1965 Mediterranean Grand Prix

NC Italy Mediterranean IV Gran Premio del Mediterraneo Autodromo di Pergusa, Sicily 15 August 1965 Permanent racing facility 2.985 4.803 60 179.1 288.172 Jim Clark UK Lotus-Climax 1:15.8 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 1:15.8 UK Jo Siffert Switzerland Brabham-BRM Jim Clark UK Lotus-Climax Frank Gardner Australia Brabham-BRM The 4th Mediterranean Grand Prix was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 15 August 1965 at the Autodromo di Pergusa, Sicily. The race was run over 60 laps of the circuit, and was won for the second year in succession by Swiss driver Jo Siffert in a Brabham BT11."The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974. Results Pos Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Retired Grid 1 Switzerland Jo Siffert Rob Walker Racing Team Brabham-BRM 1.17:05.2 3 2 UK Jim Clark Team Lotus Lotus-Climax + 0.3 s 1 3 Australia Frank Gardner John Willment Automobiles Brabham-BRM 59 laps 6 4 New Zealand Denny Hulme Brabham Racing Organisation Brabham-Climax 59 laps 5 5 UK Innes Ireland Reg Parnell (Racing) Lotus-BRM 59 laps 10 6 Australia Jack Brabham Brabham Racing Organisation Brabham-Climax 58 laps 8 Ret New Zealand Chris Amon Reg Parnell (Racing) Lotus-BRM Holed radiator 4 Ret UK John Rhodes Gerard Racing Cooper-Climax Handling 12 Ret Italy Giampiero Biscaldi Scuderia Centro Sud BRM Oil pressure 15 Ret UK Mike Spence Team Lotus Lotus-Climax Accident 2 Ret Sweden Jo Bonnier Rob Walker Racing Team Brabham-Climax Oil pressure 7 Ret UK Alan Rees Roy Winkelmann Racing Brabham-Ford Piston 9 Ret Austria Jochen Rindt Roy Winkelmann Racing Brabham-Ford Driveshaft joint 11 DSQ USA Masten Gregory Scuderia Centro Sud BRM Changed drivers 13 Ret Italy Giancarlo Baghetti Scuderia Centro Sud BRM Holed radiator 14 DNQ UK Piers Courage Gerard Racing Cooper-Ford - DNQ UK Colin Davis Scuderia Nord-Ouest Lotus-Climax - WD UK Bob Anderson DW Racing Enterprises Brabham-Climax Car damaged - WD Australia Paul Hawkins DW Racing Enterprises Lotus-Climax - WD UK Brian Gubby Brian Gubby Lotus-Climax - Masten Gregory was disqualified after a driver change with Giampiero Biscaldi. References Mediterranean Grand Prix 1965 1965 BRDC International Trophy 1965 Rand Grand Prix 1964 Mediterranean Grand Prix 1967 Mediterranean Grand Prix Mediterranean Grand Prix Category:Mediterranean Grand Prix Category:1965 in Italian motorsport Category:August 1965 sports events in Europe