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1965 South African Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
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
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Race result

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

Starting grid

Pole time: 1:27.200

PosDriverConstructor
1(GBR) Jim ClarkLotus-Climax
2(GBR) John SurteesFerrari
3(AUS) Jack BrabhamBrabham-Climax
4(GBR) Mike SpenceLotus-Climax
5(GBR) Graham HillBRM
6(ITA) Lorenzo BandiniFerrari
7(SWE) Jo BonnierBrabham-Climax (privateer)
8(NZL) Bruce McLarenCooper-Climax
9(USA) Dan GurneyBrabham-Climax
10(AUT) Jochen RindtCooper-Climax
11(GBR) Jackie StewartBRM
12(GBR) Bob AndersonBrabham-Climax (privateer)
13(ZAF) Tony MaggsLotus-BRM (privateer)
14(CHE) Jo SiffertBrabham-BRM (privateer)
15(AUS) Frank GardnerBrabham-BRM (privateer)
16(AUS) Paul HawkinsBrabham-Ford (privateer)
17(ZAF) Peter de KlerkAlfa Special-Alfa Romeo (privateer)
18(RHO) John LoveCooper-Climax (privateer)
19(GBR) David ProphetBrabham-Ford (privateer)
20(RHO) Sam TingleLDS-Alfa Romeo (privateer)

Non-qualifiers

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

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(GBR) Jim Clark9
2(GBR) John Surtees6
3(GBR) Graham Hill4
4(GBR) Mike Spence3
5(NZL) Bruce McLaren2
6(GBR) Jackie Stewart1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Lotus-Climax9
2Ferrari6
3BRM4
4Cooper-Climax2

Stats & 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