The 1965 Formula One season, which was the 16th season of FIA Formula One racing, featured the 16th World Championship of Drivers and the 8th International Cup for F1 Manufacturers. The two titles were contested concurrently over a ten round series which commenced on January 1 and ended on October 24. The season also included a number of non championship races for Formula One cars.

Season summary

Jim Clark's second championship included six wins interrupted only by non-starting at Monaco whilst he was away winning the Indianapolis 500. Jackie Stewart finished third in the championship in his debut season and Richie Ginther won his only, and Honda's first, grand prix in the final race of the 1.5 litre formula.

Season review

Rnd	Race	Date	Location	Winning driver	Constructor	Report
1	South African Grand Prix	January 1	Prince George	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	Report
2	Monaco Grand Prix	May 30	Monaco	Graham Hill	BRM	Report
3	Belgian Grand Prix	June 13	Spa-Francorchamps	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	Report
4	French Grand Prix	June 27	Charade	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	Report
5	British Grand Prix	July 10	Silverstone	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	Report
6	Dutch Grand Prix	July 18	Zandvoort	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	Report
7	German Grand Prix	August 1	Nürburgring	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	Report
8	Italian Grand Prix	September 12	Monza	Jackie Stewart	BRM	Report
9	United States Grand Prix	October 3	Watkins Glen	Graham Hill	BRM	Report
10	Mexican Grand Prix	October 24	Hermanos Rodriguez	Richie Ginther	Honda	Report

1965 Constructors Championship final standings

Points towards the 1965 International Cup for F1 Manufacturers were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the top six finishers at each round. Only the best placed car of each manufacturer was eligible to score points and only the best six round results could be retained.

Place	Constructor	Points
1	Lotus-Climax	54 (58)
2	BRM	45 (61)
3	Brabham-Climax	27 (31)
4	Ferrari	26 (27)
5	Cooper-Climax	14
6	Honda	11
7	Brabham-BRM	5
8	Lotus-BRM	2
—	LDS-Alfa Romeo	0
—	LDS-Climax	0
—	Cooper-Ford	0
—	Alfa Romeo	0
—	Brabham-Ford	0
—	Lotus-Ford	0

1965 Drivers Championship final standings

Points towards the 1965 World Championship of Drivers were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the top six finishers at each round. Only the best six round results could be retained.

Pos. Driver RSA MON BEL FRA GBR NED GER ITA USA MEX Pts. 1 Jim Clark 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 Ret Ret 54 2 Graham Hill 3 1 5 5 2 4 2 2 1 Ret 40 (47) 3 Jackie Stewart 6 3 2 2 5 2 Ret 1 Ret Ret 33 (34) 4 Dan Gurney Ret 10 Ret 6 3 3 3 2 2 25 5 John Surtees 2 4 Ret 3 3 7 Ret Ret 17 6 Lorenzo Bandini 15 2 9 8 Ret 9 6 4 4 8 13 7 Richie Ginther Ret 6 Ret Ret 6 14 7 1 11 8 Mike Spence 4 7 7 4 8 Ret 11 Ret 3 10 9 Bruce McLaren 5 5 3 Ret 10 Ret Ret 5 Ret Ret 10 10 Jack Brabham 8 Ret 4 DNS 5 3 Ret 9 11 Denny Hulme 8 4 Ret 5 Ret Ret 5 12 Jo Siffert 7 6 8 6 9 13 Ret Ret 11 4 5 13 Jochen Rindt Ret DNQ 11 Ret 14 Ret 4 8 6 Ret 4 14 Pedro Rodríguez 5 7 2 15 Ronnie Bucknum Ret Ret Ret Ret 13 5 2 16 Richard Attwood Ret 14 13 12 Ret 6 10 6 2 — Jo Bonnier Ret 7 Ret Ret 7 Ret 7 7 8 Ret 0 — Frank Gardner 12 Ret Ret 8 11 Ret Ret 0 — Masten Gregory Ret 12 8 Ret 0 — Bob Anderson NC 9 DNS 9 Ret Ret DNS 0 — Innes Ireland 13 Ret Ret 10 9 Ret 0 — Paul Hawkins 9 10 Ret 0 — Bob Bondurant 9 Ret 0 — Peter de Klerk 10 0 — Tony Maggs 11 0 — Ian Raby 11 DNQ 0 — Moisés Solana 12 Ret 0 — Lucien Bianchi 12 0 — Nino Vaccarella 12 0 — Sam Tingle 13 0 — Roberto Bussinello DNQ 13 0 — David Prophet 14 0 — Chris Amon Ret DNS Ret 0 — John Love Ret 0 — Mike Hailwood Ret 0 — John Rhodes Ret 0 — Gerhard Mitter Ret 0 — Giancarlo Baghetti Ret 0 — Geki Ret 0 — Giorgio Bassi Ret 0 — Trevor Blokdyk DNQ 0 — Doug Serrurier DNQ 0 — Neville Lederle DNQ 0 — Brausch Niemann DNQ 0 — Ernie Pieterse DNQ 0 — Alan Rollinson DNQ 0 — Brian Gubby DNQ 0 — Jackie Pretorius DNPQ 0 — Clive Puzey DNPQ 0 — Dave Charlton DNPQ 0 Pos. Driver RSA MON BEL FRA GBR NED GER ITA USA MEX Pts.

