1965 seasonR1 · 1 January 1965 · Prince George

South African Grand Prix 1965

Jim Clark won for Lotus. Started from P1.

Laps85PoleClarkFastest lapClarkDistance333.2 km
Start → finish · top ten1P1 Clark2P2 Surtees5P3 Hill4P4 Spence8P5 McLaren11P6 Stewart14P7 Siffert3P8 Brabham16P9 Hawkins17P10 De Klerk

Race results

01Jim Clarkfastest lapLotus2:06:46.0009
02John SurteesFerrari+29.0006
03Graham HillBRM+31.8004
04Mike SpenceLotus+54.4003
05Bruce McLarenCooper+1 lap2
06Jackie StewartBRM+2 laps1
07Jo SiffertBrabham+2 laps
08Jack BrabhamBrabham+4 laps
09Paul HawkinsBrabham+4 laps
10Peter de KlerkAlfa Special+6 laps
11Tony MaggsLotus+8 laps
12Frank GardnerBrabham+10 laps
13Sam TingleLDS+12 laps
14David ProphetBrabham+14 laps
15Lorenzo BandiniFerrari
—Bob AndersonBrabhamNot classified
—Jo BonnierBrabhamClutch
—Jochen RindtCooperElectrical
—John LoveCooperHalfshaft
—Dan GurneyBrabhamIgnition
—Trevor BlokdykCooperDid not qualify
—Neville LederleLotusDid not qualify
—Doug SerrurierLDSDid not qualify
—Brausch NiemannLotusDid not qualify
—Ernie PieterseLotusDid not qualify
—Clive PuzeyLotusDid not pre-qualify
—Jackie PretoriusLDSDid not pre-qualify
—Dave CharltonLotusDid not pre-qualify