1965 Syracuse Grand Prix

NC Italy Syracuse XIV Gran Premio di Siracusa Syracuse Circuit, Syracuse, Sicily Map-siracusa old.png 4 April 1965 Temporary road circuit 3.487 5.612 56 195.27 314.43 Jim Clark UK Lotus-Climax 1:46.5 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 1:46.0 UK Jim Clark UK Lotus-Climax John Surtees UK Ferrari Lorenzo Bandini Italy Ferrari The 14th Syracuse Grand Prix was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 4 April 1965 at Syracuse Circuit, Sicily. The race was run over 56 laps of the circuit, and was won by British driver Jim Clark in a Lotus 33. Results thumb|Surtees' Ferrari 158 leads the race ahead Siffert's Brabham BT11 and Clark's Lotus 33 on the main straight. Clark won the race ahead of Surtees, while Siffert was forced to retire due to overheating on lap 44. Pos Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Retired Grid 1 UK Jim Clark Team Lotus Lotus-Climax 1.43:47.0 1 2 UK John Surtees SEFAC Ferrari Ferrari + 42.1 s 2 3 Italy Lorenzo Bandini SEFAC Ferrari Ferrari + 56.3 s 5 4 Sweden Jo Bonnier Rob Walker Racing Team Brabham-Climax 55 laps 3 5 Italy Ludovico Scarfiotti Scuderia Centro Sud BRM 54 laps 9 6 UK Bob Anderson DW Racing Enterprises Brabham-Climax 47 laps 11 7 France Bernard Collomb Bernard Collomb Lotus-Climax 47 laps 14 8 UK Ian Raby Ian Raby (Racing) Brabham-BRM 47 laps 12 9 Switzerland André Wicky André Wicky Lotus-BRM 34 laps 15 Ret Switzerland Jo Siffert Rob Walker Racing Team Brabham-BRM Con-rod 4 Ret UK Mike Spence Team Lotus Lotus-Climax Accident 6 Ret USA Masten Gregory Scuderia Centro Sud BRM Suspension 10 Ret UK Mike Hailwood Reg Parnell (Racing) Lotus-BRM Ignition / accident 8 Ret UK Innes Ireland Reg Parnell (Racing) Lotus-BRM Gearbox 7 DNS Italy Roberto Bussinello Scuderia Centro Sud BRM Gearbox in practice (13) WD Australia Paul Hawkins DW Racing Enterprises Lotus-Climax - References "The Grand Prix Who's Who", Steve Small, 1995. "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974. Race results at www.silhouet.com Syracuse Grand Prix 1965 1965 Race of Champions 1965 Sunday Mirror Trophy 1964 Syracuse Grand Prix 1966 Syracuse Grand Prix Syracuse Grand Prix Category:Syracuse Grand Prix Syracuse Grand Prix Syracuse Grand Prix