South African Grand Prix 1965
1 January 1965
Prince George Circuit, South Africa
- Location
- Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
- Laps
- 85
- Previous winners
- 1963Jim ClarkLotus-Climax
- 1962Graham HillBRM
Starting Grid
- 1
Jim Clark
Lotus-Climax
No time set
- 2
John Surtees
Ferrari
No time set
- 3
Jack Brabham
Brabham-Climax
No time set
- 4
Mike Spence
Lotus-Climax
No time set
- 5
Graham Hill
BRM
No time set
- 6
Lorenzo Bandini
Ferrari
No time set
- 7
Jo Bonnier
Brabham-Climax
No time set
- 8
Bruce McLaren
Cooper-Climax
No time set
- 9
Dan Gurney
Brabham-Climax
No time set
- 10
Jochen Rindt
Cooper-Climax
No time set
- 11
Jackie Stewart
BRM
No time set
- 12
Bob Anderson
Brabham-Climax
No time set
- 13
Tony Maggs
Lotus-BRM
No time set
- 14
Jo Siffert
Brabham-BRM
No time set
- 15
Frank Gardner
Brabham-BRM
No time set
- 16
Paul Hawkins
Brabham-Ford
No time set
- 17
Peter de Klerk
Alfa Romeo
No time set
- 18
John Love
Cooper-Climax
No time set
- 19
David Prophet
Brabham-Ford
No time set
- 20
Sam Tingle
LDS-Alfa Romeo
No time set
- PIT
Trevor Blokdyk
Cooper-Ford
No time set
- PIT
Neville Lederle
Lotus-Climax
No time set
- PIT
Doug Serrurier
LDS-Climax
No time set
- PIT
Brausch Niemann
Lotus-Ford
No time set
- PIT
Ernie Pieterse
Lotus-Climax
No time set
- PIT
Clive Puzey
Lotus-Climax
No time set
- PIT
Jackie Pretorius
LDS-Alfa Romeo
No time set
- PIT
Dave Charlton
Lotus-Ford
No time set
- PIT
Ray Reed
RE
No time set
- PIT
David Clapham
Cooper-Maserati
No time set
- PIT
Alex Blignaut
Cooper-Climax
No time set
Laps Lead
Results
| 1 | 0 | Jim Clark Lotus-Climax | 85 laps | 2:06:46.0 | 9pts |
| 2 | 0 | John Surtees Ferrari | 85 laps | +29.0 | 6pts |
| 3 | +2 | Graham Hill BRM | 85 laps | +31.8 | 4pts |
| 4 | 0 | Mike Spence Lotus-Climax | 85 laps | +54.4 | 3pts |
| 5 | +3 | Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax | 84 laps | 2pts | |
| 6 | +5 | Jackie Stewart BRM | 83 laps | 1pts | |
| 7 | +7 | Jo Siffert Brabham-BRM | 83 laps | ||
| 8 | -5 | Jack Brabham Brabham-Climax | 81 laps | ||
| 9 | +7 | Paul Hawkins Brabham-Ford | 81 laps | ||
| 10 | +7 | Peter de Klerk Alfa Romeo | 79 laps | ||
| 11 | +2 | Tony Maggs Lotus-BRM | 77 laps | ||
| 12 | +3 | Frank Gardner Brabham-BRM | 75 laps | ||
| 13 | +7 | Sam Tingle LDS-Alfa Romeo | 73 laps | ||
| 14 | +5 | David Prophet Brabham-Ford | 71 laps | ||
| 15 | -9 | Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari | 66 laps | ||
| N | - | Bob Anderson Brabham-Climax | 50 laps | ||
| R | - | Jo Bonnier Brabham-Climax | 42 laps | ||
| R | - | Jochen Rindt Cooper-Climax | 39 laps | ||
| R | - | John Love Cooper-Climax | 20 laps | ||
| R | - | Dan Gurney Brabham-Climax | 11 laps | ||
| F | - | Trevor Blokdyk Cooper-Ford | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Neville Lederle Lotus-Climax | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Doug Serrurier LDS-Climax | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Brausch Niemann Lotus-Ford | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Ernie Pieterse Lotus-Climax | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Clive Puzey Lotus-Climax | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Jackie Pretorius LDS-Alfa Romeo | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Dave Charlton Lotus-Ford | 0 laps | ||
| W | - | Ray Reed RE | 0 laps | ||
| W | - | David Clapham Cooper-Maserati | 0 laps | ||
| W | - | Alex Blignaut Cooper-Climax | 0 laps |