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1965 German Grand Prix

{{Infobox Grand Prix race report

|Type = F1

|Country = West Germany

|Grand Prix = German

|Date = August 1,

|Year = 1965

|Image = Circuit Nürburgring-1927-Nordschleife.svg

|Caption =

|Official name = XXVII Großer Preis von Deutschland

|Location = Nürburgring, Nürburg, West Germany

|Course = Permanent racing facility

|Course_mi = 14.168

|Course_km = 22.810

|Distance_laps = 15

|Distance_mi = 212.52

|Distance_km = 342.15

|Weather = Overcast and dry

|Pole_Driver = Jim Clark

|Pole_Team = Lotus-Climax

|Pole_Time = 8:22.7

|Pole_Country = UK

|Fast_Driver = Jim Clark

|Fast_Team = Lotus-Climax

|Fast_Time = 8:24.1

|Fast_Lap = 10

|Fast_Country = UK

|First_Driver = Jim Clark

|First_Team = Lotus-Climax

|First_Country = UK

|Second_Driver = Graham Hill

|Second_Team = BRM

|Second_Country= UK

|Third_Driver = Dan Gurney

|Third_Team = Brabham-Climax

|Third_Country = United States

|Lapchart = {{F1Laps1965|GER}}

}}

The 1965 German Grand Prix (formally the XXVII Großer Preis von Deutschland) was a Formula One motor race held at 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.

File:Mitter, Gerhard - Lotus1965.jpg in a Lotus 25.]]

File:1965-08-01 Rindt, Jochen - Cooper Climax.jpg in a Cooper T77.]]

File:BrabhamJack19650801Südkehre.jpg in a Brabham BT11.]]

Classification

= Qualifying =

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%"
Pos

! No

! Driver

! Constructor

! Time

! Gap

1

| 1

| {{flagicon|UK}} Jim Clark

| Lotus-Climax

| 8:22.7

| align="center" |—

2

| 10

| {{flagicon|UK}} Jackie Stewart

| BRM

| 8:26.1

| +3.4

3

| 9

| {{flagicon|UK}} Graham Hill

| BRM

| 8:26.8

| +4.1

4

| 7

| {{flagicon|UK}} John Surtees

| Ferrari

| 8:27.0

| +4.3

5

| 5

| {{flagicon|US}} Dan Gurney

| Brabham-Climax

| 8:29.0

| +6.3

6

| 2

| {{flagicon|UK}} Mike Spence

| Lotus-Climax

| 8:33.4

| +10.7

7

| 8

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Lorenzo Bandini

| Ferrari

| 8:33.8

| +11.1

8

| 12

| {{flagicon|Austria}} Jochen Rindt

| Cooper-Climax

| 8:37.5

| +14.8

9

| 16

| {{flagicon|Sweden}} Jo Bonnier

| Brabham-Climax

| 8:37.9

| +15.2

10

| 11

| {{flagicon|New Zealand}} Bruce McLaren

| Cooper-Climax

| 8:39.0

| +16.3

11

| 17

| {{flagicon|Switzerland}} Jo Siffert

| Brabham-BRM

| 8:39.6

| +16.9

12

| 3

| {{flagicon|West Germany}} Gerhard Mitter

| Lotus-Climax

| 8:40.4

| +17.7

13

| 6

| {{flagicon|New Zealand}} Denny Hulme

| Brabham-Climax

| 8:42.3

| +19.6

14

| 4

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Jack Brabham

| Brabham-Climax

| 8:44.9

| +22.2

15

| 18

| {{flagicon|UK}} Bob Anderson

| Brabham-Climax

| 8:47.4

| +24.7

16

| 19

| {{flagicon|New Zealand}} Chris Amon

| Lotus-BRM

| 8:50.5

| +27.8

17

| 20

| {{flagicon|UK}} Richard Attwood

| Lotus-BRM

| 8:57.7

| +35.0

18

| 21

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Frank Gardner

| Brabham-BRM

| 8:59.3

| +36.6

19

| 24

| {{flagicon|US}} Masten Gregory

| BRM

| 9:14.3

| +51.6

20

| 22

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Paul Hawkins

| Lotus-Climax

| 9:16.8

| +54.1

21

| 25

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Roberto Bussinello

| BRM

| 9:17.7

| +55.0

22

| 23

| {{flagicon|UK}} Ian Raby

| Brabham-BRM

| 9:17.8

| +55.1

colspan="8"|{{center|Source:{{cite book |last1=Lang |first1=Mike |title=Grand Prix! |date=1981}}}}

