1965 Formula One season

Jack Brabham (Brabham BT11 Climax) contesting the 1965 German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring

The 1965 Formula One season, which was the 16th season of FIA Formula One racing, featured the 16th World Championship of Drivers and the 8th International Cup for F1 Manufacturers.^[1] The two titles were contested concurrently over a ten round series which commenced on 1 January and ended on 24 October. The season also included a number of non championship races for Formula One cars.

Season summary

Jim Clark's second championship included six wins interrupted only by non-starting at Monaco whilst he was away winning the Indianapolis 500. Jackie Stewart finished third in the championship in his debut season and Richie Ginther won his only, and Honda's first, grand prix in the final race of the 1.5 litre formula.

Season review

Rnd	Race	Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Constructor	Tyre	Report
1	South African Grand Prix	Prince George	1 January	Jim Clark	Jim Clark	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	D	Report
2	Monaco Grand Prix	Monaco	30 May	Graham Hill	Graham Hill	Graham Hill	BRM	D	Report
3	Belgian Grand Prix	Spa-Francorchamps	13 June	Graham Hill	Jim Clark	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	D	Report
4	French Grand Prix	Charade	27 June	Jim Clark	Jim Clark	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	D	Report
5	British Grand Prix	Silverstone	10 July	Jim Clark	Graham Hill	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	D	Report
6	Dutch Grand Prix	Zandvoort	18 July	Graham Hill	Jim Clark	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	D	Report
7	German Grand Prix	Nürburgring	1 August	Jim Clark	Jim Clark	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	D	Report
8	Italian Grand Prix	Monza	12 September	Jim Clark	Jim Clark	Jackie Stewart	BRM	D	Report
9	United States Grand Prix	Watkins Glen	3 October	Graham Hill	Graham Hill	Graham Hill	BRM	D	Report
10	Mexican Grand Prix	Magdalena Mixhuca	24 October	Jim Clark	Dan Gurney	Richie Ginther	Honda	G	Report

The Austrian Grand Prix at the Zeltweg Airfield, originally supposed to be run between the German and Italian Grands Prix, was cancelled after safety complaints made by the teams and drivers about the roughness of the track.^[2]

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers competed in the 1965 FIA World Championship.

