1965 International Gold Cup

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1965 International Gold Cup
Race details
Date18 September 1965
Official name XII International Gold Cup
Location Oulton Park, Cheshire
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.4434 km (2.761 miles)
Distance 40 laps, 177.736 km (108.4 miles)
Pole position
Driver Brabham
Time 1:41.0
Fastest lap
Drivers Flag of New Zealand.svg Denny Hulme Brabham
Fastest lap Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jim Clark Lotus
Time 1:41.2
Podium
First Lola
Second Brabham
Third Lotus

The 12th International Gold Cup was a Formula Two motor race, held on 18 September 1965, at Oulton Park, Cheshire. The race was run over 40 laps of the circuit, and was won by John Surtees in a Lola T60. Denny Hulme in a Brabham BT16 started from pole position, set joint fastest lap with Jim Clark and finished second. Graham Hill was third in a Lotus 35. Only six-tenths of a second covered the first three finishers. [1] [2]

Results

PosNo.DriverEntrantConstructorTime/RetiredGrid
11 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Surtees Midland Racing Partnership Lola T60-Cosworth SCA 1:08:44.010
29 Flag of New Zealand.svg Denny Hulme Brabham Racing Developments Brabham BT16-Cosworth SCA +0.2s1
37 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Hill John Coombs Lotus 35-BRM +0.6s3
423 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Trevor Taylor Aurora Gear Racing Brabham BT16-Cosworth SCA +19.2s7
517 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alan Rees Roy Winkelmann Racing Brabham BT16-Cosworth SCA +34.6s5
64 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jim Clark Ron Harris Team Lotus Lotus 35-Cosworth SCA +41.4s4
725 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brian Hart Brian Hart Lotus 35-Cosworth SCA +1:14.612
822 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ian Raby Ian Raby (Racing) Merlyn Mk.9-Cosworth SCA +1 lap16
93 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Hawkins Midland Racing Partnership Lola T60-Cosworth SCA +1 lap21
1020 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bill Bradley David Prophet Racing Brabham BT10-Cosworth SCA +1 lap20
1119 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Prophet David Prophet Racing Brabham BT10-Cosworth SCA +1 lap19
1214 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Cardwell Merlyn Racing Merlyn Mk.9-Cosworth SCA +1 lap18
1316 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alan Rollinson DW Racing Enterprises Brabham BT16-Cosworth SCA +1 lap17
1426 Flag of France.svg Bernard Collomb Bernard Collomb Lotus 35-Cosworth SCA +4 laps27
NC24 Flag of France.svg Eric Offenstadt Eric Offenstadt Cooper T75-BRM +6 laps25
NC18 Flag of Austria.svg Jochen Rindt Roy Winkelmann Racing Brabham BT16-Cosworth SCA +9 laps2
NC11 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jackie Stewart Tyrrell Racing Organisation Cooper T75-BRM +11 laps9
Ret5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Spence Ron Harris Team Lotus Lotus 35-Cosworth SCA 23 laps, accident6
Ret6 Flag of the United States.svg Peter Revson Ron Harris Team Lotus Lotus 35-BRM 8 laps, oil loss24
Ret2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Attwood Midland Racing Partnership Lola T60-Cosworth SCA 5 laps, gearbox13
Ret27 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Taylor F.R. Gerard Racing Cooper T73-Cosworth SCA 5 laps, oil loss26
Ret21 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Beckwith Normand Ltd. Brabham BT10-Cosworth SCA 4 laps, accident15
Ret10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris Irwin Brabham Racing Developments Brabham BT16-Cosworth SCA 4 laps, accident11
Ret15 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bob Anderson DW Racing Enterprises Brabham BT16-Cosworth SCA 4 laps14
Ret8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Brabham Brabham Racing Developments Brabham BT16-Honda RA300E 1 lap, clutch8
Ret28 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Frank Gardner John Willment Automobiles Lotus 35-Cosworth SCA 1 lap, ignition23
Ret12 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bondurant Tyrrell Racing Organisation Cooper T75-BRM 0 laps, accident22
DNA3 Flag of South Africa.svg Tony Maggs Midland Racing Partnership Lola T60-Cosworth SCA car raced by Hawkins
DNA3 Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Amon Midland Racing Partnership Lola T60-Cosworth SCA car raced by Hawkins
DNA12 Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Amon Tyrrel Racing Organisation Cooper T75-BRM car raced by Bondurant
DNA27 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Rhodes F.R. Gerard Racing Cooper T73-Cosworth SCA car raced by Taylor

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References

  1. "XII International Gold Cup 1965" . Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  2. "1965 Oulton Park Gold Cup" . Retrieved 19 November 2022.