XI Grand Prix of South Africa
1 January 1965 - East London: 333.625 km (3.925 km x 85 laps)
1 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 2:06:46.0 = 157.667 km/h
2 John Surtees Ferrari 2:07:15.0
3 Graham Hill BRM 2:07:17.8
4 Mike Spence Lotus-Climax 2:07:40.4
5 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax - 1 lap
6 Jackie Stewart BRM - 2 laps
7 Jo Siffert Brabham-BRM - 2 laps
8 Jack Brabham Brabham-Climax - 4 laps
9 Paul Hawkins Brabham-Ford - 4 laps
10 Piet de Klerk Alfa Special - 6 laps
11 Tony Maggs Lotus-BRM - 8 laps
12 Frank Gardner Brabham-BRM - 10 laps
13 Sam Tingle LDS-Alfa Romeo - 13 laps
14 David Prophet Brabham-Ford - 14 laps
15 Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari - 19 laps (not running at finish)
Not Classified:
Bob Anderson Brabham-Climax - 35 laps
Fastest Lap: Jim Clark, Lotus-Climax, 1:27.6 = 161.091 km/h on lap 80
Retired:
Dan Gurney Brabham-Climax 10 laps Ignition
John Love Cooper-Climax 19 laps Broken halfshaft
Jochen Rindt Cooper-Climax 38 laps Electrical problem
Jo Bonnier Brabham-Climax 41 laps Transmission
Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari 66 laps Unknown
Did Not Qualify:
Trevor Blokdyk Cooper-Ford
Neville Lederle Lotus-Climax
Doug Serrurier LDS-Climax
Brausch Niemann Lotus-Ford
Ernest Pieterse Lotus-Climax
Dave Charlton Lotus-Ford
Jackie Pretorius LDS-Alfa Romeo
Clive Puzey Lotus-Climax
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Starting Grid
Jack Brabham John Surtees Jim Clark
Brabham BT11-Climax #7 Ferrari 158 #1 Lotus 33-Climax #5
F1-1-64 0005 R10
1:28.3 1:28.1 1:27.2
Graham Hill Mike Spence
BRM P261 #3 Lotus 33-Climax #6
2616 R9
1:28.6 1:28.3
Bruce McLaren Jo Bonnier Lorenzo Bandini
Cooper T73-Climax #9 Brabham BT7-Climax #11 Ferrari 1512 #2
FI-1-64 F1-2-63 0007
1:29.4 1:29.3 1:29.3
Jochen Rindt Dan Gurney
Cooper T73-Climax #10 Brabham BT11-Climax #8
FI-2-64 F1-2-64
1:30.4 1:29.5
Tony Maggs Bob Anderson Jackie Stewart
Lotus 25-BRM #15 Brabham BT11-Climax #14 BRM P261 #4
R4 F1-5-64 2617
1:31.3 1:31.0 1:30.5
Frank Gardner Jo Siffert
Brabham BT11-BRM #16 Brabham BT11-BRM #12
F1-4-64 F1-6-64
1:32.3 1:31.8
John Love Piet de Klerk Paul Hawkins
Cooper T55-Climax #17 Alfa Special #20 Brabham BT10-Ford #18
FI-11-61 - F2-4-64
1:33.8 1:33.3 1:33.1
Sam Tingle David Prophet
LDS Mk1-Alfa Romeo #25 Brabham BT10-Ford #19
01 F2-10-64
1:34.6 1:33.9
Did Not Qualify:
Trevor Blokdyk
Cooper T59-Ford #28
1:35.2
Neville Lederle
Lotus 21-Climax #23
952
1:35.2
Doug Serruier
LDS-Climax #21
07
1:35.7
Brausch Niemann
Lotus 22-Ford #27
22-J-17
1:36.2
Ernest Pieterse
Lotus 21-Climax #22
937
1:37.9
Dave Charlton
Lotus 20-Ford #32
20-J-867
1:37.0+ (failed pre-practice elimination)
Jackie Pretorius
LDS Mk1-Alfa Romeo #29
03
1:37.0+ (failed pre-practice elimination)
Clive Puzey
Lotus 18/21-Climax #24
P2
1:37.0+ (failed pre-practice elimination)
Did Not Appear:
Ray Reed
RE-Alfa Romeo #26
withdrawn
David Clapham
Lotus-Ford 20 #32
20-J-867
withdrawn
Alex Blignaut
Cooper-Climax #33
withdrawn