1965 Australian Grand Prix
Race details | |||
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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 |
![]() | 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 Racing | Cooper T79 / Climax FPF | 26 | 1h 01m 10.9s |
2 | 4 | ![]() |
Ecurie Vitesse | Brabham BT4 / Climax FPF | 26 | 1h 01m 14.3s |
3 | 11 | ![]() |
Bruce McLaren Racing | Cooper T70/79 / Climax FPF | 26 | 1h 01m 15.8s |
4 | 1 | ![]() |
Scuderia Veloce | Brabham BT11A / Climax FPF | 26 | 1h 01m 18.8s |
5 | 8 | ![]() |
Team Lotus | Lotus 32B / Climax FPF | 26 | 1h 01m 19.3s |
6 | 6 | ![]() |
B.S. Stillwell | Brabham BT11A / Climax FPF | 26 | 1h 02m 25.1s |
7 | 5 | ![]() |
George Palmer | Brabham BT7A / Climax FPF | 25 | |
8 | 7 | ![]() |
Alec Mildren Racing | Brabham BT11A / Climax FPF | 23 | |
9 | 17 | ![]() |
Glyn Scott Motors | Lotus 27 / Ford 1.5 | 23 | |
10 | 21 | ![]() |
Roly Levis | Brabham BT6 / Ford 1.5 | 22 | Accident |
11 | 26 | ![]() |
Bill Patterson Motors | Cooper T53 / Climax FPF | 22 | |
12 | 15 | ![]() |
Louise Hobden | Cooper T51 / Climax FPF | 21 | |
13 | 18 | ![]() |
Mel McEwin | Elfin Mono [3] Ford 1.5 | 19 | |
Ret | 3 | ![]() |
Team Total | Brabham BT7A / Climax FPF | 14 | Suspension |
Ret | 23 | ![]() |
Bob Jane Autoland | Elfin Mono / Ford 1.5 | 4 | Gearbox |
Ret | 20 | ![]() |
Lyn Archer Motors | Elfin FJ / Ford 1.5 | 4 | Engine |
Ret | 2 | ![]() |
Scuderia Veloce | Brabham BT4 / Climax FPF | 3 | Stopped |
Ret | 12 | ![]() |
Ecurie Australie | Cooper T62 / Climax FPF | 1 | Fatal Accident |
DNS | 9 | ![]() |
Bill Patterson Motors | Cooper T51 / Climax FPF | ||
DNS | 19 | ![]() |
Geoff McLelland | Brabham BT2 / Ford 1.5 | ||
DNS | 22 | ![]() |
Hunter & Delbridge | Brabham BT2 / Ford 1.5 | ||
DNS | 25 | ![]() |
Howard & Sons | Lotus 27 / Ford 1.5 | ||
DNS | 40 | ![]() |
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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