1965 Formula 1 World Championship
A historical profile with source-linked evidence. Further research is in progress.
Profile & context
Championship season: 1965
- Name
- 1965 Formula 1 World Championship
Sources behind this page
v2026.17.0 · seasons/1965
Original reference ↗Historical source & scope
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.
Season coverage
10 of 10 source-calendar events have race results; 10 have qualifying; 10 have grids.
Rules audit: incomplete; published standings retained without summing gross race points. A populated calendar does not establish historical completeness.
Constructor championship: source_reported.
Historical scoring context
Finishing-point scale: Not yet audited for this season. Retention: Not yet audited.
Use source participant awards; eligibility and allocation vary historically. Use recorded awards; no universal half-points inference. Source decimals may round fractional awards; no guessed exact restoration.
Partial rule context only; this does not replace the source's retained championship standings.
Championship calendar
| Round | Grand Prix | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South African Grand Prix 1965 | 1965-01-01 | completed |
| 2 | Grand Prix de Monaco 1965 | 1965-05-30 | completed |
| 3 | 1965 Belgian Grand Prix | 1965-06-13 | completed |
| 4 | Grand Prix de France 1965 | 1965-06-27 | completed |
| 5 | 1965 RAC British Grand Prix | 1965-07-10 | completed |
| 6 | Grote Prijs van Nederland 1965 | 1965-07-18 | completed |
| 7 | Grosser Preis von Deutschland 1965 | 1965-08-01 | completed |
| 8 | Gran Premio d'Italia 1965 | 1965-09-12 | completed |
| 9 | 1965 United States Grand Prix | 1965-10-03 | completed |
| 10 | Gran Premio de México 1965 | 1965-10-24 | completed |
Driver championship standings
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Clark | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 54 |
| 2 | Graham Hill | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 40 |
| 3 | Jackie Stewart | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 33 |
| 4 | Dan Gurney | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 25 |
| 5 | John Surtees | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 17 |
| 6 | Lorenzo Bandini | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 13 |
| 7 | Richie Ginther | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 11 |
| 8 | Mike Spence | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 10 |
| 9 | Bruce McLaren | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 10 |
| 10 | Jack Brabham | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 9 |
| 11 | Denny Hulme | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 5 |
| 12 | Jo Siffert | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 5 |
| 13 | Jochen Rindt | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 14 | Pedro Rodríguez | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 14 | Ronnie Bucknum | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 16 | Richard Attwood | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
Constructor championship standings
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Not recorded | Lotus | Time not recorded · climax | 54 |
| 2 | Not recorded | BRM | Time not recorded · brm | 45 |
| 3 | Not recorded | Brabham | Time not recorded · climax | 27 |
| 4 | Not recorded | Ferrari | Time not recorded · ferrari | 26 |
| 5 | Not recorded | Cooper | Time not recorded · climax | 14 |
| 6 | Not recorded | Honda | Time not recorded · honda | 11 |
| 7 | Not recorded | Brabham | Time not recorded · brm | 5 |
| 8 | Not recorded | Lotus | Time not recorded · brm | 2 |