1965 Monaco Grand Prix

43°44′4.74″N 7°25′16.8″E

1965 Monaco Grand Prix
Race details
Date 30 May 1965
Official name XXIII Grand Prix de Monaco
Location Circuit de Monaco
Monte Carlo
Course Temporary street circuit
Course length 3.145 km (1.954 miles)
Distance 100 laps, 314.500 km (195.421 miles)
Pole position
Driver
BRM
Time 1:32.5
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Graham Hill BRM
Time 1:31.7 on lap 82
Podium
First
BRM
Second
Ferrari
Third
BRM
Lap leaders

The 1965 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monaco on 30 May 1965. It was race 2 of 10 in both the 1965 World Championship of Drivers and the 1965 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers, albeit held almost six months after the first race of the season. The 100-lap race was won by BRM driver Graham Hill from pole position. Lorenzo Bandini finished second for the Ferrari team and Hill's teammate Jackie Stewart came in third.

Jim Clark, Dan Gurney and Mike Spence did not participate in this race, since Team Lotus chose to race in the 1965 Indy 500, held the following day and won by Clark.[1] As of 2022, this is the second and last time a driver has crashed into the harbour, with Paul Hawkins falling in on lap 79, after the 1955 Monaco Grand Prix accident of Alberto Ascari.

Race report

Hill and Stewart, both in BRMs, led the race from the start. Both spun, Hill after the car in front of him sprayed the track with parts, and Bandini took over the lead. Brabham, using the new, 32-valve Coventry Climax FWMV Mark 7 engine, overtook Bandini until the new engine blew up on the 43rd lap. Ferrari was now in first and second, with Bandini using the flat-twelve design (Ferrari 1512) while Surtees had opted for the V8-engined Ferrari 158. Hill, however, had stayed in the race and was steadily closing in. During the chase, the lap record was beaten several times.[1] On lap 65, Hill had gotten past both Ferraris and went on to build up a sizable lead, eventually winning by over a minute. Surtees ran out of petrol on the last lap, allowing Stewart to pip him for third place, with McLaren and Siffert rounding out the points-paying positions. After debuting with Brabham at the previous race, Honda also made use of Goodyear rather than Dunlop tires in this race.[1]

Classification

Qualifying
Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 3 United Kingdom Graham Hill BRM 1:32.5
2 1 Australia Jack Brabham Brabham–Climax 1:32.8 +0.3
3 4 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart BRM 1:32.9 +0.4
4 17 Italy Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari 1:33.0 +0.5
5 18 United Kingdom John Surtees Ferrari 1:33.2 +0.7
6 15 United Kingdom Richard Attwood Lotus–BRM 1:33.9 +1.4
7 7 New Zealand Bruce McLaren Cooper–Climax 1:34.3 +1.8
8 2 New Zealand Denny Hulme Brabham–Climax 1:34.5 +2.0
9 9 United Kingdom Bob Anderson Brabham–Climax 1:35.5 +3.0
10 14 Switzerland Jo Siffert Brabham–BRM 1:36.0 +3.5
11 11 Australia Frank Gardner Brabham–BRM 1:36.0 +3.5
12 16 United Kingdom Mike Hailwood Lotus–BRM 1:36.5 +4.0
13 12 Sweden Jo Bonnier Brabham–Climax 1:36.5 +4.0
14 10 Australia Paul Hawkins Lotus–Climax 1:37.0 +4.5
15 19 United States Ronnie Bucknum Honda 1:37.0 +4.5
16 20 United States Richie Ginther Honda 1:37.5 +5.0
17 8 Austria Jochen Rindt Cooper–Climax 1:39.7 +7.2
Source:[2]

Race
Pos No Driver Constructor Tyre Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 3 United Kingdom Graham Hill BRM D 100 2:37:39.6 1 9
2 17 Italy Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari D 100 +1:04.0 4 6
3 4 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart BRM D 100 +1:41.9 3 4
4 18 United Kingdom John Surtees Ferrari D 99 Out of Fuel 5 3
5 7 New Zealand Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax D 98 +2 Laps 7 2
6 14 Switzerland Jo Siffert Brabham-BRM D 98 +2 Laps 10 1
7 12 Sweden Jo Bonnier Brabham-Climax D 97 +3 Laps 13
8 2 New Zealand Denny Hulme Brabham-Climax G 92 +8 Laps 8
9 9 United Kingdom Bob Anderson Brabham-Climax D 85 +15 Laps 9
10 10 Australia Paul Hawkins Lotus-Climax D 79 Accident 14
Ret 1 Australia Jack Brabham Brabham-Climax G 43 Engine 2
Ret 15 United Kingdom Richard Attwood Lotus-BRM D 43 Wheel 6
Ret 19 United States Ronnie Bucknum Honda G 33 Gearbox 15
Ret 11 Australia Frank Gardner Brabham-BRM D 29 Engine 11
Ret 16 United Kingdom Mike Hailwood Lotus-BRM D 12 Gearbox 12
Ret 20 United States Richie Ginther Honda G 0 Halfshaft 16
DNQ 8 Austria Jochen Rindt Cooper-Climax D
Source:[3]

Championship standings after the race
  • Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References
  1. Hutchinson, P.G.M. (1965), Logoz, Arthur (ed.), "Grand Prix Racing for the World Championship 1965", Auto-Universum 1966 (English edition), Zürich, Switzerland: Verlag International Automobile Parade, IX: 40
  2. "1965 Monaco Grand Prix – Qualifying". Motorsport.com. 26 September 2019.
  3. "1965 Monaco Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  4. "Monaco 1965 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
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