The 1965 Italian Grand Prix (formally the XXXVI Gran Premio d'Italia) was a Formula One motor race held at Monza on 12 September 1965. It was race 8 of 10 in both the 1965 World Championship of Drivers and the 1965 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The race was won by Jackie Stewart who took his first Grand Prix victory, whilst driving for the BRM team. His teammate - Graham Hill - finished second after a closely contested race between both the pair and pole-sitter and Jim Clark, who driving for the Lotus-Climax team, had secured the 1965 Drivers' Championship at the previous race. Clark's fuel-pump failed with a handful of laps to go; this, combined with the preceding retirement of Ferrari driver John Surtees, ensured that Dan Gurney of the Brabham-Climax team picked up the final position on the podium.
Race report Jim Clark duelled for the lead through the first two-thirds of the race with Graham Hill, Jackie Stewart and John Surtees (who dropped out with clutch problems), until lap 64 when his fuel pump failed. Stewart took up the lead and it was expected that he would move over to give his team leader the victory. The enthusiastic crowd were waiting for the BRM cars to come over the line in formation. However, on the approach to the Parabolica on the last time, Hill moved over too far and bounced across the grass, struggling to maintain grip on the mud and gravel. Stewart therefore claimed his first win in a BRM 1–2 from Hill. Dan Gurney took the final podium place and Lorenzo Bandini, Bruce McLaren and Richard Attwood completed the placings. The race featured 42 lead changes between four drivers (all British), the most ever in a Formula One motor race.
Classification Qualifying Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap1 24 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 1:35.9—2 8 John Surtees Ferrari 1:36.1 +0.23 32 Jackie Stewart BRM 1:36.6 +0.74 30 Graham Hill BRM 1:37.1 +1.25 4 Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari 1:37.2 +1.36 22 Ronnie Bucknum Honda 1:37.3 +1.47 18 Jochen Rindt Cooper-Climax 1:37.7 +1.88 26 Mike Spence Lotus-Climax 1:37.8 +1.99 12 Dan Gurney Brabham-Climax 1:38.1 +2.210 44 Jo Siffert Brabham-BRM 1:38.1 +2.211 16 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 1:38.3 +2.412 14 Denny Hulme Brabham-Climax 1:38.3 +2.413 40 Richard Attwood Lotus-BRM 1:38.8 +2.914 42 Jo Bonnier Brabham-Climax 1:38.9 +3.015 6 Nino Vaccarella Ferrari 1:38.9 +3.016 46 Frank Gardner Brabham-BRM 1:39.0 +3.117 20 Richie Ginther Honda 1:39.6 +3.718 38 Innes Ireland Lotus-BRM 1:39.8 +3.919 10 Giancarlo Baghetti Brabham-Climax 1:40.9 +5.020 28 Geki Lotus-Climax 1:41.7 +5.821 50 Roberto Bussinello BRM 1:41.7 +5.822 52 Giorgio Bassi BRM 1:45.4 +9.523 48 Masten Gregory BRM 1:45.6 +9.7 Source:
Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 32 Jackie Stewart BRM 76 2:04:52.8 3 9 2 30 Graham Hill BRM 76 +3.3 4 6 3 12 Dan Gurney Brabham-Climax 76 +16.5 9 4 4 4 Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari 76 +1:15.9 5 3 5 16 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 75 +1 lap 11 2 6 40 Richard Attwood Lotus-BRM 75 +1 lap 13 1 7 42 Jo Bonnier Brabham-Climax 74 +2 laps 14 8 18 Jochen Rindt Cooper-Climax 74 +2 laps 7 9 38 Innes Ireland Lotus-BRM 74 +2 laps 18 10 24 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 63 Fuel pump 1 11 26 Mike Spence Lotus-Climax 62 Alternator 8 12 6 Nino Vaccarella Ferrari 58 Engine 15 13 50 Roberto Bussinello BRM 58 Oil pressure 21 14 20 Richie Ginther Honda 56 Ignition 17 14 Denny Hulme Brabham-Climax 46 Suspension 12 46 Frank Gardner Brabham-BRM 45 Engine 16 44 Jo Siffert Brabham-BRM 43 Gearbox 10 28 Geki Lotus-Climax 37 Gearbox 20 8 John Surtees Ferrari 34 Clutch 2 22 Ronnie Bucknum Honda 27 Ignition 6 48 Masten Gregory BRM 22 Gearbox 23 10 Giancarlo Baghetti Brabham-Climax 12 Engine 19 52 Giorgio Bassi BRM 8 Engine 22
Notes
This was the Formula One World Championship debut race for Italian driver Giorgio Bassi.
Championship standings after the race Bold text indicates the World Champion.
Drivers' Championship standings PosDriverPoints 1 Jim Clark 54 2 Graham Hill 34 (38) 3 Jackie Stewart 33 (34) 4 John Surtees 17 5 Dan Gurney 13Source:
Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Lotus-Climax 54 2 BRM 42 (52) 3 Ferrari 24 4 Brabham-Climax 19 5 Cooper-Climax 13Source:
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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