1965 British Grand Prix

  1965 British Grand Prix

Race details
Race 5 of 10 in the 1965 Formula One season
Date	10 July 1965
Official name	XVIII RAC British Grand Prix
Location	Silverstone Circuit Silverstone, England
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.711 km (2.927 mi)
Distance	80 laps, 376.880 km (234.160 mi)
Weather	Warm, dry and overcast
Pole position
Driver	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax
Time	1:30.8
Fastest lap
Driver	Graham Hill	BRM
Time	1:32.2 on lap 80
Podium
First	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax
Second	Graham Hill	BRM
Third	John Surtees	Ferrari

The 1965 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Silverstone on 10 July 1965. It was the fifth round of the 1965 Formula One season. The 80-lap race was won by Lotus driver Jim Clark after he started from pole position. Graham Hill finished second for the BRM team and Ferrari driver John Surtees came in third.

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	5	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	80	2:05:25.4	1	9
2	3	Graham Hill	BRM	80	+3.2 secs	2	6
3	1	John Surtees	Ferrari	80	+27.6 secs	5	4
4	6	Mike Spence	Lotus-Climax	80	+39.6 secs	6	3
5	4	Jackie Stewart	BRM	80	+1:14.6	4	2
6	7	Dan Gurney	Brabham-Climax	79	+1 Lap	7	1
7	15	Jo Bonnier	Brabham-Climax	79	+1 Lap	14
8	17	Frank Gardner	Brabham-BRM	78	+2 Laps	13
9	16	Jo Siffert	Brabham-BRM	78	+2 Laps	18
10	9	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	77	+3 Laps	11
11	24	Ian Raby	Brabham-BRM	73	+7 Laps	20
12	12	Masten Gregory	BRM	70	+10 Laps	19
13	22	Richard Attwood	Lotus-BRM	63	+17 Laps	16
14	10	Jochen Rindt	Cooper-Climax	62	Engine	12
Ret	23	Innes Ireland	Lotus-BRM	41	Engine	15
Ret	20	John Rhodes	Cooper-Climax	38	Ignition	21
Ret	18	Bob Anderson	Brabham-Climax	33	Gearbox	17
Ret	14	Denny Hulme	Brabham-Climax	29	Alternator	10
Ret	11	Richie Ginther	Honda	26	Injection	3
Ret	2	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari	2	Engine	9
DNS	8	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Climax	0	Non Starter	8
DNQ	25	Alan Rollinson	Cooper-Ford
DNQ	26	Brian Gubby	Lotus-Climax
Source:[1]

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Jim Clark 36 2 Graham Hill 23 3 Jackie Stewart 19 4 John Surtees 17 5 Bruce McLaren 8

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Lotus-Climax 36 2 BRM 31 3 Ferrari 20 4 Cooper-Climax 8 5 Brabham-Climax 7

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

References

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