1965 South African Grand Prix
Prince George · · Formula 1
Race summary
Finishing order
Interval is the deficit to the winner: seconds where official timing recorded them, laps where a car finished down. ★ marks the fastest lap.
| Fin | Grid | No. | Driver | Constructor | Engine | Laps | FL | Interval | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 5 | Jim Clark | Team Lotus | Climax | 85 | ★ | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | John Surtees | Ferrari | Ferrari | 85 | +29.000s | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | Graham Hill | BRM | BRM | 85 | +31.800s | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 | 4 | 6 | Mike Spence | Team Lotus | Climax | 85 | +54.400s | Finished | 3 | |
| 5 | 8 | 9 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper | Climax | 84 | +1 lap | Finished | 2 | |
| 6 | 11 | 4 | Jackie Stewart | BRM | BRM | 83 | +2 laps | Finished | 1 | |
| 7 | 14 | 12 | Jo Siffert | Brabham | BRM | 83 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 8 | 3 | 7 | Jack Brabham | Brabham | Climax | 81 | +4 laps | Finished | ||
| 9 | 16 | 18 | Paul Hawkins | Brabham | Ford | 81 | +4 laps | Finished | ||
| 10 | 17 | 20 | Peter de Klerk | Alfa Special | Alfa Romeo | 79 | +6 laps | Finished | ||
| 11 | 13 | 15 | Tony Maggs | Team Lotus | BRM | 77 | +8 laps | Finished | ||
| 12 | 15 | 16 | Frank Gardner | Brabham | BRM | 75 | +10 laps | Finished | ||
| 13 | 20 | 25 | Sam Tingle | LDS | Alfa Romeo | 73 | +12 laps | Finished | ||
| 14 | 19 | 19 | David Prophet | Brabham | Ford | 71 | +14 laps | Finished | ||
| 15 | 6 | 2 | Lorenzo Bandini | Ferrari | Ferrari | 66 | — | Ignition | ||
| — | 12 | 14 | Bob Anderson | Brabham | Climax | 50 | +35 laps | Not classified | ||
| — | 7 | 11 | Jo Bonnier | Brabham | Climax | 42 | — | Clutch | ||
| — | 10 | 10 | Jochen Rindt | Cooper | Climax | 39 | — | Electrical | ||
| — | 18 | 17 | John Love | Cooper | Climax | 20 | — | Halfshaft | ||
| — | 9 | 8 | Dan Gurney | Brabham | Climax | 11 | — | Ignition | ||
| — | — | 28 | Trevor Blokdyk | Cooper | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 23 | Neville Lederle | Team Lotus | Climax | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 21 | Doug Serrurier | LDS | Climax | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 27 | Brausch Niemann | Team Lotus | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 22 | Ernie Pieterse | Team Lotus | Climax | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 24 | Clive Puzey | Team Lotus | Climax | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 29 | Jackie Pretorius | LDS | Alfa Romeo | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 32 | Dave Charlton | Team Lotus | Ford | — | Not classified |