1965 Formula One season facts for kids

The 1965 Formula One season was an exciting year in racing! At the end of it, Jim Clark was crowned the champion. He showed amazing skill and speed throughout the season.

Race by Race: The 1965 Season

The 1965 Formula One season had ten thrilling races, called Grand Prix events, held around the world. Here's a quick look at where they happened and who won each one:

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

Teams and Their Standings

In Formula One, teams (called "constructors") also compete for a championship. Points are given based on how well their cars and drivers perform in each race. Here are the top teams from the 1965 season:

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

Drivers and Their Achievements

The drivers are the heroes of Formula One! They race the cars and earn points for themselves and their teams. Here are the final standings for the drivers in 1965, showing who finished where, how many races they won, and how many times they stood on the podium (finished in the top three):

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