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Results from the 1965 Formula One 'South African Grand Prix' held at East London on January 1, 1965

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Classification

Pos	No	Nat	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	5		'Jim Clark'	'Lotus-Climax'	85	2:06'46.0	1	'9'
2	1		'John Surtees'	'Ferrari'	85	+29.0 secs	2	'6'
3	3		'Graham Hill'	'BRM'	85	+31.8 secs	5	'4'
4	6		'Mike Spence'	'Lotus-Climax'	85	+54.4 secs	4	'3'
5	9		'Bruce McLaren'	'Cooper-Climax'	84	+1 Lap	8	'2'
6	4		'Jackie Stewart'	'BRM'	83	+2 Laps	11	'1'
7	12		Jo Siffert	Brabham-BRM	83	+2 Laps	14
8	7		Jack Brabham	Brabham-Climax	81	+4 Laps	3
9	18		Paul Hawkins	Brabham-Ford	81	+4 Laps	16
10	20		Peter de Klerk	Alfa Romeo	79	+6 Laps	17
11	15		Tony Maggs	Lotus-BRM	77	+8 Laps	13
12	16		Frank Gardner	Brabham-BRM	75	+10 Laps	15
13	25		Sam Tingle	LDS-Alfa Romeo	73	+12 Laps	20
14	19		David Prophet	Brabham-Ford	71	+14 Laps	19
15	2		Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari	66	Ignition	6
NC	14		Bob Anderson	Brabham-Climax	50	+35 Laps	12
Ret	11		Jo Bonnier	Brabham-Climax	42	Clutch	7
Ret	10		Jochen Rindt	Cooper-Climax	39	Electrical	10
Ret	17		John Love	Cooper-Climax	20	Halfshaft	18
Ret	8		Dan Gurney	Brabham-Climax	11	Ignition	9
DNQ	28		Trevor Blokdyk	Cooper-Ford
DNQ	23		Neville Lederle	Lotus-Climax
DNQ	21		Doug Serrurier	LDS-Climax
DNQ	27		Brausch Niemann	Lotus-Ford
DNQ	22		Ernie Pieterse	Lotus-Climax
DNPQ	24		Clive Puzey	Lotus-Climax
DNPQ	29		Jackie Pretorius	LDS-Alfa Romeo
DNPQ	32		Dave Charlton	Lotus-Ford

Notes

★ Pole position: Jim Clark - 1'27.2

★ Fastest Lap: Jim Clark - 1'27.6 on lap 80

★ Lap Leaders: Jim Clark 85 laps (1-85).

★ Grand Prix debut for: Dave Charlton, Paul Hawkins, Jackie Pretorius, and Jackie Stewart. Only Grand Prix appearance for Clive Puzey.

★ Last Grand Prix appearance for: Trevor Blokdyk, Neville Lederle, Tony Maggs, Brausch Niemann, Ernie Pieterse, David Prophet, and Doug Serrurier.

★ Career Firsts: Jackie Stewart (points).