1965 British Grand Prix

The 1965 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Silverstone on 10 July 1965. It was race 5 of 10 in both the 1965 World Championship of Drivers and the 1965 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. 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.

Race report

The race itself was dramatic. Clark led away from pole with Hill close behind. With 16 laps to go, the BRM driver had begun experiencing brake issues and was 35 seconds adrift of the leading Lotus. Then the Scot started to lose oil pressure, which was getting worse every lap. Clark – thinking fast – chose to nurse his car to the finish by killing the engine through the fast corners. This meant that he lost at least 2 seconds per lap, which allowed Hill to close up rapidly. At the chequered flag, Clark was still running, but his lead had shrunk to a mere 3 seconds.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Template:As of, this was the last British Grand Prix to have an all British podium.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	5	Template:Flagicon Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	1:30.8	—
2	3	Template:Flagicon Graham Hill	BRM	1:31.0	+0.2
3	11	Template:Flagicon Richie Ginther	Honda	1:31.3	+0.5
4	4	Template:Flagicon Jackie Stewart	BRM	1:31.3	+0.5
5	1	Template:Flagicon John Surtees	Ferrari	1:31.3	+0.5
6	6	Template:Flagicon Mike Spence	Lotus-Climax	1:31.7	+0.9
7	8	Template:Flagicon Dan Gurney	Brabham-Climax	1:31.9	+1.1
8	7	Template:Flagicon Jack Brabham	Brabham-Climax	1:32.5	+1.7
9	2	Template:Flagicon Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari	1:32.7	+1.9
10	14	Template:Flagicon Denny Hulme	Brabham-Climax	1:32.7	+1.9
11	9	Template:Flagicon Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	1:32.8	+2.0
12	10	Template:Flagicon Jochen Rindt	Cooper-Climax	1:32.9	+2.1
13	17	Template:Flagicon Frank Gardner	Brabham-BRM	1:33.4	+2.6
14	15	Template:Flagicon Jo Bonnier	Brabham-Climax	1:33.5	+2.7
15	23	Template:Flagicon Innes Ireland	Lotus-BRM	1:33.6	+2.8
16	22	Template:Flagicon Richard Attwood	Lotus-BRM	1:33.8	+3.0
17	18	Template:Flagicon Bob Anderson	Brabham-Climax	1:34.1	+3.3
18	16	Template:Flagicon Jo Siffert	Brabham-BRM	1:34.2	+3.4
19	24	Template:Flagicon Chris Amon	Brabham-BRM	1:35.3	+4.5
20	12	Template:Flagicon Masten Gregory	BRM	1:35.9	+5.1
21	24	Template:Flagicon Ian Raby	Brabham-BRM	1:36.0	+5.2
22	25	Template:Flagicon Alan Rollinson	Cooper-Ford	1:39.0	+8.2
23	20	Template:Flagicon John Rhodes	Cooper-Climax	1:39.4	+8.6
DNQ	26	Template:Flagicon Brian Gubby	Lotus-Climax	1:45.1	+14.3

Race

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

• This was the Formula One World Championship debut race for British drivers John Rhodes, Alan Rollinson and Brian Gubby.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	1	Template:Flagicon Jim Clark	36
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	2	Template:Flagicon Graham Hill	23
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	3	Template:Flagicon Jackie Stewart	19
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	4	Template:Flagicon John Surtees	17
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	5	Template:Flagicon Bruce McLaren	8
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Constructors' Championship standings

	Pos	Constructor	Points
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	1	Template:Flagicon Lotus-Climax	36
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	2	Template:Flagicon BRM	31
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	3	Template:Flagicon Ferrari	20
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	4	Template:Flagicon Cooper-Climax	8
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	5	Template:Flagicon Brabham-Climax	7
Source: <ref name="champ"/>

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

References

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