The 1965 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Nürburgring on August 1, 1965.
Race report[]
Graham Hill could still theoretically overhaul Clark for the championship. However Clark became Champion with a masterful performance, leading from pole to the flag and setting fastest lap, to gain maximum points with 3 Grand Prix still to be run. Behind him, the rest of the pack had all sorts of mechanical problems-Surtees had gear selection problems, Stewart bent a wishbone, Hulme punctured his fuel tank when his seat worked loose and Amon had transistor problems despite borrowing two transistor boxes! Clark was duly crowned as champion at the start of August, the earliest the championship had been won until 2002, when Michael Schumacher obtained his 5th title on July 21st.
Classification[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 1 |  Jim Clark
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Lotus-Climax | 15 | 2:07:52.4 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 9 | Graham Hill
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BRM | 15 | +15.9 secs | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 5 |  Dan Gurney
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Brabham-Climax | 15 | +21.4 secs | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | 12 |  Jochen Rindt
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Cooper-Climax | 15 | +3:29.6 | 8 | 3 |
| 5 | 4 |  Jack Brabham
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Brabham-Climax | 15 | +4:41.2 | 14 | 2 |
| 6 | 8 |  Lorenzo Bandini
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Ferrari | 15 | +5:08.6 | 7 | 1 |
| 7 | 16 |  Jo Bonnier
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Brabham-Climax | 15 | +5:58.5 | 9 | |
| 8 | 24 | Masten Gregory
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BRM | 14 | +1 Lap | 19 | |
| Ret | 7 | John Surtees
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Ferrari | 11 | Gearbox | 4 | |
| Ret | 17 |  Jo Siffert
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Brabham-BRM | 9 | Engine | 11 | |
| Ret | 2 | Mike Spence
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Lotus-Climax | 8 | Transmission | 6 | |
| Ret | 3 |  Gerhard Mitter
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Lotus-Climax | 8 | Water leak | 12 | |
| Ret | 20 | Richard Attwood
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Lotus-BRM | 8 | Water leak | 17 | |
| Ret | 11 |  Bruce McLaren
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Cooper-Climax | 7 | Gearbox | 10 | |
| Ret | 6 | Denny Hulme
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Brabham-Climax | 5 | Fuel Leak | 13 | |
| Ret | 19 | Chris Amon
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Lotus-BRM | 3 | Electrical | 16 | |
| Ret | 22 | Paul Hawkins
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Lotus-Climax | 3 | Oil Leak | 20 | |
| Ret | 10 | Jackie Stewart
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BRM | 2 | Suspension | 2 | |
| Ret | 21 | Frank Gardner
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Brabham-BRM | 0 | Gearbox | 18 | |
| DNQ | 25 | Roberto Bussinello
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BRM | ||||
| DNQ | 23 | Ian Raby
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Brabham-Climax |
Notes[]
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- Pole position: Jim Clark - 8:22.7
- Fastest Lap: Jim Clark - 8:24.1 on lap 10
- Lap Leaders: Jim Clark 15 laps (1-15).
- Last Grand Prix appearance for: Paul Hawkins, Gerhard Mitter and Ian Raby.
- Career Firsts: Jochen Rindt (points).
- Jim Clark and Lotus-Climax won the Drivers' and Constructors' Championships with 3 races left to go.
Standings after the race[]
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- Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only best 6 results counted toward the championship. Numbers without parentheses are championship points, numbers in parentheses are total points scored.
| Previous race: 1965 Dutch Grand Prix |
FIA Formula One World Championship 1965 season |
Next race: 1965 Italian Grand Prix |
| Previous race: 1964 German Grand Prix |
German Grand Prix | Next race: 1966 German Grand Prix |
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