1965 Race of Champions
The 1st Race of Champions was a non-Championship motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 13 March 1965 at Brands Hatch circuit in Kent, England. The race was run over two heats of 40 laps of the circuit, and was won overall by Mike Spence in a Lotus 33.
| 1965 Race of Champions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-championship race in the 1965 Formula One season | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 13 March 1965 | ||
| Official name | I Daily Mail Race of Champions | ||
| Location | Brands Hatch | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 4.265 km (2.65 miles) | ||
| Distance | 2 x 40 laps, 341.181 km (212 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Lotus-Climax | ||
| Time | 1:34.9 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | |
| Time | 1:35.4 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
| Lotus-Climax | |
| Second | BRM | ||
| Third | Brabham-Climax | ||
The first heat was won by Jim Clark, with Dan Gurney second, and Spence in third place. However, both Clark and Gurney retired from the second heat, which Spence won from Jo Bonnier and Frank Gardner. Jackie Stewart finished seventh in the first heat and fourth in the second, to take second overall.
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