1965 World Sportscar Championship

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A Shelby Cobra Daytona competing in the 1965 International Championship for GT Manufacturers

The 1965 World Sportscar Championship season was the 13th season of FIA World Sportscar Championship racing. It featured the 1965 International Championship for GT Manufacturers and the 1965 International Trophy for GT Prototypes. [1] The season ran from 28 February 1965 to 19 September 1965 and comprised 20 races.

Contents

The International Championship for GT Manufacturers was contested by Grand Touring Cars in three engine capacity divisions. The Over 2000cc division was won by Shelby ahead of Ferrari, while Porsche prevailed in the 2000cc division and Abarth-Simca took the 1300cc division. The International Trophy for GT Prototypes was won by Ferrari, ahead of Porsche and Ford.

Schedule

Although composed of 20 races, each class did not compete in all events. Some events were for one class, while others were combined events.

RndRaceCircuit or LocationCompetitorsDate
1 Flag of the United States.svg Continental 2000 km of Daytona Daytona International Speedway Both28 February
2 Flag of the United States.svg 12 Hours of Sebring Sebring International Raceway Both27 March
3 Flag of Italy.svg Gran Premio Shell Coppa Bologna Autodromo Dino Ferrari GT11 April
4 Flag of Italy.svg Coppa Inter-Europa Autodromo Nazionale Monza GT25 April
5 Flag of Italy.svg 1000km Monza Both
6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg RAC Senior Service Tourist Trophy Oulton Park Both1 May
7 Flag of Italy.svg Targa Florio Circuito delle Madonie Both9 May
8 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 500km of Spa-Francorchamps Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Both16 May
9 Flag of Germany.svg Intl. ADAC 1000 Kilometres Rennen Nürburgring Nürburgring Both23 May
10 Flag of Italy.svg Mugello 500 km Mugello Circuit GT6 June
11 Flag of Germany.svg Internationaler Alpen-BergpreisRossfeld road in Berchtesgaden Alps GT13 June
12 Flag of France.svg 24 Hours of Le Mans Circuit de la Sarthe Both19 June
20 June
13 Flag of France.svg 12 Hours of Reims Reims-Gueux Both4 July
14 Flag of Italy.svg Corsa della Mendola Bolzano GT4 July
15 Flag of Germany.svg Bergpreis Freiburg-Schauinsland Schauinsland GT8 August
16 Flag of Italy.svg Coppa Citta di Enna Autodromo di Pergusa GT15 August
17 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Grosser Bergpreis der SchweizVillarsGT29 August
18 Flag of Germany.svg 500 km Nürburgring Nürburgring GT5 September
19 Flag of the United States.svg Double 500 km Bridgehampton GT2.019 September
20Both

