The 1965 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Zandvoort on 18 July 1965. It was race 6 of 10 in both the 1965 World Championship of Drivers and the 1965 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 80-lap race was won by Lotus driver Jim Clark after he started from second position. Jackie Stewart finished second for the BRM team and Brabham driver Dan Gurney came in third.
Race report
There was drama before the race when Lotus boss Colin Chapman punched a policeman, Chapman was arrested hours after the race but the Dutch police kept him in for two days.
Honda capitalised on their long hours of testing at Zandvoort when Ginther claimed a front-row space with Graham Hill and Clark. He shot into the lead for the first 2 laps. Hill took the lead and then Clark overtook him on lap 6. Hill fell back with rev counter problems and Stewart was left to duel with first Gurney and then Clark-ending up with a Scottish 1–2.
Classification Qualifying Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap1 10 Graham Hill BRM 1:30.7—2 6 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 1:31.0 +0.33 22 Richie Ginther Honda 1:31.0 +0.34 2 John Surtees Ferrari 1:31.0 +0.35 16 Dan Gurney Brabham-Climax 1:31.2 +0.56 12 Jackie Stewart BRM 1:31.4 +0.77 14 Denny Hulme Brabham-Climax 1:32.0 +1.38 8 Mike Spence Lotus-Climax 1:32.2 +1.59 18 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 1:32.6 +1.910 28 Jo Siffert Brabham-BRM 1:32.9 +2.211 30 Frank Gardner Brabham-BRM 1:32.9 +2.212 4 Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari 1:33.1 +2.413 38 Innes Ireland Lotus-BRM 1:33.4 +2.714 20 Jochen Rindt Cooper-Climax 1:33.7 +3.015 26 Jo Bonnier Brabham-Climax 1:33.8 +3.116 36 Bob Anderson Brabham-Climax 1:34.1 +3.417 34 Richard Attwood Lotus-BRM 1:34.6 +3.9 Source:
Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 6 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 80 2:03:59.1 2 9 2 12 Jackie Stewart BRM 80 +8.0 secs 6 6 3 16 Dan Gurney Brabham-Climax 80 +13.0 secs 5 4 4 10 Graham Hill BRM 80 +45.1 secs 1 3 5 14 Denny Hulme Brabham-Climax 79 +1 Lap 7 2 6 22 Richie Ginther Honda 79 +1 Lap 3 1 7 2 John Surtees Ferrari 79 +1 Lap 4 8 8 Mike Spence Lotus-Climax 79 +1 Lap 8 9 4 Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari 79 +1 Lap 12 10 38 Innes Ireland Lotus-BRM 78 +2 Laps 13 11 30 Frank Gardner Brabham-BRM 77 +3 Laps 11 12 34 Richard Attwood Lotus-BRM 77 +3 Laps 17 13 28 Jo Siffert Brabham-BRM 55 +25 Laps 10 20 Jochen Rindt Cooper-Climax 48 Oil Pressure 14 18 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 36 Differential 9 26 Jo Bonnier Brabham-Climax 16 Oil Leak 15 36 Bob Anderson Brabham-Climax 11 Engine 16
Notes
This was Jim Clark's third win of a Dutch Grand Prix. He broke the old record of two wins at Zandvoort set by Alberto Ascari at the 1953 Dutch Grand Prix. This race also marked the fourth win for a Coventry Climax-powered car, breaking the old record of three wins at Zandvoort set by Ferrari at the 1961 Dutch Grand Prix.
Championship standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings PosDriverPoints 1 Jim Clark 45 2 Graham Hill 26 3 Jackie Stewart 25 4 John Surtees 17 5 Bruce McLaren 8Source:
Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Lotus-Climax 45 2 BRM 37 3 Ferrari 20 1 4 Brabham-Climax 11 1 5 Cooper-Climax 8Source:
Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
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