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South African Grand Prix 1965

Round 1 of 10  · 1 January 1965  · Prince George  · 85 laps

Fastest Lap Jim Clark 1:27.600 (lap 80)

Race Result

Pos Driver Team Grid Time / Gap Pts
1 CLA Jim Clark FL GS Lotus 1 2:06:46.000 9
2 SUR John Surtees Ferrari 2 +29.000 6
3 HIL Graham Hill BRM 5 +31.800 4
4 SPE Mike Spence Lotus 4 +54.400 3
5 MCL Bruce McLaren Cooper 8 +1 lap 2
6 STE Jackie Stewart BRM 11 +2 laps 1
7 SIF Jo Siffert Brabham 14 +2 laps —
8 BRA Jack Brabham Brabham 3 +4 laps —
9 HAW Paul Hawkins Brabham 16 +4 laps —
10 DEK Peter de Klerk Alfa Special 17 +6 laps —
11 MAG Tony Maggs Lotus 13 +8 laps —
12 GAR Frank Gardner Brabham 15 +10 laps —
13 TIN Sam Tingle LDS 20 +12 laps —
14 PRO David Prophet Brabham 19 +14 laps —
15 BAN Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari 6 Ignition —
NC AND Bob Anderson Brabham 12 +35 laps —
DNF BON Jo Bonnier Brabham 7 Clutch —
DNF RIN Jochen Rindt Cooper 10 Electrical —
DNF LOV John Love Cooper 18 Halfshaft —
DNF GUR Dan Gurney Brabham 9 Ignition —
DNQ BLO Trevor Blokdyk Cooper — — —
DNQ LED Neville Lederle Lotus — — —
DNQ SER Doug Serrurier LDS — — —
DNQ NIE Brausch Niemann Lotus — — —
DNQ PIE Ernie Pieterse Lotus — — —
DNPQ PUZ Clive Puzey Lotus — — —
DNPQ PRE Jackie Pretorius LDS — — —
DNPQ CHA Dave Charlton Lotus — — —

Qualifying — Two-session

Pos Driver Team Time
1 CLA Jim Clark Lotus 1:27.200
2 SUR John Surtees Ferrari 1:28.100
3 BRA Jack Brabham Brabham 1:28.300
4 SPE Mike Spence Lotus 1:28.300
5 HIL Graham Hill BRM 1:28.600
6 BAN Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari 1:29.300
7 BON Jo Bonnier Brabham 1:29.300
8 MCL Bruce McLaren Cooper 1:29.400
9 GUR Dan Gurney Brabham 1:29.500
10 RIN Jochen Rindt Cooper 1:30.400
11 STE Jackie Stewart BRM 1:30.500
12 AND Bob Anderson Brabham 1:31.000
13 MAG Tony Maggs Lotus 1:31.300
14 SIF Jo Siffert Brabham 1:31.800
15 GAR Frank Gardner Brabham 1:32.300
16 HAW Paul Hawkins Brabham 1:33.100
17 DEK Peter de Klerk Alfa Special 1:33.300
18 LOV John Love Cooper 1:33.800
19 PRO David Prophet Brabham 1:33.900
20 TIN Sam Tingle LDS 1:34.600
21 BLO Trevor Blokdyk Cooper 1:35.200
22 LED Neville Lederle Lotus 1:35.200
23 SER Doug Serrurier LDS 1:35.700
24 NIE Brausch Niemann Lotus 1:36.200
25 PIE Ernie Pieterse Lotus 1:37.900