1965 season/Round 3
Belgian Grand Prix 1965
- Spa-Francorchamps
- Spa
- 13 June 1965
- 32 laps
- 451.2 km
- 14.120 km a lap
- P1Jim ClarkLotus2:23:34.800
- P2Jackie StewartBRM+44.800
- P3Bruce McLarenCooper+1 lap
- Pole positionGraham HillBRM · 3:45.400
- Fastest lapJim Clark4:12.900 · lap 23
- Winner started fromP2on the grid
Result
| Pos | Driver | No. | Team · engine | Grid | Laps | Time / reason | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Clarkfastest lap | 17 | Lotus · Climax | 2 | 32 | 2:23:34.800 | 9 |
| 2 | Jackie Stewart | 8 | BRM | 3 | 32 | +44.800 | 6 |
| 3 | Bruce McLaren | 4 | Cooper · Climax | 9 | 31 | +1 lap | 4 |
| 4 | Jack Brabham | 14 | Brabham · Climax | 10 | 31 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 5 | Graham Hill | 7 | BRM | 1 | 31 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | Richie Ginther | 10 | Honda | 4 | 31 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | Mike Spence | 18 | Lotus · Climax | 12 | 31 | +1 lap | |
| 8 | Jo Siffert | 21 | Brabham · BRM | 8 | 31 | +1 lap | |
| 9 | Lorenzo Bandini | 2 | Ferrari | 15 | 30 | +2 laps | |
| 10 | Dan Gurney | 15 | Brabham · Climax | 5 | 30 | +2 laps | |
| 11 | Jochen Rindt | 5 | Cooper · Climax | 14 | 29 | +3 laps | |
| 12 | Lucien Bianchi | 27 | BRM | 17 | 29 | +3 laps | |
| 13 | Innes Ireland | 22 | Lotus · BRM | 16 | 27 | +5 laps | |
| 14 | Richard Attwood | 23 | Lotus · BRM | 13 | 26 | Accident | |
| DNF | Masten Gregory | 29 | BRM | 19 | 12 | Fuel pump | |
| DNF | Ronnie Bucknum | 11 | Honda | 11 | 9 | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Jo Bonnier | 20 | Brabham · Climax | 7 | 9 | Ignition | |
| DNF | John Surtees | 1 | Ferrari | 6 | 5 | Engine | |
| DNF | Frank Gardner | 26 | Brabham · BRM | 18 | 3 | Ignition | |
| DNS | Bob Anderson | 24 | Brabham · Climax | – | Engine | ||
| DNS | Willy Mairesse | 28 | BRM | – | Withdrew |
A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graham Hill | BRM | 3:45.400 | |
| 2 | Jim Clark | Lotus | 3:47.500 | +2.100 |
| 3 | Jackie Stewart | BRM | 3:48.800 | +3.400 |
| 4 | Richie Ginther | Honda | 3:49.000 | +3.600 |
| 5 | Dan Gurney | Brabham | 3:49.200 | +3.800 |
| 6 | John Surtees | Ferrari | 3:49.500 | +4.100 |
| 7 | Jo Bonnier | Brabham | 3:49.700 | +4.300 |
| 8 | Jo Siffert | Brabham | 3:50.700 | +5.300 |
| 9 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper | 3:51.300 | +5.900 |
| 10 | Jack Brabham | Brabham | 3:51.500 | +6.100 |
| 11 | Ronnie Bucknum | Honda | 3:52.300 | +6.900 |
| 12 | Mike Spence | Lotus | 3:52.600 | +7.200 |
| 13 | Richard Attwood | Lotus | 3:53.200 | +7.800 |
| 14 | Jochen Rindt | Cooper | 3:53.300 | +7.900 |
| 15 | Lorenzo Bandini | Ferrari | 3:54.000 | +8.600 |
| 16 | Innes Ireland | Lotus | 3:57.400 | +12.000 |
| 17 | Lucien Bianchi | BRM | 3:59.000 | +13.600 |
| 18 | Frank Gardner | Brabham | 3:59.400 | +14.000 |
| 19 | Bob Anderson | Brabham | 3:59.800 | +14.400 |
| 20 | Masten Gregory | BRM | 4:02.800 | +17.400 |
| 21 | Willy Mairesse | BRM |
Fastest laps
Each driver's quickest lap of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Clark | 23 | 4:12.900 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 3. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Clark | 18 | ▲1 |
| 2 | Graham Hill | 15 | ▼1 |
| 3 | Jackie Stewart | 11 | ▲2 |
| 4 | John Surtees | 9 | ▼1 |
| 5 | Bruce McLaren | 8 | ▲1 |
| 6 | Lorenzo Bandini | 6 | ▼2 |
| 7 | Jack Brabham | 3 | |
| 7 | Mike Spence | 3 | |
| 9 | Jo Siffert | 1 | ▼1 |
| 9 | Richie Ginther | 1 |