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1965 Belgian Grand Prix

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1965 Belgian Grand Prix
Race details
Date 13 June 1965
Official name XXV Grand Prix de Belgique
Location Spa-Francorchamps, Francorchamps, Belgium
Course Grand Prix Circuit
Course length 14.12 km (8.774 miles)
Distance 32 laps, 451.180 km (280.350 miles)
Weather Heavy rain
Pole position
Driver BRM
Time 3:45.4
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Jim Clark Lotus-Climax
Time 4:12.9
Podium
First Lotus-Climax
Second BRM
Third Cooper-Climax
Lap leaders

The 1965 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Spa-Francorchamps on 13 June 1965. It was race 3 of 10 in both the 1965 World Championship of Drivers and the 1965 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The race was won by British driver Jim Clark who led every lap of the race driving a Lotus 33. It was one of the Scot's most dominant wins. In the rain, he pulled away and with a third of the race to go, the Lotus driver was leading his fellow Scotsman Jackie Stewart by 1 minute and 20 seconds. However, for the last six laps Clark eased off dramatically and when the chequered flag was waved his lead was down to just under 45 seconds.[1][2]

Classification

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Qualifying

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Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 7 United Kingdom Graham Hill BRM 3:45.4
2 17 United Kingdom Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 3:47.5 +2.1
3 8 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart BRM 3:48.8 +3.4
4 10 United States Richie Ginther Honda 3:49.0 +3.6
5 15 United States Dan Gurney Brabham-Climax 3:49.2 +3.8
6 1 United Kingdom John Surtees Ferrari 3:49.7 +4.3
7 20 Sweden Jo Bonnier Brabham-Climax 3:50.7 +5.3
8 21 Switzerland Jo Siffert Brabham-BRM 3:51.3 +5.9
9 4 New Zealand Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 3:51.5 +6.1
10 14 Australia Jack Brabham Brabham-Climax 3:52.3 +6.9
11 11 United States Ronnie Bucknum Honda 3:52.6 +7.2
12 18 United Kingdom Mike Spence Lotus-Climax 3:53.2 +7.8
13 23 United Kingdom Richard Attwood Lotus-BRM 3:53.3 +7.9
14 5 Austria Jochen Rindt Cooper-Climax 3:54.0 +8.6
15 2 Italy Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari 3:57.4 +12.0
16 22 United Kingdom Innes Ireland Lotus-BRM 3:59.0 +13.6
17 27 Belgium Lucien Bianchi BRM 3:59.4 +14.0
18 26 Australia Frank Gardner Brabham-BRM 3:59.4 +14.0
19 24 United Kingdom Bob Anderson Brabham-Climax 3:59.8 +14.4
20 29 United States Masten Gregory BRM 4:02.8 +17.4
Source:[3][4]

Race

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Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 17 United Kingdom Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 32 2:23:34.8 2 9
2 8 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart BRM 32 +44.8 secs 3 6
3 4 New Zealand Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 31 +1 Lap 9 4
4 14 Australia Jack Brabham Brabham-Climax 31 +1 Lap 10 3
5 7 United Kingdom Graham Hill BRM 31 +1 Lap 1 2
6 10 United States Richie Ginther Honda 31 +1 Lap 4 1
7 18 United Kingdom Mike Spence Lotus-Climax 31 +1 Lap 12
8 21 Switzerland Jo Siffert Brabham-BRM 31 +1 Lap 8
9 2 Italy Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari 30 +2 Laps 15
10 15 United States Dan Gurney Brabham-Climax 30 +2 Laps 5
11 5 Austria Jochen Rindt Cooper-Climax 29 +3 Laps 14
12 27 Belgium Lucien Bianchi BRM 29 +3 Laps 17
13 22 United Kingdom Innes Ireland Lotus-BRM 27 +5 Laps 16
14 23 United Kingdom Richard Attwood Lotus-BRM 26 Accident 13
Ret 29 United States Masten Gregory BRM 12 Fuel pump 20
Ret 20 Sweden Jo Bonnier Brabham-Climax 9 Ignition 7
Ret 11 United States Ronnie Bucknum Honda 9 Gearbox 11
Ret 1 United Kingdom John Surtees Ferrari 5 Engine 6
Ret 26 Australia Frank Gardner Brabham-BRM 3 Ignition 18
DNS 24 United Kingdom Bob Anderson Brabham-Climax 0 Engine 19
WD 28 Belgium Willy Mairesse BRM Too slow
Source:[5]

Notes

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Championship standings after the race

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  • Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

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  1. ^ "Jim Clark's 1965 season". peterwindsor.com. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Belgian Grand Prix: Scotland Forever". MotorSport Magazine Archive. 13 June 1965. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  3. ^ "1965 Belgian GP Qualification". www.chicanef1.com. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  4. ^ "1965 Belgian Grand Prix". Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  5. ^ "1965 Belgian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Belgium 1965 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 12 March 2019.


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