Place	Driver	Country	Points	Wins	Podiums	Poles
1	Jim Clark	Britain	54	6	6	6
2	Graham Hill	Britain	40 (47)	2	6	4
3	Jackie Stewart	Britain	33 (34)	1	5
4	Dan Gurney	USA	25		5
5	John Surtees	Britain	17		3
6	Lorenzo Bandini	Italy	13		1
7	Richie Ginther	USA	11	1	1
8	Mike Spence	Britain	10		1
9	Bruce McLaren	New Zealand	10		1
10	Jack Brabham	Australia	9		1
11	Denny Hulme	New Zealand	5
12	Jo Siffert	Switzerland	5
13	Jochen Rindt	Austria	4
14	Pedro Rodríguez	Mexico	2
15	Ronnie Bucknum	USA	2
16	Richard Attwood	Britain	2
—	Jo Bonnier	Sweden
—	Frank Gardner	Australia
—	Masten Gregory	USA
—	Bob Anderson	Britain
—	Innes Ireland	Britain
—	Paul Hawkins	Australia
—	Bob Bondurant	USA
—	Peter de Klerk	South Africa
—	Tony Maggs	South Africa
—	Ian Raby	Britain
—	Moisés Solana	Mexico
—	Lucien Bianchi	Belgium
—	Nino Vaccarella	Italy
—	Sam Tingle	Rhodesia
—	Roberto Bussinello	Italy
—	David Prophet	Britain
—	Chris Amon	New Zealand
—	John Love	Rhodesia
—	Mike Hailwood	Britain
—	John Rhodes	Britain
—	Gerhard Mitter	Germany
—	Giancarlo Baghetti	Italy
—	Geki	Italy
—	Giorgio Bassi	Italy
—	Trevor Blokdyk	South Africa
—	Doug Serrurier	South Africa
—	Neville Lederle	South Africa
—	Brausch Niemann	South Africa
—	Ernie Pieterse	South Africa
—	Alan Rollinson	Britain
—	Brian Gubby	Britain
—	Jackie Pretorius	South Africa
—	Clive Puzey	Rhodesia
—	Dave Charlton	South Africa

Non-Championship race results

Other Formula One races were also held in 1965, which did not count towards the World Championship. The last of them, the 1965 Rand Grand Prix, was the first Formula One race for cars with 3-litre engines.

Race Name	Circuit	Date	Winning driver	Constructor	Report
II Cape South Easter Trophy	Killarney	January 9	Paul Hawkins	Brabham-Climax	Report
I Race of Champions	Brands Hatch	March 13	Mike Spence	Lotus-Climax	Report
XIV Syracuse Grand Prix	Syracuse	April 4	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	Report
I Sunday Mirror Trophy	Goodwood	April 19	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	Report
XVII BRDC International Trophy	Silverstone	May 15	Jackie Stewart	BRM	Report
IV Mediterranean Grand Prix	Pergusa	August 15	Jo Siffert	Brabham-BRM	Report
VIII Rand Grand Prix	Kyalami	December 4	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Climax	Report

Notes & references

1. FIA Yearbook, 1974, grey section, pages 118-121
2. Only the best 6 results counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.

External links

• 1965 World Championship images Retrieved from www.f1-photo.com on 17 February 2009
• 1965 World Championship race results and images Retrieved from www.f1-facts.com on 17 February 2009