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1965 South African Grand Prix

FieldValue
TypeF1
CountrySouth Africa
Grand PrixSouth African
Flag_suffix1928
ImagePrince_George_Circuit.svg
Date1 January,
Year1965
Official name11th International RAC Grand Prix of South Africa
LocationPrince George Circuit
East London, South Africa
CourseTemporary road circuit
Course_mi2.436
Course_km3.920
Distance_laps85
Distance_mi207.025
Distance_km333.175
Pole_DriverJim Clark
Pole_TeamLotus-Climax
Pole_Time1:27.2
Pole_CountryUK
Fast_DriverJim Clark
Fast_TeamLotus-Climax
Fast_Time1:27.6
Fast_Lap80
Fast_CountryUK
First_DriverJim Clark
First_TeamLotus-Climax
First_CountryUK
Second_DriverJohn Surtees
Second_TeamFerrari
Second_CountryUK
Third_DriverGraham Hill
Third_TeamBRM
Third_CountryUK
Lapchart

East London, South Africa The 1965 South African Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at East London on 1 January 1965. While originally scheduled to be the last race of the 1964 season, it was moved back a week and thus became race 1 of 10 in the 1965 Formula One season. This scheduling change meant that the cars which were fielded were 1964 season cars, as no one had had the time to develop their 1965 designs as of yet. The 85-lap race was won by Lotus driver Jim Clark after he started from pole position. John Surtees finished second for the Ferrari team and BRM driver Graham Hill came in third. This was the World Championship debut race of the future world champion Jackie Stewart.

Race report

Jim Clark celebrated Hogmanay by dominating the race, leading from pole and winning by half a minute from Graham Hill and John Surtees who were never able to threaten. He even had time to complete an extra lap after the chequered flag was waved a lap too early. Clark also made the first ever lap of the East London circuit at over 100 mph in practice. Clark's teammate Mike Spence was in second place until he spun on oil on the sixtieth lap; he finished in fourth. Bruce McLaren and Championship débutant Jackie Stewart completed the points positions. Jack Brabham had been in competition for second place but his car broke down with ignition troubles four laps from the end.

Classification

Pre-qualifying

A special pre-qualifying session was run for "local" drivers whereby they had to lap the circuit in under 1:37 in order to advance to qualifying proper, which all but three of them did.

PosNoDriverConstructorTime————————————
18Australia Paul HawkinsBrabham-Ford-1:37.0
19UK David ProphetBrabham-Ford-1:37.0
20South Africa Peter de KlerkAlfa Special-Alfa Romeo-1:37.0
21South Africa Doug SerrurierLDS-Climax-1:37.0
22South Africa Ernie PieterseLotus-Climax-1:37.0
23South Africa Neville LederleLotus-Climax-1:37.0
25Rhodesia Sam TingleLDS-Alfa Romeo-1:37.0
27South Africa Brausch NiemannLotus-Ford-1:37.0
28South Africa Trevor BlokdykCooper-Ford-1:37.0
24Rhodesia Clive PuzeyLotus-Climax+1:37.0
29South Africa Jackie PretoriusLDS-Alfa Romeo+1:37.0
32South Africa Dave CharltonLotus-Ford+1:37.0

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGap12345678910111213141516171819202122232425
5UK Jim ClarkLotus-Climax1:27.2—
1UK John SurteesFerrari1:28.1+0.9
7Australia Jack BrabhamBrabham-Climax1:28.3+1.1
6UK Mike SpenceLotus-Climax1:28.3+1.1
3UK Graham HillBRM1:28.6+1.4
2Italy Lorenzo BandiniFerrari1:29.3+2.1
11Sweden Jo BonnierBrabham-Climax1:29.3+2.1
9New Zealand Bruce McLarenCooper-Climax1:29.4+2.2
8USA Dan GurneyBrabham-Climax1:29.5+2.3
10Austria Jochen RindtCooper-Climax1:30.4+3.2
4UK Jackie StewartBRM1:30.5+3.3
14UK Bob AndersonBrabham-Climax1:31.0+3.8
15South Africa Tony MaggsLotus-BRM1:31.3+4.1
12Switzerland Jo SiffertBrabham-BRM1:31.8+4.6
16Australia Frank GardnerBrabham-BRM1:32.3+5.1
18Australia Paul HawkinsBrabham-Ford1:33.1+5.9
20South Africa Peter de KlerkAlfa Special-Alfa Romeo1:33.3+6.1
17Rhodesia John LoveCooper-Climax1:33.8+6.6
19UK David ProphetBrabham-Ford1:33.9+6.7
25Rhodesia Sam TingleLDS-Alfa Romeo1:34.6+7.4
28South Africa Trevor BlokdykCooper-Ford1:35.2+8.0
23South Africa Neville LederleLotus-Climax1:35.2+8.0
21South Africa Doug SerrurierLDS-Climax1:35.7+8.5
27South Africa Brausch NiemannLotus-Ford1:36.2+9.0
22South Africa Ernie PieterseLotus-Climax1:37.9+10.7

