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1965 Belgian Grand Prix
Race details
Date	13 June 1965
Official name	XXV Grand Prix de Belgique
Location	Spa-Francorchamps, Francorchamps, Belgium
Course	Grand Prix Circuit
Course length	14.12 km (8.774 miles)
Distance	32 laps, 451.180 km (280.350 miles)
Weather	Heavy rain
Pole position
Driver	Graham Hill	BRM
Time	3:45.4
Fastest lap
Driver	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax
Time	4:12.9
Podium
First	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax
Second	Jackie Stewart	BRM
Third	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax
Lap leaders

The 1965 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Spa-Francorchamps on 13 June 1965. It was race 3 of 10 in both the 1965 World Championship of Drivers and the 1965 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The race was won by British driver Jim Clark who led every lap of the race driving a Lotus 33. It was one of the Scot's most dominant wins. In the rain, he pulled away and with a third of the race to go, the Lotus driver was leading his fellow Scotsman Jackie Stewart by 1 minute and 20 seconds. However, for the last six laps Clark eased off dramatically and when the chequered flag was waved his lead was down to just under 45 seconds.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	7	Graham Hill	BRM	3:45.4	—
2	17	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	3:47.5	+2.1
3	8	Jackie Stewart	BRM	3:48.8	+3.4
4	10	Richie Ginther	Honda	3:49.0	+3.6
5	15	Dan Gurney	Brabham-Climax	3:49.2	+3.8
6	1	John Surtees	Ferrari	3:49.7	+4.3
7	20	Jo Bonnier	Brabham-Climax	3:50.7	+5.3
8	21	Jo Siffert	Brabham-BRM	3:51.3	+5.9
9	4	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	3:51.5	+6.1
10	14	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Climax	3:52.3	+6.9
11	11	Ronnie Bucknum	Honda	3:52.6	+7.2
12	18	Mike Spence	Lotus-Climax	3:53.2	+7.8
13	23	Richard Attwood	Lotus-BRM	3:53.3	+7.9
14	5	Jochen Rindt	Cooper-Climax	3:54.0	+8.6
15	2	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari	3:57.4	+12.0
16	22	Innes Ireland	Lotus-BRM	3:59.0	+13.6
17	27	Lucien Bianchi	BRM	3:59.4	+14.0
18	26	Frank Gardner	Brabham-BRM	3:59.4	+14.0
19	24	Bob Anderson	Brabham-Climax	3:59.8	+14.4
20	29	Masten Gregory	BRM	4:02.8	+17.4
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Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	17	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	32	2:23:34.8	2	9
2	8	Jackie Stewart	BRM	32	+44.8 secs	3	6
3	4	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	31	+1 Lap	9	4
4	14	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Climax	31	+1 Lap	10	3
5	7	Graham Hill	BRM	31	+1 Lap	1	2
6	10	Richie Ginther	Honda	31	+1 Lap	4	1
7	18	Mike Spence	Lotus-Climax	31	+1 Lap	12
8	21	Jo Siffert	Brabham-BRM	31	+1 Lap	8
9	2	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari	30	+2 Laps	15
10	15	Dan Gurney	Brabham-Climax	30	+2 Laps	5
11	5	Jochen Rindt	Cooper-Climax	29	+3 Laps	14
12	27	Lucien Bianchi	BRM	29	+3 Laps	17
13	22	Innes Ireland	Lotus-BRM	27	+5 Laps	16
14	23	Richard Attwood	Lotus-BRM	26	Accident	13
Ret	29	Masten Gregory	BRM	12	Fuel pump	20
Ret	20	Jo Bonnier	Brabham-Climax	9	Ignition	7
Ret	11	Ronnie Bucknum	Honda	9	Gearbox	11
Ret	1	John Surtees	Ferrari	5	Engine	6
Ret	26	Frank Gardner	Brabham-BRM	3	Ignition	18
DNS	24	Bob Anderson	Brabham-Climax	0	Engine	19
WD	28	Willy Mairesse	BRM		Too slow
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Notes

• Jim Clark now held the sole record of four Belgian Grand Prix wins, breaking the old record of three wins set by Juan Manuel Fangio at the 1955 Belgian Grand Prix.
• This was the first Formula One World Championship point for Honda as a constructor and as an engine supplier, also the first for a Japanese and Asian constructor and engine supplier.
• A Coventry Climax-powered car now had won the Belgian Grand Prix a record five times, breaking the old record of four wins set by Ferrari at the 1961 Belgian Grand Prix.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 1 Jim Clark 18 1 2 Graham Hill 15 2 3 Jackie Stewart 11 1 4 John Surtees 9 1 5 Bruce McLaren 8 Source:

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 BRM 19 1 2 Lotus-Climax 18 1 3 Ferrari 12 4 Cooper-Climax 8 1 5 Brabham-Climax 3 Source:

• Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

1. "Jim Clark's 1965 season". peterwindsor.com. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
2. "Belgian Grand Prix: Scotland Forever". MotorSport Magazine Archive. 13 June 1965. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
3. "1965 Belgian GP Qualification". www.chicanef1.com. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
4. "1965 Belgian Grand Prix". Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
5. "1965 Belgian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
6. ^ "Belgium 1965 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 12 March 2019.

• 1965 Formula One races
• Belgian Grand Prix
• European Grand Prix
• 1965 in Belgian sport
• June 1965 sports events in Europe