The Garagiste.

The Television Age  ·  Round 1

South African Grand Prix

1965  ·  Prince George Circuit  ·  1 January 1965  ·  85 laps

  1. 1st Jim Clark Lotus-Climax · 02:06:46
  2. 2nd John Surtees Ferrari · +29
  3. 3rd Graham Hill BRM · +31.8

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Jim Clark

Lotus-Climax  —  Pole position

02 Lap 42

Jo Bonnier

Retirement Brabham-Climax  —  Clutch

03 Lap 50

Bob Anderson

Retirement Brabham-Climax  —  Not classified

04 On the Charge

Jo Siffert

Brabham-BRM  —  P14 → P7

05 Victory

Jim Clark

Lotus-Climax  —  Won from P1

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 1 85 02:06:46 9
2 John Surtees Ferrari 2 85 +29 6
3 Graham Hill BRM 5 85 +31.8 4
4 Mike Spence Lotus-Climax 4 85 +54.4 3
5 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 8 84 +1 Lap 2
6 Jackie Stewart BRM 11 83 +2 Laps 1
7 Jo Siffert Brabham-BRM 14 83 +2 Laps
8 Jack Brabham Brabham-Climax 3 81 +4 Laps
9 Paul Hawkins Brabham-Ford 16 81 +4 Laps
10 Peter de Klerk Alfa Romeo 17 79 +6 Laps
11 Tony Maggs Lotus-BRM 13 77 +8 Laps
12 Frank Gardner Brabham-BRM 15 75 +10 Laps
13 Sam Tingle LDS-Alfa Romeo 20 73 +12 Laps
14 David Prophet Brabham-Ford 19 71 +14 Laps
15 Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari 6 66 Ignition
16 Bob Anderson Brabham-Climax 12 50 Not classified
17 Jo Bonnier Brabham-Climax 7 42 Clutch
18 Jochen Rindt Cooper-Climax 10 39 Electrical
19 John Love Cooper-Climax 18 20 Halfshaft
20 Dan Gurney Brabham-Climax 9 11 Ignition
29 Ray Reed RE — 0 Withdrew
30 David Clapham Cooper-Maserati — 0 Withdrew
31 Alex Blignaut Cooper-Climax — 0 Withdrew

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