Gridpedia1965 South African Grand Prix
- Date
- 1 Jan 1965
- Circuit
- Prince George Circuit, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
- Round
- 1 of 10
- Winner
- Jim Clark (Lotus-Climax)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | CLAJim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 1 | 85 | 2:06:46.0 | 9 | |
| 2 | 1 | SURJohn Surtees | Ferrari | 2 | 85 | +29.0 | 6 | |
| 3 | 3 | HILGraham Hill | BRM | 5 | 85 | +31.8 | 4 | |
| 4 | 6 | SPEMike Spence | Lotus-Climax | 4 | 85 | +54.4 | 3 | |
| 5 | 9 | MCLBruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 8 | 84 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 4 | STEJackie Stewart | BRM | 11 | 83 | +2 Laps | 1 | |
| 7 | 12 | SIFJo Siffert | Brabham-BRM | 14 | 83 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | 7 | BRAJack Brabham | Brabham-Climax | 3 | 81 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 18 | HAWPaul Hawkins | Brabham-Ford | 16 | 81 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 20 | DEKPeter de Klerk | Alfa Romeo | 17 | 79 | +6 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 15 | MAGTony Maggs | Lotus-BRM | 13 | 77 | +8 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | 16 | GARFrank Gardner | Brabham-BRM | 15 | 75 | +10 Laps | 0 | |
| 13 | 25 | TINSam Tingle | LDS-Alfa Romeo | 20 | 73 | +12 Laps | 0 | |
| 14 | 19 | PRODavid Prophet | Brabham-Ford | 19 | 71 | +14 Laps | 0 | |
| 15 | 2 | BANLorenzo Bandini | Ferrari | 6 | 66 | Ignition | 0 | |
| N | 14 | ANDBob Anderson | Brabham-Climax | 12 | 50 | Not classified | 0 | |
| R | 11 | BONJo Bonnier | Brabham-Climax | 7 | 42 | Clutch | 0 | |
| R | 10 | RINJochen Rindt | Cooper-Climax | 10 | 39 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | 17 | LOVJohn Love | Cooper-Climax | 18 | 20 | Halfshaft | 0 | |
| R | 8 | GURDan Gurney | Brabham-Climax | 9 | 11 | Ignition | 0 | |
| F | 28 | BLOTrevor Blokdyk | Cooper-Ford | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 23 | LEDNeville Lederle | Lotus-Climax | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 21 | SERDoug Serrurier | LDS-Climax | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 27 | NIEBrausch Niemann | Lotus-Ford | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 22 | PIEErnie Pieterse | Lotus-Climax | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 24 | PUZClive Puzey | Lotus-Climax | PL | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 | |
| F | 29 | PREJackie Pretorius | LDS-Alfa Romeo | PL | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 | |
| F | 32 | CHADave Charlton | Lotus-Ford | PL | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 | |
| W | 26 | REERay Reed | RE | PL | 0 | Withdrew | 0 | |
| W | 31 | CLADavid Clapham | Cooper-Maserati | PL | 0 | Withdrew | 0 | |
| W | 33 | BLIAlex Blignaut | Cooper-Climax | PL | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | John Surtees | Ferrari | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Graham Hill | BRM | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Mike Spence | Lotus-Climax | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Jackie Stewart | BRM | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Jo Siffert | Brabham-BRM | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Climax | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Paul Hawkins | Brabham-Ford | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Peter de Klerk | Alfa Romeo | 0 | 0 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lotus-Climax | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | BRM | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Cooper-Climax | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Brabham-BRM | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Brabham-Climax | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Brabham-Ford | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Alfa Romeo | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Lotus-BRM | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | LDS-Alfa Romeo | 0 | 0 |