The 1965 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Spa-Francorchamps on 13 June 1965. It was race 3 of 10 in both the 1965 World Championship of Drivers and the 1965 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The race was won by British driver Jim Clark who led every lap of the race driving a Lotus 33. It was one of the Scot's most dominant wins. In the rain, he pulled away and with a third of the race to go, the Lotus driver was leading his fellow Scotsman Jackie Stewart by 1 minute and 20 seconds. However, for the last six laps Clark eased off dramatically and when the chequered flag was waved his lead was down to just under 45 seconds.
Classification Qualifying Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap1 7 Graham Hill BRM 3:45.4—2 17 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 3:47.5 +2.13 8 Jackie Stewart BRM 3:48.8 +3.44 10 Richie Ginther Honda 3:49.0 +3.65 15 Dan Gurney Brabham-Climax 3:49.2 +3.86 1 John Surtees Ferrari 3:49.7 +4.37 20 Jo Bonnier Brabham-Climax 3:50.7 +5.38 21 Jo Siffert Brabham-BRM 3:51.3 +5.99 4 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 3:51.5 +6.110 14 Jack Brabham Brabham-Climax 3:52.3 +6.911 11 Ronnie Bucknum Honda 3:52.6 +7.212 18 Mike Spence Lotus-Climax 3:53.2 +7.813 23 Richard Attwood Lotus-BRM 3:53.3 +7.914 5 Jochen Rindt Cooper-Climax 3:54.0 +8.615 2 Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari 3:57.4 +12.016 22 Innes Ireland Lotus-BRM 3:59.0 +13.617 27 Lucien Bianchi BRM 3:59.4 +14.018 26 Frank Gardner Brabham-BRM 3:59.4 +14.019 24 Bob Anderson Brabham-Climax 3:59.8 +14.420 29 Masten Gregory BRM 4:02.8 +17.4 Source:
Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 17 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 32 2:23:34.8 2 9 2 8 Jackie Stewart BRM 32 +44.8 secs 3 6 3 4 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 31 +1 Lap 9 4 4 14 Jack Brabham Brabham-Climax 31 +1 Lap 10 3 5 7 Graham Hill BRM 31 +1 Lap 1 2 6 10 Richie Ginther Honda 31 +1 Lap 4 1 7 18 Mike Spence Lotus-Climax 31 +1 Lap 12 8 21 Jo Siffert Brabham-BRM 31 +1 Lap 8 9 2 Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari 30 +2 Laps 15 10 15 Dan Gurney Brabham-Climax 30 +2 Laps 5 11 5 Jochen Rindt Cooper-Climax 29 +3 Laps 14 12 27 Lucien Bianchi BRM 29 +3 Laps 17 13 22 Innes Ireland Lotus-BRM 27 +5 Laps 16 14 23 Richard Attwood Lotus-BRM 26 Accident 13 29 Masten Gregory BRM 12 Fuel pump 20 20 Jo Bonnier Brabham-Climax 9 Ignition 7 11 Ronnie Bucknum Honda 9 Gearbox 11 1 John Surtees Ferrari 5 Engine 6 26 Frank Gardner Brabham-BRM 3 Ignition 18 24 Bob Anderson Brabham-Climax 0 Engine 19 28 Willy Mairesse BRM Too slow
Notes
Jim Clark now held the sole record of four Belgian Grand Prix wins, breaking the old record of three wins set by Juan Manuel Fangio at the 1955 Belgian Grand Prix. This was the first Formula One World Championship point for Honda as a constructor and as an engine supplier, also the first for a Japanese and Asian constructor and engine supplier. A Coventry Climax-powered car now had won the Belgian Grand Prix a record five times, breaking the old record of four wins set by Ferrari at the 1961 Belgian Grand Prix.
Championship standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings PosDriverPoints 1 1 Jim Clark 18 1 2 Graham Hill 15 2 3 Jackie Stewart 11 1 4 John Surtees 9 1 5 Bruce McLaren 8Source:
Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 BRM 19 1 2 Lotus-Climax 18 1 3 Ferrari 12 4 Cooper-Climax 8 1 5 Brabham-Climax 3Source:
Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
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