1965 South African Grand Prix

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1965 South African Grand Prix
Prince George Circuit.svg
Race details
Date1 January 1965
Official name 11th International RAC Grand Prix of South Africa
Location Prince George Circuit
East London, South Africa
Course Temporary road circuit
Course length 3.920 km (2.436 miles)
Distance 85 laps, 333.175 km (207.025 miles)
Pole position
Driver Lotus-Climax
Time 1:27.2
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jim Clark Lotus-Climax
Time 1:27.6 on lap 80
Podium
First Lotus-Climax
Second Ferrari
Third BRM
Lap leaders
  • 1965 South African Grand Prix

The 1965 South African Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at East London on 1 January 1965. While originally scheduled to be the last race of the 1964 season, it was moved up by a week and thus became race 1 of 10 in the 1965 Formula One season. [1] This scheduling change meant that the cars which were fielded were 1964 season cars, as no one had had the time to develop their 1965 designs as of yet. [2] The 85-lap race was won by Lotus driver Jim Clark after he started from pole position. John Surtees finished second for the Ferrari team and BRM driver Graham Hill came in third. This was the World Championship debut race of the future world champion Jackie Stewart.

Contents

Race report

Jim Clark celebrated Hogmanay by dominating the race, leading from pole and winning by half a minute from Graham Hill and John Surtees who were never able to threaten. [3] He even had time to complete an extra lap after the chequered flag was waved a lap too early. Clark also made the first ever lap of the East London circuit at over 100 mph in practice. [3] Clark's teammate Mike Spence was in second place until he spun on oil on the sixtieth lap; he finished in fourth. Bruce McLaren and Championship débutant Jackie Stewart completed the points positions. Jack Brabham had been in competition for second place but his car broke down with ignition troubles four laps from the end. [3]

Classification

Pre-qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorTime
18 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Hawkins Brabham-Ford -1:37.0
19 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Prophet Brabham-Ford -1:37.0
20 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Peter de Klerk Alfa Special-Alfa Romeo -1:37.0
21 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Doug Serrurier LDS-Climax -1:37.0
22 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Ernie Pieterse Lotus-Climax -1:37.0
23 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Neville Lederle Lotus-Climax -1:37.0
25 Flag of Rhodesia (1964-1968).svg Sam Tingle LDS-Alfa Romeo -1:37.0
27 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Brausch Niemann Lotus-Ford -1:37.0
28 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Trevor Blokdyk Cooper-Ford -1:37.0
24 Flag of Rhodesia (1964-1968).svg Clive Puzey Lotus-Climax +1:37.0
29 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Jackie Pretorius LDS-Alfa Romeo +1:37.0
32 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Dave Charlton Lotus-Ford +1:37.0

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGap
15 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 1:27.2
21 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Surtees Ferrari 1:28.1+0.9
37 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Brabham Brabham-Climax 1:28.3+1.1
46 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Spence Lotus-Climax 1:28.3+1.1
53 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Hill BRM 1:28.6+1.4
62 Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari 1:29.3+2.1
711 Flag of Sweden.svg Jo Bonnier Brabham-Climax 1:29.3+2.1
89 Flag of New Zealand.svg Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 1:29.4+2.2
98 Flag of the United States.svg Dan Gurney Brabham-Climax 1:29.5+2.3
1010 Flag of Austria.svg Jochen Rindt Cooper-Climax 1:30.4+3.2
114 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jackie Stewart BRM 1:30.5+3.3
1214 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bob Anderson Brabham-Climax 1:31.0+3.8
1315 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Tony Maggs Lotus-BRM 1:31.3+4.1
1412 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jo Siffert Brabham-BRM 1:31.8+4.6
1516 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Frank Gardner Brabham-BRM 1:32.3+5.1
1618 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Hawkins Brabham-Ford 1:33.1+5.9
1720 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Peter de Klerk Alfa Special-Alfa Romeo 1:33.3+6.1
1817 Flag of Rhodesia (1964-1968).svg John Love Cooper-Climax 1:33.8+6.6
1919 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Prophet Brabham-Ford 1:33.9+6.7
2025 Flag of Rhodesia (1964-1968).svg Sam Tingle LDS-Alfa Romeo 1:34.6+7.4
2128 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Trevor Blokdyk Cooper-Ford 1:35.2+8.0
2223 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Neville Lederle Lotus-Climax 1:35.2+8.0
2321 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Doug Serrurier LDS-Climax 1:35.7+8.5
2427 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Brausch Niemann Lotus-Ford 1:36.2+9.0
2522 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Ernie Pieterse Lotus-Climax 1:37.9+10.7

