The 12th International Gold Cup was a Formula Two motor race, held on 18 September 1965, at Oulton Park, Cheshire. The race was run over 40 laps of the circuit, and was won by John Surtees in a Lola T60. Denny Hulme in a Brabham BT16 started from pole position, set joint fastest lap with Jim Clark and finished second. Graham Hill was third in a Lotus 35. Only six-tenths of a second covered the first three finishers.
Results Pos No. Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Retired Grid 1 1 John Surtees Midland Racing Partnership Lola T60-Cosworth SCA 1:08:44.0 10 2 9 Denny Hulme Brabham Racing Developments Brabham BT16-Cosworth SCA +0.2s 1 3 7 Graham Hill John Coombs Lotus 35-BRM +0.6s 3 4 23 Trevor Taylor Aurora Gear Racing Brabham BT16-Cosworth SCA +19.2s 7 5 17 Alan Rees Roy Winkelmann Racing Brabham BT16-Cosworth SCA +34.6s 5 6 4 Jim Clark Ron Harris Team Lotus Lotus 35-Cosworth SCA +41.4s 4 7 25 Brian Hart Brian Hart Lotus 35-Cosworth SCA +1:14.6 12 8 22 Ian Raby Ian Raby (Racing) Merlyn Mk.9-Cosworth SCA +1 lap 16 9 3 Paul Hawkins Midland Racing Partnership Lola T60-Cosworth SCA +1 lap 21 10 20 Bill Bradley David Prophet Racing Brabham BT10-Cosworth SCA +1 lap 20 11 19 David Prophet David Prophet Racing Brabham BT10-Cosworth SCA +1 lap 19 12 14 John Cardwell Merlyn Racing Merlyn Mk.9-Cosworth SCA +1 lap 18 13 16 Alan Rollinson DW Racing Enterprises Brabham BT16-Cosworth SCA +1 lap 17 14 26 Bernard Collomb Bernard Collomb Lotus 35-Cosworth SCA +4 laps 27 NC 24 Eric Offenstadt Eric Offenstadt Cooper T75-BRM +6 laps 25 NC 18 Jochen Rindt Roy Winkelmann Racing Brabham BT16-Cosworth SCA +9 laps 2 NC 11 Jackie Stewart Tyrrell Racing Organisation Cooper T75-BRM +11 laps 9 Ret 5 Mike Spence Ron Harris Team Lotus Lotus 35-Cosworth SCA 23 laps, accident 6 Ret 6 Peter Revson Ron Harris Team Lotus Lotus 35-BRM 8 laps, oil loss 24 Ret 2 Richard Attwood Midland Racing Partnership Lola T60-Cosworth SCA 5 laps, gearbox 13 Ret 27 John Taylor F.R. Gerard Racing Cooper T73-Cosworth SCA 5 laps, oil loss 26 Ret 21 Mike Beckwith Normand Ltd. Brabham BT10-Cosworth SCA 4 laps, accident 15 Ret 10 Chris Irwin Brabham Racing Developments Brabham BT16-Cosworth SCA 4 laps, accident 11 Ret 15 Bob Anderson DW Racing Enterprises Brabham BT16-Cosworth SCA 4 laps 14 Ret 8 Jack Brabham Brabham Racing Developments Brabham BT16-Honda RA300E 1 lap, clutch 8 Ret 28 Frank Gardner John Willment Automobiles Lotus 35-Cosworth SCA 1 lap, ignition 23 Ret 12 Bob Bondurant Tyrrell Racing Organisation Cooper T75-BRM 0 laps, accident 22 DNA 3 Tony Maggs Midland Racing Partnership Lola T60-Cosworth SCA car raced by Hawkins DNA 3 Chris Amon Midland Racing Partnership Lola T60-Cosworth SCA car raced by Hawkins DNA 12 Chris Amon Tyrrel Racing Organisation Cooper T75-BRM car raced by Bondurant DNA 27 John Rhodes F.R. Gerard Racing Cooper T73-Cosworth SCA car raced by Taylor
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