1965 Rand Grand Prix

  1965 Rand Grand Prix

Race details
Non-Championship race in the 1965 Formula One season
Date	4 December 1965
Official name	VIII Rand Grand Prix
Location	Kyalami, Johannesburg
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.087 km (2.5395 mi)
Distance	50 laps, 204.35 km (126.98 mi)
Pole position
Driver	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Climax
Time	1:30.8
Fastest lap
Driver	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Climax
Time	1:31.5
Podium
First	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Climax
Second	Peter de Klerk	Brabham-Climax
Third	Paul Hawkins	Lotus-Climax

The 8th Rand Grand Prix was a motor race, run to Formula One-style rules, held on 4 December 1965 at Kyalami, South Africa. The race was run over 50 laps of the circuit, and was won by Australian driver Jack Brabham in a Brabham BT11.

The Formula One rules for 1966 were to dispense with the old 1.5-litre engines in favour of 3-litre engines. The South African Drivers' Championship had already been run to these rules throughout 1965, so this race was the first in which some of the established drivers and teams from the World Championship competed under the new rules, while the local drivers already had experience with them.

Results

Pos	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid
1	Jack Brabham	Scuderia Scribante	Brabham-Climax	1.18:11.2	1
2	Peter de Klerk	Otelle Nucci	Brabham-Climax	+ 5.9 s	3
3	Paul Hawkins	Reg Parnell (Racing)	Lotus-Climax	+ 1:23.4 s	7
4	John Love	John Love Motors	Cooper-Climax	49 laps	2
5	Jo Siffert	Rob Walker Racing Team	Brabham-BRM	49 laps	8
6	Innes Ireland	Reg Parnell (Racing)	Lotus-BRM	49 laps	5
7	Sam Tingle	Sam Tingle	LDS-Climax	49 laps	9
8	Doug Serrurier	Doug Serrurier	LDS-Climax	47 laps	10
9	Clive Puzey	Clive Puzey Motors	Lotus-Climax	46 laps	11
10	Tony Jefferies	John Love Motors	Cooper-Climax	46 laps	15
11	Jack Holme	Jack Holme	LDS-Ford	42 laps	14
Ret	Bob Anderson	DW Racing Enterprises	Brabham-Climax	Oil pressure	4
Ret	Brausch Niemann	Ted Lanfear	Lotus-Ford		13
Ret	Jo Bonnier	Rob Walker Racing Team	Lotus-Climax	Radiator	6
Ret	Jackie Pretorius	Scuderia Scribante	Lotus-Climax	Overheating	12
Ret	David Prophet	David Prophet (Racing)	Lotus-Maserati	Camshaft	16
DNS	Dave Charlton	Ecurie Tomahawk	Lotus-Ford	Engine in practice	-
DNS	David Hume	Team Valencia	LDS-Climax		-
WD	Mike Spence	Scuderia Scribante	Lotus-Climax		-

• Jackie Pretorius was also entered under his own name to drive an LDS-Alfa Romeo but did not race this car.

References

• Race results at the F2 Register