1965 United States Grand Prix
140th World Championship race, 7th World Championship United States Grand Prix, 5th World Championship race at Watkins Glen
Fact File
| Date: | Sunday, 3 October 1965 |
|---|---|
| Winner: |  Graham Hill BRM |
| Pole position: | Graham Hill BRM |
| Fastest lap: | Graham Hill BRM |
| Circuit: | Watkins Glen, 110 laps |
| Round: | 9 of 10 |
Race Result
- (P): privateer entry
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graham Hill | BRM | 110 | 2hr 20m 36.100s | 9 | |
| 2 | +6 |  Dan Gurney | Brabham-Climax | 110 | +12.500s | 6 |
| 3 | +4 |  Jack Brabham | Brabham-Climax | 110 | +57.500s | 4 |
| 4 | +1 |  Lorenzo Bandini | Ferrari | 109 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 5 | +10 |  Pedro Rodriguez | Ferrari | 109 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | +7 |  Jochen Rindt | Cooper-Climax | 108 | +2 laps | 1 |
| 7 | -4 | Richie Ginther | Honda | 108 | +2 laps | |
| 8 | +2 |  Jo Bonnier | Brabham-Climax (P) | 107 | +3 laps | |
| 9 | +5 | Bob Bondurant | Ferrari | 106 | +4 laps | |
| 10 | +6 | Richard Attwood | Lotus-BRM (P) | 101 | +9 laps | |
| 11 |  Jo Siffert | Brabham-BRM (P) | 99 | +11 laps | ||
| 12 | +5 | Moises Solana | Lotus-Climax | 95 | +15 laps | |
| 13 | -1 | Ronnie Bucknum | Honda | 92 | +18 laps | |
| R | Jackie Stewart | BRM | 12 | DNF | ||
| R |  Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 11 | DNF | ||
| R | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 11 | DNF | ||
| R | Innes Ireland | Lotus-BRM (P) | 9 | DNF | ||
| R | Mike Spence | Lotus-Climax | 9 | DNF |
Starting Grid
- Highlight: race winner
- Highlight: second place
- Highlight: third place
- (P): privateer entry
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graham Hill | BRM | 1:11.250 |
| 2 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | |
| 3 | Richie Ginther | Honda | |
| 4 | Mike Spence | Lotus-Climax | |
| 5 | Lorenzo Bandini | Ferrari | |
| 6 | Jackie Stewart | BRM | |
| 7 | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Climax | |
| 8 | Dan Gurney | Brabham-Climax | |
| 9 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | |
| 10 | Jo Bonnier | Brabham-Climax (P) | |
| 11 | Jo Siffert | Brabham-BRM (P) | |
| 12 | Ronnie Bucknum | Honda | |
| 13 | Jochen Rindt | Cooper-Climax | |
| 14 | Bob Bondurant | Ferrari | |
| 15 | Pedro Rodriguez | Ferrari | |
| 16 | Richard Attwood | Lotus-BRM (P) | |
| 17 | Moises Solana | Lotus-Climax | |
| 18 | Innes Ireland | Lotus-BRM (P) |
Championship Standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
- Highlight: driver/constructor confirmed as world champion for 1965
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Clark | 54 |
| 2 | Graham Hill | 40 |
| 3 | Jackie Stewart | 33 |
| 4 | Dan Gurney | 19 |
| 5 | John Surtees | 17 |
| 6 | Lorenzo Bandini | 13 |
| 7 | Bruce McLaren | 10 |
| 8 | Jack Brabham | 9 |
| 9 | Mike Spence | 6 |
| 10 | Denny Hulme | 5 |
| 11 | Jochen Rindt | 4 |
| 12 | Pedro Rodriguez | 2 |
| 13 | Jo Siffert | 2 |
| = | Richie Ginther | 2 |
| 15 | Richard Attwood | 1 |
Statistics & Milestones
- Race debut
- Driver: Bob Bondurant
- Wins
- Driver: 10th for Graham Hill
- Constructor: 12th for BRM
- Podiums
- Driver: 23rd for Graham Hill, 16th for Dan Gurney, 14th for Jack Brabham
- Constructor: 42nd for BRM, 14th & 15th for Brabham
- Poles
- Driver: 8th for Graham Hill
- Constructor: 9th for BRM
- Fastest laps
- Driver: 8th for Graham Hill
- Constructor: 11th for BRM
- Front row starts
- Driver: 33rd for Jim Clark, 30th for Graham Hill
- Pole & win
- Driver: 3rd for Graham Hill
- Win & fastest lap
- Driver: 5th and last for Graham Hill
- Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
- Driver: 2nd and last for Graham Hill