Results

Race results

DateRoundCircuit/LocationWinning driver(s)Winning teamWinning car
28/02Rd. 1 Flag of the United States.svg Daytona Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ken Miles
Flag of the United States.svg Lloyd Ruby 		Shelby American Ford GT [2]
27/03Rd. 2 Flag of the United States.svg Sebring Flag of the United States.svg Jim Hall
Flag of the United States.svg Hap Sharp 		Chaparral Cars Chaparral-Chevrolet 2A
11/04Rd. 3 Flag of Italy.svg Imola Flag of Italy.svg Herbert Demetz Abarth Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero
25/04Rd. 4 Flag of Italy.svg Monza Flag of Germany.svg Klaus Steinmetz Abarth Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero
25/04Rd. 5 Flag of Italy.svg Monza Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Parkes
Flag of France.svg Jean Guichet 		SpA Ferrari SEFAC Ferrari 275 P2
01/05 Rd. 6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oulton Park Flag of New Zealand.svg Denny Hulme Sidney Taylor Racing Brabham-Climax BT8
09/05 Rd. 7 Flag of Italy.svg Targa Florio Flag of Italy.svg Nino Vaccarella
Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Bandini 		SpA Ferrari SEFAC Ferrari 275 P2
16/05Rd. 8 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Spa-Francorchamps Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Willy Mairesse Ecurie Francorchamps Ferrari 250 LM
23/05Rd. 9 Flag of Germany.svg Nürburgring Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Surtees
Flag of Italy.svg Ludovico Scarfiotti 		SpA Ferrari SEFAC Ferrari 330 P2
06/06Rd. 10 Flag of Italy.svg Mugello Flag of Italy.svg Mario Casoni
Flag of Italy.svg Antonio Nicodemi 		Montegrappa Ferrari 250 LM
13/06Rd. 11 Flag of Germany.svg Rossfeld Flag of Germany.svg Gerhard Mitter Porsche System Porsche 908/4 Bergspyder
19-20/06 Rd. 12 Flag of France.svg Le Mans Flag of Austria.svg Jochen Rindt
Flag of the United States.svg Masten Gregory
Flag of the United States.svg Ed Hugus 		North American Racing Team Ferrari 250 LM
04/07Rd. 13 Flag of France.svg Reims Flag of Mexico.svg Pedro Rodríguez
Flag of France.svg Jean Guichet 		North American Racing Team Ferrari 365 P2
04/07Rd. 14 Flag of Italy.svg Bolzano Flag of Italy.svg Herbert Demetz Abarth Abarth-Simca 2000 GT
08/08Rd. 15 Flag of Germany.svg Schauinsland Flag of Italy.svg Ludovico Scarfiotti SpA Ferrari SEFAC Dino 206 SP
15/08Rd. 16 Flag of Italy.svg Enna-Pergusa Flag of Italy.svg Mario Casoni Mario Casoni Ferrari 250 LM
29/08Rd. 17 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Ollon-Villars Flag of Italy.svg Ludovico Scarfiotti Scuderia Sant Ambroeus Dino 206 SP
05/09Rd. 18 Flag of Germany.svg Nürburgring Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Lucien Bianchi
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Mauro Bianchi 		Automobiles Alpine Alpine-Renault M65
19/09Rd. 19 Flag of the United States.svg Bridgehampton Flag of the United States.svg Herb Wetanson Wetson’s Drive-Ins Porsche 904 GTS
19/09Rd. 20 Flag of the United States.svg Bridgehampton Flag of the United States.svg Hap Sharp Chaparral Cars Chaparral-Chevrolet 2A
Source: [3]

International Championship for GT Manufacturers

PositionManufacturerPoints [4]
Division 1 : 1300cc
1 Abarth-Simca 67.5
2 MG 41.5
3 Fiat-Abarth 26.7
4 Alfa Romeo 14.2
5 Alpine 9.7
6 Triumph 9.6
7 Lancia 4.0
Austin 4.0
9 Lotus 1.0
Marcos 1.0
Division 2 : 2000cc
1 Porsche 96.3
2 Alfa Romeo 45.2
3 MG 19.8
4 Triumph 8.0
5 Abarth-Simca 7.0
6 Lotus 5.8
7 Volvo 3.9
Division 3 : Over 2000cc
1 Shelby 90.0
2 Ferrari 71.3
3 Austin-Healey 8.1
4 Jaguar 7.2
5 Chevrolet 2.6
6 Sunbeam 1.6

International Trophy for GT Prototypes

PositionManufacturerPoints [4]
1 Ferrari 58.5
2 Porsche 30.4
3 Ford 19.6
4 Iso 3.9

References

  1. ↑ Denis Jenkinson, The Automobile Year Book of Sports Car Racing, 1982, page 222
  2. ↑ Entries for the fourth annual Daytona Continental, 1965 Daytona Speedweeks Program No 2, 15-28 February 1965, www.racingsportscars.com Retrieved 8 June 2015
  3. ↑ "World Sportscar Championship (page 2) - Championships". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 2014-01-21.
  4. 1 2 János L Wimpffen, Time And Two Seats, 1999, Page 611
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