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1965 RAC British Grand Prix · qualifying

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Profile & context

Name: 1965 RAC British Grand Prix · qualifying

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F1DB

v2026.17.0 · session/136-qualifying

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F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.

Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.

Grand Prix context

1965 RAC British Grand Prix · Silverstone Circuit

Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.

1965 Formula 1 World Championship · round 5

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Jim Clark	Lotus	2:05:25.400 · 80 laps · climax	9
2	Graham Hill	BRM	2:05:28.600 · 80 laps · brm	6
3	John Surtees	Ferrari	2:05:53.000 · 80 laps · ferrari	4
4	Mike Spence	Lotus	2:06:05.000 · 80 laps · climax	3
5	Jackie Stewart	BRM	2:06:40.000 · 80 laps · brm	2
6	Dan Gurney	Brabham	Time not recorded · 79 laps · climax	1
7	Jo Bonnier	Brabham	Time not recorded · 79 laps · climax	Unknown / not applicable
8	Frank Gardner	Brabham	Time not recorded · 78 laps · brm	Unknown / not applicable
9	Jo Siffert	Brabham	Time not recorded · 78 laps · brm	Unknown / not applicable
10	Bruce McLaren	Cooper	Time not recorded · 77 laps · climax	Unknown / not applicable
11	Ian Raby	Brabham	Time not recorded · 73 laps · brm	Unknown / not applicable
12	Masten Gregory	BRM	Time not recorded · 70 laps · brm	Unknown / not applicable
13	Richard Attwood	Lotus	Time not recorded · 63 laps · brm	Unknown / not applicable
14	Jochen Rindt	Cooper	Engine · Time not recorded · 63 laps · climax	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Innes Ireland	Lotus	Engine · Time not recorded · 41 laps · brm	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	John Rhodes	Cooper	Ignition · Time not recorded · 38 laps · climax	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Bob Anderson	Brabham	Gearbox · Time not recorded · 33 laps · climax	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Denny Hulme	Brabham	Alternator · Time not recorded · 29 laps · climax	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Richie Ginther	Honda	Injection · Time not recorded · 26 laps · honda	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari	Engine · Time not recorded · 2 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
DNS	Jack Brabham	Brabham	Car raced by Gurney · Time not recorded · climax	Unknown / not applicable
DNS	Chris Amon	Brabham	Car raced by Raby · Time not recorded · brm	Unknown / not applicable
DNS	Alan Rollinson	Cooper	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Brian Gubby	Lotus	Time not recorded · climax	Unknown / not applicable

Qualifying

Recorded qualifying order; Q1/Q2/Q3 and earlier formats remain distinct in original evidence
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Jim Clark	Lotus	1:30.800 · climax
2	Graham Hill	BRM	1:31.000 · brm
3	Richie Ginther	Honda	1:31.300 · honda
4	Jackie Stewart	BRM	1:31.300 · brm
5	John Surtees	Ferrari	1:31.300 · ferrari
6	Mike Spence	Lotus	1:31.700 · climax
7	Dan Gurney	Brabham	1:31.900 · climax
8	Jack Brabham	Brabham	1:32.500 · climax
9	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari	1:32.700 · ferrari
10	Denny Hulme	Brabham	1:32.700 · climax
11	Bruce McLaren	Cooper	1:32.800 · climax
12	Jochen Rindt	Cooper	1:32.900 · climax
13	Frank Gardner	Brabham	1:33.400 · brm
14	Jo Bonnier	Brabham	1:33.500 · climax
15	Innes Ireland	Lotus	1:33.600 · brm
16	Richard Attwood	Lotus	1:33.800 · brm
17	Bob Anderson	Brabham	1:34.100 · climax
18	Jo Siffert	Brabham	1:34.200 · brm
19	Chris Amon	Brabham	1:35.300 · brm
20	Masten Gregory	BRM	1:35.900 · brm
21	Ian Raby	Brabham	1:36.000 · brm
22	Alan Rollinson	Cooper	1:39.000 · ford
23	John Rhodes	Cooper	1:39.400 · climax
24	Brian Gubby	Lotus	1:45.100 · climax

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Jim Clark	Lotus	1:30.800 · climax
2	Graham Hill	BRM	1:31.000 · brm
3	Richie Ginther	Honda	1:31.300 · honda
4	Jackie Stewart	BRM	1:31.300 · brm
5	John Surtees	Ferrari	1:31.300 · ferrari
6	Mike Spence	Lotus	1:31.700 · climax
7	Dan Gurney	Brabham	1:31.900 · climax
8	Jack Brabham	Brabham	1:32.500 · climax
9	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari	1:32.700 · ferrari
10	Denny Hulme	Brabham	1:32.700 · climax
11	Bruce McLaren	Cooper	1:32.800 · climax
12	Jochen Rindt	Cooper	1:32.900 · climax
13	Frank Gardner	Brabham	1:33.400 · brm
14	Jo Bonnier	Brabham	1:33.500 · climax
15	Innes Ireland	Lotus	1:33.600 · brm
16	Richard Attwood	Lotus	1:33.800 · brm
17	Bob Anderson	Brabham	1:34.100 · climax
18	Jo Siffert	Brabham	1:34.200 · brm
19	Masten Gregory	BRM	1:35.900 · brm
20	Ian Raby	Brabham	1:36.000 · brm
21	John Rhodes	Cooper	1:39.400 · climax

Championship progression

Driver standings after this championship round
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Jim Clark	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	36
2	Graham Hill	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	23
3	Jackie Stewart	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	19
4	John Surtees	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	17
5	Bruce McLaren	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	8
6	Lorenzo Bandini	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	6
7	Mike Spence	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	6
8	Jack Brabham	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
8	Denny Hulme	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
10	Jo Siffert	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
11	Richie Ginther	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
11	Dan Gurney	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1