1965 British Saloon Car Championship

The 1965 British Saloon Car Championship, was the eighth season of the championship. The title was won by Roy Pierpoint in a Ford Mustang, competing in his debut season.^[1][2]

Calendar & Winners

All races were held in the United Kingdom. Overall winners in bold.

Round		Circuit	Date	Class A Winner	Class B Winner	Class C Winner	Class D Winner
1		Brands Hatch, Kent	13 March	Warwick Banks	John Rhodes	Andre Baldet	Roy Pierpoint
2		Oulton Park, Cheshire	3 April	Warwick Banks	John Rhodes	Frank Gardner	Roy Pierpoint
3		Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk	10 April	Warwick Banks	John Rhodes	Frank Gardner	Mike Salmon
4		Goodwood Circuit, West Sussex	19 April	Mike Campbell-Cole	John Handley	Jim Clark	Roy Pierpoint
5		Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire	15 May	Warwick Banks	Tony Lanfranchi	Jack Sears	Roy Pierpoint
6	A	Crystal Palace, London	7 June	Not contested.		Jim Clark	Roy Pierpoint
	B			John Fitzpatrick	John Rhodes	Not contested.
NC		Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire	10 July	Not contested.	John Lewis	Jack Sears* John Whitmore*	Gawaine Baillie
7		Brands Hatch, Kent	30 August	Warwick Banks	John Cannadine	Jack Sears	Jack Brabham
8		Oulton Park, Cheshire	18 September	Warwick Banks	John Rhodes	Jim Clark	Roy Pierpoint

• Dead heat.

Championship results

Driver's championship
Pos.	Driver	Car	Points
1	Roy Pierpoint	Ford Mustang	60
2	Warwick Banks	Austin Mini Cooper S 970	48
3	John Rhodes	Austin Mini Cooper S Morris Mini Cooper S	40
4	Jack Sears	Ford Cortina Lotus	38
5	Frank Gardner	Ford Cortina Lotus	34
6	Sir Gawaine Baillie	Ford Mustang	24

References