1965 German Grand Prix

F1 West Germany German August 1, 1965 Circuit Nürburgring-1927-Nordschleife.svg XXVII Großer Preis von Deutschland Nürburgring, Nürburg, West Germany Permanent racing facility 14.168 22.810 15 212.52 342.15 Overcast and dry Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 8:22.7 UK Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 8:24.1 10 UK Jim Clark Lotus-Climax UK Graham Hill BRM UK Dan Gurney Brabham-Climax United States GER The 1965 German Grand Prix (formally the XXVII Großer Preis von Deutschland) was a Formula One motor race held at the Nürburgring on August 1, 1965. It was race 7 of 10 in both the 1965 World Championship of Drivers and the 1965 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 15-lap race was won by Jim Clark, who in his Lotus-Climax, took pole position, the fastest lap of the race, and led every lap. The victory ensured that Clark won the World Championship of Drivers with three races left to go. It also meant that Lotus won the 1965 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers at the same time. BRM driver, Graham Hill, finished the race in second position in front of Brabham-Climax driver, Dan Gurney, who completed the podium by finishing third. Clark's victory was his 3rd grand slam of the season and the final grand slam of his career. Race report Graham Hill could still theoretically overhaul Clark for the championship. However Clark became Champion with a masterful performance, leading from pole to the flag and setting fastest lap, to gain maximum points with 3 Grand Prix still to be run. Behind him, the rest of the pack had all sorts of mechanical problems: Surtees had gear selection problems, Stewart bent a wishbone, Hulme punctured his fuel tank when his seat worked loose, and Amon had transistor problems despite borrowing two transistor boxes. Clark was duly crowned as champion at the start of August, the earliest the championship had been won until 2002, when Michael Schumacher obtained his 5th title on July 21. thumb|Gerhard Mitter in a Lotus 25. thumb|Jochen Rindt in a Cooper T77. thumb|Jack Brabham in a Brabham BT11. Classification Qualifying Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap 1 1 UK Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 8:22.7— 2 10 UK Jackie Stewart BRM 8:26.1 +3.4 3 9 UK Graham Hill BRM 8:26.8 +4.1 4 7 UK John Surtees Ferrari 8:27.0 +4.3 5 5 US Dan Gurney Brabham-Climax 8:29.0 +6.3 6 2 UK Mike Spence Lotus-Climax 8:33.4 +10.7 7 8 Italy Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari 8:33.8 +11.1 8 12 Austria Jochen Rindt Cooper-Climax 8:37.5 +14.8 9 16 Sweden Jo Bonnier Brabham-Climax 8:37.9 +15.2 10 11 New Zealand Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 8:39.0 +16.3 11 17 Switzerland Jo Siffert Brabham-BRM 8:39.6 +16.9 12 3 West Germany Gerhard Mitter Lotus-Climax 8:40.4 +17.7 13 6 New Zealand Denny Hulme Brabham-Climax 8:42.3 +19.6 14 4 Australia Jack Brabham Brabham-Climax 8:44.9 +22.2 15 18 UK Bob Anderson Brabham-Climax 8:47.4 +24.7 16 19 New Zealand Chris Amon Lotus-BRM 8:50.5 +27.8 17 20 UK Richard Attwood Lotus-BRM 8:57.7 +35.0 18 21 Australia Frank Gardner Brabham-BRM 8:59.3 +36.6 19 24 US Masten Gregory BRM 9:14.3 +51.6 20 22 Australia Paul Hawkins Lotus-Climax 9:16.8 +54.1 21 25 Italy Roberto Bussinello BRM 9:17.7 +55.0 22 23 UK Ian Raby Brabham-BRM 9:17.8 +55.1Source:Lang Mike Grand Prix! 1981 Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 1 UK Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 15 2:07:52.4 1 9 2 9 UK Graham Hill BRM 15 +15.9 secs 3 6 3 5 US Dan Gurney Brabham-Climax 15 +21.4 secs 5 4 4 12 Austria Jochen Rindt Cooper-Climax 15 +3:29.6 8 3 5 4 Australia Jack Brabham Brabham-Climax 15 +4:41.2 14 2 6 8 Italy Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari 15 +5:08.6 7 1 7 16 Sweden Jo Bonnier Brabham-Climax 15 +5:58.5 9 8 24 US Masten Gregory BRM 14 +1 Lap 18 Ret Retired 7 UK John Surtees Ferrari 11 Gearbox 4 Ret Retired 17 Switzerland Jo Siffert Brabham-BRM 9 Engine 11 Ret Retired 2 UK Mike Spence Lotus-Climax 8 Transmission 6 Ret Retired 3 West Germany Gerhard Mitter Lotus-Climax 8 Water Leak 12 Ret Retired 20 UK Richard Attwood Lotus-BRM 8 Water Leak 16 Ret Retired 11 New Zealand Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 7 Gearbox 10 Ret Retired 6 New Zealand Denny Hulme Brabham-Climax 5 Fuel Leak, Steering 13 Ret Retired 19 New Zealand Chris Amon Lotus-BRM 3 Electrical 15 Ret Retired 22 Australia Paul Hawkins Lotus-Climax 3 Oil Leak 19 Ret Retired 10 UK Jackie Stewart BRM 2 Suspension 2 Ret Retired 21 Australia Frank Gardner Brabham-BRM 0 Gearbox 17 DNS Did not start 18 UK Bob Anderson Brabham-Climax Accident in practice DNQ Did not qualify 25 Italy Roberto Bussinello BRM DNQ Did not qualify 23 UK Ian Raby Brabham-BRM Accident in practice Source:http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1965/594/ 1965 German Grand Prix formula1.com 26 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20131030235644/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1965/594/ 30 October 2013 Championship standings after the race Bold text indicates the World Champions. Drivers' Championship standings PosDriverPoints 10px 1 UK Jim Clark 54 10px 2 UK Graham Hill 30 (32) 10px 3 UK Jackie Stewart 25 10px 4 UK John Surtees 17 10px 3 5 USA Dan Gurney 9Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1965/allemagne/championnat.aspx Germany 1965 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 18 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 10px 1 UK Lotus-Climax 54 10px 2 UK BRM 39 (43) 10px 3 ITA Ferrari 21 10px 4 UK Brabham-Climax 15 10px 5 UK Cooper-Climax 11Source: Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only best 6 results counted toward the championship. Numbers without parentheses are championship points, numbers in parentheses are total points scored. References 30em German Grand Prix 1965 1965 Dutch Grand Prix 1965 Italian Grand Prix 1964 German Grand Prix 1966 German Grand Prix German Grand Prix Category:German Grand Prix German Grand Prix Category:1965 in German motorsport German