1965 Race of Champions

NC UK Race of Champions 1965 Race of Champions https://chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=1965&gp=Race%20of%20Champions&r=1 ChicaneF1 29 February 2024 I Daily Mail Race of Champions Brands Hatch 13 March 1965 File:Brands Hatch 1960-1975.svg Permanent racing facility 2.65 4.265 2 x 40 212 341.181 Jim Clark UK Lotus-Climax 1:34.9 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 1:35.4 UK Mike Spence UK Lotus-Climax Jackie Stewart UK BRM Jo Bonnier Sweden Brabham-Climax The 1st Race of Champions was a non-Championship motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 13 March 1965 at Brands Hatch circuit in Kent, England. The race was run over two heats of 40 laps of the circuit, and was won overall by Mike Spence in a Lotus 33.Thompson John Rabagliati Duncan Sheldon K. Paul I Daily Mail Race of Champions The Formula One Record Book https://archive.org/details/formulaonerecord0000thom/ 1974 212–213 Internet Archive registration The first heat was won by Jim Clark, with Dan Gurney second, and Spence in third place. However, both Clark and Gurney retired from the second heat, which Spence won from Jo Bonnier and Frank Gardner. Jackie Stewart finished seventh in the first heat and fourth in the second, to take second overall. Results Pos. Position Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Retired Grid Heat 1 / 2 1 UK Mike Spence Team Lotus Lotus-Climax 2.11:42.0 3 3rd / 1st 2 UK Jackie Stewart Owen Racing Organisation BRM + 59.4 s 6 7th / 4th 3 Sweden Jo Bonnier Rob Walker Racing Team Brabham-Climax 79 laps 4 8th / 2nd 4 Australia Frank Gardner John Willment Automobiles Brabham-BRM 79 laps 15 9th / 3rd 5 New Zealand Bruce McLaren Cooper Car Company Cooper-Climax 79 laps 10 12th / 5th 6 Switzerland Jo Siffert Rob Walker Racing Team Brabham-BRM 79 laps 12 11th / 6th 7 Austria Jochen Rindt Cooper Car Company Cooper-Climax 78 laps 9 13th / 7th 8 UK John Taylor Gerard Racing Cooper-Climax 77 laps 17 14th / 8th 9 UK Ian Raby Ian Raby (Racing) Brabham-BRM 75 laps 16 15th / 9th 10 Australia Paul Hawkins DW Racing Enterprises Lotus-Climax 37 laps - DNS / 10th 11 UK John Rhodes Gerard Racing Cooper-Ford 31 laps - DNS / 11th Ret Australia Jack Brabham Brabham Racing Organisation Brabham-Climax Oil leak 5 4th / Ret Ret UK Richard Attwood Reg Parnell (Racing) Lotus-BRM Water hose 11 10th / Ret Ret UK Rodney Bloor Sports Motors (Manchester) Brabham-Ford Steering - DNS / Ret Ret UK Graham Hill Owen Racing Organisation BRM Overheating 2 5th / Ret Ret USA Dan Gurney Brabham Racing Organisation Brabham-Climax Ignition 13 2nd / Ret Ret UK Jim Clark Team Lotus Lotus-Climax Accident 1 1st / Ret Ret UK Mike Hailwood Reg Parnell (Racing) Lotus-BRM Accident (both heats) 14 Ret / Ret Ret UK John Surtees SEFAC Ferrari Ferrari Fuel injection 7 6th / Ret Ret UK Bob Anderson DW Racing Enterprises Brabham-Climax Accident (H1) / Throttle (H2) 8 Ret / Ret DSQ Italy Ludovico Scarfiotti Scuderia Centro Sud BRM Push start 18 DSQ / - DSQ France Jo Schlesser John Willment Automobiles Brabham-Ford Outside assistance 20 DSQ / - Ret USA Masten Gregory Scuderia Centro Sud BRM Driveshaft 19 Ret / - DNS UK Alan Rees John Willment Automobiles Brabham-Ford - - WD Italy Lorenzo Bandini SEFAC Ferrari Ferrari - - WD UK Alan Rees Roy Winkelmann Racing Brabham-Ford Car not ready - -Sources:1965 Race of Champions https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1965-race-of-champions/ Motor Sport 29 February 20241965 Race of Champions – Final Classification https://chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1965&gp=Race%20of%20Champions&r=1&type=final ChicaneF1 29 February 2024 Bloor, Hawkins and Rhodes were reserves for the first heat and did not take part. All three started the second heat after the disqualifications of Scarfiotti and Schlesser, and Gregory's mechanical problems prevented him from continuing. References Race of Champions 1965 1964 Rand Grand Prix 1965 Syracuse Grand Prix — 1967 Race of Champions Race of Champions Category:Race of Champions (Brands Hatch) Gold Category:March 1965 sports events in the United Kingdom