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
15 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 852:06:46.019
21 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Surtees Ferrari 85+29.0 secs26
33 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Hill BRM 85+31.8 secs54
46 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Spence Lotus-Climax 85+54.4 secs43
59 Flag of New Zealand.svg Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 84+1 Lap82
64 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jackie Stewart BRM 83+2 Laps111
712 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jo Siffert Brabham-BRM 83+2 Laps14
87 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Brabham Brabham-Climax 81+4 Laps3
918 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Hawkins Brabham-Ford 81+4 Laps16
1020 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Peter de Klerk Alfa Special-Alfa Romeo 79+6 Laps17
1115 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Tony Maggs Lotus-BRM 77+8 Laps13
1216 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Frank Gardner Brabham-BRM 75+10 Laps15
1325 Flag of Rhodesia (1964-1968).svg Sam Tingle LDS-Alfa Romeo 73+12 Laps20
1419 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Prophet Brabham-Ford 71+14 Laps19
152 Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari 66Ignition6
NC14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bob Anderson Brabham-Climax 50+35 Laps12
Ret11 Flag of Sweden.svg Jo Bonnier Brabham-Climax 42Clutch7
Ret10 Flag of Austria.svg Jochen Rindt Cooper-Climax 39Electrical10
Ret17 Flag of Rhodesia (1964-1968).svg John Love Cooper-Climax 20Halfshaft18
Ret8 Flag of the United States.svg Dan Gurney Brabham-Climax 11Ignition9
DNQ28 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Trevor Blokdyk Cooper-Ford
DNQ23 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Neville Lederle Lotus-Climax
DNQ21 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Doug Serrurier LDS-Climax
DNQ27 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Brausch Niemann Lotus-Ford
DNQ22 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Ernie Pieterse Lotus-Climax
DNPQ24 Flag of Rhodesia (1964-1968).svg Clive Puzey Lotus-Climax
DNPQ29 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Jackie Pretorius LDS-Alfa Romeo
DNPQ32 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Dave Charlton Lotus-Ford Fire in practice
WD26 Flag of Rhodesia (1964-1968).svg Ray Reed RE-Alfa Romeo
WD30 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Brian Raubenheimer Lotus-Ford Gearbox [4]
WD31 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg David Clapham Cooper-Maserati
WD33 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Alex Blignaut Cooper-Climax
WD34 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Attwood BRM
Source: [5]

Notes

Championship standings after the race

References

  1. Hayhoe, David (18 June 2019), Formula 1: The Knowledge (2nd ed.), Veloce Publishing Ltd., p. 35, ISBN   9781787112377
  2. Hutchinson, P.G.M. (1965), Logoz, Arthur (ed.), "Grand Prix Racing for the World Championship 1965", Auto-Universum 1966 (English Edition), IX, Zürich, Switzerland: Verlag International Automobile Parade: 39
  3. 1 2 3 Hutchinson, Auto-Universum 1966, p. 40.
  4. "1965 South African Grand Prix, Pre-Qualifying times". Autosport. 30 December 2016. Brian Raubenheimer is missing from this list, although he is shown as not arriving on most records. He has previously told me that he did briefly participate in the first practice session before the gear linkage broke in the gate in neutral. He believed he had recorded a 1:36.8, but was unable to repair his Lotus 20 and so took no further part.
  5. "1965 South African Grand Prix". Formula One. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  6. 1 2 "South Africa 1965 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
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