1965 Race of Champions

  1965 Race of Champions

Race details
Non-Championship race in the 1965 Formula One season
Date	13 March 1965
Official name	I Daily Mail Race of Champions
Location	Brands Hatch
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.265 km (2.65 mi)
Distance	2 x 40 laps, 341.181 km (212 mi)
Pole position
Driver	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax
Time	1:34.9
Fastest lap
Driver	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax
Time	1:35.4
Podium
First	Mike Spence	Lotus-Climax
Second	Jackie Stewart	BRM
Third	Jo Bonnier	Brabham-Climax

The 1st Race of Champions was a non-Championship motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 13 March 1965 at Brands Hatch circuit in Kent, UK. The race was run over two heats of 40 laps of the circuit, and was won overall by Mike Spence in a Lotus 33.

The first heat was won by Jim Clark, with Dan Gurney second, and Spence in third place. However, both Clark and Gurney retired from the second heat, which Spence won from Jo Bonnier and Frank Gardner. Jackie Stewart finished seventh in the first heat and fourth in the second, to take second overall.

Results

Pos	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid	Heat 1 / 2
1	Mike Spence	Team Lotus	Lotus-Climax	2.11:42.0	3	3rd / 1st
2	Jackie Stewart	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM	+ 59.4 s	6	7th / 4th
3	Jo Bonnier	Rob Walker Racing Team	Brabham-Climax	79 laps	4	8th / 2nd
4	Frank Gardner	John Willment Automobiles	Brabham-BRM	79 laps	15	9th / 3rd
5	Bruce McLaren	Cooper Car Company	Cooper-Climax	79 laps	10	12th / 5th
6	Jo Siffert	Rob Walker Racing Team	Brabham-BRM	79 laps	12	11th / 6th
7	Jochen Rindt	Cooper Car Company	Cooper-Climax	78 laps	9	13th / 7th
8	John Taylor	Gerard Racing	Cooper-Climax	77 laps	17	14th / 8th
9	Ian Raby	Ian Raby (Racing)	Brabham-BRM	75 laps	16	15th / 9th
10	Paul Hawkins	DW Racing Enterprises	Lotus-Climax	37 laps	-	DNS / 10th
11	John Rhodes	Gerard Racing	Cooper-Ford	31 laps	-	DNS / 11th
Ret	Jack Brabham	Brabham Racing Organisation	Brabham-Climax	Oil leak	5	4th / Ret
Ret	Richard Attwood	Reg Parnell (Racing)	Lotus-BRM	Water hose	11	10th / Ret
Ret	Rodney Bloor	Sports Motors (Manchester)	Brabham-Ford	Steering	-	DNS / Ret
Ret	Graham Hill	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM	Overheating	2	5th / Ret
Ret	Dan Gurney	Brabham Racing Organisation	Brabham-Climax	Ignition	13	2nd / Ret
Ret	Jim Clark	Team Lotus	Lotus-Climax	Accident	1	1st / Ret
Ret	Mike Hailwood	Reg Parnell (Racing)	Lotus-BRM	Accident (both heats)	14	Ret / Ret
Ret	John Surtees	SEFAC Ferrari	Ferrari	Fuel injection	7	6th / Ret
Ret	Bob Anderson	DW Racing Enterprises	Brabham-Climax	Accident (H1) / Throttle (H2)	8	Ret / Ret
DSQ	Ludovico Scarfiotti	Scuderia Centro Sud	BRM	Push start	18	DSQ / -
DSQ	Jo Schlesser	John Willment Automobiles	Lola-Ford	Outside assistance	20	DSQ / -
Ret	Masten Gregory	Scuderia Centro Sud	BRM	Driveshaft	19	Ret / -
DNS	Alan Rees	John Willment Automobiles	Lola-Ford		-	-
WD	Lorenzo Bandini	SEFAC Ferrari	Ferrari		-	-
WD	Alan Rees	Roy Winkelmann Racing	Brabham-Ford	Car not ready	-	-

• Bloor, Hawkins and Rhodes were reserves for the first heat and did not take part. All three started the second heat after the disqualifications of Scarfiotti and Schlesser, and Gregory's mechanical problems prevented him from continuing.

References

• John Thompson, The Formula One Record Book, 1974.