Round 1 | Prince George Circuit

1965 South African Grand Prix

South African Grand Prix at Prince George Circuit, 1965-01-01. Jim Clark won it for Lotus-Climax. Podium: Jim Clark, John Surtees, Graham Hill.

Winner

Jim Clark

Lotus-Climax

Pole

not available

Fastest lap

not available

Circuit

Prince George Circuit

South Africa

Race result

Classification

PosDriverTeamGridLapsStatusPts
1 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 1 85 Finished 9.0
2 John Surtees Ferrari 2 85 Finished 6.0
3 Graham Hill BRM 5 85 Finished 4.0
4 Mike Spence Lotus-Climax 4 85 Finished 3.0
5 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 8 84 +1 Lap 2.0
6 Jackie Stewart BRM 11 83 +2 Laps 1.0
7 Jo Siffert Brabham-BRM 14 83 +2 Laps 0.0
8 Jack Brabham Brabham-Climax 3 81 +4 Laps 0.0
9 Paul Hawkins Brabham-Ford 16 81 +4 Laps 0.0
10 Peter de Klerk Alfa Romeo 17 79 +6 Laps 0.0
11 Tony Maggs Lotus-BRM 13 77 +8 Laps 0.0
12 Frank Gardner Brabham-BRM 15 75 +10 Laps 0.0
13 Sam Tingle LDS-Alfa Romeo 20 73 +12 Laps 0.0
14 David Prophet Brabham-Ford 19 71 +14 Laps 0.0
15 Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari 6 66 Ignition 0.0
R Bob Anderson Brabham-Climax 12 50 Not classified 0.0
R Jo Bonnier Brabham-Climax 7 42 Clutch 0.0
R Jochen Rindt Cooper-Climax 10 39 Electrical 0.0
R John Love Cooper-Climax 18 20 Halfshaft 0.0
R Dan Gurney Brabham-Climax 9 11 Ignition 0.0
W Ray Reed RE 0 0 Withdrew 0.0
W David Clapham Cooper-Maserati 0 0 Withdrew 0.0
W Alex Blignaut Cooper-Climax 0 0 Withdrew 0.0

Grid movement

Movers

Grid 14 to P7 (+7)

Jo Siffert

Brabham-BRM

Grid 16 to P9 (+7)

Paul Hawkins

Brabham-Ford

Grid 17 to P10 (+7)

Peter de Klerk

Alfa Romeo

Grid 20 to P13 (+7)

Sam Tingle

LDS-Alfa Romeo

Grid 11 to P6 (+5)

Jackie Stewart

BRM

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