← 1965 Season
Round 1 · GP · 1965
South African Grand Prix
01 Jan 1965Prince George CircuitSouth Africafinished
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Gap / Status | Points | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Jim Clark | Team Lotus | 1 | 85 | Finished | 9 | — |
| P2 | John Surtees | Ferrari | 2 | 85 | Finished | 6 | — |
| P3 | Graham Hill | BRM | 5 | 85 | Finished | 4 | — |
| P4 | Mike Spence | Team Lotus | 4 | 85 | Finished | 3 | — |
| P5 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper | 8 | 84 | +1 Lap | 2 | — |
| P6 | Jackie Stewart | BRM | 11 | 83 | +2 Laps | 1 | — |
| P7 | Jo Siffert | Brabham | 14 | 83 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| P8 | Jack Brabham | Brabham | 3 | 81 | +4 Laps | 0 | — |
| P9 | Paul Hawkins | Brabham | 16 | 81 | +4 Laps | 0 | — |
| P10 | Peter de Klerk | Alfa Romeo | 17 | 79 | +6 Laps | 0 | — |
| P11 | Tony Maggs | Team Lotus | 13 | 77 | +8 Laps | 0 | — |
| P12 | Frank Gardner | Brabham | 15 | 75 | +10 Laps | 0 | — |
| P13 | Sam Tingle | LDS | 20 | 73 | +12 Laps | 0 | — |
| P14 | David Prophet | Brabham | 19 | 71 | +14 Laps | 0 | — |
| P15 | Lorenzo Bandini | Ferrari | 6 | 66 | Ignition | 0 | — |
| P16 | Bob Anderson | Brabham | 12 | 50 | Not classified | 0 | — |
| P17 | Jo Bonnier | Brabham | 7 | 42 | Clutch | 0 | — |
| P18 | Jochen Rindt | Cooper | 10 | 39 | Electrical | 0 | — |
| P19 | John Love | Cooper | 18 | 20 | Halfshaft | 0 | — |
| P20 | Dan Gurney | Brabham | 9 | 11 | Ignition | 0 | — |
| P29 | Ray Reed | RE | 0 | 0 | Withdrew | 0 | — |
| P30 | David Clapham | Cooper | 0 | 0 | Withdrew | 0 | — |
| P31 | Alex Blignaut | Cooper | 0 | 0 | Withdrew | 0 | — |
Qualifying Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Jim Clark | Team Lotus | — | — | — |
| P2 | John Surtees | Ferrari | — | — | — |
| P3 | Jack Brabham | Brabham | — | — | — |
| P4 | Mike Spence | Team Lotus | — | — | — |
| P5 | Graham Hill | BRM | — | — | — |
| P6 | Lorenzo Bandini | Ferrari | — | — | — |
| P7 | Jo Bonnier | Brabham | — | — | — |
| P8 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper | — | — | — |
| P9 | Dan Gurney | Brabham | — | — | — |
| P10 | Jochen Rindt | Cooper | — | — | — |
| P11 | Jackie Stewart | BRM | — | — | — |
| P12 | Bob Anderson | Brabham | — | — | — |
| P13 | Tony Maggs | Team Lotus | — | — | — |
| P14 | Jo Siffert | Brabham | — | — | — |
| P15 | Frank Gardner | Brabham | — | — | — |
| P16 | Paul Hawkins | Brabham | — | — | — |
| P17 | Peter de Klerk | Alfa Romeo | — | — | — |
| P18 | John Love | Cooper | — | — | — |
| P19 | David Prophet | Brabham | — | — | — |
| P20 | Sam Tingle | LDS | — | — | — |