1
Jim Clark
Lotus-Climax
54 pts
2
Graham Hill
BRM
40 pts
3
Jackie Stewart
BRM
33 pts
1
Lotus-Climax
54 pts
Jim Clark is the 1965 Formula 1 World Champion. Clark won 6 out of 10 races and scored a total of 54 points. With 14 points behind Graham Hill finished the season in second place and Jackie Stewart as third. Lotus-Climax won the 1965 Formula 1 constructor championship, with a total of 54 points.
The season started with the 1965 South African Grand Prix on January 1st. The last race of the season was the 1965 Mexican Grand Prix on October 24th.
Number of races
10 races
First race
South African Grand Prix (January 1st)
Last race
Mexican Grand Prix (October 24th)
Most wins
Jim Clark (6)
Most pole positions
Jim Clark (6)
Most podiums
Jim Clark (6)
Graham Hill (6)
Most top 5 finishes
Graham Hill (9)
Most points finishes
Graham Hill (9)
Most DNF's
Jo Bonnier (5)
Bruce McLaren (5)

1965 standings

Pos Driver Car Wins Podiums Pts Gap
1
Jim Clark
Lotus-Climax 6 6 54
2
Graham Hill
BRM 2 6 40 -14
3
Jackie Stewart
BRM 1 5 33 -21
4
Dan Gurney
Brabham-Climax 5 25 -29
5
John Surtees
Ferrari 3 17 -37
6
Lorenzo Bandini
Ferrari 1 13 -41
7
Richie Ginther
Honda 1 1 11 -43
8
Mike Spence
Lotus-Climax 1 10 -44
9
Bruce McLaren
Cooper-Climax 1 10 -44
10
Jack Brabham
Brabham-Climax 1 9 -45
11
Denny Hulme
Brabham-Climax 5 -49
12
Jo Siffert
Brabham-BRM 5 -49
13
Jochen Rindt
Cooper-Climax 4 -50
14
Pedro Rodríguez
Ferrari 2 -52
15
Ronnie Bucknum
Honda 2 -52
16
Richard Attwood
Lotus-BRM 2 -52
17
Jo Bonnier
Brabham-Climax 0 -54
18
Frank Gardner
Brabham-BRM 0 -54
19
Masten Gregory
BRM 0 -54
20
Bob Anderson
Brabham-Climax 0 -54
21
Innes Ireland
Lotus-BRM 0 -54
22
Paul Hawkins
Lotus-Climax 0 -54
23
Bob Bondurant
Lotus-BRM 0 -54
24
Peter de Klerk
Alfa Romeo 0 -54
25
Ian Raby
Brabham-Climax 0 -54
26
Tony Maggs
Lotus-BRM 0 -54
27
Moisés Solana
Lotus-Climax 0 -54
28
Lucien Bianchi
BRM 0 -54
29
Nino Vaccarella
Ferrari 0 -54
30
Roberto Bussinello
BRM 0 -54
31
Sam Tingle
LDS-Alfa Romeo 0 -54
32
David Prophet
Brabham-Ford 0 -54
33
Chris Amon
Lotus-BRM 0 -54
34
Gerhard Mitter
Lotus-Climax 0 -54
35
Mike Hailwood
Lotus-BRM 0 -54
36
John Rhodes
Cooper-Climax 0 -54
37
Giacomo Russo
Lotus-Climax 0 -54
38
John Love
Cooper-Climax 0 -54
39
Ludovico Scarfiotti
Ferrari 0 -54
40
Trevor Blokdyk
Cooper-Ford 0 -54
41
Giancarlo Baghetti
Brabham-Climax 0 -54
42
Neville Lederle
Lotus-Climax 0 -54
43
Alan Rollinson
Cooper-Ford 0 -54
44
Giorgio Bassi
BRM 0 -54
45
Brian Gubby
Lotus-Climax 0 -54
46
Doug Serrurier
LDS-Climax 0 -54
47
Brausch Niemann
Lotus-Ford 0 -54
48
Ernie Pieterse
Lotus-Climax 0 -54
49
Clive Puzey
Lotus-Climax 0 -54
50
Jackie Pretorius
LDS-Alfa Romeo 0 -54
51
Dave Charlton
Lotus-Ford 0 -54
52
Ray Reed
RE 0 -54
53
David Clapham
Cooper-Maserati 0 -54
54
Alex Blignaut
Cooper-Climax 0 -54
Pos Team Wins Podiums Pts Gap
1 Lotus-Climax 6 7 54
2 BRM 3 11 45 -9
3 Brabham-Climax 6 27 -27
4 Ferrari 4 26 -28
5 Cooper-Climax 1 14 -40
6 Honda 1 1 11 -43
7 Brabham-BRM 5 -49
8 Lotus-BRM 2 -52
9 Brabham-Ford 0 -54
10 Alfa Romeo 0 -54
11 LDS-Alfa Romeo 0 -54
12 Cooper-Ford 0 -54
13 LDS-Climax 0 -54
14 Lotus-Ford 0 -54
15 RE 0 -54
16 Cooper-Maserati 0 -54

1965 schedule

Date Race Winner 2nd 3rd Pole position
Jan 1st
South African Grand Prix
#5 Jim Clark
John Surtees
Graham Hill
Jim Clark
May 30th
Monaco Grand Prix
#3 Graham Hill
Lorenzo Bandini
Jackie Stewart
Graham Hill
Jun 13th
Belgian Grand Prix
#17 Jim Clark
Jackie Stewart
Bruce McLaren
Graham Hill
Jun 27th
French Grand Prix
#6 Jim Clark
Jackie Stewart
John Surtees
Jim Clark
Jul 10th
British Grand Prix
#5 Jim Clark
Graham Hill
John Surtees
Jim Clark
Jul 18th
Dutch Grand Prix
#6 Jim Clark
Jackie Stewart
Dan Gurney
Graham Hill
Aug 1st
German Grand Prix
#1 Jim Clark
Graham Hill
Dan Gurney
Jim Clark
Sep 12th
Italian Grand Prix
#32 Jackie Stewart
Graham Hill
Dan Gurney
Jim Clark
Oct 3rd
United States Grand Prix
#3 Graham Hill
Dan Gurney
Jack Brabham
Graham Hill
Oct 24th
Mexican Grand Prix
#11 Richie Ginther
Dan Gurney
Mike Spence
Jim Clark