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1965 Le Mans 24 Hours

1965 Le Mans 24 Hours is 33rd Le Mans 24 Hours race. Passed at the Le Mans circuit. Chris Amon, Phil Hill won the pole position, Jochen Rindt, Masten Gregory, Ed Hugus won this race. Pierre Dumay, Gustave Gosselin and Willy Mairesse, "Jean Beurlys" also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 348 laps (4,677 km).

Previous race: 1964 Le Mans 24 Hours
Next race: 1966 Le Mans 24 Hours
Race Start: 20th June 1965

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1965 Le Mans 24 Hours

1st victory for the N.A.R.T. team
1st victory for the Jochen Rindt
1st victory for the Masten Gregory
1st victory for the Ed Hugus
1st podium for the Jochen Rindt
1st podium for the Masten Gregory
1st podium for the Ed Hugus
1st podium for the Pierre Dumay
1st podium for the Gustave Gosselin
2nd podium for the Willy Mairesse
4th podium for the "Jean Beurlys"

1965 Le Mans 24 Hours

Ferrari 250 LM #21 - 1965 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: P4.0)

Ferrari Dino 166 P - 1965 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

Ferrari Dino 166 P #40 - 1965 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: P1.6)

Alpine M63 B - 1965 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

Alpine M63 B #61 - 1965 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: P1.15)

Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ - 1965 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ #44 - 1965 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: GT1.6)

Ferrari 275 GTB - 1965 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

Ferrari 275 GTB #24 - 1965 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: GT4.0)

Porsche 904 /6 - 1965 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

Porsche 904 /6 #32 - 1965 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: P2.0)

Porsche 904 GTS - 1965 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

Porsche 904 GTS #36 - 1965 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: GT2.0)

Ferrari 365 P2 - 1965 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

Ferrari 365 P2 #18 - 1965 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: P5.0)

Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe - 1965 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe #11 - 1965 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: GT5.0)

Iso Grifo A3C - 1965 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

Iso Grifo A3C #3 - 1965 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: P+5.0)

Austin Healey Sebring Sprite - 1965 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

Austin Healey Sebring Sprite #49 - 1965 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: P1.3)

Triumph Spitfire - 1965 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

Triumph Spitfire #60 - 1965 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: GT1.15)

