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1965 Italian GP
1964 United States GP

1965 United States GP

1965 Mexican GP
1966 United States GP
 VIII  United States Grand Prix

Event Overview • Sessions • Entry List
Qualifying Qualification
Race Starting Grid • Classification • Fastest Laps • Laps Led

Details
DateSunday 3 October 1965
Start time14:00
Event United States GP
Circuit Watkins Glen
Event FormatRace of 110 laps
ChampionshipWorld Championship
Race number#9 of 10 in 1965
#140 (of all time)
Circuit
Laps110
Circuit Perimeter3701 m
Race Distance3701 × 110 = 407.110 km
Grid Format2-2-2-2
Pole PositionRight
First CornerRight
Track DirectionClockwise
Weather
WeatherOvercast, Showers
Participants
Entries18
Qualifiers18
Finishers13
DebutantsBob Bondurant (Driver)
MilestonesCar 15 – 50th Race Entry (Car Number)
R.R.C. Walker Racing Team – 100th Race Entry (Entrant)
 Innes Ireland – 50th Race Entry (Driver)
Records Broken 1. Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores –  Ferrari (99),
2. Most 9th Place Qualifications –  Bruce McLaren (10),
3. Most 9th Place Qualifications in a Season –  Bruce McLaren (4),
4. Most 10th Place Qualifications in a Season –  Brabham (6)
Records Extended 1. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores –  Ferrari (232),
2. Most 4th Place Finishes –  Ferrari (38),
3. Most 5th Place Finishes –  Ferrari (26),
4. Most 10th Place Finishes –  Lotus (18),
5. Most Laps Led –  Jim Clark (1445),
6. Most Race Entries –  Ferrari (470),
7. Most 5th Place Qualifications –  Ferrari (45),
8. Most 9th Place Qualifications –  Cooper (25)

World Championship standings
1  Jim Clark 54 
2  Graham Hill 40 
3  Jackie Stewart 33 
4  Dan Gurney 19 up
5  John Surtees 17 up
6  Lorenzo Bandini 13 
7  Bruce McLaren 10 
8  Jack Brabham 9 up
9  Mike Spence 6 up
10  Denny Hulme 5 up
11  Jochen Rindt 4 
12  Pedro Rodriguez 2 
13  Richie Ginther 2 up
  Jo Siffert 2 up
15  Richard Attwood 1 up
1  Lotus / Climax 54 
2  BRM / BRM 45 
3  Ferrari / Ferrari 26 
4  Brabham / Climax 24 
5  Cooper / Climax 14 
6  Brabham / BRM 2 
  Honda / Honda 2 
8  Lotus / BRM 1 

Results
 WinnerPole PositionFastest Lap
Car NumberCar 3Car 3Car 3
EntrantOwen Racing OrganisationOwen Racing OrganisationOwen Racing Organisation
Driver Graham Hill Graham Hill Graham Hill
Car BRM P261 BRM P261 BRM P261
EngineBRM 1.5 V8BRM 1.5 V8BRM 1.5 V8
Time2:20'36.11'11.251'11.9
Speed173.729 km/h186.998 km/h185.307 km/h