Round 1 · 1 January 1965
South African Grand Prix
Prince George Circuit · Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
Pre-season
No standings yet
This was the opening round, so every driver entered the weekend on zero championship points.
After the race
23 drivers
After Round 1
1
Jim Clark
Lotus-Climax
NEW
9
+9
2
John Surtees
Ferrari
NEW
6
+6
3
Graham Hill
BRM
NEW
4
+4
4
Mike Spence
Lotus-Climax
NEW
3
+3
5
Bruce McLaren
Cooper-Climax
NEW
2
+2
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6
Jackie Stewart
BRM
NEW
1
+1
-
Jo Siffert
Brabham-BRM
NEW
0
+0
-
Jack Brabham
Brabham-Climax
NEW
0
+0
-
Paul Hawkins
Brabham-Ford
NEW
0
+0
-
Peter de Klerk
Alfa Romeo
NEW
0
+0
-
Tony Maggs
Lotus-BRM
NEW
0
+0
-
Frank Gardner
Brabham-BRM
NEW
0
+0
-
Sam Tingle
LDS-Alfa Romeo
NEW
0
+0
-
David Prophet
Brabham-Ford
NEW
0
+0
-
Lorenzo Bandini
Ferrari
NEW
0
+0
-
Bob Anderson
Brabham-Climax
NEW
0
+0
-
Jo Bonnier
Brabham-Climax
NEW
0
+0
-
Jochen Rindt
Cooper-Climax
NEW
0
+0
-
John Love
Cooper-Climax
NEW
0
+0
-
Dan Gurney
Brabham-Climax
NEW
0
+0
-
Ray Reed
RE
NEW
0
+0
-
David Clapham
Cooper-Maserati
NEW
0
+0
-
Alex Blignaut
Cooper-Climax
NEW
0
+0
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Race classification
23 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CLA Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 1 | 2:06 | 9 |
| 2 | SUR John Surtees | Ferrari | 2 | +29.000 | 6 |
| 3 | HIL Graham Hill | BRM | 5 | +31.800 | 4 |
| 4 | SPE Mike Spence | Lotus-Climax | 4 | +54.400 | 3 |
| 5 | MCL Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 8 | 1L | 2 |
| 6 | STE Jackie Stewart | BRM | 11 | 2L | 1 |
| 7 | SIF Jo Siffert | Brabham-BRM | 14 | 2L | 0 |
| 8 | BRA Jack Brabham | Brabham-Climax | 3 | 4L | 0 |
| 9 | HAW Paul Hawkins | Brabham-Ford | 16 | 4L | 0 |
| 10 | DE Peter de Klerk | Alfa Romeo | 17 | 6L | 0 |
| 11 | MAG Tony Maggs | Lotus-BRM | 13 | 8L | 0 |
| 12 | GAR Frank Gardner | Brabham-BRM | 15 | 10L | 0 |
| 13 | TIN Sam Tingle | LDS-Alfa Romeo | 20 | 12L | 0 |
| 14 | PRO David Prophet | Brabham-Ford | 19 | 14L | 0 |
| 15 | BAN Lorenzo Bandini | Ferrari | 6 | 19L | 0 |
| R | AND Bob Anderson | Brabham-Climax | 12 | — | 0 |
| R | BON Jo Bonnier | Brabham-Climax | 7 | — | 0 |
| R | RIN Jochen Rindt | Cooper-Climax | 10 | — | 0 |
| R | LOV John Love | Cooper-Climax | 18 | — | 0 |
| R | GUR Dan Gurney | Brabham-Climax | 9 | — | 0 |
| W | REE Ray Reed | RE | Pit | — | 0 |
| W | CLA David Clapham | Cooper-Maserati | Pit | — | 0 |
| W | BLI Alex Blignaut | Cooper-Climax | Pit | — | 0 |