1965 Le Mans 24 Hours results

Position	Name	Car	Result	Lap	Team	Class	Class position
1	Jochen Rindt, Masten Gregory, Ed Hugus	Ferrari 250 LM, #21	4677.110 kms	348	N.A.R.T.	P4.0	1
2	Pierre Dumay, Gustave Gosselin	Ferrari 250 LM, #26	4602.600 kms	343	P. Dumay	P4.0	2
3	Willy Mairesse, "Jean Beurlys"	Ferrari 275 GTB, #24	4562.050 kms	340	Ecurie Francorchamps	GT4.0	1
4	Herbert Linge, Peter Nöcker	Porsche 904 /6, #32	4507.500 kms	336	Porsche System Engineering	P2.0	1
5	Gerhard Koch, Anton Fischhaber	Porsche 904 GTS, #36	4366.660 kms	325	Porsche System Engineering	GT2.0	1
6	Dieter Spoerry, Armand Boller	Ferrari 250 LM, #27	4354.160 kms	324	Scuderia Filipinetti	P4.0	3
7	Pedro Rodriguez, Nino Vaccarella	Ferrari 365 P2, #18	4300.190 kms	320	N.A.R.T.	P5.0	1
8	Jack Sears, Dick Thompson	Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe, #11	4076.120 kms	304	A. C. Cars Ltd.	GT5.0	1
9	Jean de Mortemart, Régis Fraissinet	Iso Grifo A3C, #3	4063.570 kms	303	Iso Grifo Prototipi	P+5.0	1
10	Graham Hill, Jackie Stewart	Rover BRM Turbine, #31	3815.360 kms	284	Owen Racing Organization	P2.0	2
11	Paddy Hopkirk, Andrew Hedges	MG B, #39	3794.750 kms	283	British Motor Corporation	GT2.0	2
12	Paul Hawkins, John Rhodes	Austin Healey Sebring Sprite, #49	3726.430 kms	278	Donald Healey Motor	P1.3	1
13	Jean-Jacques Thuner, Simo Lampinen	Triumph Spitfire, #60	3673.770 kms	274	Standard Triumph Co. Ltd.	GT1.15	1
14	Jean-François Piot, Claude Dubois	Triumph Spitfire, #54	3525.670 kms	263	Standard Triumph Co. Ltd.	GT1.15	2
DNF	Jean Guichet, Mike Parkes	Ferrari 330 P2, #20	Gearbox	315	S.E.F.A.C. Ferrari	P4.0	4
DNF	Rauno Aaltonen, Clive Baker	Austin Healey Sebring Sprite, #48	Gearbox	256	Donald Healey Motor	P1.3	2
DNF	John Surtees, Ludovico Scarfiotti	Ferrari 330 P2, #19	Gearbox	225	S.E.F.A.C. Ferrari	P4.0	5
DNF	Ben Pon, Robert Buchet	Porsche 904 GTS, #37	Oil leak	224	A. Veuillet	GT2.0	3
DNF	Lorenzo Bandini, Giampiero Biscaldi	Ferrari 275 P2, #22	Valves	221	S.E.F.A.C. Ferrari	P4.0	6
DNF	Nicolas Koob, Alain Finkel	Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ, #44	Engine	218	Equipe Grand-Ducale Luxembourghoise	GT1.6	1
DNF	Roberto Bussinello, Jean Rolland	Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ2, #41	Bearings	217	Scuderia Autodelta	GT1.6	2
DNF	Dan Gurney, Jerry Grant	Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe, #9	Engine	204	Shelby American Inc.	GT5.0	2
DNF	Günther Klass, Dieter Glemser	Porsche 904 /6, #35	Camshaft	202	Porsche System Engineering	P2.0	3
DNF	Jean-Pierre Hanrioud, Jacques Cheinisse	Alpine A110 GT4, #55	Clutch	196	Société Alpine	GT1.15	3
DNF	Roger Delageneste, Jean Vinatier	Alpine M64, #47	Ignition	195	Société Alpine	P1.3	3
