The 1965 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monaco on 30 May 1965. It was race 2 of 10 in both the 1965 World Championship of Drivers and the 1965 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers, albeit held almost five months after the first race of the season. The 100-lap race was won by BRM driver Graham Hill from pole position. Lorenzo Bandini finished second for the Ferrari team, and Hill's teammate Jackie Stewart came in third.

Jim Clark, Dan Gurney and Mike Spence of Team Lotus did not participate in the Grand Prix. The team instead chose to race in the 1965 Indy 500, held the following day, which Clark won. New Zealand driver and future World Champion Denny Hulme made his Formula One World Championship debut at this Grand Prix, finishing eighth.

, this race marked the second and most recent time a driver has crashed into the harbour when Paul Hawkins fell in on lap 79. Alberto Ascari first crashed there during his accident at the 1955 Monaco Grand Prix.

Background After debuting with Brabham at the previous race, Honda also made use of Goodyear rather than Dunlop tires in this race.

Race report Hill and Stewart, both in BRMs, led the race from the start. Both spun, Hill after the car in front of him sprayed the track with parts, and Bandini took over the lead. Brabham, using the new, 32-valve Coventry Climax FWMV Mark 7 engine, overtook Bandini until the new engine blew up on the 43rd lap. Ferrari was now in first and second, with Bandini using the flat-twelve design (Ferrari 1512) while Surtees had opted for the V8-engined Ferrari 158. Hill, however, had stayed in the race and was steadily closing in. During the chase, the lap record was beaten several times. On lap 65, Hill had got past both Ferraris and went on to build up a sizable lead, eventually winning by over a minute. Surtees ran out of petrol on the last lap, allowing Stewart to pip him for third place, with McLaren and Siffert rounding out the points-paying positions.

Classification Qualifying Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap 1 3 Graham Hill BRM 1:32.5 2 1 Jack Brabham Brabham–Climax 1:32.8 +0.3 3 4 Jackie Stewart BRM 1:32.9 +0.4 4 17 Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari 1:33.0 +0.5 5 18 John Surtees Ferrari 1:33.2 +0.7 6 15 Richard Attwood Lotus–BRM 1:33.9 +1.4 7 7 Bruce McLaren Cooper–Climax 1:34.3 +1.8 8 2 Denny Hulme Brabham–Climax 1:34.5 +2.0 9 9 Bob Anderson Brabham–Climax 1:35.5 +3.0 10 14 Jo Siffert Brabham–BRM 1:36.0 +3.5 11 11 Frank Gardner Brabham–BRM 1:36.0 +3.5 12 16 Mike Hailwood Lotus–BRM 1:36.5 +4.0 13 12 Jo Bonnier Brabham–Climax 1:36.5 +4.0 14 10 Paul Hawkins Lotus–Climax 1:37.0 +4.5 15 19 Ronnie Bucknum Honda 1:37.0 +4.5 16 20 Richie Ginther Honda 1:37.5 +5.0 17 8 Jochen Rindt Cooper–Climax 1:39.7 +7.2 Source:

Race Pos No Driver Constructor Tyre Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 3 Graham Hill BRM 100 2:37:39.6 1 9 2 17 Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari 100 +1:04.0 4 6 3 4 Jackie Stewart BRM 100 +1:41.9 3 4 4 18 John Surtees Ferrari 99 Out of Fuel 5 3 5 7 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 98 +2 Laps 7 2 6 14 Jo Siffert Brabham-BRM 98 +2 Laps 10 1 7 12 Jo Bonnier Brabham-Climax 97 +3 Laps 13 8 2 Denny Hulme Brabham-Climax 92 +8 Laps 8 9 9 Bob Anderson Brabham-Climax 85 +15 Laps 9 10 10 Paul Hawkins Lotus-Climax 79 Accident 14 1 Jack Brabham Brabham-Climax 43 Engine 2 15 Richard Attwood Lotus-BRM 43 Wheel 6 19 Ronnie Bucknum Honda 33 Gearbox 15 11 Frank Gardner Brabham-BRM 29 Engine 11 16 Mike Hailwood Lotus-BRM 12 Gearbox 12 20 Richie Ginther Honda 0 Halfshaft 16 8 Jochen Rindt Cooper-Climax Source:

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings PosDriverPoints 2 1 Graham Hill 13 1 2 Jim Clark 9 1 3 John Surtees 9 11 4 Lorenzo Bandini 6 1 5 Jackie Stewart 5Source:

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 2 1 BRM 13 2 Ferrari 12 2 3 Lotus-Climax 9 4 Cooper-Climax 4 5 Brabham-BRM 1Source:

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

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