1965 Spring Trophy

The 6th Spring Trophy, was a non-championship race for Formula Two cars. It was held on the Oulton Park circuit, located near Tarporley, Cheshire, England, on 3 April 1965.^[1]

Report

Entry

A total of 32 F2 cars were entered for the event. However, only 21 took part in qualifying.^[1]

Qualifying

Richard Attwood took pole position for Midland Racing Partnership, in their Lola-Cosworth T60, averaging a speed of 98.403 mph (158.364 km/h).^[1]

Race

The race was held over 40 laps of the Oulton Park circuit. Denny Hulme took the winner's spoils for the works Brabham team, driving their Brabham-Cosworth BT16. Hulme won in a time of 1hr 08:39.6mins., averaging a speed of 96.492 mph (155.289 km/h). Approximately 19 seconds behind was the second place car of Jackie Stewart, for the Tyrrell Racing Organisation in their BRM-powered Cooper T75. The podium was completed by Alan Rees, in a Brabham-Cosworth BT16 of Roy Winkelmann Racing, a further 23.8 seconds behind Stewart.^[1]

Classification

Race Result

Pos.	No	Driver	Entrant	Car - Engine	Time, Laps	Reason Out
1st	2	Denis Hulme	Brabham Racing Developments	Brabham-Honda BT16	1hr 08:39.6
2nd	3	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell Racing Organisation	Cooper-BRM T75	1hr 08:58.6
3rd	24	Alan Rees	Roy Winkelmann Racing	Brabham-Cosworth BT16	1hr 09:22.4
4th		Tony Maggs	Midland Racing Partnership	Lola-Cosworth T60	1hr 09:43.0
5th	14	Mike Beckwith	Normand Ltd	Brabham-Cosworth BT10	1hr 09:47.0
6th	30	Tony Hegbourne	John Willment Automobiles	Lola-Cosworth T55	1hr 10:23.6
7th	6	Brian Hart	Ron Harris - Team Lotus	Lotus-Cosworth 35	39	Wishbone
8th	22	David Prophet	David Prophet Racing	Brabham-Cosworth BT10	39
9th	9	Chris Irwin	Merlyn Racing	Merlyn-Cosworth Mk 9	39
10th	23	Bill Bradley	David Prophet Racing	Brabham-Cosworth BT10	39
11th	19	Jacques Maglia	Jacques Maglia	Lotus-Cosworth 32	38
12th	21	Andy Wyllie	Frank Lythgoe Racing	Brabham-Cosworth BT16	37
NC	5	Peter Revson	Ron Harris - Team Lotus	Lotus-Cosworth 32	34	Oil pressure
NC	12	Chris Amon	Ian Raby Racing	Merlyn-Cosworth Mk 9	34
NC	11	Trevor Taylor	Aurora Gear Racing	Brabham-Cosworth BT16	27
DNF	8	Graham Hill	John Coombs	Brabham-BRM BT16	17	Engine
DNF	1	Jack Brabham	Brabham Racing Developments	Brabham-Honda BT16	16	Spark plugs
DNF	20	Alan Rollinson	Frank Lythgoe Racing	Cooper-Cosworth T72	14	Chassis
DNF	25	Jochen Rindt	Roy Winkelmann Racing	Brabham-Cosworth BT16	10	Gears
DNF	28	Richard Attwood	Midland Racing Partnership	Lola-Cosworth T60	7	Gears
DNS	17	John Taylor	Bob Gerard Racing	Cooper-Ford T73
Source:[1]

• Fastest lap: Graham Hill & Jochen Rindt, 1:41.4secs. (98.015 mph) ^[1][2]

References

1. "Formula 2 1965 - Spring Trophy". Formula2.net. Retrieved 2014-03-05.
2. Tristan Wood, “Drive It! The Complete Book of Formula 2 Motor Racing” (Foulis/Haynes, ASIN B009UWU1BW, 1984)