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1965 World Sportscar Championship
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Racing tournament
The 1965 World Sportscar Championship season was the 13th season of FIA World Sportscar Championship racing. It featured the 1965 International Championship for GT Manufacturers and the 1965 International Trophy for GT Prototypes. The season ran from 28 February 1965 to 19 September 1965 and comprised 20 races.
The International Championship for GT Manufacturers was contested by Grand Touring Cars in three engine capacity divisions. The Over 2000cc division was won by Shelby ahead of Ferrari, while Porsche prevailed in the 2000cc division and Abarth-Simca took the 1300cc division. The International Trophy for GT Prototypes was won by Ferrari, ahead of Porsche and Ford.
Schedule
Although composed of 20 races, each class did not compete in all events. Some events were for one class, while others were combined events.
| Rnd | Race | Circuit or Location | Competitors | Date | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Continental 2000 km of Daytona | Daytona International Speedway | Both | 28 February | |||||||||||||||||||||
| USA 12 Hours of Sebring | Sebring International Raceway | Both | 27 March | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Gran Premio Shell Coppa Bologna | Autodromo Dino Ferrari | GT | 11 April | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Coppa Inter-Europa | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | GT | 25 April | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ITA 1000km Monza | Both | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| GBR RAC Senior Service Tourist Trophy | Oulton Park | Both | 1 May | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Targa Florio | Circuito delle Madonie | Both | 9 May | |||||||||||||||||||||
| BEL 500km of Spa-Francorchamps | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | Both | 16 May | |||||||||||||||||||||
| DEU Intl. ADAC 1000 Kilometres Rennen Nürburgring | Nürburgring | Both | 23 May | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Mugello 500 km | Mugello Circuit | GT | 6 June | |||||||||||||||||||||
| DEU Internationaler Alpen-Bergpreis | Rossfeld road in Berchtesgaden Alps | GT | 13 June | |||||||||||||||||||||
| FRA 24 Hours of Le Mans | Circuit de la Sarthe | Both | 19 June | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 June | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FRA 12 Hours of Reims | Reims-Gueux | Both | 4 July | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Corsa della Mendola | Bolzano | GT | 4 July | |||||||||||||||||||||
| DEU Bergpreis Freiburg-Schauinsland | Schauinsland | GT | 8 August | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Coppa Citta di Enna | Autodromo di Pergusa | GT | 15 August | |||||||||||||||||||||
| CHE Grosser Bergpreis der Schweiz | Villars | GT | 29 August | |||||||||||||||||||||
| DEU 500 km Nürburgring | Nürburgring | GT | 5 September | |||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Double 500 km | Bridgehampton | GT2.0 | 19 September | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Both |
Results
Race results
| Date | Round | Circuit/Location | Winning driver(s) | Winning team | Winning car | 28/02 | 27/03 | 11/04 | 25/04 | 25/04 | 01/05 | 09/05 | 16/05 | 23/05 | 06/06 | 13/06 | 19-20/06 | 04/07 | 04/07 | 08/08 | 15/08 | 29/08 | 05/09 | 19/09 | 19/09 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rd. 1 | USA Daytona | GBR Ken Miles | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Lloyd Ruby | Shelby American | Ford GT | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rd. 2 | USA Sebring | USA Jim Hall | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Hap Sharp | Chaparral Cars | Chaparral-Chevrolet 2A | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rd. 3 | ITA Imola | ITA Herbert Demetz | Abarth | Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Rd. 4 | ITA Monza | DEU Klaus Steinmetz | Abarth | Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Rd. 5 | ITA Monza | GBR Mike Parkes | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| FRA Jean Guichet | SpA Ferrari SEFAC | Ferrari 275 P2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rd. 6 | GBR Oulton Park | NZL Denny Hulme | Sidney Taylor Racing | Brabham-Climax BT8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Rd. 7 | ITA Targa Florio | ITA Nino Vaccarella | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Lorenzo Bandini | SpA Ferrari SEFAC | Ferrari 275 P2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rd. 8 | BEL Spa-Francorchamps | BEL Willy Mairesse | Ecurie Francorchamps | Ferrari 250 LM | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Rd. 9 | DEU Nürburgring | GBR John Surtees | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Ludovico Scarfiotti | SpA Ferrari SEFAC | Ferrari 330 P2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rd. 10 | ITA Mugello | ITA Mario Casoni | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Antonio Nicodemi | Montegrappa | Ferrari 250 LM | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rd. 11 | DEU Rossfeld | DEU Gerhard Mitter | Porsche System | Porsche 908/4 Bergspyder | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Rd. 12 | FRA Le Mans | AUT Jochen Rindt | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Masten Gregory | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Ed Hugus | North American Racing Team | Ferrari 250 LM | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rd. 13 | FRA Reims | MEX Pedro Rodríguez | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| FRA Jean Guichet | North American Racing Team | Ferrari 365 P2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rd. 14 | ITA Bolzano | ITA Herbert Demetz | Abarth | Abarth-Simca 2000 GT | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Rd. 15 | DEU Schauinsland | ITA Ludovico Scarfiotti | SpA Ferrari SEFAC | Dino 206 SP | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Rd. 16 | ITA Enna-Pergusa | ITA Mario Casoni | Mario Casoni | Ferrari 250 LM | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Rd. 17 | CHE Ollon-Villars | ITA Ludovico Scarfiotti | Scuderia Sant Ambroeus | Dino 206 SP | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Rd. 18 | DEU Nürburgring | BEL Lucien Bianchi | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| BEL Mauro Bianchi | Automobiles Alpine | Alpine-Renault M65 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rd. 19 | USA Bridgehampton | USA Herb Wetanson | Wetson’s Drive-Ins | Porsche 904 GTS | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Rd. 20 | USA Bridgehampton | USA Hap Sharp | Chaparral Cars | Chaparral-Chevrolet 2A | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Source: |
International Championship for GT Manufacturers
| 6 | Sunbeam | 1.6 |
|---|
International Trophy for GT Prototypes
| 4 | Iso | 3.9 |
|---|
References
References
- Denis Jenkinson, The Automobile Year Book of Sports Car Racing, 1982, page 222
- [http://www.racingsportscars.com/covers/_Daytona-1965-02-28e.jpg ''Entries for the fourth annual Daytona Continental'', 1965 Daytona Speedweeks Program No 2, 15-28 February 1965, www.racingsportscars.com] Retrieved 8 June 2015
- "World Sportscar Championship (page 2) - Championships". Racing Sports Cars.
- [[János Wimpffen. János L Wimpffen]], Time And Two Seats, 1999, Page 611
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