1965 German Grand Prix

  1965 German Grand Prix

Race details
Race 7 of 10 in the 1965 Formula One season
Date	August 1, 1965
Official name	XXVII Großer Preis von Deutschland
Location	Nürburgring, Nürburg, West Germany
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	22.810 km (14.168 mi)
Distance	15 laps, 342.15 km (212.52 mi)
Weather	Overcast and wet
Pole position
Driver	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax
Time	8:22.7
Fastest lap
Driver	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax
Time	8:24.1 on lap 10
Podium
First	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax
Second	Graham Hill	BRM
Third	Dan Gurney	Brabham-Climax

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. The race, contested over 15 laps, was the seventh round of the 1965 Formula One season. It 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 Drivers' Championship with three races left to go. It also meant that Lotus won the World Constructors' Championship 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.

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.

Classification

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Gerhard Mitter in a Lotus 25.

Jochen Rindt in a Cooper T77.

Jack Brabham in a Brabham BT11.

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	15	2:07:52.4	1	9
2	9	Graham Hill	BRM	15	+15.9 secs	3	6
3	5	Dan Gurney	Brabham-Climax	15	+21.4 secs	5	4
4	12	Jochen Rindt	Cooper-Climax	15	+3:29.6	8	3
5	4	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Climax	15	+4:41.2	14	2
6	8	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari	15	+5:08.6	7	1
7	16	Jo Bonnier	Brabham-Climax	15	+5:58.5	9
8	24	Masten Gregory	BRM	14	+1 Lap	19
Ret	7	John Surtees	Ferrari	11	Gearbox	4
Ret	17	Jo Siffert	Brabham-BRM	9	Engine	11
Ret	2	Mike Spence	Lotus-Climax	8	Transmission	6
Ret	3	Gerhard Mitter	Lotus-Climax	8	Water leak	12
Ret	20	Richard Attwood	Lotus-BRM	8	Water leak	17
Ret	11	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	7	Gearbox	10
Ret	6	Denny Hulme	Brabham-Climax	5	Fuel Leak	13
Ret	19	Chris Amon	Lotus-BRM	3	Electrical	16
Ret	22	Paul Hawkins	Lotus-Climax	3	Oil Leak	20
Ret	10	Jackie Stewart	BRM	2	Suspension	2
Ret	21	Frank Gardner	Brabham-BRM	0	Gearbox	18
DNQ	25	Roberto Bussinello	BRM
DNQ	23	Ian Raby	Brabham-Climax
Source:

Lap leaders

• Lap Leaders: Jim Clark 15 laps (1-15).

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1	Jim Clark	54
	2	Graham Hill	30 (32)
	3	Jackie Stewart	25
	4	John Surtees	17
3	5	Dan Gurney	9

Constructors' Championship standings

	Pos	Constructor	Points
	1	Lotus-Climax	54
	2	BRM	39 (43)
	3	Ferrari	21
	4	Brabham-Climax	15
	5	Cooper-Climax	11

• 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

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