1965 Formula One season

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The 1965 Formula One season was the 19th season of FIA Formula One racing. It featured the 1965 World Championship of Drivers and the 1965 International Cup for F1 Manufacturers[1] which 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.

Teams and drivers[edit]

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

Jim Clark won his second and final championship, driving a Lotus-Climax
Jack Brabham placed tenth in the championship. He is pictured in a Brabham BT11 Climax contesting the 1965 German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring
Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine Tyre Driver Rounds
Italy Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
United States North American Racing Team
Ferrari 158
1512
Ferrari 205B 1.5 V8
Ferrari 207 1.5 F12
D United Kingdom John Surtees 1–8
Italy Lorenzo Bandini All
Italy Nino Vaccarella 8
Mexico Pedro Rodríguez 9–10
United States Bob Bondurant 9
Italy Ludovico Scarfiotti 10
United Kingdom Owen Racing Organisation BRM P261 BRM P56 1.5 V8 D United Kingdom Graham Hill All
United Kingdom Jackie Stewart All
United Kingdom Team Lotus Lotus-Climax 33
25
Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 D United Kingdom Jim Clark 1, 3–10
United Kingdom Mike Spence 1, 3–10
West Germany Gerhard Mitter 7
Italy Geki 8
Mexico Moisés Solana 9–10
United Kingdom Brabham Racing Organisation Brabham-Climax BT7
BT11
Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 G Australia Jack Brabham 1–3, 5, 7, 9–10
United States Dan Gurney 1, 3–10
New Zealand Denny Hulme 2, 4–8
Italy Giancarlo Baghetti 8
United Kingdom Cooper Car Company Cooper-Climax T77
T73
Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 D New Zealand Bruce McLaren All
Austria Jochen Rindt All
United Kingdom R.R.C. Walker Racing Team Brabham-Climax BT7 Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 D Sweden Jo Bonnier All
Brabham-BRM BT11 BRM P56 1.5 V8 Switzerland Jo Siffert All
United Kingdom DW Racing Enterprises Brabham-Climax BT11 Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 D United Kingdom Bob Anderson 1–7
Lotus-Climax 33 Australia Paul Hawkins 2, 7
United Kingdom Reg Parnell Racing Lotus-BRM 25
33
BRM P56 1.5 V8 D South Africa Tony Maggs 1
United Kingdom Richard Attwood 2–3, 5–10
United Kingdom Mike Hailwood 2
United Kingdom Innes Ireland 3–6, 8–10
New Zealand Chris Amon 4, 7
United States Bob Bondurant 10
United Kingdom John Willment Automobiles Brabham-BRM BT11 BRM P56 1.5 V8 D Australia Frank Gardner 1–3, 5–8
Brabham-Ford BT10 Ford 109E 1.5 L4 Australia Paul Hawkins 1
Rhodesia John Love Cooper-Climax T55 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 D Rhodesia John Love 1
United Kingdom David Prophet Brabham-Ford BT10 Ford 109E 1.5 L4 D United Kingdom David Prophet 1
South Africa Otelle Nucci Alfa Special-Alfa Romeo Special Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.5 L4 D South Africa Peter de Klerk 1
LDS-Climax Mk2 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 South Africa Doug Serrurier 1
South Africa Lawson Organisation Lotus-Climax 21 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 D South Africa Ernie Pieterse 1
South Africa Scuderia Scribante Lotus-Climax 21 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 D South Africa Neville Lederle 1
Rhodesia Clive Puzey Motors Lotus-Climax 18/21 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 D Rhodesia Clive Puzey 1
Rhodesia Sam Tingle LDS-Alfa Romeo Mk2 Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.5 L4 D Rhodesia Sam Tingle 1
South Africa Ted Lanfear Lotus-Ford 22 Ford 109E 1.5 L4 D South Africa Brausch Niemann 1
South Africa Trevor Blokdyk Cooper-Ford T59 Ford 109E 1.5 L4 D South Africa Trevor Blokdyk 1
South Africa Jackie Pretorius LDS-Alfa Romeo Mk1 Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.5 L4 D South Africa Jackie Pretorius 1
South Africa Ecurie Tomahawk Lotus-Ford 20 Ford 109E 1.5 L4 D South Africa Dave Charlton 1
Japan Honda R & D Company Honda RA272 Honda RA272E 1.5 V12 G United States Ronnie Bucknum 2–4, 8–10
United States Richie Ginther 2–6, 8–10
Italy Scuderia Centro Sud BRM P57 BRM P56 1.5 V8 D Belgium Lucien Bianchi 3
Belgium Willy Mairesse 3
United States Masten Gregory 3, 5, 7–8
Italy Roberto Bussinello 7–8
Italy Giorgio Bassi 8
United Kingdom Bob Gerard Racing Cooper-Climax T60 Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 D United Kingdom John Rhodes 5
Cooper-Ford T71/73 Ford 109E 1.5 L4 United Kingdom Alan Rollinson 5
United Kingdom Ian Raby Racing Brabham-BRM BT3 BRM P56 1.5 V8 D United Kingdom Ian Raby 5, 7
New Zealand Chris Amon 5
United Kingdom Brian Gubby Lotus-Climax 24 Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 D United Kingdom Brian Gubby 5

