1965 Belgian Grand Prix

The 1965 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Spa-Francorchamps on 13 June 1965. It was race 3 of 10 in both the 1965 World Championship of Drivers and the 1965 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The race was won by British driver Jim Clark who led every lap of the race driving a Lotus 33. It was one of the Scot's most dominant wins. In the rain, he pulled away and with a third of the race to go, the Lotus driver was leading his fellow Scotsman Jackie Stewart by 1 minute and 20 seconds. However, for the last six laps Clark eased off dramatically and when the chequered flag was waved his lead was down to just under 45 seconds.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	7	Template:Flagicon Graham Hill	BRM	3:45.4	—
2	17	Template:Flagicon Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	3:47.5	+2.1
3	8	Template:Flagicon Jackie Stewart	BRM	3:48.8	+3.4
4	10	Template:Flagicon Richie Ginther	Honda	3:49.0	+3.6
5	15	Template:Flagicon Dan Gurney	Brabham-Climax	3:49.2	+3.8
6	1	Template:Flagicon John Surtees	Ferrari	3:49.7	+4.3
7	20	Template:Flagicon Jo Bonnier	Brabham-Climax	3:50.7	+5.3
8	21	Template:Flagicon Jo Siffert	Brabham-BRM	3:51.3	+5.9
9	4	Template:Flagicon Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	3:51.5	+6.1
10	14	Template:Flagicon Jack Brabham	Brabham-Climax	3:52.3	+6.9
11	11	Template:Flagicon Ronnie Bucknum	Honda	3:52.6	+7.2
12	18	Template:Flagicon Mike Spence	Lotus-Climax	3:53.2	+7.8
13	23	Template:Flagicon Richard Attwood	Lotus-BRM	3:53.3	+7.9
14	5	Template:Flagicon Jochen Rindt	Cooper-Climax	3:54.0	+8.6
15	2	Template:Flagicon Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari	3:57.4	+12.0
16	22	Template:Flagicon Innes Ireland	Lotus-BRM	3:59.0	+13.6
17	27	Template:Flagicon Lucien Bianchi	BRM	3:59.4	+14.0
18	26	Template:Flagicon Frank Gardner	Brabham-BRM	3:59.4	+14.0
19	24	Template:Flagicon Bob Anderson	Brabham-Climax	3:59.8	+14.4
20	29	Template:Flagicon Masten Gregory	BRM	4:02.8	+17.4
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Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	17	Template:Flagicon Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	32	2:23:34.8	2	9
2	8	Template:Flagicon Jackie Stewart	BRM	32	+44.8 secs	3	6
3	4	Template:Flagicon Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	31	+1 Lap	9	4
4	14	Template:Flagicon Jack Brabham	Brabham-Climax	31	+1 Lap	10	3
5	7	Template:Flagicon Graham Hill	BRM	31	+1 Lap	1	2
6	10	Template:Flagicon Richie Ginther	Honda	31	+1 Lap	4	1
7	18	Template:Flagicon Mike Spence	Lotus-Climax	31	+1 Lap	12
8	21	Template:Flagicon Jo Siffert	Brabham-BRM	31	+1 Lap	8
9	2	Template:Flagicon Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari	30	+2 Laps	15
10	15	Template:Flagicon Dan Gurney	Brabham-Climax	30	+2 Laps	5
11	5	Template:Flagicon Jochen Rindt	Cooper-Climax	29	+3 Laps	14
12	27	Template:Flagicon Lucien Bianchi	BRM	29	+3 Laps	17
13	22	Template:Flagicon Innes Ireland	Lotus-BRM	27	+5 Laps	16
14	23	Template:Flagicon Richard Attwood	Lotus-BRM	26	Accident	13
Ret	29	Template:Flagicon Masten Gregory	BRM	12	Fuel pump	20
Ret	20	Template:Flagicon Jo Bonnier	Brabham-Climax	9	Ignition	7
Ret	11	Template:Flagicon Ronnie Bucknum	Honda	9	Gearbox	11
Ret	1	Template:Flagicon John Surtees	Ferrari	5	Engine	6
Ret	26	Template:Flagicon Frank Gardner	Brabham-BRM	3	Ignition	18
DNS	24	Template:Flagicon Bob Anderson	Brabham-Climax	0	Engine	19
WD	28	Template:Flagicon Willy Mairesse	BRM		Too slow
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Jim Clark now held the sole record of four Belgian Grand Prix wins, breaking the old record of three wins set by Juan Manuel Fangio at the 1955 Belgian Grand Prix.
This was the first Formula One World Championship point for Honda as a constructor and as an engine supplier, also the first for a Japanese and Asian constructor and engine supplier.
A Coventry Climax-powered car now had won the Belgian Grand Prix a record five times, breaking the old record of four wins set by Ferrari at the 1961 Belgian Grand Prix.

	Pos	Driver	Points
File:1uparrow green.svg 1	1	Template:Flagicon Jim Clark	18
File:1downarrow red.svg 1	2	Template:Flagicon Graham Hill	15
File:1uparrow green.svg 2	3	Template:Flagicon Jackie Stewart	11
File:1downarrow red.svg 1	4	Template:Flagicon John Surtees	9
File:1uparrow green.svg 1	5	Template:Flagicon Bruce McLaren	8
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	Pos	Constructor	Points
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	1	Template:Flagicon BRM	19
File:1uparrow green.svg 1	2	Template:Flagicon Lotus-Climax	18
File:1downarrow red.svg 1	3	Template:Flagicon Ferrari	12
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	4	Template:Flagicon Cooper-Climax	8
File:1uparrow green.svg 1	5	Template:Flagicon Brabham-Climax	3
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