=Race=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
Pos

! No

! Driver

! Constructor

! Laps

! Time/Retired

! Grid

! Points

1

| 1

| {{flagicon|UK}} Jim Clark

| Lotus-Climax

| 15

| 2:07:52.4

| 1

| 9

2

| 9

| {{flagicon|UK}} Graham Hill

| BRM

| 15

| +15.9 secs

| 3

| 6

3

| 5

| {{flagicon|US}} Dan Gurney

| Brabham-Climax

| 15

| +21.4 secs

| 5

| 4

4

| 12

| {{flagicon|Austria}} Jochen Rindt

| Cooper-Climax

| 15

| +3:29.6

| 8

| 3

5

| 4

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Jack Brabham

| Brabham-Climax

| 15

| +4:41.2

| 14

| 2

6

| 8

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Lorenzo Bandini

| Ferrari

| 15

| +5:08.6

| 7

| 1

7

| 16

| {{flagicon|Sweden}} Jo Bonnier

| Brabham-Climax

| 15

| +5:58.5

| 9

|

8

| 24

| {{flagicon|US}} Masten Gregory

| BRM

| 14

| +1 Lap

| 18

|

Ret

| 7

| {{flagicon|UK}} John Surtees

| Ferrari

| 11

| Gearbox

| 4

|

Ret

| 17

| {{flagicon|Switzerland}} Jo Siffert

| Brabham-BRM

| 9

| Engine

| 11

|

Ret

| 2

| {{flagicon|UK}} Mike Spence

| Lotus-Climax

| 8

| Transmission

| 6

|

Ret

| 3

| {{flagicon|West Germany}} Gerhard Mitter

| Lotus-Climax

| 8

| Water Leak

| 12

|

Ret

| 20

| {{flagicon|UK}} Richard Attwood

| Lotus-BRM

| 8

| Water Leak

| 16

|

Ret

| 11

| {{flagicon|New Zealand}} Bruce McLaren

| Cooper-Climax

| 7

| Gearbox

| 10

|

Ret

| 6

| {{flagicon|New Zealand}} Denny Hulme

| Brabham-Climax

| 5

| Fuel Leak, Steering

| 13

|

Ret

| 19

| {{flagicon|New Zealand}} Chris Amon

| Lotus-BRM

| 3

| Electrical

| 15

|

Ret

| 22

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Paul Hawkins

| Lotus-Climax

| 3

| Oil Leak

| 19

|

Ret

| 10

| {{flagicon|UK}} Jackie Stewart

| BRM

| 2

| Suspension

| 2

|

Ret

| 21

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Frank Gardner

| Brabham-BRM

| 0

| Gearbox

| 17

|

DNS

| 18

| {{flagicon|UK}} Bob Anderson

| Brabham-Climax

|

| Accident in practice

|

|

DNQ

| 25

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Roberto Bussinello

| BRM

|

|

|

|

DNQ

| 23

| {{flagicon|UK}} Ian Raby

| Brabham-BRM

|

| Accident in practice

|

|

colspan="8"|{{center|Source:{{cite web |url=http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1965/594/ |title=1965 German Grand Prix |publisher=formula1.com |access-date=26 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030235644/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1965/594/ |archive-date=30 October 2013}}}}

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Championship standings after the race

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;Drivers' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
!Pos

!Driver

!Points

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 1

| {{flagicon|UK}} Jim Clark

| align="left"| 54

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 2

| {{flagicon|UK}} Graham Hill

| align="left"| 30 (32)

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 3

| {{flagicon|UK}} Jackie Stewart

| align="left"| 25

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 4

| {{flagicon|UK}} John Surtees

| align="left"| 17

align="left"| 10px 3

|align="center"| 5

| {{flagicon|USA}} Dan Gurney

| align="left"| 9

colspan=4|Source: {{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/1965/allemagne/championnat.aspx|title=Germany 1965 - Championship • STATS F1|website=www.statsf1.com|access-date=18 March 2019}}

{{col-2}}

;Constructors' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Pos

! Constructor

! Points

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 1

| {{flagicon|UK}} Lotus-Climax

| align="left"| 54

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 2

| {{flagicon|UK}} BRM

| align="left"| 39 (43)

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 3

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Ferrari

| align="left"| 21

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 4

| {{flagicon|UK}} Brabham-Climax

| align="left"| 15

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 5

| {{flagicon|UK}} Cooper-Climax

| align="left"| 11

colspan=4|Source:

{{col-end}}

  • 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

{{reflist | 30em}}

{{F1 race report|

Name_of_race = German Grand Prix |

Year_of_race = 1965 |

Previous_race_in_season = 1965 Dutch Grand Prix |

Next_race_in_season = 1965 Italian Grand Prix |

Previous_year's_race = 1964 German Grand Prix |

Next_year's_race = 1966 German Grand Prix}}

{{F1GP 60-69}}

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