GurneyBrabham-Climax
10Austria flag lazyload Jochen RindtCooper-Climax
11United Kingdom flag lazyload Jackie StewartBRM
12United Kingdom flag lazyload Bob AndersonBrabham-Climax (privateer)
13South Africa flag lazyload Tony MaggsLotus-BRM (privateer)
14Switzerland flag Jo SiffertBrabham-BRM (privateer)
15Australia flag lazyload Frank GardnerBrabham-BRM (privateer)
16Australia flag lazyload Paul HawkinsBrabham-Ford (privateer)
17South Africa flag lazyload Peter de KlerkAlfa Special-Alfa Romeo (privateer)
18Rhodesia flag lazyload John LoveCooper-Climax (privateer)
19United Kingdom flag lazyload David ProphetBrabham-Ford (privateer)
20Rhodesia flag lazyload Sam TingleLDS-Alfa Romeo (privateer)

Non qualifiers

DriverConstructorReason
South Africa flag lazyload Trevor BlokdykCooper-Ford (privateer)Did not qualify
South Africa flag lazyload Neville LederleLotus-Climax (privateer)Did not qualify
South Africa flag lazyload Doug SerrurierLDS-Climax (privateer)Did not qualify
South Africa flag lazyload Brausch NiemannLotus-Ford (privateer)Did not qualify
South Africa flag lazyload Ernie PieterseLotus-Climax (privateer)Did not qualify
South Africa flag lazyload Dave CharltonLotus-Ford (privateer)Did not pre-qualify
South Africa flag lazyload Jackie PretoriusLDS-Alfa Romeo (privateer)Did not pre-qualify
Rhodesia flag lazyload Clive PuzeyLotus-Climax (privateer)Did not pre-qualify

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-1965 South African Grand Prix.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1United Kingdom flag lazyload Jim Clark9
2United Kingdom flag lazyload John Surtees6
3United Kingdom flag lazyload Graham Hill4
4United Kingdom flag lazyload Mike Spence3
5New Zealand flag lazyload Bruce McLaren2
6United Kingdom flag lazyload Jackie Stewart1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1United Kingdom flag lazyload Lotus-Climax9
2Italy flag lazyload Ferrari6
3United Kingdom flag lazyload BRM4
4United Kingdom flag lazyload Cooper-Climax2

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

See also

  • South African Grand Prix
  • East London circuit
  • 1965 World Championship season

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