South African Grand Prix
South African Grand Prix 1965
Podium
SURFerrari
2
CLALotus
1
HILBRM
3
Key facts
WinnerCLA2:06:46.000 from P1
PoleCLA1:27.200
Fastest lapCLA1:27.600 on lap 80
Finishers15 / 20classified
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/- | Laps | Time / gap | Pts | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CLAJim Clark | Lotus | 1 | – | 85 | 2:06:46.000 | 9 | 1:27.600 |
| 2 | SURJohn Surtees | Ferrari | 2 | – | 85 | +29.000s | 6 | – |
| 3 | HILGraham Hill | BRM | 5 | ▲2 | 85 | +31.800s | 4 | – |
| 4 | SPEMike Spence | Lotus | 4 | – | 85 | +54.400s | 3 | – |
| 5 | MCLBruce McLaren | Cooper | 8 | ▲3 | 84 | +1 lap | 2 | – |
| 6 | STEJackie Stewart | BRM | 11 | ▲5 | 83 | +2 laps | 1 | – |
| 7 | SIFJo Siffert | Brabham | 14 | ▲7 | 83 | +2 laps | – | |
| 8 | BRAJack Brabham | Brabham | 3 | ▼5 | 81 | +4 laps | – | |
| 9 | HAWPaul Hawkins | Brabham | 16 | ▲7 | 81 | +4 laps | – | |
| 10 | DEKPeter De Klerk | Alfa Special | 17 | ▲7 | 79 | +6 laps | – | |
| 11 | MAGTony Maggs | Lotus | 13 | ▲2 | 77 | +8 laps | – | |
| 12 | GARFrank Gardner | Brabham | 15 | ▲3 | 75 | +10 laps | – | |
| 13 | TINSam Tingle | LDS | 20 | ▲7 | 73 | +12 laps | – | |
| 14 | PRODavid Prophet | Brabham | 19 | ▲5 | 71 | +14 laps | – | |
| 15 | BANLorenzo Bandini | Ferrari | 6 | ▼9 | 66 | +19 laps | – | |
| NC | ANDBob Anderson | Brabham | 12 | 50 | Not classified | – | ||
| DNF | JBOJo Bonnier | Brabham | 7 | 42 | Clutch | – | ||
| DNF | RINJochen Rindt | Cooper | 10 | 39 | Electrical | – | ||
| DNF | LOVJohn Love | Cooper | 18 | 20 | Halfshaft | – | ||
| DNF | GURDan Gurney | Brabham | 9 | 11 | Ignition | – |
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap to pole |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CLAJim Clark | Lotus | 1:27.200 | |
| 2 | SURJohn Surtees | Ferrari | 1:28.100 | +0.900s |
| 3 | BRAJack Brabham | Brabham | 1:28.300 | +1.100s |
| 4 | SPEMike Spence | Lotus | 1:28.300 | +1.100s |
| 5 | HILGraham Hill | BRM | 1:28.600 | +1.400s |
| 6 | BANLorenzo Bandini | Ferrari | 1:29.300 | +2.100s |
| 7 | JBOJo Bonnier | Brabham | 1:29.300 | +2.100s |
| 8 | MCLBruce McLaren | Cooper | 1:29.400 | +2.200s |
| 9 | GURDan Gurney | Brabham | 1:29.500 | +2.300s |
| 10 | RINJochen Rindt | Cooper | 1:30.400 | +3.200s |
| 11 | STEJackie Stewart | BRM | 1:30.500 | +3.300s |
| 12 | ANDBob Anderson | Brabham | 1:31.000 | +3.800s |
| 13 | MAGTony Maggs | Lotus | 1:31.300 | +4.100s |
| 14 | SIFJo Siffert | Brabham | 1:31.800 | +4.600s |
| 15 | GARFrank Gardner | Brabham | 1:32.300 | +5.100s |
| 16 | HAWPaul Hawkins | Brabham | 1:33.100 | +5.900s |
| 17 | DEKPeter De Klerk | Alfa Special | 1:33.300 | +6.100s |
| 18 | LOVJohn Love | Cooper | 1:33.800 | +6.600s |
| 19 | PRODavid Prophet | Brabham | 1:33.900 | +6.700s |
| 20 | TINSam Tingle | LDS | 1:34.600 | +7.400s |
| 21 | TRETRE | Cooper | 1:35.200 | +8.000s |
| 22 | NEVNEV | Lotus | 1:35.200 | +8.000s |
| 23 | DOUDOU | LDS | 1:35.700 | +8.500s |
| 24 | BRAJack Brabham | Lotus | 1:36.200 | +9.000s |
| 25 | ERNERN | Lotus | 1:37.900 | +10.700s |
Prince George Circuit
Previous winners here
| 1963 | Jim Clark | Lotus |
| 1962 | Graham Hill | BRM |
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