DNF	Robert Bouharde, Pierre Monneret	Alpine M63 B, #61	Ignition	187	Société Alpine	P1.15	1
DNF	Bob Johnson, Tom Payne	Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe, #10	Head gasket	158	Shelby American Inc.	GT5.0	3
DNF	Roger Masson, Guy Verrier	Alpine M64, #51	Clutch	148	Société Alpine	P1.15	2
DNF	Gérald Langlois van Ophem, "Eldé"	Ferrari 250 LM, #25	Clutch	146	Ecurie Francorchamps	P4.0	7
DNF	"Franc", Jean Kerguen	Porsche 904 GTS, #38	Out of fuel	130	"J. Franc"	GT2.0	4
DNF	Peter Sutcliffe, Peter Harper	Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe, #59	Cylinder head studs	126	Scuderia Filipinetti	GT5.0	4
DNF	Peter Revson, Philippe Vidal	Alpine M64, #50	Engine	116	Société Alpine	P1.15	3
DNF	Jo Schlesser, Allen Grant	Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe, #12	Clutch	111	Ford France	GT5.0	5
DNF	Jo Bonnier	Ferrari 365 P2, #17	Ignition	101	Maranello Concessionaires Ltd.	P5.0	2
DNF	Lucien Bianchi, Mike Salmon	Ferrari 250 LM, #23	Gearbox	99	Maranello Concessionaires Ltd.	P4.0	8
DNF	Chris Amon, Phil Hill	Ford Mk II, #2	Clutch	89	Shelby American Inc.	P+5.0	2
DNF	Innes Ireland, John Whitmore	Ford GT40, #14	Head gasket	72	Ford Advanced Vehicles	P5.0	3
DNF	David Hobbs, Rob Slotemaker	Triumph Spitfire, #52	Accident	71	Standard Triumph Co. Ltd.	GT1.15	4
DNF	Ken Miles	Ford Mk II, #1	Gearbox	45	Shelby American Inc.	P+5.0	3
DNF	Mauro Bianchi, Henri Grandsire	Alpine M65, #46	Gearbox	32	Société Alpine	P1.3	4
DNF	Bob Bondurant, Umberto Maglioli	Ford GT40, #7	Head gasket	29	R. R. C. Walker	P+5.0	4
DNF	Ronnie Bucknum, Herbert Muller	Ford GT40, #6	Head gasket	29	Scuderia Filipinetti	P+5.0	5
DNF	Richard Wrottesley	Elva GT160, #30	Clutch, valves	29	Anglian Racing Development	P2.0	4
DNF	Geki, Carlo Zuccoli	Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ2, #42	Oil pipe	22	Scuderia Autodelta	GT1.6	3
DNF	Colin Davis, Gerhard Mitter	Porsche 904 /8, #33	Clutch	20	Porsche System Engineering	P2.0	5
DNF	Rolf Stommelen, Christian Poirot	Porsche 904 GTS, #62	Gearbox	13	C. Poirot	GT2.0	5
DNF	Maurice Trintignant, Guy Ligier	Ford GT40 Roadster, #15	Gearbox	11	Ford France	P5.0	4
DNF	Peter Bolton, William Bradley	Triumph Spitfire, #53	Engine	6	Standard Triumph Co. Ltd.	GT1.15	5
DNF	Jo Siffert, Jochen Neerpasch	Maserati Tipo 65, #8	Spin damage	3	J. Simone	P+5.0	6
DNF	Giancarlo Baghetti, Mario Casoni	Ferrari Dino 166 P, #40	Valve	2	S.E.F.A.C. Dino	P1.6	1
DNF	Teodoro Zeccoli, José Rosinski	Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ2, #43	Off course	0	Scuderia Autodelta	GT1.6	4
DNQ	Claude Ballot-Lena, Frank Ruata	Abarth 1000 SP, #56	Did not qualify	0	Abarth France	P1.15	4