Calendar[edit]

Round Grand Prix Circuit Date
1 South Africa South African Grand Prix Prince George Circuit, East London 1 January
2 Monaco Monaco Grand Prix Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo 30 May
3 Belgium Belgian Grand Prix Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot 13 June
4 France French Grand Prix Charade Circuit, Clermont-Ferrand 27 June
5 United Kingdom British Grand Prix Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone 10 July
6 Netherlands Dutch Grand Prix Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort 18 July
7 West Germany German Grand Prix Nürburgring, Nürburg 1 August
8 Italy Italian Grand Prix Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza 12 September
9 United States United States Grand Prix Watkins Glen International, New York 3 October
10 Mexico Mexican Grand Prix Magdalena Mixhuca, Mexico City 24 October

The South African Grand Prix returned to the calendar after being dropped in 1964.

The French Grand Prix was moved from Rouen-Les-Essarts to Charade Circuit for a year.

The British Grand Prix was moved from Brands Hatch to Silverstone, in keeping with the event-sharing arrangement between the two circuits.

The Dutch Grand Prix was moved from the middle of May to the middle of July.

The Austrian Grand Prix was originally scheduled for 22 August but was cancelled after safety complaints made by the teams and drivers about the roughness of the Zeltweg Airfield.[2]

Season summary[edit]

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.

Results and standings[edit]

Grands Prix[edit]

Round Grand Prix Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning constructor Tyre Report
1 South Africa South African Grand Prix United Kingdom Jim Clark United Kingdom Jim Clark United Kingdom Jim Clark United Kingdom Lotus-Climax D Report
2 Monaco Monaco Grand Prix United Kingdom Graham Hill United Kingdom Graham Hill United Kingdom Graham Hill United Kingdom BRM D Report
3 Belgium Belgian Grand Prix United Kingdom Graham Hill United Kingdom Jim Clark United Kingdom Jim Clark United Kingdom Lotus-Climax D Report
4 France French Grand Prix United Kingdom Jim Clark United Kingdom Jim Clark United Kingdom Jim Clark United Kingdom Lotus-Climax D Report
5 United Kingdom British Grand Prix United Kingdom Jim Clark United Kingdom Graham Hill United Kingdom Jim Clark United Kingdom Lotus-Climax D Report
6 Netherlands Dutch Grand Prix United Kingdom Graham Hill United Kingdom Jim Clark United Kingdom Jim Clark United Kingdom Lotus-Climax D Report
7 West Germany German Grand Prix United Kingdom Jim Clark United Kingdom Jim Clark United Kingdom Jim Clark United Kingdom Lotus-Climax D Report
8 Italy Italian Grand Prix United Kingdom Jim Clark United Kingdom Jim Clark United Kingdom Jackie Stewart United Kingdom BRM D Report
9 United States United States Grand Prix United Kingdom Graham Hill United Kingdom Graham Hill United Kingdom Graham Hill United Kingdom BRM D Report
10 Mexico Mexican Grand Prix United Kingdom Jim Clark United States Dan Gurney United States Richie Ginther Japan Honda G Report

World Drivers' Championship standings[edit]

