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1965 British Grand Prix

FieldValue
TypeF1
CountryUnited Kingdom
Grand PrixBritish
ImageSilverstone Circuit 1952 to 1974.png
Date10 July
Year1965
Official nameXVIII RAC British Grand Prix
LocationSilverstone Circuit
Silverstone, England
CoursePermanent racing facility
Course_mi2.927
Course_km4.711
Distance_laps80
Distance_mi234.160
Distance_km376.880
WeatherWarm, dry and overcast
Pole_DriverJim Clark
Pole_TeamLotus-Climax
Pole_Time1:30.8
Pole_CountryUK
Fast_DriverGraham Hill
Fast_TeamBRM
Fast_Time1:32.2
Fast_Lap80
Fast_CountryUK
First_DriverJim Clark
First_TeamLotus-Climax
First_CountryUK
Second_DriverGraham Hill
Second_TeamBRM
Second_CountryUK
Third_DriverJohn Surtees
Third_TeamFerrari
Third_CountryUK
Lapchart

Silverstone, England

The 1965 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Silverstone on 10 July 1965. It was race 5 of 10 in both the 1965 World Championship of Drivers and the 1965 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 80-lap race was won by Lotus driver Jim Clark after he started from pole position. Graham Hill finished second for the BRM team and Ferrari driver John Surtees came in third.

Race report

The race itself was dramatic. Clark led away from pole with Hill close behind. With 16 laps to go, the BRM driver had begun experiencing brake issues and was 35 seconds adrift of the leading Lotus. Then the Scot started to lose oil pressure, which was getting worse every lap. Clark – thinking fast – chose to nurse his car to the finish by killing the engine through the fast corners. This meant that he lost at least 2 seconds per lap, which allowed Hill to close up rapidly. At the chequered flag, Clark was still running, but his lead had shrunk to a mere 3 seconds. , this was the last British Grand Prix to have an all British podium.

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGap1234567891011121314151617181920212223DNQ
5UK Jim ClarkLotus-Climax1:30.8—
3UK Graham HillBRM1:31.0+0.2
11US Richie GintherHonda1:31.3+0.5
4UK Jackie StewartBRM1:31.3+0.5
1UK John SurteesFerrari1:31.3+0.5
6UK Mike SpenceLotus-Climax1:31.7+0.9
8US Dan GurneyBrabham-Climax1:31.9+1.1
7Australia Jack BrabhamBrabham-Climax1:32.5+1.7
2Italy Lorenzo BandiniFerrari1:32.7+1.9
14New Zealand Denny HulmeBrabham-Climax1:32.7+1.9
9New Zealand Bruce McLarenCooper-Climax1:32.8+2.0
10Austria Jochen RindtCooper-Climax1:32.9+2.1
17Australia Frank GardnerBrabham-BRM1:33.4+2.6
15Sweden Jo BonnierBrabham-Climax1:33.5+2.7
23UK Innes IrelandLotus-BRM1:33.6+2.8
22UK Richard AttwoodLotus-BRM1:33.8+3.0
18UK Bob AndersonBrabham-Climax1:34.1+3.3
16Switzerland Jo SiffertBrabham-BRM1:34.2+3.4
24New Zealand Chris AmonBrabham-BRM1:35.3+4.5
12US Masten GregoryBRM1:35.9+5.1
24UK Ian RabyBrabham-BRM1:36.0+5.2
25UK Alan RollinsonCooper-Ford1:39.0+8.2
20UK John RhodesCooper-Climax1:39.4+8.6
26UK Brian GubbyLotus-Climax1:45.1+14.3

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints1234567891011121314RetRetRetRetRetRetDNSDNSDNSDNQ
5UK **Jim Clark****Lotus-Climax**802:05:25.41**9**
3UK **Graham Hill****BRM**80+3.2 secs2**6**
1UK **John Surtees****Ferrari**80+27.6 secs5**4**
6UK **Mike Spence****Lotus-Climax**80+39.6 secs6**3**
4UK **Jackie Stewart****BRM**80+1:14.64**2**
7US **Dan Gurney****Brabham-Climax**79+1 Lap7**1**
15Sweden Jo BonnierBrabham-Climax79+1 Lap14
17Australia Frank GardnerBrabham-BRM78+2 Laps13
16Switzerland Jo SiffertBrabham-BRM78+2 Laps18
9New Zealand Bruce McLarenCooper-Climax77+3 Laps11
24UK Ian RabyBrabham-BRM73+7 Laps20
12US Masten GregoryBRM70+10 Laps19
22UK Richard AttwoodLotus-BRM63+17 Laps16
10Austria Jochen RindtCooper-Climax62Engine12
23UK Innes IrelandLotus-BRM41Engine15
20UK John RhodesCooper-Climax38Ignition21
18UK Bob AndersonBrabham-Climax33Gearbox17
14New Zealand Denny HulmeBrabham-Climax29Alternator10
11US Richie GintherHonda26Injection3
2Italy Lorenzo BandiniFerrari2Engine9
7Australia Jack BrabhamBrabham-Climax0Car driven by Gurney8
24New Zealand Chris AmonBrabham-BRMCar driven by Raby
25UK Alan RollinsonCooper-FordNon-starter
26UK Brian GubbyLotus-Climax

Notes

  • This was the Formula One World Championship debut race for British drivers John Rhodes, Alan Rollinson and Brian Gubby.

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPointsSource:
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]1UK Jim Clark36
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]2UK Graham Hill23
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]3UK Jackie Stewart19
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]4UK John Surtees17
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]5NZL Bruce McLaren8

;Constructors' Championship standings

PosConstructorPointsSource:
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]1UK Lotus-Climax36
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]2UK BRM31
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]3ITA Ferrari20
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]4UK Cooper-Climax8
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]5UK Brabham-Climax7
  • Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

Name_of_race = British Grand Prix | Year_of_race = 1965 | Previous_race_in_season = 1965 French Grand Prix | Next_race_in_season = 1965 Dutch Grand Prix | Previous_year's_race = 1964 British Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1966 British Grand Prix}}

References

  1. "Jim Clark's 1965 season". peterwindsor.com.
  2. "1965 British Grand Prix". formula1.com.
  3. "Britain 1965 – Championship • STATS F1".
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