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints123456789101112131415NCRetRetRetRetDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNPQDNPQDNPQWDWDWDWDWD
5UK **Jim Clark****Lotus-Climax**852:06:46.01**9**
1UK **John Surtees****Ferrari**85+29.0 secs2**6**
3UK **Graham Hill****BRM**85+31.8 secs5**4**
6UK **Mike Spence****Lotus-Climax**85+54.4 secs4**3**
9New Zealand **Bruce McLaren****Cooper-Climax**84+1 Lap8**2**
4UK **Jackie Stewart****BRM**83+2 Laps11**1**
12Switzerland Jo SiffertBrabham-BRM83+2 Laps14
7Australia Jack BrabhamBrabham-Climax81+4 Laps3
18Australia Paul HawkinsBrabham-Ford81+4 Laps16
20South Africa Peter de KlerkAlfa Special-Alfa Romeo79+6 Laps17
15South Africa Tony MaggsLotus-BRM77+8 Laps13
16Australia Frank GardnerBrabham-BRM75+10 Laps15
25Rhodesia Sam TingleLDS-Alfa Romeo73+12 Laps20
19UK David ProphetBrabham-Ford71+14 Laps19
2Italy Lorenzo BandiniFerrari66Ignition6
14UK Bob AndersonBrabham-Climax50+35 Laps12
11Sweden Jo BonnierBrabham-Climax42Clutch7
10Austria Jochen RindtCooper-Climax39Electrical10
17Rhodesia John LoveCooper-Climax20Halfshaft18
8USA Dan GurneyBrabham-Climax11Ignition9
28South Africa Trevor BlokdykCooper-Ford
23South Africa Neville LederleLotus-Climax
21South Africa Doug SerrurierLDS-Climax
27South Africa Brausch NiemannLotus-Ford
22South Africa Ernie PieterseLotus-Climax
24Rhodesia Clive PuzeyLotus-Climax
29South Africa Jackie PretoriusLDS-Alfa Romeo
32South Africa Dave CharltonLotus-FordFire in practice
26Rhodesia Ray ReedRE-Alfa Romeo
30South Africa Brian RaubenheimerLotus-FordGearbox
31South Africa David ClaphamCooper-Maserati
33South Africa Alex BlignautCooper-Climax
34UK Richard AttwoodBRM

Notes

  • This was the Formula One World Championship debut race for British driver and future World Champion Jackie Stewart, Australian driver Paul Hawkins, Rhodesian deiver Clive Puzey and South African drivers Jackie Pretorius and Dave Charlton.
  • Jim Clark won the South African Grand Prix for a record two times. Equally, Lotus was record holder with two South African Grand Prix wins. Also, this was the second time a Coventry Climax-powered car won the South African Grand Prix, a new record.
  • RE made its Formula One World Championship debut as the first Rhodesian constructor. The car was withdrawn before the start however, and never again made it an appearance.

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPointsSource:
1UK Jim Clark9
2UK John Surtees6
3UK Graham Hill4
4UK Mike Spence3
5NZL Bruce McLaren2

;Constructors' Championship standings

PosConstructorPointsSource:
1UK Lotus-Climax9
2ITA Ferrari6
3UK BRM4
4UK Cooper-Climax2
  • Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

Name_of_race = South African Grand Prix | Year_of_race = 1965 | Previous_race_in_season = 1964 Mexican Grand Prix | Next_race_in_season = 1965 Monaco Grand Prix| Previous_year's_race = 1963 South African Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1966 South African Grand Prix}}

References

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  5. (30 December 2016). "1965 South African Grand Prix, Pre-Qualifying times". [[Autosport]].
  6. "1965 South African Grand Prix". Formula One.
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