Round 1 of 10 · Eastern Cape Province · 1 January 1965, Friday
South African Grand Prix
Key highlights
Clark
pole position
85
laps
15
finishers out of 20
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 2:06:46.0 | 9 |
| 2 | John Surtees | Ferrari | +29.0 | 6 |
| 3 | Graham Hill | BRM | +31.8 | 4 |
| 4 | Mike Spence | Lotus-Climax | +54.4 | 3 |
| 5 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Jackie Stewart | BRM | +2 Laps | 1 |
| 7 | Jo Siffert | Brabham-BRM | +2 Laps | |
| 8 | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Climax | +4 Laps | |
| 9 | Paul Hawkins | Brabham-Ford | +4 Laps | |
| 10 | Peter de Klerk | Alfa Romeo | +6 Laps | |
| 11 | Tony Maggs | Lotus-BRM | +8 Laps | |
| 12 | Frank Gardner | Brabham-BRM | +10 Laps | |
| 13 | Sam Tingle | LDS-Alfa Romeo | +12 Laps | |
| 14 | David Prophet | Brabham-Ford | +14 Laps | |
| 15 | Lorenzo Bandini | Ferrari | Ignition | |
| NC | Bob Anderson | Brabham-Climax | Not classified | |
| DNF | Jo Bonnier | Brabham-Climax | Clutch | |
| DNF | Jochen Rindt | Cooper-Climax | Electrical | |
| DNF | John Love | Cooper-Climax | Halfshaft | |
| DNF | Dan Gurney | Brabham-Climax | Ignition | |
| DNQ | Trevor Blokdyk | Cooper-Ford | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Neville Lederle | Lotus-Climax | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Doug Serrurier | LDS-Climax | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Brausch Niemann | Lotus-Ford | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Ernie Pieterse | Lotus-Climax | Did not qualify | |
| DNPQ | Clive Puzey | Lotus-Climax | Did not prequalify | |
| DNPQ | Jackie Pretorius | LDS-Alfa Romeo | Did not prequalify | |
| DNPQ | Dave Charlton | Lotus-Ford | Did not prequalify | |
| WD | Ray Reed | RE | Withdrew | |
| WD | David Clapham | Cooper-Maserati | Withdrew | |
| WD | Alex Blignaut | Cooper-Climax | Withdrew |
- DNF
- Did not finish
- NC
- Not classified
- DNQ
- Did not qualify
- DNPQ
- Did not pre-qualify
- WD
- Withdrew