1965 United States Grand Prix
| Date | |
|---|---|
| Winner | |
| Pole position | |
| Fastest lap | |
| Circuit | Watkins Glen, 110 laps |
| Round | 9 of 10 |
| Race numbers | The 1965 United States Grand Prix was the:
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (GBR) Graham Hill | BRM | 110 | 2hr 20m 36.100s | 9 | |
| 2 | +6 | (USA) Dan Gurney | Brabham-Climax | 110 | +12.500s | 6 |
| 3 | +4 | (AUS) Jack Brabham | Brabham-Climax | 110 | +57.500s | 4 |
| 4 | +1 | (ITA) Lorenzo Bandini | Ferrari | 109 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 5 | +10 | (MEX) Pedro Rodriguez | Ferrari | 109 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | +7 | (AUT) Jochen Rindt | Cooper-Climax | 108 | +2 laps | 1 |
| 7 | -4 | (USA) Richie Ginther | Honda | 108 | +2 laps | |
| 8 | +2 | (SWE) Jo Bonnier | Brabham-Climax (privateer) | 107 | +3 laps | |
| 9 | +5 | (USA) Bob Bondurant | Ferrari | 106 | +4 laps | |
| 10 | +6 | (GBR) Richard Attwood | Lotus-BRM (privateer) | 101 | +9 laps | |
| 11 | (CHE) Jo Siffert | Brabham-BRM (privateer) | 99 | +11 laps | ||
| 12 | +5 | (MEX) Moises Solana | Lotus-Climax | 95 | +15 laps | |
| 13 | -1 | (USA) Ronnie Bucknum | Honda | 92 | +18 laps | |
| R | (GBR) Jackie Stewart | BRM | 12 | DNF | ||
| R | (NZL) Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 11 | DNF | ||
| R | (GBR) Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 11 | DNF | ||
| R | (GBR) Innes Ireland | Lotus-BRM (privateer) | 9 | DNF | ||
| R | (GBR) Mike Spence | Lotus-Climax | 9 | DNF | ||
Starting grid
Pole time: 1:11.250
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | (GBR) Graham Hill | BRM |
| 2 | (GBR) Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax |
| 3 | (USA) Richie Ginther | Honda |
| 4 | (GBR) Mike Spence | Lotus-Climax |
| 5 | (ITA) Lorenzo Bandini | Ferrari |
| 6 | (GBR) Jackie Stewart | BRM |
| 7 | (AUS) Jack Brabham | Brabham-Climax |
| 8 | (USA) Dan Gurney | Brabham-Climax |
| 9 | (NZL) Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax |
| 10 | (SWE) Jo Bonnier | Brabham-Climax (privateer) |
| 11 | (CHE) Jo Siffert | Brabham-BRM (privateer) |
| 12 | (USA) Ronnie Bucknum | Honda |
| 13 | (AUT) Jochen Rindt | Cooper-Climax |
| 14 | (USA) Bob Bondurant | Ferrari |
| 15 | (MEX) Pedro Rodriguez | Ferrari |
| 16 | (GBR) Richard Attwood | Lotus-BRM (privateer) |
| 17 | (MEX) Moises Solana | Lotus-Climax |
| 18 | (GBR) Innes Ireland | Lotus-BRM (privateer) |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | (GBR) Jim Clark | 54 |
| 2 | (GBR) Graham Hill | 40 |
| 3 | (GBR) Jackie Stewart | 33 |
| 4 | (USA) Dan Gurney | 19 |
| 5 | (GBR) John Surtees | 17 |
| 6 | (ITA) Lorenzo Bandini | 13 |
| 7 | (NZL) Bruce McLaren | 10 |
| 8 | (AUS) Jack Brabham | 9 |
| 9 | (GBR) Mike Spence | 6 |
| 10 | (NZL) Denny Hulme | 5 |
| 11 | (AUT) Jochen Rindt | 4 |
| 12 | (MEX) Pedro Rodriguez | 2 |
| 13 | (CHE) Jo Siffert | 2 |
| = | (USA) Richie Ginther | 2 |
| 15 | (GBR) Richard Attwood | 1 |
Stats & milestones
- Race debut
- Bob Bondurant
- Wins
- 10th for Graham Hill (5th driver to win ten races, 3rd British driver; last win until 1968; last for BRM)
- 12th for BRM
- Podiums
- 23rd for Graham Hill
- 16th for Dan Gurney
- 14th for Jack Brabham
- 42nd for BRM
- 14th & 15th for Brabham
- Poles
- 8th for Graham Hill (last until 1967; last for BRM)
- 9th for BRM (last until 1971)
- Fastest laps
- 8th for Graham Hill (last until 1967; last for BRM)
- 11th for BRM (last until 1968)
- Front row starts
- 33rd for Jim Clark
- 30th for Graham Hill (4th driver to achieve 30 front row starts, 3rd British driver; last until 1967; last for BRM)
- Pole & win
- 3rd for Graham Hill (last until 1968; last for BRM)
- Win & fastest lap
- 5th and last for Graham Hill
- Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
- 2nd and last for Graham Hill