1965 season/Round 9
United States Grand Prix 1965
- Watkins Glen
- 3 October 1965
- 110 laps
- 415.8 km
- 3.780 km a lap
- P1Graham HillBRM2:20:36.100
- P2Dan GurneyBrabham+12.500
- P3Jack BrabhamBrabham+57.500
- Pole positionGraham HillBRM · 1:11.250
- Fastest lapGraham Hill1:11.900 · lap 105
- Winner started fromP1on the grid
Result
| Pos | Driver | No. | Team · engine | Grid | Laps | Time / reason | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graham Hillfastest lap | 3 | BRM | 1 | 110 | 2:20:36.100 | 9 |
| 2 | Dan Gurney | 8 | Brabham · Climax | 8 | 110 | +12.500 | 6 |
| 3 | Jack Brabham | 7 | Brabham · Climax | 7 | 110 | +57.500 | 4 |
| 4 | Lorenzo Bandini | 2 | Ferrari | 5 | 109 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 5 | Pedro Rodríguez | 14 | Ferrari | 15 | 109 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | Jochen Rindt | 10 | Cooper · Climax | 13 | 108 | +2 laps | 1 |
| 7 | Richie Ginther | 11 | Honda | 3 | 108 | +2 laps | |
| 8 | Jo Bonnier | 15 | Brabham · Climax | 10 | 107 | +3 laps | |
| 9 | Bob Bondurant | 24 | Ferrari | 14 | 106 | +4 laps | |
| 10 | Richard Attwood | 21 | Lotus · BRM | 16 | 101 | +9 laps | |
| 11 | Jo Siffert | 16 | Brabham · BRM | 11 | 99 | +11 laps | |
| 12 | Moisés Solana | 18 | Lotus · Climax | 17 | 95 | +15 laps | |
| 13 | Ronnie Bucknum | 12 | Honda | 12 | 92 | +18 laps | |
| DNF | Jackie Stewart | 4 | BRM | 6 | 12 | Suspension | |
| DNF | Bruce McLaren | 9 | Cooper · Climax | 9 | 11 | Oil pressure | |
| DNF | Jim Clark | 5 | Lotus · Climax | 2 | 11 | Engine | |
| DNF | Innes Ireland | 22 | Lotus · BRM | 18 | 9 | Unwell | |
| DNF | Mike Spence | 6 | Lotus · Climax | 4 | 9 | Engine |
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 | 1:11.250 | |
| 2 | Jim Clark | Lotus | 1:11.350 | +0.100 |
| 3 | Richie Ginther | Honda | 1:11.400 | +0.150 |
| 4 | Mike Spence | Lotus | 1:11.500 | +0.250 |
| 5 | Lorenzo Bandini | Ferrari | 1:11.730 | +0.480 |
| 6 | Jackie Stewart | BRM | 1:11.760 | +0.510 |
| 7 | Jack Brabham | Brabham | 1:12.200 | +0.950 |
| 8 | Dan Gurney | Brabham | 1:12.250 | +1.000 |
| 9 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper | 1:12.450 | +1.200 |
| 10 | Jo Bonnier | Brabham | 1:12.450 | +1.200 |
| 11 | Jo Siffert | Brabham | 1:12.500 | +1.250 |
| 12 | Ronnie Bucknum | Honda | 1:12.700 | +1.450 |
| 13 | Jochen Rindt | Cooper | 1:12.900 | +1.650 |
| 14 | Bob Bondurant | Ferrari | 1:12.900 | +1.650 |
| 15 | Pedro Rodríguez | Ferrari | 1:13.000 | +1.750 |
| 16 | Richard Attwood | Lotus | 1:13.700 | +2.450 |
| 17 | Moisés Solana | Lotus | 1:13.700 | +2.450 |
| 18 | Innes Ireland | Lotus | 1:15.000 | +3.750 |
Fastest laps
Each driver's quickest lap of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graham Hill | 105 | 1:11.900 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 9. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Clark | 54 | |
| 2 | Graham Hill | 40 | |
| 3 | Jackie Stewart | 33 | |
| 4 | Dan Gurney | 19 | ▲1 |
| 5 | John Surtees | 17 | ▼1 |
| 6 | Lorenzo Bandini | 13 | |
| 7 | Bruce McLaren | 10 | |
| 8 | Jack Brabham | 9 | ▲1 |
| 9 | Mike Spence | 6 | ▼1 |
| 10 | Denny Hulme | 5 | ▼1 |