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| Date | Friday 1 January 1965 |
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| Start time | 14:00 |
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| Event |  South African GP |
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| Circuit | East London |
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| Event Format | Race of 85 laps |
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| Championship | World Championship |
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| Race number | #1 of 10 in 1965
#132 (of all time) |
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| Laps | 85 |
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| Circuit Perimeter | 3920 m |
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| Race Distance | 3920 × 85 = 333.200 km |
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| Grid Format | 3-2-3-2 |
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| Pole Position | Right |
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| First Corner | Right |
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| Track Direction | Clockwise |
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| Weather | Overcast, Dry |
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| Entries | 28 |
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| Qualifiers | 20 |
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| Finishers | 15 |
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| Debutants | Clive Puzey (Driver),
Dave Charlton (Driver),
Jackie Pretorius (Driver),
Paul Hawkins (Driver),
Cooper T59 (Car Model),
Lotus 20 (Car Model),
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Clive Puzey (Entrant),
Ecurie Tomahawk (Entrant),
Jackie Pretorius (Entrant),
Scuderia Scribante (Entrant),
Trevor Blokdyk (Entrant)
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| Milestones | Brabham Racing Organisation – 50th Race Entry (Entrant)
Dunlop – 1000th Race Entry (Tyre Manufacturer)
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| Records Broken |
1. Highest 10th Place Finish Ratio – De Klerk (50.00%),
2. Most Failures to Pre-Qualify –  Lotus (2),
3. Most Failures to Pre-Qualify –  Clive Puzey, Dave Charlton, Jackie Pretorius (1),
4. Most Failures to Pre-Qualify in a Season – Lotus (2),
5. Most Failures to Pre-Qualify in a Season – Clive Puzey, Dave Charlton, Jackie Pretorius (1)
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| Records Extended |
1. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores –  Ferrari (224),
2. Most Podium Finishes – Ferrari (154),
3. Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores – Cooper (93),
4. Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores –  Bruce McLaren (32),
5. Most 2nd Place Finishes – Ferrari (65),
6. Highest 2nd Place Finish Ratio – Ferrari (14.38%),
7. Most Race Entries – Ferrari (452),
8. Most Failures to Qualify – Lotus (29),
9. Most 2nd Place Qualifications – Ferrari (42),
10. Most 5th Place Qualifications – Graham Hill (9),
11. Most 6th Place Qualifications – Ferrari (38)
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