1965 Australian Grand Prix
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 7 of 7 in 1965 Tasman Series | |||
| Date | 1 March 1965 | ||
| Location | Longford Circuit, Longford, Tasmania, Australia | ||
| Course | Temporary street circuit | ||
| Course length | 7.0 km (4.4 mi) | ||
| Distance | 26 laps, 182 km (114.4 mi) | ||
| Weather | Sunny | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Brabham-Climax | ||
| Time | 2'20.5 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Jack Brabham | Brabham-Climax | |
| Time | 2'18.0 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Cooper-Climax | ||
| Second | Brabham-Climax | ||
| Third | Cooper-Climax | ||
The 1965 Australian Grand Prix was a race held at the Longford Circuit on 1 March 1965. The race had 19 starters.
It was the 30th Australian Grand Prix, doubled as the seventh and final round of the 1965 Tasman Series and round two of the 1965 Australian Drivers' Championship. Bruce McLaren won his second and last AGP. It was the last AGP held at the Longford Circuit in Tasmania. Australian driver Rocky Tresise was killed in a first lap accident which also killed photographer Robin D'Abrera.
Classification
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 |  Bruce McLaren |
Bruce McLaren Racing | Cooper T79 / Climax FPF | 26 | 1h 01m 10.9s |
| 2 | 4 | Jack Brabham |
Ecurie Vitesse | Brabham BT4 / Climax FPF | 26 | 1h 01m 14.3s |
| 3 | 11 |  Phil Hill |
Bruce McLaren Racing | Cooper T70/79 / Climax FPF | 26 | 1h 01m 15.8s |
| 4 | 1 |  Graham Hill |
Scuderia Veloce | Brabham BT11A / Climax FPF | 26 | 1h 01m 18.8s |
| 5 | 8 | Jim Clark |
Team Lotus | Lotus 32B / Climax FPF | 26 | 1h 01m 19.3s |
| 6 | 6 | Bib Stillwell |
B.S. Stillwell | Brabham BT11A / Climax FPF | 26 | 1h 02m 25.1s |
| 7 | 5 | Jim Palmer |
George Palmer | Brabham BT7A / Climax FPF | 25 | |
| 8 | 7 | Frank Gardner |
Alec Mildren Racing | Brabham BT11A / Climax FPF | 23 | |
| 9 | 17 | Glyn Scott |
Glyn Scott Motors | Lotus 27 / Ford 1.5 | 23 | |
| 10 | 21 | Roly Levis |
Roly Levis | Brabham BT6 / Ford 1.5 | 22 | Accident |
| 11 | 26 | John McDonald |
Bill Patterson Motors | Cooper T53 / Climax FPF | 22 | |
| 12 | 15 | Jack Hobden |
Louise Hobden | Cooper T51 / Climax FPF | 21 | |
| 13 | 18 | Mel McEwin |
Mel McEwin | Elfin Mono [3] Ford 1.5 | 19 | |
| Ret | 3 | Frank Matich |
Team Total | Brabham BT7A / Climax FPF | 14 | Suspension |
| Ret | 23 | Bob Jane |
Bob Jane Autoland | Elfin Mono / Ford 1.5 | 4 | Gearbox |
| Ret | 20 | Lyn Archer |
Lyn Archer Motors | Elfin FJ / Ford 1.5 | 4 | Engine |
| Ret | 2 | Kerry Grant |
Scuderia Veloce | Brabham BT4 / Climax FPF | 3 | Stopped |
| Ret | 12 | Rocky Tresise |
Ecurie Australie | Cooper T62 / Climax FPF | 1 | Fatal Accident |
| DNS | 9 | Bill Patterson |
Bill Patterson Motors | Cooper T51 / Climax FPF | ||
| DNS | 19 | Geoff McLelland |
Geoff McLelland | Brabham BT2 / Ford 1.5 | ||
| DNS | 22 | Barry Collerson |
Hunter & Delbridge | Brabham BT2 / Ford 1.5 | ||
| DNS | 25 | Les Howard |
Howard & Sons | Lotus 27 / Ford 1.5 | ||
| DNS | 40 | David Hallam |
David Hallam | Elfin Catalina / Ford 1.1 | ||
Notes
- Pole position: Jack Brabham - 2'19.5
- Fastest lap: Jack Brabham - 2'18.0
References
- ↑ Ray Bell. "XXX Australian Grand Prix". tasman-series.com. Retrieved 9 October 2008.
- ↑ White, Des (1986). "1965". In Howard, Graham. The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix. Gordon, NSW: R & T Publishing. pp. 302–309. ISBN 0-9588464-0-5.
- ↑ The story of Elfin Mono 6446 Retrieved on 4 June 2012
| Preceded by 1965 Sandown International |
Tasman Series 1965 |
Succeeded by 1966 New Zealand Grand Prix |
| Preceded by 1965 Warwick Farm International |
Australian Drivers' Championship 1965 |
Succeeded by 1965 Victorian Road Racing Championship |
| Preceded by 1964 Australian Grand Prix |
Australian Grand Prix 1965 |
Succeeded by 1966 Australian Grand Prix |
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