1965 Italian Grand Prix

File:Jackie Stewart vainqueur de son premier Grand Prix en F1 (Monza 1965).jpg

The race was Jackie Stewart's first win in Formula One.

The 1965 Italian Grand Prix (formally the XXXVI Gran Premio d'Italia) was a Formula One motor race held at Monza on 12 September 1965. It was race 8 of 10 in both the 1965 World Championship of Drivers and the 1965 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The race was won by Jackie Stewart who took his first Grand Prix victory, whilst driving for the BRM team. His teammate - Graham Hill - finished second after a closely contested race between both the pair and pole-sitter and Jim Clark, who driving for the Lotus-Climax team, had secured the 1965 Drivers' Championship at the previous race. His fuel-pump failure with a handful of laps to go, and also the preceding retirement of Ferrari driver John Surtees, ensured that Dan Gurney of the Brabham-Climax team picked up the final position on the podium.

Race report

Jim Clark duelled for the lead through the first two-thirds of the race with Graham Hill, Jackie Stewart and John Surtees (who dropped out with clutch problems), until lap 64 when his fuel pump failed. Stewart took up the lead and it was expected that he would move over to give his team leader the victory.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The enthusiastic crowd were waiting for the BRM cars to come over the line in formation. However, on the approach to the Parabolica on the last time, Hill moved over too far and bounced across the grass, struggling to maintain grip on the mud and gravel. Stewart therefore claimed his first win in a BRM 1–2 from Hill. Dan Gurney took the final podium place and Lorenzo Bandini, Bruce McLaren and Richard Attwood completed the placings. The race featured 42 lead changes<ref name="beyondtheflag">Template:Cite web</ref> between four drivers (all British), the most ever in a Formula One motor race.<ref name="beyondtheflag"/>

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	24	Template:Flagicon Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	1:35.9	—
2	8	Template:Flagicon John Surtees	Ferrari	1:36.1	+0.2
3	32	Template:Flagicon Jackie Stewart	BRM	1:36.6	+0.7
4	30	Template:Flagicon Graham Hill	BRM	1:37.1	+1.2
5	4	Template:Flagicon Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari	1:37.2	+1.3
6	22	Template:Flagicon Ronnie Bucknum	Honda	1:37.3	+1.4
7	18	Template:Flagicon Jochen Rindt	Cooper-Climax	1:37.7	+1.8
8	26	Template:Flagicon Mike Spence	Lotus-Climax	1:37.8	+1.9
9	12	Template:Flagicon Dan Gurney	Brabham-Climax	1:38.1	+2.2
10	44	Template:Flagicon Jo Siffert	Brabham-BRM	1:38.1	+2.2
11	16	Template:Flagicon Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	1:38.3	+2.4
12	14	Template:Flagicon Denny Hulme	Brabham-Climax	1:38.3	+2.4
13	40	Template:Flagicon Richard Attwood	Lotus-BRM	1:38.8	+2.9
14	42	Template:Flagicon Jo Bonnier	Brabham-Climax	1:38.9	+3.0
15	6	Template:Flagicon Nino Vaccarella	Ferrari	1:38.9	+3.0
16	46	Template:Flagicon Frank Gardner	Brabham-BRM	1:39.0	+3.1
17	20	Template:Flagicon Richie Ginther	Honda	1:39.6	+3.7
18	38	Template:Flagicon Innes Ireland	Lotus-BRM	1:39.8	+3.9
19	10	Template:Flagicon Giancarlo Baghetti	Brabham-Climax	1:40.9	+5.0
20	28	Template:Flagicon Geki	Lotus-Climax	1:41.7	+5.8
21	50	Template:Flagicon Roberto Bussinello	BRM	1:41.7	+5.8
22	52	Template:Flagicon Giorgio Bassi	BRM	1:45.4	+9.5
23	48	Template:Flagicon Masten Gregory	BRM	1:45.6	+9.7
Source:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	32	Template:Flagicon Jackie Stewart	BRM	76	2:04:52.8	3	9
2	30	Template:Flagicon Graham Hill	BRM	76	+3.3	4	6
3	12	Template:Flagicon Dan Gurney	Brabham-Climax	76	+16.5	9	4
4	4	Template:Flagicon Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari	76	+1:15.9	5	3
5	16	Template:Flagicon Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	75	+1 lap	11	2
6	40	Template:Flagicon Richard Attwood	Lotus-BRM	75	+1 lap	13	1
7	42	Template:Flagicon Jo Bonnier	Brabham-Climax	74	+2 laps	14
8	18	Template:Flagicon Jochen Rindt	Cooper-Climax	74	+2 laps	7
9	38	Template:Flagicon Innes Ireland	Lotus-BRM	74	+2 laps	18
10	24	Template:Flagicon Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	63	Fuel pump	1
11	26	Template:Flagicon Mike Spence	Lotus-Climax	62	Alternator	8
12	6	Template:Flagicon Nino Vaccarella	Ferrari	58	Engine	15
13	50	Template:Flagicon Roberto Bussinello	BRM	58	Oil pressure	21
14	20	Template:Flagicon Richie Ginther	Honda	56	Ignition	17
Ret	14	Template:Flagicon Denny Hulme	Brabham-Climax	46	Suspension	12
Ret	46	Template:Flagicon Frank Gardner	Brabham-BRM	45	Engine	16
Ret	44	Template:Flagicon Jo Siffert	Brabham-BRM	43	Gearbox	10
Ret	28	Template:Flagicon Geki	Lotus-Climax	37	Gearbox	20
Ret	8	Template:Flagicon John Surtees	Ferrari	34	Clutch	2
Ret	22	Template:Flagicon Ronnie Bucknum	Honda	27	Ignition	6
Ret	48	Template:Flagicon Masten Gregory	BRM	22	Gearbox	23
Ret	10	Template:Flagicon Giancarlo Baghetti	Brabham-Climax	12	Engine	19
Ret	52	Template:Flagicon Giorgio Bassi	BRM	8	Engine	22
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Notes

• This was the Formula One World Championship debut race for Italian driver Giorgio Bassi.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1	Template:Flagicon Jim Clark	54
	2	Template:Flagicon Graham Hill	34 (38)
	3	Template:Flagicon Jackie Stewart	33 (34)
	4	Template:Flagicon John Surtees	17
	5	Template:Flagicon Dan Gurney	13
Source: <ref name="Championship">Template:Cite web</ref>

Constructors' Championship standings

	Pos	Constructor	Points
	1	Template:Flagicon Lotus-Climax	54
	2	Template:Flagicon BRM	42 (52)
	3	Template:Flagicon Ferrari	24
	4	Template:Flagicon Brabham-Climax	19
	5	Template:Flagicon Cooper-Climax	13
Source: <ref name="Championship"/>

• Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only best 6 results counted toward the championship. Numbers without parentheses are championship points, numbers in parentheses are total points scored.

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