South African Grand Prix 1965 East London 1 January
Pos. No Driver Nat. Entrant Chassis Engine Laps Result Points Grid 1 05 Jim Clark GBR Team Lotus Lotus 33 Climax 85 2h06m46.0s 9 1 2 01 John Surtees GBR Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 158 Ferrari 85 2h07m15.0s 6 2 3 03 Graham Hill GBR Owen Racing Organisation BRM P261 BRM 85 2h07m17.8s 4 5 4 06 Mike Spence GBR Team Lotus Lotus 33 Climax 85 2h07m40.4s 3 4 5 09 Bruce McLaren NZ Cooper Car Co Cooper T77 Climax 84 - 2 8 6 04 Jackie Stewart GBR Owen Racing Organisation BRM P261 BRM 83 - 1 11 7 12 Jo Siffert CH Rob Walker Racing Team Brabham BT11 BRM 83 - - 14 8 07 Jack Brabham AUS Brabham Racing Organisation Brabham BT11 Climax 81 - - 3 9 18 Paul Hawkins AUS John Willment Automobiles Brabham BT10 Ford 81 - - 16 10 20 Piet De Klerk ZA Otello Nucci Alfa Roméo Special Alfa Roméo 79 - - 17 11 15 Tony Maggs ZA Reg Parnell Racing Lotus 25 BRM 77 - - 13 12 16 Frank Gardner AUS John Willment Automobiles Brabham BT11 BRM 75 - - 15 13 25 Sam Tingle ZIM Sam Tingle LDS Mk1 Alfa Roméo 73 - - 20 14 19 David Prophet GBR David Prophet Brabham BT10 Ford 71 - - 19 R 02 Lorenzo Bandini ITA Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 1512 Ferrari 66 Electrics - 6 NC 14 Bob Anderson GBR DW Racing Enterprises Brabham BT11 Climax 50 - - 12 R 11 Jo Bonnier SWE Rob Walker Racing Team Brabham BT7 Climax 42 Gearbox - 7 R 10 Jochen Rindt AUT Cooper Car Co Cooper T73 Climax 39 Electrics - 10 R 17 John Love ZA John Love Cooper T55 Climax 20 Halfshaft - 18 R 08 Dan Gurney USA Brabham Racing Organisation Brabham BT11 Climax 11 Ignition - 9 DNQ 28 Trevor Blokdyk ZA Trevor Blokdyk Cooper T59 Ford - - - - DNQ 23 Neville Lederle ZA Scuderia Scribante Lotus 21 Climax - - - - DNQ 21 Doug Serrurier ZA Otello Nucci LDS Mk2 Climax - - - - DNQ 27 Brausch Niemann ZA Ted Lanfear Lotus 22 Ford - - - - DNQ 22 Ernie Pieterse ZA Lawson Organisation Lotus 21 Climax - - - - DNPQ 24 Clive Puzey RHO Clive Puzey Lotus 18/21 Climax - - - - DNPQ 29 Jackie Pretorius ZA Jackie Pretorius LDS Mk1 Alfa Roméo - - - - DNPQ 32 Dave Charlton ZA Ecurie Tomahawk Lotus 20 Ford - - - - Lap Leaders Total Jim Clark 1-85 85 NC=Not Classified NT=No time set in qualifying R=Retired EX=Excluded from meeting W=Withdrawn DQ=Disqualified DNS=Did not start DNQ=Did not qualify DNPQ=Did not pre-qualify Pole Position (1m27.2s) Pole Position and Fastest Lap Fastest Lap (1m27.6s)
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Current Championship Standings

Position Driver Nat. Points 1 Jim Clark GBR 9 2 John Surtees GBR 6 3 Graham Hill GBR 4 4 Mike Spence GBR 3 5 Bruce McLaren NZ 2 6 Jackie Stewart GBR 1