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. , this was the last British Grand Prix to have an all British podium.
Classification
Qualifying Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap 1 5 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 1:30.8 — 2 3 Graham Hill BRM 1:31.0 +0.2 3 11 Richie Ginther Honda 1:31.3 +0.5 4 4 Jackie Stewart BRM 1:31.3 +0.5 5 1 John Surtees Ferrari 1:31.3 +0.5 6 6 Mike Spence Lotus-Climax 1:31.7 +0.9 7 8 Dan Gurney Brabham-Climax 1:31.9 +1.1 8 7 Jack Brabham Brabham-Climax 1:32.5 +1.7 9 2 Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari 1:32.7 +1.9 10 14 Denny Hulme Brabham-Climax 1:32.7 +1.9 11 9 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 1:32.8 +2.0 12 10 Jochen Rindt Cooper-Climax 1:32.9 +2.1 13 17 Frank Gardner Brabham-BRM 1:33.4 +2.6 14 15 Jo Bonnier Brabham-Climax 1:33.5 +2.7 15 23 Innes Ireland Lotus-BRM 1:33.6 +2.8 16 22 Richard Attwood Lotus-BRM 1:33.8 +3.0 17 18 Bob Anderson Brabham-Climax 1:34.1 +3.3 18 16 Jo Siffert Brabham-BRM 1:34.2 +3.4 19 24 Chris Amon Brabham-BRM 1:35.3 +4.5 20 12 Masten Gregory BRM 1:35.9 +5.1 21 24 Ian Raby Brabham-BRM 1:36.0 +5.2 22 25 Alan Rollinson Cooper-Ford 1:39.0 +8.2 23 20 John Rhodes Cooper-Climax 1:39.4 +8.6 26 Brian Gubby Lotus-Climax 1:45.1 +14.3
Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 5 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 80 2:05:25.4 1 9 2 3 Graham Hill BRM 80 +3.2 secs 2 6 3 1 John Surtees Ferrari 80 +27.6 secs 5 4 4 6 Mike Spence Lotus-Climax 80 +39.6 secs 6 3 5 4 Jackie Stewart BRM 80 +1:14.6 4 2 6 7 Dan Gurney Brabham-Climax 79 +1 Lap 7 1 7 15 Jo Bonnier Brabham-Climax 79 +1 Lap 14 8 17 Frank Gardner Brabham-BRM 78 +2 Laps 13 9 16 Jo Siffert Brabham-BRM 78 +2 Laps 18 10 9 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 77 +3 Laps 11 11 24 Ian Raby Brabham-BRM 73 +7 Laps 20 12 12 Masten Gregory BRM 70 +10 Laps 19 13 22 Richard Attwood Lotus-BRM 63 +17 Laps 16 14 10 Jochen Rindt Cooper-Climax 62 Engine 12 23 Innes Ireland Lotus-BRM 41 Engine 15 20 John Rhodes Cooper-Climax 38 Ignition 21 18 Bob Anderson Brabham-Climax 33 Gearbox 17 14 Denny Hulme Brabham-Climax 29 Alternator 10 11 Richie Ginther Honda 26 Injection 3 2 Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari 2 Engine 9 7 Jack Brabham Brabham-Climax 0 Car driven by Gurney 8 24 Chris Amon Brabham-BRM Car driven by Raby 25 Alan Rollinson Cooper-Ford Non-starter 26 Brian Gubby Lotus-Climax
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 PosDriverPoints 1 Jim Clark 36 2 Graham Hill 23 3 Jackie Stewart 19 4 John Surtees 17 5 Bruce McLaren 8Source:
Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Lotus-Climax 36 2 BRM 31 3 Ferrari 20 4 Cooper-Climax 8 5 Brabham-Climax 7Source:
Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
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