South African Grand Prix
Round 1 · 1 January 1965 ·Prince George Circuit, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
Surtees
Ferrari
2
Clark
Lotus-Climax
1
Hill
BRM
3
Race classification
| Pos. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Laps | Time | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 85 | 2:06:46.0 | 9 | |
| 2 | John Surtees | Ferrari | 85 | +29.0 | 6 | |
| 3 | Graham Hill | BRM | 85 | +31.8 | 4 | |
| 4 | Mike Spence | Lotus-Climax | 85 | +54.4 | 3 | |
| 5 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 84 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | Jackie Stewart | BRM | 83 | +2 Laps | 1 | |
| 7 | Jo Siffert | Brabham-BRM | 83 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Climax | 81 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | Paul Hawkins | Brabham-Ford | 81 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | Peter de Klerk | Alfa Romeo | 79 | +6 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | Tony Maggs | Lotus-BRM | 77 | +8 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | Frank Gardner | Brabham-BRM | 75 | +10 Laps | 0 | |
| 13 | Sam Tingle | Rhodesian | LDS-Alfa Romeo | 73 | +12 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | David Prophet | Brabham-Ford | 71 | +14 Laps | 0 | |
| 15 | Lorenzo Bandini | Ferrari | 66 | Ignition | 0 | |
| N | Bob Anderson | Brabham-Climax | 50 | Not classified | 0 | |
| R | Jo Bonnier | Brabham-Climax | 42 | Clutch | 0 | |
| R | Jochen Rindt | Cooper-Climax | 39 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | John Love | Rhodesian | Cooper-Climax | 20 | Halfshaft | 0 |
| R | Dan Gurney | Brabham-Climax | 11 | Ignition | 0 | |
| F | Trevor Blokdyk | Cooper-Ford | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Neville Lederle | Lotus-Climax | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Doug Serrurier | LDS-Climax | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Brausch Niemann | Lotus-Ford | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Ernie Pieterse | Lotus-Climax | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Clive Puzey | Rhodesian | Lotus-Climax | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 |
| F | Jackie Pretorius | LDS-Alfa Romeo | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 | |
| F | Dave Charlton | Lotus-Ford | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 | |
| W | Ray Reed | RE | 0 | Withdrew | 0 | |
| W | David Clapham | Cooper-Maserati | 0 | Withdrew | 0 | |
| W | Alex Blignaut | Cooper-Climax | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
- R
- Retired
- F
- Failed to qualify
- W
- Withdrew
- N
- Not classified