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
South Africa
MON
Monaco
BEL
Belgium
FRA
France
GBR
United Kingdom
NED
Netherlands
GER
West Germany
ITA
Italy
USA
United States
MEX
Mexico
Pts.[a]
1 United Kingdom Jim Clark 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 Ret Ret 54
2 United Kingdom Graham Hill 3 1 (5) (5) 2 (4) 2 2 1 Ret 40 (47)
3 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart (6) 3 2 2 5 2 Ret 1 Ret Ret 33 (34)
4 United States Dan Gurney Ret 10 Ret 6 3 3 3 2 2 25
5 United Kingdom John Surtees 2 4 Ret 3 3 7 Ret Ret 17
6 Italy Lorenzo Bandini 15 2 9 8 Ret 9 6 4 4 8 13
7 United States Richie Ginther Ret 6 Ret Ret 6 14 7 1 11
8 United Kingdom Mike Spence 4 7 7 4 8 Ret 11 Ret 3 10
= New Zealand Bruce McLaren 5 5 3 Ret 10 Ret Ret 5 Ret Ret 10
10 Australia Jack Brabham 8 Ret 4 DNS 5 3 Ret 9
11 New Zealand Denny Hulme 8 4 Ret 5 Ret Ret 5
= Switzerland Jo Siffert 7 6 8 6 9 13 Ret Ret 11 4 5
13 Austria Jochen Rindt Ret DNQ 11 Ret 14 Ret 4 8 6 Ret 4
14 Mexico Pedro Rodríguez 5 7 2
= United States Ronnie Bucknum Ret Ret Ret Ret 13 5 2
= United Kingdom Richard Attwood Ret 14 13 12 Ret 6 10 6 2
Sweden Jo Bonnier Ret 7 Ret Ret 7 Ret 7 7 8 Ret 0
Australia Frank Gardner 12 Ret Ret 8 11 Ret Ret 0
United States Masten Gregory Ret 12 8 Ret 0
United Kingdom Bob Anderson NC 9 DNS 9 Ret Ret DNS 0
United Kingdom Innes Ireland 13 Ret Ret 10 9 Ret DNS 0
Australia Paul Hawkins 9 10 Ret 0
United States Bob Bondurant 9 Ret 0
South Africa Peter de Klerk 10 0
South Africa Tony Maggs 11 0
United Kingdom Ian Raby 11 DNQ 0
Mexico Moisés Solana 12 Ret 0
Belgium Lucien Bianchi 12 0
Italy Nino Vaccarella 12 0
Rhodesia Sam Tingle 13 0
Italy Roberto Bussinello DNQ 13 0
United Kingdom David Prophet 14 0
New Zealand Chris Amon Ret DNS Ret 0
Rhodesia John Love Ret 0
United Kingdom Mike Hailwood Ret 0
United Kingdom John Rhodes Ret 0
West Germany Gerhard Mitter Ret 0
Italy Giancarlo Baghetti Ret 0
Italy Geki Ret 0
Italy Giorgio Bassi Ret 0
Belgium Willy Mairesse DNS 0
United Kingdom Alan Rollinson DNS 0
Italy Ludovico Scarfiotti DNS 0
South Africa Trevor Blokdyk DNQ 0
South Africa Doug Serrurier DNQ 0
South Africa Neville Lederle DNQ 0
South Africa Brausch Niemann DNQ 0
South Africa Ernie Pieterse DNQ 0
United Kingdom Brian Gubby DNQ 0
South Africa Jackie Pretorius DNPQ 0
Rhodesia Clive Puzey DNPQ 0
South Africa Dave Charlton DNPQ 0
Pos. Driver RSA
South Africa
MON
Monaco
BEL
Belgium
FRA
France
GBR
United Kingdom
NED
Netherlands
GER
West Germany
ITA
Italy
USA
United States
MEX
Mexico
Pts.
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Other points position
Blue Other classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple Not classified, retired (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)
Did not enter (cell empty)
Text formatting Meaning
Bold Pole position
Italics Fastest lap


International Cup for F1 Manufacturers standings[edit]

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
South Africa
MON
Monaco
BEL
Belgium
FRA
France
GBR
United Kingdom
NED
Netherlands
GER
West Germany
ITA
Italy
USA
United States
MEX
Mexico
Pts.[a]
1 United Kingdom Lotus-Climax 1 10 1 1 1 1 1 10 12 (3) 54 (58)
2 United Kingdom BRM (3) 1 2 2 2 (2) (2) 1 1 Ret 45 (61)
3 United Kingdom Brabham-Climax 8 7 4 (4) (6) 3 3 3 2 2 27 (31)
4 Italy Ferrari 2 2 9 3 3 7 (6) 4 4 7 26 (27)
5 United Kingdom Cooper-Climax 5 5 3 Ret 10 Ret 4 5 6 Ret 14
6 Japan Honda Ret 6 Ret Ret 6 14 7 1 11
7 United Kingdom Brabham-BRM 7 6 8 6 8 11 Ret Ret 11 4 5
8 United Kingdom Lotus-BRM 11 Ret 13 Ret 13 10 Ret 6 10 6 2
United Kingdom Brabham-Ford 9 0
South Africa Alfa Special-Alfa Romeo 10 0
South Africa LDS-Alfa Romeo 13 0
United Kingdom Cooper-Ford DNQ DNS 0
South Africa LDS-Climax DNQ 0
United Kingdom Lotus-Ford DNQ 0
Pos. Manufacturer RSA
South Africa
MON
Monaco
BEL
Belgium
FRA
France
GBR
United Kingdom
NED
Netherlands
GER
West Germany
ITA
Italy
USA
United States
MEX
Mexico
Pts.
  • Bold results counted to championship totals.

Non-championship races[edit]

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

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b Only the best 6 results counted towards the championship. Numbers without parentheses are championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.

References[edit]

  1. ^ FIA Yearbook, 1974, grey section, pages 118–121
  2. ^ "Grand Prix Cancelled". Autosport. Retrieved 23 January 2016.

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