1965 Belgian Grand Prix

  1965 Belgian Grand Prix

Race details
Race 3 of 10 in the 1965 Formula One season
Date	13 June 1965
Official name	XXV GROTE PRIJS VAN BELGIE
Location	Spa-Francorchamps, Francorchamps, Belgium
Course	Grand Prix Circuit
Course length	14.12 km (8.774 mi)
Distance	32 laps, 451.180 km (280.350 mi)
Weather	Heavy rain
Pole position
Driver	Graham Hill	BRM
Time	3:45.4
Fastest lap
Driver	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax
Time	4:12.9
Podium
First	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax
Second	Jackie Stewart	BRM
Third	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax

The 1965 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Spa-Francorchamps on 13 June 1965. The race was won by British driver Jim Clark who led every lap of the race driving a Lotus 33.

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	17	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	32	2:23:34.8	2	9
2	8	Jackie Stewart	BRM	32	+44.8 secs	3	6
3	4	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	31	+1 Lap	9	4
4	14	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Climax	31	+1 Lap	10	3
5	7	Graham Hill	BRM	31	+1 Lap	1	2
6	10	Richie Ginther	Honda	31	+1 Lap	4	1
7	18	Mike Spence	Lotus-Climax	31	+1 Lap	12
8	21	Jo Siffert	Brabham-BRM	31	+1 Lap	8
9	2	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari	30	+2 Laps	15
10	15	Dan Gurney	Brabham-Climax	30	+2 Laps	5
11	5	Jochen Rindt	Cooper-Climax	29	+3 Laps	14
12	27	Lucien Bianchi	BRM	29	+3 Laps	17
13	22	Innes Ireland	Lotus-BRM	27	+5 Laps	16
14	23	Richard Attwood	Lotus-BRM	26	Accident	13
Ret	29	Masten Gregory	BRM	12	Fuel Pump	20
Ret	20	Jo Bonnier	Brabham-Climax	9	Ignition	7
Ret	11	Ronnie Bucknum	Honda	9	Gearbox	11
Ret	1	John Surtees	Ferrari	5	Engine	6
Ret	26	Frank Gardner	Brabham-BRM	3	Ignition	19
Source:[1]

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 1 Jim Clark 18 1 2 Graham Hill 15 2 3 Jackie Stewart 11 1 4 John Surtees 9 1 5 Bruce McLaren 8

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 BRM 19 1 2 Lotus-Climax 18 1 3 Ferrari 12 4 Cooper-Climax 8 1 5 Brabham-Climax 3

• Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

1. "1965 Belgian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2015.