1965 Italian Grand Prix

  1965 Italian Grand Prix
Race details
Race 8 of 10 in the 1965 Formula One season

Date 12 September 1965
Official name XXXVI Gran Premio d'Italia
Location Autodromo Nazionale Monza
Monza, Italy
Course Permanent racing facility
5.750 km (3.573 mi)
Distance 68 laps, 391.000 km (242.964 mi)
Pole position
Driver Jim Clark Lotus-Climax
Time 1:35.9
Fastest lap
Driver Jim Clark Lotus-Climax
Time 1:36.4 on lap 46
Podium
First Jackie Stewart BRM
Second Graham Hill BRM
Third Dan Gurney Brabham-Climax

The 1965 Italian Grand Prix (formally the XXXVI Gran Premio d'Italia) was a Formula One motor race held at Monza on September 12, 1965. The race, which was the eighth round of the 1965 Formula One season, was won by Jackie Stewart who took his first Grand Prix victory, whilst driving for the BRM team. His teammate - Graham Hill - finished second after a closely contested race between both the pair and pole-sitter and Jim Clark, who driving for the Lotus-Climax team, had secured the 1965 Drivers' Championship at the previous race. His fuel-pump failure with a handful of laps to go, and also the preceding retirement of Ferrari driver John Surtees, ensured that Dan Gurney of the Brabham-Climax team picked up the final position on the podium.

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Race report

Jim Clark duelled for the lead through the first two-thirds of the race with Graham Hill, Jackie Stewart and John Surtees (who dropped out with clutch problems), until lap 64 when his fuel pump failed. Stewart took up the lead and it was expected that he would move over to give his team leader the victory. The enthusiastic crowd were waiting for the BRM cars to come over the line in formation. However on the approach to the Parabolica on the last time, Hill moved over too far and bounced across the grass, struggling to maintain grip on the mud and gravel. Stewart therefore claimed his first win in a BRM 1-2 from Hill. Dan Gurney took the final podium place and Lorenzo Bandini, Bruce McLaren and Richard Attwood completed the placings. The race featured 40 lead changes between four drivers (all British), probably the most ever in a Formula One motor race.

Classification

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 32 Jackie Stewart BRM 76 2:04:52.8 3 9
2 30 Graham Hill BRM 76 +3.3 secs 4 6
3 12 Dan Gurney Brabham-Climax 76 +16.5 secs 9 4
4 4 Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari 76 +1:15.9 5 3
5 16 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 75 +1 Lap 11 2
6 40 Richard Attwood Lotus-BRM 75 +1 Lap 13 1
7 42 Jo Bonnier Brabham-Climax 74 +2 Laps 14
8 18 Jochen Rindt Cooper-Climax 74 +2 laps 7
9 38 Innes Ireland Lotus-BRM 74 +2 laps 18
10 24 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 63 Fuel pump 1
11 26 Mike Spence Lotus-Climax 62 Alternator 8
12 6 Nino Vaccarella Ferrari 58 Engine 15
13 50 Roberto Bussinello BRM 58 Oil Pressure 21
14 20 Richie Ginther Honda 56 Ignition 17
Ret 14 Denny Hulme Brabham-Climax 46 Suspension 12
Ret 46 Frank Gardner Brabham-BRM 45 Engine 16
Ret 44 Jo Siffert Brabham-BRM 43 Gearbox 10
Ret 28 Geki Lotus-Climax 37 Gearbox 20
Ret 8 John Surtees Ferrari 34 Clutch 2
Ret 22 Ronnie Bucknum Honda 27 Ignition 6
Ret 48 Masten Gregory BRM 22 Gearbox 23
Ret 10 Giancarlo Baghetti Brabham-Climax 12 Engine 19
Ret 52 Giorgio Bassi BRM 8 Engine 22

Notes

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 Jim Clark 54
2 Graham Hill 34 (38)
3 Jackie Stewart 33 (34)
4 John Surtees 17
5 Dan Gurney 13
Constructors' Championship standings
Pos Constructor Points
1 Lotus-Climax 54
2 BRM 42 (52)
3 Ferrari 24
4 Brabham-Climax 19
5 Cooper-Climax 13
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