Briton Jim Clark won his 2nd and final driver's championship

Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Driver	Rounds
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC North American Racing Team	Ferrari	158 1512	Ferrari 205B 1.5 V8 Ferrari 207 1.5 F12	D	John Surtees	1–8
					Lorenzo Bandini	All
					Nino Vaccarella	8
					Pedro Rodríguez	9–10
					Bob Bondurant	9
					Ludovico Scarfiotti	10
Owen Racing Organisation	BRM	P261	BRM P60 1.5 V8	D	Graham Hill	All
					Jackie Stewart	All
Team Lotus	Lotus-Climax	33 25	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	D	Jim Clark	1, 3–10
					Mike Spence	1, 3–10
					Gerhard Mitter	7
					Geki	8
					Moisés Solana	9–10
Brabham Racing Organisation	Brabham-Climax	BT7 BT11	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	G	Jack Brabham	1–3, 5, 7, 9–10
					Dan Gurney	1, 3–10
					Denny Hulme	2, 4–8
					Giancarlo Baghetti	8
Cooper Car Company	Cooper-Climax	T77 T73	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	D	Bruce McLaren	All
					Jochen Rindt	All
R.R.C. Walker Racing Team	Brabham-Climax	BT7	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	D	Jo Bonnier	All
	Brabham-BRM	BT11	BRM P56 1.5 V8		Jo Siffert	All
DW Racing Enterprises	Brabham-Climax	BT11	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	D	Bob Anderson	1–7
	Lotus-Climax	33			Paul Hawkins	2, 7
Reg Parnell Racing	Lotus-BRM	25 33	BRM P56 1.5 V8	D	Tony Maggs	1
					Richard Attwood	2–3, 5–10
					Mike Hailwood	2
					Innes Ireland	3–6, 8–10
					Chris Amon	4, 7
					Bob Bondurant	10
John Willment Automobiles	Brabham-BRM	BT11	BRM P56 1.5 V8	D	Frank Gardner	1–3, 5–8
	Brabham-Ford	BT10	Ford 109E 1.5 L4		Paul Hawkins	1
John Love	Cooper-Climax	T55	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	D	John Love	1
David Prophet	Brabham-Ford	BT10	Ford 109E 1.5 L4	D	David Prophet	1
Otello Nucci	Alfa Romeo	Special	Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.5 L4	D	Peter de Klerk	1
	LDS-Climax	Mk 2	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8		Doug Serrurier	1
Lawson Organisation	Lotus-Climax	21	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	D	Ernie Pieterse	1
Scuderia Scribante	Lotus-Climax	21	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	D	Neville Lederle	1
Clive Puzey	Lotus-Climax	18/21	Climax FPF 1.5 L4	D	Clive Puzey	1
Sam Tingle	LDS-Alfa Romeo	Mk 1	Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.5 L4	D	Sam Tingle	1
Ted Lanfear	Lotus-Ford	22	Ford 109E 1.5 L4	D	Brausch Niemann	1
Trevor Blokdyk	Cooper-Ford	T59	Ford 109E 1.5 L4	D	Trevor Blokdyk	1
Jackie Pretorius	LDS-Alfa Romeo	Mk 1	Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.5 L4	D	Jackie Pretorius	1
Brian Raubenheimer	Lotus-Ford	20	Ford 109E 1.5 L4	D	Brian Raubenheimer	1
Ecurie Tomahawk	Lotus-Ford	20	Ford 109E 1.5 L4	D	Dave Charlton	1
Honda R & D Company	Honda	RA272	Honda RA272E 1.5 V12	G	Ronnie Bucknum	2–4, 8–10
					Richie Ginther	2–6, 8–10
Scuderia Centro Sud	BRM	P57	BRM P56 1.5 V8	D	Lucien Bianchi	3
					Masten Gregory	3, 5, 7–8
					Roberto Bussinello	7–8
					Giorgio Bassi	8
Bob Gerard Racing	Cooper-Climax	T60	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	D	John Rhodes	5
	Cooper-Ford	T73	Ford 109E 1.5 L4		Alan Rollinson	5
Ian Raby Racing	Brabham-BRM	BT3	BRM P56 1.5 V8	D	Ian Raby	5, 7
					Chris Amon	5
Brian Gubby	Lotus-Climax	24	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	D	Brian Gubby	5

1965 Drivers' Championship final standings

Points towards the 1965 World Championship of Drivers were awarded on a 9–6–4–3–2–1 basis to the top six finishers at each round. Only the best six round results could be retained.

Pos. Driver RSA MON BEL FRA GBR NED GER ITA USA MEX Pts.[lower-alpha 1] 1 Jim Clark 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 Ret Ret 54 2 Graham Hill 3 1 (5) (5) 2 (4) 2 2 1 Ret 40 (47) 3 Jackie Stewart (6) 3 2 2 5 2 Ret 1 Ret Ret 33 (34) 4 Dan Gurney Ret 10 Ret 6 3 3 3 2 2 25 5 John Surtees 2 4 Ret 3 3 7 Ret Ret 17 6 Lorenzo Bandini 15 2 9 8 Ret 9 6 4 4 8 13 7 Richie Ginther Ret 6 Ret Ret 6 14 7 1 11 8 Mike Spence 4 7 7 4 8 Ret 11 Ret 3 10 9 Bruce McLaren 5 5 3 Ret 10 Ret Ret 5 Ret Ret 10 10 Jack Brabham 8 Ret 4 DNS 5 3 Ret 9 11 Denny Hulme 8 4 Ret 5 Ret Ret 5 12 Jo Siffert 7 6 8 6 9 13 Ret Ret 11 4 5 13 Jochen Rindt Ret DNQ 11 Ret 14 Ret 4 8 6 Ret 4 14 Pedro Rodríguez 5 7 2 15 Ronnie Bucknum Ret Ret Ret Ret 13 5 2 16 Richard Attwood Ret 14 13 12 Ret 6 10 6 2 — Jo Bonnier Ret 7 Ret Ret 7 Ret 7 7 8 Ret 0 — Frank Gardner 12 Ret Ret 8 11 Ret Ret 0 — Masten Gregory Ret 12 8 Ret 0 — Bob Anderson NC 9 DNS 9 Ret Ret DNS 0 — Innes Ireland 13 Ret Ret 10 9 Ret 0 — Paul Hawkins 9 10 Ret 0 — Bob Bondurant 9 Ret 0 — Peter de Klerk 10 0 — Tony Maggs 11 0 — Ian Raby 11 DNQ 0 — Moisés Solana 12 Ret 0 — Lucien Bianchi 12 0 — Nino Vaccarella 12 0 — Sam Tingle 13 0 — Roberto Bussinello DNQ 13 0 — David Prophet 14 0 — Chris Amon Ret DNS Ret 0 — John Love Ret 0 — Mike Hailwood Ret 0 — John Rhodes Ret 0 — Gerhard Mitter Ret 0 — Giancarlo Baghetti Ret 0 — Geki Ret 0 — Giorgio Bassi Ret 0 — Trevor Blokdyk DNQ 0 — Doug Serrurier DNQ 0 — Neville Lederle DNQ 0 — Brausch Niemann DNQ 0 — Ernie Pieterse DNQ 0 — Alan Rollinson DNQ 0 — Brian Gubby DNQ 0 — Jackie Pretorius DNPQ 0 — Clive Puzey DNPQ 0 — Dave Charlton DNPQ 0 Pos. Driver RSA MON BEL FRA GBR NED GER ITA USA MEX Pts.

Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Excluded (EX) Did not arrive (DNA) Withdrawn (WD) Bold – Pole position Italics – Fastest lap

1965 Constructors' Championship final standings

Points were awarded on a 9–6–4–3–2–1 basis at each round with only the best six round results retained. Only the best placed car from each manufacturer at each round was eligible to score points.

Pos.	Manufacturer	RSA	MON	BEL	FRA	GBR	NED	GER	ITA	USA	MEX	Pts.[lower-alpha 1]
1	Lotus-Climax	1	10	1	1	1	1	1	10	12	(3)	54 (58)
2	BRM	(3)	1	2	2	2	(2)	(2)	1	1	Ret	45 (61)
3	Brabham-Climax	8	7	4	(4)	(6)	3	3	3	2	2	27 (31)
4	Ferrari	2	2	9	3	3	7	(6)	4	4	7	26 (27)
5	Cooper-Climax	5	5	3	Ret	10	Ret	4	5	6	Ret	14
6	Honda		Ret	6	Ret	Ret	6		14	7	1	11
7	Brabham-BRM	7	6	8	6	8	11	Ret	Ret	11	4	5
8	Lotus-BRM	11	Ret	13	Ret	13	10	Ret	6	10	6	2
—	Brabham-Ford	9										0
—	Alfa Romeo	10										0
—	LDS-Alfa Romeo	13										0
—	Cooper-Ford	DNQ				DNQ						0
—	LDS-Climax	DNQ										0
—	Lotus-Ford	DNQ										0
Pos.	Manufacturer	RSA	MON	BEL	FRA	GBR	NED	GER	ITA	USA	MEX	Pts.

• Bold results counted to championship totals.

Non-Championship race results

Other Formula One races were also held in 1965, which did not count towards the World Championship. The last of them, the 1965 Rand Grand Prix, was the first Formula One race for cars with 3-litre engines.

Race Name	Circuit	Date	Winning driver	Constructor	Report
II Cape South Easter Trophy	Killarney	9 January	Paul Hawkins	Brabham-Climax	Report
I Race of Champions	Brands Hatch	13 March	Mike Spence	Lotus-Climax	Report
XIV Syracuse Grand Prix	Syracuse	4 April	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	Report
I Sunday Mirror Trophy	Goodwood	19 April	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	Report
XVII BRDC International Trophy	Silverstone	15 May	Jackie Stewart	BRM	Report
IV Mediterranean Grand Prix	Pergusa	15 August	Jo Siffert	Brabham-BRM	Report
VIII Rand Grand Prix	Kyalami	4 December	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Climax	Report

Notes

References

External links

• 1965 World Championship images at www.f1-photo.com
• 1965 World Championship race results and images at www.f1-facts.com
• 1965 FIA Formula One World Championship results at Formula1.com (archived)