South African Grand Prix 1965

Prince George
East London
1 January 1965
85 laps
333.2 km
3.920 km a lap

P1Jim Clark Lotus2:06:46.000
P2John Surtees Ferrari+29.000
P3Graham Hill BRM+31.800

Pole positionJim ClarkLotus · 1:27.200
Fastest lapJim Clark1:27.600 · lap 80
Winner started fromP1on the grid

Result

Pos	Driver	No.	Team · engine	Grid	Laps	Time / reason	Points
1	Jim Clarkfastest lap	5	Lotus · Climax	1	85	2:06:46.000	9
2	John Surtees	1	Ferrari	2	85	+29.000	6
3	Graham Hill	3	BRM	5	85	+31.800	4
4	Mike Spence	6	Lotus · Climax	4	85	+54.400	3
5	Bruce McLaren	9	Cooper · Climax	8	84	+1 lap	2
6	Jackie Stewart	4	BRM	11	83	+2 laps	1
7	Jo Siffert	12	Brabham · BRM	14	83	+2 laps
8	Jack Brabham	7	Brabham · Climax	3	81	+4 laps
9	Paul Hawkins	18	Brabham · Ford	16	81	+4 laps
10	Peter de Klerk	20	Alfa Special · Alfa Romeo	17	79	+6 laps
11	Tony Maggs	15	Lotus · BRM	13	77	+8 laps
12	Frank Gardner	16	Brabham · BRM	15	75	+10 laps
13	Sam Tingle	25	LDS · Alfa Romeo	20	73	+12 laps
14	David Prophet	19	Brabham · Ford	19	71	+14 laps
15	Lorenzo Bandini	2	Ferrari	6	66	Ignition
NC	Bob Anderson	14	Brabham · Climax	12	50	+35 laps
DNF	Jo Bonnier	11	Brabham · Climax	7	42	Clutch
DNF	Jochen Rindt	10	Cooper · Climax	10	39	Electrical
DNF	John Love	17	Cooper · Climax	18	20	Halfshaft
DNF	Dan Gurney	8	Brabham · Climax	9	11	Ignition
DNQ	Trevor Blokdyk	28	Cooper · Ford	–
DNQ	Neville Lederle	23	Lotus · Climax	–
DNQ	Doug Serrurier	21	LDS · Climax	–
DNQ	Brausch Niemann	27	Lotus · Ford	–
DNQ	Ernest Pieterse	22	Lotus · Climax	–
DNPQ	Clive Puzey	24	Lotus · Climax	–
DNPQ	Jackie Pretorius	29	LDS · Alfa Romeo	–
DNPQ	Dave Charlton	32	Lotus · Ford	–

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	1:27.200
2	John Surtees	Ferrari	1:28.100	+0.900
3	Jack Brabham	Brabham	1:28.300	+1.100
4	Mike Spence	Lotus	1:28.300	+1.100
5	Graham Hill	BRM	1:28.600	+1.400
6	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari	1:29.300	+2.100
7	Jo Bonnier	Brabham	1:29.300	+2.100
8	Bruce McLaren	Cooper	1:29.400	+2.200
9	Dan Gurney	Brabham	1:29.500	+2.300
10	Jochen Rindt	Cooper	1:30.400	+3.200
11	Jackie Stewart	BRM	1:30.500	+3.300
12	Bob Anderson	Brabham	1:31.000	+3.800
13	Tony Maggs	Lotus	1:31.300	+4.100
14	Jo Siffert	Brabham	1:31.800	+4.600
15	Frank Gardner	Brabham	1:32.300	+5.100
16	Paul Hawkins	Brabham	1:33.100	+5.900
17	Peter de Klerk	Alfa Special	1:33.300	+6.100
18	John Love	Cooper	1:33.800	+6.600
19	David Prophet	Brabham	1:33.900	+6.700
20	Sam Tingle	LDS	1:34.600	+7.400
21	Trevor Blokdyk	Cooper	1:35.200	+8.000
22	Neville Lederle	Lotus	1:35.200	+8.000
23	Doug Serrurier	LDS	1:35.700	+8.500
24	Brausch Niemann	Lotus	1:36.200	+9.000
25	Ernest Pieterse	Lotus	1:37.900	+10.700

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

Pos	Driver	Lap	Time	Gap
1	Jim Clark	80	1:27.600

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 1. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season

Drivers' championship after round 1
Pos	Driver	Points
1	Jim Clark	9
2	John Surtees	6
3	Graham Hill	4
4	Mike Spence	3
5	Bruce McLaren	2
6	Jackie Stewart	1

Constructors' championship after round 1
Pos	Team	Points
1	Lotus	9
2	Ferrari	6
3	BRM	4
4	Cooper	2