The 1965 German Grand Prix (formally the XXVII Großer Preis von Deutschland) was a Formula One motor race held at the Nürburgring on August 1, 1965. It was race 7 of 10 in both the 1965 World Championship of Drivers and the 1965 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 15-lap race was won by Jim Clark, who in his Lotus-Climax, took pole position, the fastest lap of the race, and led every lap. The victory ensured that Clark won the World Championship of Drivers with three races left to go. It also meant that Lotus won the 1965 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers at the same time. BRM driver, Graham Hill, finished the race in second position in front of Brabham-Climax driver, Dan Gurney, who completed the podium by finishing third. Clark's victory was his 3rd grand slam of the season and the final grand slam of his career.
Race report Graham Hill could still theoretically overhaul Clark for the championship. However Clark became Champion with a masterful performance, leading from pole to the flag and setting fastest lap, to gain maximum points with 3 Grand Prix still to be run. Behind him, the rest of the pack had all sorts of mechanical problems: Surtees had gear selection problems, Stewart bent a wishbone, Hulme punctured his fuel tank when his seat worked loose, and Amon had transistor problems despite borrowing two transistor boxes. Clark was duly crowned as champion at the start of August, the earliest the championship had been won until 2002, when Michael Schumacher obtained his 5th title on July 21.
Classification Qualifying Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap 1 1 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 8:22.7— 2 10 Jackie Stewart BRM 8:26.1 +3.4 3 9 Graham Hill BRM 8:26.8 +4.1 4 7 John Surtees Ferrari 8:27.0 +4.3 5 5 Dan Gurney Brabham-Climax 8:29.0 +6.3 6 2 Mike Spence Lotus-Climax 8:33.4 +10.7 7 8 Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari 8:33.8 +11.1 8 12 Jochen Rindt Cooper-Climax 8:37.5 +14.8 9 16 Jo Bonnier Brabham-Climax 8:37.9 +15.2 10 11 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 8:39.0 +16.3 11 17 Jo Siffert Brabham-BRM 8:39.6 +16.9 12 3 Gerhard Mitter Lotus-Climax 8:40.4 +17.7 13 6 Denny Hulme Brabham-Climax 8:42.3 +19.6 14 4 Jack Brabham Brabham-Climax 8:44.9 +22.2 15 18 Bob Anderson Brabham-Climax 8:47.4 +24.7 16 19 Chris Amon Lotus-BRM 8:50.5 +27.8 17 20 Richard Attwood Lotus-BRM 8:57.7 +35.0 18 21 Frank Gardner Brabham-BRM 8:59.3 +36.6 19 24 Masten Gregory BRM 9:14.3 +51.6 20 22 Paul Hawkins Lotus-Climax 9:16.8 +54.1 21 25 Roberto Bussinello BRM 9:17.7 +55.0 22 23 Ian Raby Brabham-BRM 9:17.8 +55.1
Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 1 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 15 2:07:52.4 1 9 2 9 Graham Hill BRM 15 +15.9 secs 3 6 3 5 Dan Gurney Brabham-Climax 15 +21.4 secs 5 4 4 12 Jochen Rindt Cooper-Climax 15 +3:29.6 8 3 5 4 Jack Brabham Brabham-Climax 15 +4:41.2 14 2 6 8 Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari 15 +5:08.6 7 1 7 16 Jo Bonnier Brabham-Climax 15 +5:58.5 9 8 24 Masten Gregory BRM 14 +1 Lap 18 7 John Surtees Ferrari 11 Gearbox 4 17 Jo Siffert Brabham-BRM 9 Engine 11 2 Mike Spence Lotus-Climax 8 Transmission 6 3 Gerhard Mitter Lotus-Climax 8 Water Leak 12 20 Richard Attwood Lotus-BRM 8 Water Leak 16 11 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 7 Gearbox 10 6 Denny Hulme Brabham-Climax 5 Fuel Leak, Steering 13 19 Chris Amon Lotus-BRM 3 Electrical 15 22 Paul Hawkins Lotus-Climax 3 Oil Leak 19 10 Jackie Stewart BRM 2 Suspension 2 21 Frank Gardner Brabham-BRM 0 Gearbox 17 18 Bob Anderson Brabham-Climax Accident in practice 25 Roberto Bussinello BRM 23 Ian Raby Brabham-BRM Accident in practice
Championship standings after the race Bold text indicates the World Champions.
Drivers' Championship standings PosDriverPoints 1 Jim Clark 54 2 Graham Hill 30 (32) 3 Jackie Stewart 25 4 John Surtees 17 3 5 Dan Gurney 9Source:
Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Lotus-Climax 54 2 BRM 39 (43) 3 Ferrari 21 4 Brabham-Climax 15 5 Cooper-Climax 11Source:
Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only best 6 results counted toward the championship. Numbers without parentheses are championship points, numbers in parentheses are total points scored.
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