1965 Season

Races

Champion

Jim Clark

Constructor

Lotus-Climax

The 1965 Formula 1 World Championship featured 10 Grand Prix races across the season. Jim Clark of British claimed the Drivers' Championship with 54 points and 6 race victories. Graham Hill finished as runner-up, 14 points behind. Lotus-Climax won the Constructors' Championship with 54 points. 4 different drivers stood on the top step of the podium during the 1965 campaign. The top three in the final standings were Jim Clark, Graham Hill, Jackie Stewart.

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What races were in the 1965 F1 season?

Rd	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date	Winner
1	South African Grand Prix	Prince George Circuit	1965-01-01	Jim Clark(Lotus-Climax)
2	Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco	1965-05-30	Graham Hill(BRM)
3	Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	1965-06-13	Jim Clark(Lotus-Climax)
4	French Grand Prix	Charade Circuit	1965-06-27	Jim Clark(Lotus-Climax)
5	British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit	1965-07-10	Jim Clark(Lotus-Climax)
6	Dutch Grand Prix	Circuit Park Zandvoort	1965-07-18	Jim Clark(Lotus-Climax)
7	German Grand Prix	Nürburgring	1965-08-01	Jim Clark(Lotus-Climax)
8	Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza	1965-09-12	Jackie Stewart(BRM)
9	United States Grand Prix	Watkins Glen	1965-10-03	Graham Hill(BRM)
10	Mexican Grand Prix	Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez	1965-10-24	Richie Ginther(Honda)

Championship Battle

Championship Progression

Round	Clark	Surtees	Hill	Stewart
R1South African Grand Prix	9	6	4	—
R2Monaco Grand Prix	9	9	13	5
R3Belgian Grand Prix	18	9	15	11
R4French Grand Prix	27	13	17	17
R5British Grand Prix	36	17	23	19
R6Dutch Grand Prix	45	17	26	25
R7German Grand Prix	54	17	30	25
R8Italian Grand Prix	54	17	34	33
R9United States Grand Prix	54	17	40	33
R10Mexican Grand Prix	54	17	40	33

Who won the 1965 F1 driver championship?

Pos	Driver	Nationality	Wins	Points
1	Jim Clark	British	6	54
2	Graham Hill	British	2	40
3	Jackie Stewart	British	1	33
4	Dan Gurney	American	0	25
5	John Surtees	British	0	17
6	Lorenzo Bandini	Italian	0	13
7	Richie Ginther	American	1	11
8	Mike Spence	British	0	10
9	Bruce McLaren	New Zealander	0	10
10	Jack Brabham	Australian	0	9
11	Denny Hulme	New Zealander	0	5
12	Jo Siffert	Swiss	0	5
13	Jochen Rindt	Austrian	0	4
14	Pedro Rodríguez	Mexican	0	2
15	Ronnie Bucknum	American	0	2
16	Richard Attwood	British	0	2
17	Jo Bonnier	Swedish	0	0
18	Frank Gardner	Australian	0	0
19	Masten Gregory	American	0	0
20	Bob Anderson	British	0	0
21	Innes Ireland	British	0	0
22	Paul Hawkins	Australian	0	0
23	Bob Bondurant	American	0	0
24	Peter de Klerk	South African	0	0
25	Ian Raby	British	0	0
26	Tony Maggs	South African	0	0
27	Moisés Solana	Mexican	0	0
28	Lucien Bianchi	Belgian	0	0
29	Nino Vaccarella	Italian	0	0
30	Roberto Bussinello	Italian	0	0
31	Sam Tingle	Rhodesian	0	0
32	David Prophet	British	0	0
33	Chris Amon	New Zealander	0	0
34	Gerhard Mitter	German	0	0
35	Mike Hailwood	British	0	0
36	John Rhodes	British	0	0
37	Giacomo Russo	Italian	0	0
38	John Love	Rhodesian	0	0
39	Ludovico Scarfiotti	Italian	0	0
40	Trevor Blokdyk	South African	0	0
41	Giancarlo Baghetti	Italian	0	0
42	Neville Lederle	South African	0	0
43	Alan Rollinson	British	0	0
44	Giorgio Bassi	Italian	0	0
45	Brian Gubby	British	0	0
46	Doug Serrurier	South African	0	0
47	Brausch Niemann	South African	0	0
48	Ernie Pieterse	South African	0	0
49	Clive Puzey	Rhodesian	0	0
50	Jackie Pretorius	South African	0	0
51	Dave Charlton	South African	0	0
52	Ray Reed	South African	0	0
53	David Clapham	South African	0	0
54	Alex Blignaut	South African	0	0

Who won the 1965 constructors' championship?

Pos	Constructor	Nationality	Wins	Points
1	Lotus-Climax	British	6	54
2	BRM	British	3	45
3	Brabham-Climax	British	0	27
4	Ferrari	Italian	0	26
5	Cooper-Climax	British	0	14
6	Honda	Japanese	1	11
7	Brabham-BRM	British	0	5
8	Lotus-BRM	British	0	2
9	Brabham-Ford	British	0	0
10	Alfa Romeo	Swiss	0	0
11	LDS-Alfa Romeo	South African	0	0
12	Cooper-Ford	British	0	0
13	LDS-Climax	South African	0	0
14	Lotus-Ford	British	0	0
15	RE	Rhodesian	0	0
16	Cooper-Maserati	British	0	0