1965 World Sportscar Championship

Racing tournament 1965 World Sportscar Championship 1964 1966 thumb|right|300px|A Shelby Cobra Daytona competing in the 1965 International Championship for GT Manufacturers The 1965 World Sportscar Championship season was the 13th season of FIA World Sportscar Championship racing. It featured the 1965 International Championship for GT Manufacturers and the 1965 International Trophy for GT Prototypes.Denis Jenkinson, The Automobile Year Book of Sports Car Racing, 1982, page 222 The season ran from 28 February 1965 to 19 September 1965 and comprised 20 races. The International Championship for GT Manufacturers was contested by Grand Touring Cars in three engine capacity divisions. The Over 2000cc division was won by Shelby ahead of Ferrari, while Porsche prevailed in the 2000cc division and Abarth-Simca took the 1300cc division. The International Trophy for GT Prototypes was won by Ferrari, ahead of Porsche and Ford. Schedule Although composed of 20 races, each class did not compete in all events. Some events were for one class, while others were combined events. Rnd Race Circuit or Location Competitors Date 1 USA Continental 2000 km of Daytona Daytona International Speedway Both 28 February 2 USA 12 Hours of Sebring Sebring International Raceway Both 27 March 3 ITA Gran Premio Shell Coppa Bologna Autodromo Dino Ferrari GT 11 April 4 ITA Coppa Inter-Europa Autodromo Nazionale Monza GT 25 April 5 ITA 1000km Monza Both 6 GBR RAC Senior Service Tourist Trophy Oulton Park Both 1 May 7 ITA Targa Florio Circuito delle Madonie Both 9 May 8 BEL 500km of Spa-Francorchamps Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Both 16 May 9 DEU Intl. ADAC 1000 Kilometres Rennen Nürburgring Nürburgring Both 23 May 10 ITA Mugello 500 km Mugello Circuit GT 6 June 11 DEU Internationaler Alpen-Bergpreis Rossfeld road in Berchtesgaden Alps GT 13 June 12 FRA 24 Hours of Le Mans Circuit de la Sarthe Both 19 June20 June 13 FRA 12 Hours of Reims Reims-Gueux Both 4 July 14 ITA Corsa della Mendola Bolzano GT 4 July 15 DEU Bergpreis Freiburg-Schauinsland Schauinsland GT 8 August 16 ITA Coppa Citta di Enna Autodromo di Pergusa GT 15 August 17 CHE Grosser Bergpreis der Schweiz Villars GT 29 August 18 DEU 500 km Nürburgring Nürburgring GT 5 September 19 USA Double 500 km Bridgehampton GT2.0 19 September 20 Both Results Race results Date Round Circuit/Location Winning driver(s) Winning team Winning car 28/02 Rd. 1 USA Daytona GBR Ken MilesUSA Lloyd Ruby Shelby American Ford GTEntries for the fourth annual Daytona Continental, 1965 Daytona Speedweeks Program No 2, 15-28 February 1965, www.racingsportscars.com Retrieved 8 June 2015 27/03 Rd. 2 USA Sebring USA Jim HallUSA Hap Sharp Chaparral Cars Chaparral-Chevrolet 2A 11/04 Rd. 3 ITA Imola ITA Herbert Demetz Abarth Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero 25/04 Rd. 4 ITA Monza DEU Klaus Steinmetz Abarth Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero 25/04 Rd. 5 ITA Monza GBR Mike ParkesFRA Jean Guichet SpA Ferrari SEFAC Ferrari 275 P2 01/05 Rd. 6 GBR Oulton Park NZL Denny Hulme Sidney Taylor Racing Brabham-Climax BT8 09/05 Rd. 7 ITA Targa Florio ITA Nino VaccarellaITA Lorenzo Bandini SpA Ferrari SEFAC Ferrari 275 P2 16/05 Rd. 8 BEL Spa-Francorchamps BEL Willy Mairesse Ecurie Francorchamps Ferrari 250 LM 23/05 Rd. 9 DEU Nürburgring GBR John SurteesITA Ludovico Scarfiotti SpA Ferrari SEFAC Ferrari 330 P2 06/06 Rd. 10 ITA Mugello ITA Mario CasoniITA Antonio Nicodemi Montegrappa Ferrari 250 LM 13/06 Rd. 11 DEU Rossfeld DEU Gerhard Mitter Porsche System Porsche 908/4 Bergspyder 19-20/06 Rd. 12 FRA Le Mans AUT Jochen RindtUSA Masten GregoryUSA Ed Hugus North American Racing Team Ferrari 250 LM 04/07 Rd. 13 FRA Reims MEX Pedro Rodríguez FRA Jean Guichet North American Racing Team Ferrari 365 P2 04/07 Rd. 14 ITA Bolzano ITA Herbert Demetz Abarth Abarth-Simca 2000 GT 08/08 Rd. 15 DEU Schauinsland ITA Ludovico Scarfiotti SpA Ferrari SEFAC Dino 206 SP 15/08 Rd. 16 ITA Enna-Pergusa ITA Mario Casoni Mario Casoni Ferrari 250 LM 29/08 Rd. 17 CHE Ollon-Villars ITA Ludovico Scarfiotti Scuderia Sant Ambroeus Dino 206 SP 05/09 Rd. 18 DEU Nürburgring BEL Lucien Bianchi BEL Mauro Bianchi Automobiles Alpine Alpine-Renault M65 19/09 Rd. 19 USA Bridgehampton USA Herb Wetanson Wetson’s Drive-Ins Porsche 904 GTS 19/09 Rd. 20 USA Bridgehampton USA Hap Sharp Chaparral Cars Chaparral-Chevrolet 2A Source:http://www.racingsportscars.com/championship/World%20Championship.html?page=2 World Sportscar Championship (page 2) - Championships Racing Sports Cars 2014-01-21 International Championship for GT Manufacturers Position Manufacturer Points János L Wimpffen, Time And Two Seats, 1999, Page 611 Division 1 : 1300cc 1 Abarth-Simca 67.5 2 MG 41.5 3 Fiat-Abarth 26.7 4 Alfa Romeo 14.2 5 Alpine 9.7 6 Triumph 9.6 7 Lancia 4.0 Austin 4.0 9 Lotus 1.0 Marcos 1.0 Division 2 : 2000cc 1 Porsche 96.3 2 Alfa Romeo 45.2 3 MG 19.8 4 Triumph 8.0 5 Abarth-Simca 7.0 6 Lotus 5.8 7 Volvo 3.9 Division 3 : Over 2000cc 1 Shelby 90.0 2 Ferrari 71.3 3 Austin-Healey 8.1 4 Jaguar 7.2 5 Chevrolet 2.6 6 Sunbeam 1.6 International Trophy for GT Prototypes Position Manufacturer Points 1 Ferrari 58.5 2 Porsche 30.4 3 Ford 19.6 4 Iso 3.9 References External links 1965 World Sportscar Championship events 1965 World Sportscar Championship tables Images from the 1965 International Championship for GT Manufacturers Retrieved from www.racingsportscars.com on 31 May 2009 Category:World Sportscar Championship seasons World Sportscar Championship season