1965 Formula One season facts for kids

The 1965 Formula One season crowned as champion Jim Clark.

Season review

Rnd	Race	Date	Location	Winning driver	Constructor	Report
1	South African Grand Prix	January 1	Prince George	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	Report
2	Monaco Grand Prix	May 30	Monaco	Graham Hill	BRM	Report
3	Belgian Grand Prix	June 13	Spa-Francorchamps	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	Report
4	French Grand Prix	June 27	Charade	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	Report
5	British Grand Prix	July 10	Silverstone	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	Report
6	Dutch Grand Prix	July 18	Zandvoort	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	Report
7	German Grand Prix	August 1	Nürburgring	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	Report
8	Italian Grand Prix	September 12	Monza	Jackie Stewart	BRM	Report
9	United States Grand Prix	October 3	Watkins Glen	Graham Hill	BRM	Report
10	Mexican Grand Prix	October 24	Hermanos Rodriguez	Richie Ginther	Honda	Report

1965 Constructors Championship final standings

Place	Constructor	Points
1	Lotus-Climax	54 (58)
2	BRM	45 (61)
3	Brabham-Climax	27 (31)
4	Ferrari	26 (27)
5	Cooper-Climax	14
6	Honda	11
7	Brabham-BRM	5
8	Lotus-BRM	2
9	LDS-Alfa Romeo	0
10	LDS-Climax	0
11	Cooper-Ford	0
12	Alfa Romeo	0
13	Brabham-Ford	0
14	Lotus-Ford	0

1965 Drivers Championship final standings

Pos. Driver RSA MON BEL FRA GBR NED GER ITA USA MEX Pts. 1 Jim Clark 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 Ret Ret 54 2 Graham Hill 3 1 5 5 2 4 2 2 1 Ret 40 (47) 3 Jackie Stewart 6 3 2 2 5 2 Ret 1 Ret Ret 33 (34) 4 Dan Gurney Ret 10 Ret 6 3 3 3 2 2 25 5 John Surtees 2 4 Ret 3 3 7 Ret Ret 17 6 Lorenzo Bandini 15 2 9 8 Ret 9 6 4 4 8 13 7 Richie Ginther Ret 6 Ret Ret 6 14 7 1 11 8 Mike Spence 4 7 7 4 8 Ret 11 Ret 3 10 9 Bruce McLaren 5 5 3 Ret 10 Ret Ret 5 Ret Ret 10 10 Jack Brabham 8 Ret 4 DNS 5 3 Ret 9 11 Denny Hulme 8 4 Ret 5 Ret Ret 5 12 Jo Siffert 7 6 8 6 9 13 Ret Ret 11 4 5 13 Jochen Rindt Ret DNQ 11 Ret 14 Ret 4 8 6 Ret 4 14 Pedro Rodríguez 5 7 2 15 Ronnie Bucknum Ret Ret Ret Ret 13 5 2 16 Richard Attwood Ret 14 13 12 Ret 6 10 6 2 17 Jo Bonnier Ret 7 Ret Ret 7 Ret 7 7 8 Ret 0 18 Frank Gardner 12 Ret Ret 8 11 Ret Ret 0 19 Masten Gregory Ret 12 8 Ret 0 20 Bob Anderson NC 9 DNS 9 Ret Ret DNS 0 21 Innes Ireland 13 Ret Ret 10 9 Ret 0 22 Paul Hawkins 9 10 Ret 0 23 Bob Bondurant 9 Ret 0 24 Peter de Klerk 10 0 25 Tony Maggs 11 0 26 Ian Raby 11 DNQ 0 27 Moises Solana 12 Ret 0 28 Lucien Bianchi 12 0 29 Nino Vaccarella 12 0 30 Sam Tingle 13 0 31 Roberto Bussinello DNQ 13 0 32 David Prophet 14 0 — Chris Amon Ret DNS Ret 0 — John Love Ret 0 — Mike Hailwood Ret 0 — John Rhodes Ret 0 — Gerhard Mitter Ret 0 — Giancarlo Baghetti Ret 0 — Geki Ret 0 — Giorgio Bassi Ret 0 — Trevor Blokdyk DNQ 0 — Doug Serrurier DNQ 0 — Neville Lederle DNQ 0 — Brausch Niemann DNQ 0 — Ernie Pieterse DNQ 0 — Alan Rollinson DNQ 0 — Brian Gubby DNQ 0 — Jackie Pretorius DNPQ 0 — Clive Puzey DNPQ 0 — Dave Charlton DNPQ 0 Pos. Driver RSA MON BEL FRA GBR NED GER ITA USA MEX Pts.

Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Race cancelled (C) Light blue Practiced only (PO) Friday test driver (TD) (starting in 2003) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Excluded (EX) Did not arrive (DNA) Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

Place	Driver	Country	Points	Wins	Podiums	Poles
1	Jim Clark	Britain	54	6	6	6
2	Graham Hill	Britain	40 (47)	2	6	4
3	Jackie Stewart	Britain	33 (34)	1	5
4	Dan Gurney	USA	25		5
5	John Surtees	Britain	17		3
6	Lorenzo Bandini	Italy	13		1
7	Richie Ginther	USA	11	1	1
8	Mike Spence	Britain	10		1
9	Bruce McLaren	New Zealand	10		1
10	Jack Brabham	Australia	9		1
11	Denny Hulme	New Zealand	5
12	Jo Siffert	Switzerland	5
13	Jochen Rindt	Austria	4
14	Pedro Rodríguez	Mexico	2
15	Ronnie Bucknum	USA	2
16	Richard Attwood	Britain	2
17	Jo Bonnier	Sweden
18	Frank Gardner	Australia
19	Masten Gregory	USA
20	Bob Anderson	Britain
21	Innes Ireland	Britain
22	Paul Hawkins	Australia
23	Bob Bondurant	USA
24	Peter de Klerk	South Africa
25	Tony Maggs	South Africa
26	Ian Raby	Britain
27	Moises Solana	Mexico
28	Lucien Bianchi	Belgium
29	Nino Vaccarella	Italy
30	Sam Tingle	Rhodesia
31	Roberto Bussinello	Italy
32	David Prophet	Britain
—	Chris Amon	New Zealand
—	John Love	Rhodesia
—	Mike Hailwood	Britain
—	John Rhodes	Britain
—	Gerhard Mitter	Germany
—	Giancarlo Baghetti	Italy
—	Geki	Italy
—	Giorgio Bassi	Italy
—	Trevor Blokdyk	South Africa
—	Doug Serrurier	South Africa
—	Neville Lederle	South Africa
—	Brausch Niemann	South Africa
—	Ernie Pieterse	South Africa
—	Alan Rollinson	Britain
—	Brian Gubby	Britain
—	Jackie Pretorius	South Africa
—	Clive Puzey	Rhodesia
—	Dave Charlton	South Africa

Images for kids

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  Jim Clark won his second and final championship, driving a Lotus-Climax

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  Jack Brabham placed tenth in the championship. He is pictured in a Brabham BT11 Climax contesting the 1965 German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring

See also

In Spanish: Temporada 1965 de Fórmula 1 para niños