1965 season/Round 7
German Grand Prix 1965
- Nürburgring
- Nürburg
- 1 August 1965
- 15 laps
- 342.2 km
- 22.810 km a lap
- Title decided here
- P1Jim ClarkLotus2:07:52.400
- P2Graham HillBRM+15.900
- P3Dan GurneyBrabham+21.400
- Pole positionJim ClarkLotus · 8:22.700
- Fastest lapJim Clark8:24.100 · lap 10
- Winner started fromP1on the grid
Result
| Pos | Driver | No. | Team · engine | Grid | Laps | Time / reason | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Clarkfastest lap | 1 | Lotus · Climax | 1 | 15 | 2:07:52.400 | 9 |
| 2 | Graham Hill | 9 | BRM | 3 | 15 | +15.900 | 6 |
| 3 | Dan Gurney | 5 | Brabham · Climax | 5 | 15 | +21.400 | 4 |
| 4 | Jochen Rindt | 12 | Cooper · Climax | 8 | 15 | +3:29.600 | 3 |
| 5 | Jack Brabham | 4 | Brabham · Climax | 14 | 15 | +4:41.200 | 2 |
| 6 | Lorenzo Bandini | 8 | Ferrari | 7 | 15 | +5:08.600 | 1 |
| 7 | Jo Bonnier | 16 | Brabham · Climax | 9 | 15 | +5:58.500 | |
| 8 | Masten Gregory | 24 | BRM | 18 | 14 | +1 lap | |
| DNF | John Surtees | 7 | Ferrari | 4 | 11 | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Jo Siffert | 17 | Brabham · BRM | 11 | 9 | Engine | |
| DNF | Gerhard Mitter | 3 | Lotus · Climax | 12 | 8 | Water leak | |
| DNF | Mike Spence | 2 | Lotus · Climax | 6 | 8 | Transmission | |
| DNF | Richard Attwood | 20 | Lotus · BRM | 16 | 7 | Water leak | |
| DNF | Bruce McLaren | 11 | Cooper · Climax | 10 | 7 | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Denny Hulme | 6 | Brabham · Climax | 13 | 5 | Fuel leak | |
| DNF | Paul Hawkins | 22 | Lotus · Climax | 19 | 4 | Oil leak | |
| DNF | Chris Amon | 19 | Lotus · BRM | 15 | 3 | Electrical | |
| DNF | Jackie Stewart | 10 | BRM | 2 | 2 | Suspension | |
| DNF | Frank Gardner | 21 | Brabham · BRM | 17 | 0 | Gearbox | |
| DNS | Bob Anderson | 18 | Brabham · Climax | – | Accident in practice | ||
| DNQ | Roberto Bussinello | 25 | BRM | – | |||
| DNQ | Ian Raby | 23 | Brabham · BRM | – | Accident in practice |
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 | Jim Clark | Lotus | 8:22.700 | |
| 2 | Jackie Stewart | BRM | 8:26.100 | +3.400 |
| 3 | Graham Hill | BRM | 8:26.800 | +4.100 |
| 4 | John Surtees | Ferrari | 8:27.800 | +5.100 |
| 5 | Dan Gurney | Brabham | 8:29.000 | +6.300 |
| 6 | Mike Spence | Lotus | 8:33.400 | +10.700 |
| 7 | Lorenzo Bandini | Ferrari | 8:33.800 | +11.100 |
| 8 | Jochen Rindt | Cooper | 8:37.500 | +14.800 |
| 9 | Jo Bonnier | Brabham | 8:37.900 | +15.200 |
| 10 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper | 8:39.000 | +16.300 |
| 11 | Jo Siffert | Brabham | 8:39.600 | +16.900 |
| 12 | Gerhard Mitter | Lotus | 8:40.400 | +17.700 |
| 13 | Denny Hulme | Brabham | 8:42.300 | +19.600 |
| 14 | Jack Brabham | Brabham | 8:44.900 | +22.200 |
| 15 | Bob Anderson | Brabham | 8:47.400 | +24.700 |
| 16 | Chris Amon | Lotus | 8:50.500 | +27.800 |
| 17 | Richard Attwood | Lotus | 8:57.700 | +35.000 |
| 18 | Frank Gardner | Brabham | 8:59.300 | +36.600 |
| 19 | Masten Gregory | BRM | 9:14.300 | +51.600 |
| 20 | Paul Hawkins | Lotus | 9:16.800 | +54.100 |
| 21 | Roberto Bussinello | BRM | 9:17.700 | +55.000 |
| 22 | Ian Raby | Brabham | 9:17.800 | +55.100 |
Fastest laps
Each driver's quickest lap of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Clark | 10 | 8:24.100 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 7. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Clark | 54 | |
| 2 | Graham Hill | 30 | |
| 3 | Jackie Stewart | 25 | |
| 4 | John Surtees | 17 | |
| 5 | Dan Gurney | 9 | ▲3 |
| 6 | Bruce McLaren | 8 | ▼1 |
| 7 | Lorenzo Bandini | 7 | ▼1 |
| 8 | Mike Spence | 6 | ▼1 |
| 9 | Denny Hulme | 5 | |
| 9 | Jack Brabham | 5 | ▲1 |