The 1965 World Sportscar Championship season was the 13th season of FIAWorld Sportscar Championship racing. It featured the 1965 International Championship for GT Manufacturers and the 1965 International Trophy for GT Prototypes.[1] The season ran from 28 February 1965 to 19 September 1965 and comprised 20 races.
A Shelby Cobra Daytona competing in the 1965 International Championship for GT Manufacturers
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.
^Denis Jenkinson, The Automobile Year Book of Sports Car Racing, 1982, page 222
^Entries for the fourth annual Daytona Continental, 1965 Daytona Speedweeks Program No 2, 15-28 February 1965, www.racingsportscars.com Retrieved 8 June 2015
Images from the 1965 International Championship for GT Manufacturers Retrieved from www.racingsportscars.com on 31 May 2009
January 01, 1970
1965, world, sportscar, championship, previous, 1964, next, 1966, season, 13th, season, world, sportscar, championship, racing, featured, 1965, international, championship, manufacturers, 1965, international, trophy, prototypes, season, from, february, 1965, s. 1965 World Sportscar Championship Previous 1964 Next 1966 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 1 The season ran from 28 February 1965 to 19 September 1965 and comprised 20 races A Shelby Cobra Daytona competing in the 1965 International Championship for GT Manufacturers 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 Contents 1 Schedule 2 Results 2 1 Race results 2 2 International Championship for GT Manufacturers 2 3 International Trophy for GT Prototypes 3 References 4 External linksSchedule editAlthough 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 nbsp Continental 2000 km of Daytona Daytona International Speedway Both 28 February 2 nbsp 12 Hours of Sebring Sebring International Raceway Both 27 March 3 nbsp Gran Premio Shell Coppa Bologna Autodromo Dino Ferrari GT 11 April 4 nbsp Coppa Inter Europa Autodromo Nazionale Monza GT 25 April 5 nbsp 1000km Monza Both 6 nbsp RAC Senior Service Tourist Trophy Oulton Park Both 1 May 7 nbsp Targa Florio Palermo Both 9 May 8 nbsp 500km of Spa Francorchamps Circuit de Spa Francorchamps Both 16 May 9 nbsp Intl ADAC 1000 Kilometres Rennen Nurburgring Nurburgring Both 23 May 10 nbsp Mugello 500 km Mugello Circuit GT 6 June 11 nbsp Internationaler Alpen Bergpreis Rossfeld road in Berchtesgaden Alps GT 13 June 12 nbsp 24 Hours of Le Mans Circuit de la Sarthe Both 19 June20 June 13 nbsp 12 Hours of Reims Reims Gueux Both 4 July 14 nbsp Corsa della Mendola Bolzano GT 4 July 15 nbsp Bergpreis Freiburg Schauinsland Schauinsland GT 8 August 16 nbsp Coppa Citta di Enna Autodromo di Pergusa GT 15 August 17 nbsp Grosser Bergpreis der Schweiz Villars GT 29 August 18 nbsp 500 km Nurburgring Nurburgring GT 5 September 19 nbsp Double 500 km Bridgehampton GT2 0 19 September 20 BothResults editRace results edit Date Round Circuit Location Winning driver s Winning team Winning car 28 02 Rd 1 nbsp Daytona nbsp Ken Miles nbsp Lloyd Ruby Shelby American Ford GT 2 27 03 Rd 2 nbsp Sebring nbsp Jim Hall nbsp Hap Sharp Chaparral Cars Chaparral Chevrolet 2A 11 04 Rd 3 nbsp Imola nbsp Herbert Demetz Abarth Abarth Simca 1300 Bialbero 25 04 Rd 4 nbsp Monza nbsp Klaus Steinmetz Abarth Abarth Simca 1300 Bialbero 25 04 Rd 5 nbsp Monza nbsp Mike Parkes nbsp Jean Guichet SpA Ferrari SEFAC Ferrari 275 P2 01 05 Rd 6 nbsp Oulton Park nbsp Denny Hulme Sidney Taylor Racing Brabham Climax BT8 09 05 Rd 7 nbsp Targa Florio nbsp Nino Vaccarella nbsp Lorenzo Bandini SpA Ferrari SEFAC Ferrari 275 P2 16 05 Rd 8 nbsp Spa Francorchamps nbsp Willy Mairesse Ecurie Francorchamps Ferrari 250 LM 23 05 Rd 9 nbsp Nurburgring nbsp John Surtees nbsp Ludovico Scarfiotti SpA Ferrari SEFAC Ferrari 330 P2 06 06 Rd 10 nbsp Mugello nbsp Mario Casoni nbsp Antonio Nicodemi Montegrappa Ferrari 250 LM 13 06 Rd 11 nbsp Rossfeld nbsp Gerhard Mitter Porsche System Porsche 908 4 Bergspyder 19 20 06 Rd 12 nbsp Le Mans nbsp Jochen Rindt nbsp Masten Gregory nbsp Ed Hugus North American Racing Team Ferrari 250 LM 04 07 Rd 13 nbsp Reims nbsp Pedro Rodriguez nbsp Jean Guichet North American Racing Team Ferrari 365 P2 04 07 Rd 14 nbsp Bolzano nbsp Herbert Demetz Abarth Abarth Simca 2000 GT 08 08 Rd 15 nbsp Schauinsland nbsp Ludovico Scarfiotti SpA Ferrari SEFAC Dino 206 SP 15 08 Rd 16 nbsp Enna Pergusa nbsp Mario Casoni Mario Casoni Ferrari 250 LM 29 08 Rd 17 nbsp Ollon Villars nbsp Ludovico Scarfiotti Scuderia Sant Ambroeus Dino 206 SP 05 09 Rd 18 nbsp Nurburgring nbsp Lucien Bianchi nbsp Mauro Bianchi Automobiles Alpine Alpine Renault M65 19 09 Rd 19 nbsp Bridgehampton nbsp Herb Wetanson Wetson s Drive Ins Porsche 904 GTS 19 09 Rd 20 nbsp Bridgehampton nbsp Hap Sharp Chaparral Cars Chaparral Chevrolet 2A Source 3 International Championship for GT Manufacturers edit Position Manufacturer Points 4 Division 1 1300cc 1 Abarth Simca 67 5 2 MG 41 5 3 Fiat Abarth 26 7 4 Alfa Romeo 14 2 5 Alpine 9 7 6 Triumph 9 6 7 Lancia 4 0 Austin 4 0 9 Lotus 1 0 Marcos 1 0 Division 2 2000cc 1 Porsche 96 3 2 Alfa Romeo 45 2 3 MG 19 8 4 Triumph 8 0 5 Abarth Simca 7 0 6 Lotus 5 8 7 Volvo 3 9 Division 3 Over 2000cc 1 Shelby 90 0 2 Ferrari 71 3 3 Austin Healey 8 1 4 Jaguar 7 2 5 Chevrolet 2 6 6 Sunbeam 1 6 International Trophy for GT Prototypes edit Position Manufacturer Points 4 1 Ferrari 58 5 2 Porsche 30 4 3 Ford 19 6 4 Iso 3 9References edit Denis Jenkinson The Automobile Year Book of Sports Car Racing 1982 page 222 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 Retrieved 2014 01 21 a b Janos L Wimpffen Time And Two Seats 1999 Page 611External links edit1965 World Sportscar Championship events 1965 World Sportscar Championship tables Images from the 1965 International Championship for GT Manufacturers Retrieved from www racingsportscars com on 31 May 2009 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1965 World Sportscar Championship amp oldid 1185917421, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
