1965 British Grand Prix

  1965 British Grand Prix
Race details
Race 5 of 10 in the 1965 Formula One season

Date July 10, 1965
Official name XVIII RAC British Grand Prix
Location Silverstone Circuit
Silverstone, England
Course Permanent racing facility
4.711 km (2.927 mi)
Distance 80 laps, 376.880 km (234.160 mi)
Weather Warm, dry and overcast
Pole position
Driver Jim Clark Lotus-Climax
Time 1:30.8
Fastest lap
Driver Graham Hill BRM
Time 1:32.2 on lap 80
Podium
First Jim Clark Lotus-Climax
Second Graham Hill BRM
Third John Surtees Ferrari

The 1965 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Silverstone on July 10, 1965.

Classification

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 5 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 80 2:05:25.4 1 9
2 3 Graham Hill BRM 80 +3.2 secs 2 6
3 1 John Surtees Ferrari 80 +27.6 secs 5 4
4 6 Mike Spence Lotus-Climax 80 +39.6 secs 6 3
5 4 Jackie Stewart BRM 80 +1:14.6 4 2
6 7 Dan Gurney Brabham-Climax 79 +1 Lap 7 1
7 15 Jo Bonnier Brabham-Climax 79 +1 Lap 14
8 17 Frank Gardner Brabham-BRM 78 +2 Laps 13
9 16 Jo Siffert Brabham-BRM 78 +2 Laps 18
10 9 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 77 +3 Laps 11
11 24 Ian Raby Brabham-BRM 73 +7 Laps 20
12 12 Masten Gregory BRM 70 +10 Laps 19
13 22 Richard Attwood Lotus-BRM 63 +17 Laps 16
14 10 Jochen Rindt Cooper-Climax 62 Engine 12
Ret 23 Innes Ireland Lotus-BRM 41 Engine 15
Ret 20 John Rhodes Cooper-Climax 38 Ignition 21
Ret 18 Bob Anderson Brabham-Climax 33 Gearbox 17
Ret 14 Denny Hulme Brabham-Climax 29 Alternator 10
Ret 11 Richie Ginther Honda 26 Injection 3
Ret 2 Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari 2 Engine 9
DNS 8 Jack Brabham Brabham-Climax 0 Non Starter 8
DNQ 25 Alan Rollinson Cooper-Ford
DNQ 26 Brian Gubby Lotus-Climax

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 Jim Clark 36
2 Graham Hill 23
3 Jackie Stewart 19
4 John Surtees 17
5 Bruce McLaren 8
Constructors' Championship standings
Pos Constructor Points
1 Lotus-Climax 36
2 BRM 31
3 Ferrari 20
4 Cooper-Climax 8
5 Brabham-Climax 7
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