The 1965 South African Grand Prix was a Formula Onemotor race held at East London on 1 January 1965. While originally scheduled to be the last race of the 1964 season, it was moved up by a week and thus became race 1 of 10 in the 1965 Formula One season.[1] 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.[2] 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.
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.[3] 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.[3] 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.[3]Goodyear made their Grand Prix début with the Brabham team, challenging the Dunlop monopoly.
Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
Referencesedit
^Hayhoe, David (18 June 2019), Formula 1: The Knowledge (2nd ed.), Veloce Publishing Ltd., p. 35, ISBN9781787112377
^Hutchinson, P.G.M. (1965), Logoz, Arthur (ed.), "Grand Prix Racing for the World Championship 1965", Auto-Universum 1966 (English edition), Zürich, Switzerland: Verlag International Automobile Parade, IX: 39
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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 up by a week and thus became race 1 of 10 in the 1965 Formula One season 1 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 2 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 1965 South African Grand PrixRace detailsDate1 January 1965Official name11th International RAC Grand Prix of South AfricaLocationPrince George CircuitEast London South AfricaCourseTemporary road circuitCourse length3 920 km 2 436 miles Distance85 laps 333 175 km 207 025 miles Pole positionDriverJim ClarkLotus ClimaxTime1 27 2Fastest lapDriverJim ClarkLotus ClimaxTime1 27 6 on lap 80PodiumFirstJim ClarkLotus ClimaxSecondJohn SurteesFerrariThirdGraham HillBRMLap leaders Contents 1 Race report 2 Classification 2 1 Qualifying 2 2 Race 3 Championship standings after the race 4 ReferencesRace report editJim 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 3 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 3 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 debutant 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 3 Goodyear made their Grand Prix debut with the Brabham team challenging the Dunlop monopoly Classification editQualifying edit Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap1 5 nbsp Jim Clark Lotus Climax 1 27 2 2 1 nbsp John Surtees Ferrari 1 28 1 0 93 7 nbsp Jack Brabham Brabham Climax 1 28 3 1 14 6 nbsp Mike Spence Lotus Climax 1 28 3 1 15 3 nbsp Graham Hill BRM 1 28 6 1 46 2 nbsp Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari 1 29 3 2 17 11 nbsp Jo Bonnier Brabham Climax 1 29 3 2 18 9 nbsp Bruce McLaren Cooper Climax 1 29 4 2 29 8 nbsp Dan Gurney Brabham Climax 1 29 5 2 310 10 nbsp Jochen Rindt Cooper Climax 1 30 4 3 211 4 nbsp Jackie Stewart BRM 1 30 5 3 312 14 nbsp Bob Anderson Brabham Climax 1 31 0 3 813 15 nbsp Tony Maggs Lotus BRM 1 31 3 4 114 12 nbsp Jo Siffert Brabham BRM 1 31 8 4 615 16 nbsp Frank Gardner Brabham BRM 1 32 3 5 116 18 nbsp Paul Hawkins Brabham Ford 1 33 1 5 917 20 nbsp Peter de Klerk Alfa Special Alfa Romeo 1 33 3 6 118 17 nbsp John Love Cooper Climax 1 33 8 6 619 19 nbsp David Prophet Brabham Ford 1 33 9 6 720 25 nbsp Sam Tingle LDS Alfa Romeo 1 34 6 7 421 28 nbsp Trevor Blokdyk Cooper Ford 1 35 2 8 022 23 nbsp Neville Lederle Lotus Climax 1 35 2 8 023 21 nbsp Doug Serrurier LDS Climax 1 35 7 8 524 27 nbsp Brausch Niemann Lotus Ford 1 36 2 9 025 22 nbsp Ernie Pieterse Lotus Climax 1 37 9 10 7Race edit Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time Retired Grid Points1 5 nbsp Jim Clark Lotus Climax 85 2 06 46 0 1 92 1 nbsp John Surtees Ferrari 85 29 0 secs 2 63 3 nbsp Graham Hill BRM 85 31 8 secs 5 44 6 nbsp Mike Spence Lotus Climax 85 54 4 secs 4 35 9 nbsp Bruce McLaren Cooper Climax 84 1 Lap 8 26 4 nbsp Jackie Stewart BRM 83 2 Laps 11 17 12 nbsp Jo Siffert Brabham BRM 83 2 Laps 148 7 nbsp Jack Brabham Brabham Climax 81 4 Laps 39 18 nbsp Paul Hawkins Brabham Ford 81 4 Laps 1610 20 nbsp Peter de Klerk Alfa Special Alfa Romeo 79 6 Laps 1711 15 nbsp Tony Maggs Lotus BRM 77 8 Laps 1312 16 nbsp Frank Gardner Brabham BRM 75 10 Laps 1513 25 nbsp Sam Tingle LDS Alfa Romeo 73 12 Laps 2014 19 nbsp David Prophet Brabham Ford 71 14 Laps 1915 2 nbsp Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari 66 Ignition 6NC 14 nbsp Bob Anderson Brabham Climax 50 35 Laps 12Ret 11 nbsp Jo Bonnier Brabham Climax 42 Clutch 7Ret 10 nbsp Jochen Rindt Cooper Climax 39 Electrical 10Ret 17 nbsp John Love Cooper Climax 20 Halfshaft 18Ret 8 nbsp Dan Gurney Brabham Climax 11 Ignition 9DNQ 28 nbsp Trevor Blokdyk Cooper FordDNQ 23 nbsp Neville Lederle Lotus ClimaxDNQ 21 nbsp Doug Serrurier LDS ClimaxDNQ 27 nbsp Brausch Niemann Lotus FordDNQ 22 nbsp Ernie Pieterse Lotus ClimaxDNPQ 24 nbsp Clive Puzey Lotus ClimaxDNPQ 29 nbsp Jackie Pretorius LDS Alfa RomeoDNPQ 32 nbsp Dave Charlton Lotus Ford Fire in practiceWD 26 nbsp Ray Reed RE Alfa RomeoWD 30 nbsp Brian Raubenheimer Lotus Ford Engine not availableWD 31 nbsp David Clapham Cooper MaseratiWD 33 nbsp Alex Blignaut Cooper ClimaxWD 34 nbsp Richard Attwood BRMSource 4 Championship standings after the race editDrivers Championship standingsPos Driver Points1 nbsp Jim Clark 92 nbsp John Surtees 63 nbsp Graham Hill 44 nbsp Mike Spence 35 nbsp Bruce McLaren 2Source 5 Constructors Championship standingsPos Constructor Points1 nbsp Lotus Climax 92 nbsp Ferrari 63 nbsp BRM 44 nbsp Cooper Climax 2Source 5 Notes Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings References edit Hayhoe David 18 June 2019 Formula 1 The Knowledge 2nd ed Veloce Publishing Ltd p 35 ISBN 9781787112377 Hutchinson P G M 1965 Logoz Arthur ed Grand Prix Racing for the World Championship 1965 Auto Universum 1966 English edition Zurich Switzerland Verlag International Automobile Parade IX 39 a b c Hutchinson Auto Universum 1966 p 40 1965 South African Grand Prix Formula One Archived from the original on 31 October 2013 Retrieved 26 September 2015 a b South Africa 1965 Championship STATS F1 www statsf1 com Retrieved 20 March 2019 Previous race 1964 Mexican Grand Prix FIA Formula One World Championship 1965 season Next race 1965 Monaco Grand PrixPrevious race 1963 South African Grand Prix South African Grand Prix Next race 1966 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