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The South African Grand Prix 1965 was the 1st round of the 1965 F1 season, and took place at the Prince George Circuit in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, on January 1st.

Jim Clark won the race from the pole, followed by John Surtees, and Graham Hill completing the podium.

Final results

1
-
Jim Clark
Lotus-Climax
2:06:46.0
Finished
2
-
John Surtees
Ferrari
+29.0
Finished
3
2
Graham Hill
BRM
+31.8
Finished
4
-
Mike Spence
Lotus-Climax
+54.4
Finished
5
3
Bruce McLaren
Cooper-Climax
+1 Lap
6
5
Jackie Stewart
BRM
+2 Laps
7
7
Jo Siffert
Brabham-BRM
+2 Laps
8
5
Jack Brabham
Brabham-Climax
+4 Laps
9
7
Paul Hawkins
Brabham-Ford
+4 Laps
10
7
Peter de Klerk
Alfa Romeo
+6 Laps
11
2
Tony Maggs
Lotus-BRM
+8 Laps
12
3
Frank Gardner
Brabham-BRM
+10 Laps
13
7
Sam Tingle
LDS-Alfa Romeo
+12 Laps
14
5
David Prophet
Brabham-Ford
+14 Laps
15
9
Lorenzo Bandini
Ferrari
Ignition
16
4
Bob Anderson
Brabham-Climax
Not classified
17
10
Jo Bonnier
Brabham-Climax
Clutch
18
8
Jochen Rindt
Cooper-Climax
Electrical
19
1
John Love
Cooper-Climax
Halfshaft
20
11
Dan Gurney
Brabham-Climax
Ignition
21
21
Trevor Blokdyk
Cooper-Ford
Did not qualify
22
22
Neville Lederle
Lotus-Climax
Did not qualify
23
23
Doug Serrurier
LDS-Climax
Did not qualify
24
24
Brausch Niemann
Lotus-Ford
Did not qualify
25
25
Ernie Pieterse
Lotus-Climax
Did not qualify
26
26
Clive Puzey
Lotus-Climax
Did not prequalify
27
27
Jackie Pretorius
LDS-Alfa Romeo
Did not prequalify
28
28
Dave Charlton
Lotus-Ford
Did not prequalify
29
29
Ray Reed
RE
Withdrew
30
30
David Clapham
Cooper-Maserati
Withdrew
31
31
Alex Blignaut
Cooper-Climax
Withdrew
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Race evolution

We do not have lap by lap information for this race, therefore we can't analyze the evolution of the reace.

Pit Stops

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Strategy

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Incidents

The reace did not end without incidents... 19 drivers out of the original 31 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.

These included, Lorenzo Bandini, and Dan Gurney, both had issues with the ignition, Bob Anderson, who did not classify on lap 50, Jo Bonnier, who had a problem with the clutch on lap 42, Jochen Rindt, who suffered from electrical problems on lap 39, John Love, who had problems with the halfshaft on lap 20, Clive Puzey, Jackie Pretorius, and Dave Charlton, all of whom did not prequalify, and Ray Reed, David Clapham, and Alex Blignaut, all of whom withdrew.

Ignition

  • Lorenzo Bandini
    Lap 66
  • Dan Gurney
    Lap 11

Not classified

  • Bob Anderson
    Lap 50

Clutch

  • Jo Bonnier
    Lap 42

Electrical

  • Jochen Rindt
    Lap 39

Halfshaft

  • John Love
    Lap 20

Did not prequalify

  • Clive Puzey
    Lap 0
  • Jackie Pretorius
    Lap 0
  • Dave Charlton
    Lap 0

Withdrew

  • Ray Reed
    Lap 0
  • David Clapham
    Lap 0
  • Alex Blignaut
    Lap 0

Qualifying

We do not have qualifying data for this race.