1965 South African Grand Prix
Template:Use dmy dates Template:EngvarB Template:Infobox Grand Prix race report The 1965 South African Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at East London on 1 January 1965. While originally scheduled to be the last race of the 1964 season, it was moved up by a week and thus became race 1 of 10 in the 1965 Formula One season.<ref>Template:Citation</ref> This scheduling change meant that the cars which were fielded were 1964 season cars, as no one had had the time to develop their 1965 designs as of yet.<ref name="AU6639">Template:Citation</ref> The 85-lap race was won by Lotus driver Jim Clark after he started from pole position. John Surtees finished second for the Ferrari team and BRM driver Graham Hill came in third. This was the World Championship debut race of the future world champion Jackie Stewart.
Race report
Jim Clark celebrated Hogmanay by dominating the race, leading from pole and winning by half a minute from Graham Hill and John Surtees who were never able to threaten.<ref name="AU6640">Hutchinson, Auto-Universum 1966, p. 40.</ref> He even had time to complete an extra lap after the chequered flag was waved a lap too early. Clark also made the first ever lap of the East London circuit at over 100 mph in practice.<ref name="AU6640"/> Clark's teammate Mike Spence was in second place until he spun on oil on the sixtieth lap; he finished in fourth. Bruce McLaren and Championship débutant Jackie Stewart completed the points positions. Jack Brabham had been in competition for second place but his car broke down with ignition troubles four laps from the end.<ref name="AU6640"/>
Classification
Pre-qualifying
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 18 | Template:Flagicon Paul Hawkins | Brabham-Ford | -1:37.0 |
| — | 19 | Template:Flagicon David Prophet | Brabham-Ford | -1:37.0 |
| — | 20 | Template:Flagicon Peter de Klerk | Alfa Special-Alfa Romeo | -1:37.0 |
| — | 21 | Template:Flagicon Doug Serrurier | LDS-Climax | -1:37.0 |
| — | 22 | Template:Flagicon Ernie Pieterse | Lotus-Climax | -1:37.0 |
| — | 23 | Template:Flagicon Neville Lederle | Lotus-Climax | -1:37.0 |
| — | 25 | Template:Flagicon Sam Tingle | LDS-Alfa Romeo | -1:37.0 |
| — | 27 | Template:Flagicon Brausch Niemann | Lotus-Ford | -1:37.0 |
| — | 28 | Template:Flagicon Trevor Blokdyk | Cooper-Ford | -1:37.0 |
| — | 24 | Template:Flagicon Clive Puzey | Lotus-Climax | +1:37.0 |
| — | 29 | Template:Flagicon Jackie Pretorius | LDS-Alfa Romeo | +1:37.0 |
| — | 32 | Template:Flagicon Dave Charlton | Lotus-Ford | +1:37.0 |
Qualifying
Race
Notes
- This was the Formula One World Championship debut race for British driver and future World Champion Jackie Stewart, Australian driver Paul Hawkins, Rhodesian deiver Clive Puzey and South African drivers Jackie Pretorius and Dave Charlton.
- Jim Clark won the South African Grand Prix for a record two times. Equally, Lotus was record holder with two South African Grand Prix wins. Also, this was the second time a Coventry Climax-powered car won the South African Grand Prix, a new record.
- RE made its Formula One World Championship debut as the first Rhodesian constructor. The car was withdrawn before the start however, and never again made it an appearance.
Championship standings after the race
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- Drivers' Championship standings
| Pos | Driver | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon Jim Clark | 9 | |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon John Surtees | 6 | |
| 3 | Template:Flagicon Graham Hill | 4 | |
| 4 | Template:Flagicon Mike Spence | 3 | |
| 5 | Template:Flagicon Bruce McLaren | 2 | |
| Source:<ref name="Championship">Template:Cite web</ref> | |||
- Constructors' Championship standings
| Pos | Constructor | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon Lotus-Climax | 9 | |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Ferrari | 6 | |
| 3 | Template:Flagicon BRM | 4 | |
| 4 | Template:Flagicon Cooper-Climax | 2 | |
| Source:<ref name="Championship"/> | |||
- Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
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