The Garagiste.

The Television Age  ·  Round 4

French Grand Prix

1965  ·  Charade Circuit  ·  27 June 1965  ·  40 laps

  1. 1st Jim Clark Lotus-Climax · 02:41:38.4
  2. 2nd Jackie Stewart BRM · +26.3
  3. 3rd John Surtees Ferrari · +2:33.500

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Jim Clark

Lotus-Climax  —  Pole position

02 Lap 16

Dan Gurney

Retirement Brabham-Climax  —  Engine

03 On the Charge

Graham Hill

BRM  —  P13 → P5

04 Victory

Jim Clark

Lotus-Climax  —  Won from P1

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 1 40 02:41:38.4 9
2 Jackie Stewart BRM 2 40 +26.3 6
3 John Surtees Ferrari 4 40 +2:33.500 4
4 Denny Hulme Brabham-Climax 6 40 +2:53.100 3
5 Graham Hill BRM 13 39 +1 Lap 2
6 Jo Siffert Brabham-BRM 14 39 +1 Lap 1
7 Mike Spence Lotus-Climax 10 39 +1 Lap
8 Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari 3 36 Accident
9 Bob Anderson Brabham-Climax 15 34 Fuel system
10 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 9 23 Suspension
11 Jo Bonnier Brabham-Climax 11 21 Alternator
12 Chris Amon Lotus-BRM 8 20 Fuel system
13 Innes Ireland Lotus-BRM 17 18 Gearbox
14 Dan Gurney Brabham-Climax 5 16 Engine
15 Richie Ginther Honda 7 9 Ignition
16 Ronnie Bucknum Honda 16 4 Ignition
17 Jochen Rindt Cooper-Climax 12 3 Accident

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