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1965 South Africa Grand Prix in Formula 1 at the East London circuit. Full information

1965 South Africa Grand Prix

1965 South Africa Grand Prix is 132nd Formula 1 race. Passed at the East London circuit. Jim Clark won the pole position and this race. This was his 14th victory. John Surtees and Graham Hill also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 85 laps (333 km).

Previous race: 1964 Mexico Grand Prix
Next race: 1965 Monaco Grand Prix

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1965 South Africa Grand Prix

19th victory for the Lotus team
14th victory for the Jim Clark
19th podium for the Jim Clark
13th podium for the John Surtees
18th podium for the Graham Hill

1965 South Africa Grand Prix

Lotus 33 #5 - 1965 South Africa Grand Prix winner

1965 South Africa Grand Prix results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Lap	Team
1	Jim Clark	Lotus 33, #5	9.00	2h 06m 46.0s ( 157.707 km/h )	85	Team Lotus
2	John Surtees	Ferrari 158, #1	6.00	2h 07m 15.0s ( +29.0s )	85	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
3	Graham Hill	BRM P261, #3	4.00	2h 07m 17.8s ( +31.8s )	85	Owen Racing Organisation
4	Mike Spence	Lotus 33, #6	3.00	2h 07m 40.4s ( +54.4s )	85	Team Lotus
5	Bruce Mclaren	Cooper T77, #9	2.00		84	Cooper Car Company
6	Jackie Stewart	BRM P261, #4	1.00		83	Owen Racing Organisation
7	Jo Siffert	Brabham BT11, #12	0		83	RRC Walker Racing Team
8	Jack Brabham	Brabham BT11, #7	0		81	Brabham Racing Organisation
9	Paul Hawkins	Brabham BT10, #18	0		81	John Willment Automobiles
10	Peter De Klerk	Alfa Special Special, #20	0		79	Otelle Nucci
11	Tony Maggs	Lotus 25, #15	0		77	Reg Parnell Racing
12	Frank Gardner	Brabham BT11, #16	0		75	John Willment Automobiles
13	Sam Tingle	LDS Mk 1, #25	0		73	Privé
14	David Prophet	Brabham BT10, #19	0		71	Privé
15	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari 1512, #2	0	Electrics	66	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
nc	Bob Anderson	Brabham BT11, #14	0		50	DW Racing Entreprises
ab	Jo Bonnier	Brabham BT7, #11	0	Clutch	42	RRC Walker Racing Team
ab	Jochen Rindt	Cooper T73, #10	0	Electrics	39	Cooper Car Company
ab	John Love	Cooper T55, #17	0	Transmission	20	Privé
ab	Dan Gurney	Brabham BT11, #8	0	Ignition	11	Brabham Racing Organisation
nq	Doug Serrurier	LDS Mk 2, #21	0			Otelle Nucci
nq	Ernie Pieterse	Lotus 21, #22	0			Lawson Organisation
nq	Neville Lederle	Lotus 21, #23	0			Scuderia Scribante
npq	Clive Puzey	Lotus 18/21, #24	0			Privé
f	Ray Reed	Realpha RE 1, #26	0	Not present		Ray's Engineering
nq	Brausch Niemann	Lotus 22, #27	0			Ted Lanfear
nq	Trevor Blokdyk	Cooper T59, #28	0			Privé
npq	Jackie Pretorius	LDS Mk 1, #29	0			Privé
f	Brian Raubenheimer	Lotus 20, #30	0	Not present		Privé
f	David Clapham	Cooper T51, #31	0	Not present		Lawson Organisation
npq	Dave Charlton	Lotus 20, #32	0			Privé
f	Alex Blignaut	Cooper T55, #33	0	Not present		Privé
f	Dick Attwood	BRM P61, #34	0	Not present		Owen Racing Organisation

Qualifying Results for the 1965 South Africa Grand Prix on the East London circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Jim Clark	Lotus 33, #5	1'27''2	Team Lotus
2	John Surtees	Ferrari 158, #1	1'28''1	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
3	Jack Brabham	Brabham BT11, #7	1'28''3	Brabham Racing Organisation
4	Mike Spence	Lotus 33, #6	1'28''3	Team Lotus
5	Graham Hill	BRM P261, #3	1'28''6	Owen Racing Organisation
6	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari 1512, #2	1'29''3	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
7	Jo Bonnier	Brabham BT7, #11	1'29''3	RRC Walker Racing Team
8	Bruce Mclaren	Cooper T77, #9	1'29''4	Cooper Car Company
9	Dan Gurney	Brabham BT11, #8	1'29''5	Brabham Racing Organisation
10	Jochen Rindt	Cooper T73, #10	1'30''4	Cooper Car Company
11	Jackie Stewart	BRM P261, #4	1'30''5	Owen Racing Organisation
12	Bob Anderson	Brabham BT11, #14	1'31''0	DW Racing Entreprises
13	Tony Maggs	Lotus 25, #15	1'31''3	Reg Parnell Racing
14	Jo Siffert	Brabham BT11, #12	1'31''5	RRC Walker Racing Team
15	Frank Gardner	Brabham BT11, #16	1'32''3	John Willment Automobiles
16	Paul Hawkins	Brabham BT10, #18	1'33''1	John Willment Automobiles
17	Peter De Klerk	Alfa Special Special, #20	1'33''3	Otelle Nucci
18	John Love	Cooper T55, #17	1'33''8	Privé
19	David Prophet	Brabham BT10, #19	1'33''9	Privé
20	Sam Tingle	LDS Mk 1, #25	1'34''6	Privé
21	Trevor Blokdyk	Cooper T59, #28	1'35''2	Privé
22	Neville Lederle	Lotus 21, #23	1'35''2	Scuderia Scribante
23	Doug Serrurier	LDS Mk 2, #21	1'35''7	Otelle Nucci
24	Brausch Niemann	Lotus 22, #27	1'36''2	Ted Lanfear
25	Ernie Pieterse	Lotus 21, #22	1'37''9	Lawson Organisation
26	Dave Charlton	Lotus 20, #32	-	Privé
27	Jackie Pretorius	LDS Mk 1, #29	-	Privé
28	Clive Puzey	Lotus 18/21, #24	-	Privé
0	Ray Reed	Realpha RE 1, #26	0	Ray's Engineering
0	Brian Raubenheimer	Lotus 20, #30	0	Privé
0	David Clapham	Cooper T51, #31	0	Lawson Organisation
0	Alex Blignaut	Cooper T55, #33	0	Privé
0	Dick Attwood	BRM P61, #34	0	Owen Racing Organisation