1965 Australian Grand Prix
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The 1965 Australian Grand Prix was a motor race held at the Longford Circuit in Tasmania, Australia on 1 March 1965.[1] It was open to Racing Cars complying with the Australian National Formula or the Australian 1½ Litre Formula.[2] It was the 30th Australian Grand Prix.[2]
The race, which had 18 starters, was the seventh and final round of the 1965 Tasman Series and round two of the 1965 Australian Drivers' Championship. It was the last Australian Grand Prix to be held at the Longford Circuit. Bruce McLaren won the race, his second and last Australian Grand Prix victory. Australian driver Rocky Tresise was killed in a second lap accident in which photographer Robin D'Abrera also died.[3]
Classification
| Pos[4] | No.[5] | Driver[4] | Entrants[1] | Car[4][6] | Laps[4] | Time / Remarks[4] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | Template:Flagicon Bruce McLaren | Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Limited | Cooper T79 / Climax FPF | 26 | 1h 01m 10.9s |
| 2 | 4 | Template:Flagicon Jack Brabham | Ecurie Vitesse | Repco Brabham BT11A / Climax FPF | 26 | 1h 01m 14.2s |
| 3 | 11 | Template:Flagicon Phil Hill | Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Limited | Cooper T70/79 / Climax FPF | 26 | 1h 01m 15.8s |
| 4 | 1 | Template:Flagicon Graham Hill | Scuderia Veloce Pty Ltd | Repco Brabham BT11A / Climax FPF | 26 | 1h 01m 18.8s |
| 5 | 8 | Template:Flagicon Jim Clark | Team Lotus | Lotus 32B / Climax FPF | 26 | 1h 01m 19.3s |
| 6 | 6 | Template:Flagicon Bib Stillwell | B.S. Stillwell | Repco Brabham BT11A / Climax FPF | 26 | 1h 02m 25.0s |
| 7 | 5 | Template:Flagicon Jim Palmer | Jim Palmer | Repco Brabham BT7A / Climax FPF | 25 | |
| 8 | 7 | Template:Flagicon Frank Gardner | Alec Mildren Racing Pty Ltd | Repco Brabham BT11A / Climax FPF | 23 | |
| 9 | 17 | Template:Flagicon Glyn Scott | Glyn Scott Motors | Lotus 27 / Ford 1.5 | 23 | |
| 10 | 21 | Template:Flagicon Roly Levis | Roly Levis | Repco Brabham BT6 / Ford 1.5 | 22 | Accident |
| 11 | 9[7] | Template:Flagicon John McDonald | Bill Patterson Motors | Cooper T53 / Climax FPF | 22 | |
| 12 | 15 | Template:Flagicon Jack Hobden | Lewis Hobden Pty Ltd | Cooper T51 / Climax FPF | 21 | |
| 13 | 18 | Template:Flagicon Mel McEwin | Mel McEwin | Elfin Mono[8] Ford 1.5 | 19 | |
| Ret | 3 | Template:Flagicon Frank Matich | Total Team | Repco Brabham BT7A / Climax FPF | 14 | Suspension |
| Ret | 23 | Template:Flagicon Bob Jane | Autoland Pty Ltd | Elfin Mono / Ford 1.5 | 4 | Transmission |
| Ret | 20 | Template:Flagicon Lyn Archer | Lyn Archer Motors | Elfin Junior / Ford 1.5 | 4 | Engine |
| Ret | 2 | Template:Flagicon Kerry Grant | Scuderia Veloce Pty Ltd | Repco Brabham BT4 / Climax FPF | 3 | Engine |
| Ret | 12 | Template:Flagicon Rocky Tresise | Ecurie Australie | Cooper T62 / Climax FPF | 1 | Fatal Accident |
| DNS | 9 | Template:Flagicon Bill Patterson | Bill Patterson Motors | Cooper T51 / Climax FPF | ||
| DNS | 19 | Template:Flagicon Geoff McLelland | G.B. McLelland | Repco Brabham BT2 / Ford 1.5 | ||
| DNS | 22 | Template:Flagicon Barry Collerson | Hunter & Delbridge Speed Equipment | Repco Brabham BT2 / Ford 1.5 | ||
| DNS | 25 | Template:Flagicon Les Howard | Howard & Sons Racing Team | Lotus 27 / Ford 1.5 | ||
| DNS | 40 | Template:Flagicon David Hallam | D. J. Hallam | Elfin Junior / Ford 1.1 |
Notes
- Pole position: Bruce McLaren – 2'20.3[9] (The grid was set from lap times recorded in a ten lap qualifying race on the Saturday)[9]
- Fastest lap: Jack Brabham – 2'18.0 (117.4 mph) – New record[9]
References
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- ↑ a b Longford Programme, 30th Australian Grand Prix Meeting 1965 – Second Day
- ↑ a b Conditions for Australian Titles, 1965 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 66
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- ↑ a b c d e Australian Grand Prix, Longford, 1 Mar 1965, www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved 1 September 2017
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- ↑ All ten "Brabhams" are entered in the Programme as Repco Brabhams
- ↑ The image of the race start on page 304 of The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix shows McDonald to be driving No 9 rather than No 26 (as indicated at www.oldracingcars.com)
- ↑ The story of Elfin Mono 6446 Template:Webarchive Retrieved on 4 June 2012
- ↑ a b c Bill Tuckey, Seven days in summer, Australian Motor Racing Annual Number Two, pages 10–17
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