Qualifying Results for the 1965 Le Mans 24 Hours on the Le Mans circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Chris Amon, Phil Hill	Ford Mk II, #2	3:33.000	Shelby American Inc.
2	John Surtees, Ludovico Scarfiotti	Ferrari 330 P2, #19	3:38.100	S.E.F.A.C. Ferrari
3	Bob Bondurant, Umberto Maglioli	Ford GT40, #7	3:38.700	R. R. C. Walker
4	Ken Miles	Ford Mk II, #1	3:38.900	Shelby American Inc.
5	Ronnie Bucknum, Herbert Muller	Ford GT40, #6	3:39.200	Scuderia Filipinetti
6	Pedro Rodriguez, Nino Vaccarella	Ferrari 365 P2, #18	3:41.000	N.A.R.T.
7	Jean Guichet, Mike Parkes	Ferrari 330 P2, #20	3:41.700	S.E.F.A.C. Ferrari
8	Lorenzo Bandini, Giampiero Biscaldi	Ferrari 275 P2, #22	3:42.500	S.E.F.A.C. Ferrari
9	Jo Bonnier	Ferrari 365 P2, #17	3:43.000	Maranello Concessionaires Ltd.
10	Innes Ireland, John Whitmore	Ford GT40, #14	3:43.300	Ford Advanced Vehicles
11	Jochen Rindt, Masten Gregory, Ed Hugus	Ferrari 250 LM, #21	3:45.700	N.A.R.T.
12	Dan Gurney, Jerry Grant	Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe, #9	3:51.300	Shelby American Inc.
13	Maurice Trintignant, Guy Ligier	Ford GT40 Roadster, #15	3:55.000	Ford France
14	Willy Mairesse, "Jean Beurlys"	Ferrari 275 GTB, #24	3:55.000	Ecurie Francorchamps
15	Gérald Langlois van Ophem, "Eldé"	Ferrari 250 LM, #25	3:56.900	Ecurie Francorchamps
16	Lucien Bianchi, Mike Salmon	Ferrari 250 LM, #23	3:57.200	Maranello Concessionaires Ltd.
17	Pierre Dumay, Gustave Gosselin	Ferrari 250 LM, #26	3:58.700	P. Dumay
18	Colin Davis, Gerhard Mitter	Porsche 904 /8, #33	3:59.400	Porsche System Engineering
19	Peter Sutcliffe, Peter Harper	Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe, #59	4:00.600	Scuderia Filipinetti
20	Jack Sears, Dick Thompson	Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe, #11	4:02.100	A. C. Cars Ltd.
21	Jo Siffert, Jochen Neerpasch	Maserati Tipo 65, #8	4:03.000	J. Simone
22	Herbert Linge, Peter Nöcker	Porsche 904 /6, #32	4:03.100	Porsche System Engineering
23	Jo Schlesser, Allen Grant	Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe, #12	4:03.200	Ford France
24	Jean de Mortemart, Régis Fraissinet	Iso Grifo A3C, #3	4:04.000	Iso Grifo Prototipi
25	Dieter Spoerry, Armand Boller	Ferrari 250 LM, #27	4:04.800	Scuderia Filipinetti
26	Bob Johnson, Tom Payne	Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe, #10	4:06.400	Shelby American Inc.
27	Günther Klass, Dieter Glemser	Porsche 904 /6, #35	4:07.000	Porsche System Engineering
28	Giancarlo Baghetti, Mario Casoni	Ferrari Dino 166 P, #40	4:07.900	S.E.F.A.C. Dino
29	Ben Pon, Robert Buchet	Porsche 904 GTS, #37	4:08.300	A. Veuillet
30	"Franc", Jean Kerguen	Porsche 904 GTS, #38	4:11.500	"J. Franc"
31	Roberto Bussinello, Jean Rolland	Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ2, #41	4:16.000	Scuderia Autodelta
32	Geki, Carlo Zuccoli	Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ2, #42	4:16.300	Scuderia Autodelta
33	Mauro Bianchi, Henri Grandsire	Alpine M65, #46	4:20.000	Société Alpine
34	Gerhard Koch, Anton Fischhaber	Porsche 904 GTS, #36	4:20.800	Porsche System Engineering
35	Roger Delageneste, Jean Vinatier	Alpine M64, #47	4:21.100	Société Alpine
36	Teodoro Zeccoli, José Rosinski	Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ2, #43	4:22.600	Scuderia Autodelta
37	Nicolas Koob, Alain Finkel	Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ, #44	4:23.100	Equipe Grand-Ducale Luxembourghoise
38	Rolf Stommelen, Christian Poirot	Porsche 904 GTS, #62	4:26.300	C. Poirot
39	Richard Wrottesley	Elva GT160, #30	4:26.700	Anglian Racing Development
40	Graham Hill, Jackie Stewart	Rover BRM Turbine, #31	4:26.900	Owen Racing Organization
41	Peter Revson, Philippe Vidal	Alpine M64, #50	4:34.900	Société Alpine
42	Roger Masson, Guy Verrier	Alpine M64, #51	4:35.100	Société Alpine
43	Rauno Aaltonen, Clive Baker	Austin Healey Sebring Sprite, #48	4:44.100	Donald Healey Motor
44	Paul Hawkins, John Rhodes	Austin Healey Sebring Sprite, #49	4:44.200	Donald Healey Motor
45	Robert Bouharde, Pierre Monneret	Alpine M63 B, #61	4:44.700	Société Alpine
46	Paddy Hopkirk, Andrew Hedges	MG B, #39	4:50.700	British Motor Corporation
47	Jean-Jacques Thuner, Simo Lampinen	Triumph Spitfire, #60	4:54.200	Standard Triumph Co. Ltd.
48	David Hobbs, Rob Slotemaker	Triumph Spitfire, #52	4:54.600	Standard Triumph Co. Ltd.
49	Peter Bolton, William Bradley	Triumph Spitfire, #53	4:56.100	Standard Triumph Co. Ltd.
50	Jean-François Piot, Claude Dubois	Triumph Spitfire, #54	4:56.700	Standard Triumph Co. Ltd.
51	Jean-Pierre Hanrioud, Jacques Cheinisse	Alpine A110 GT4, #55	4:57.800	Société Alpine
0	Claude Ballot-Lena, Frank Ruata	Abarth 1000 SP, #56		Abarth France