1965 International Gold Cup

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1965 International Gold Cup
Race details
Date 18 September 1965
Official name XII International Gold Cup
Location Oulton Park, Cheshire
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.4434 km (2.761 miles)
Distance 40 laps, 177.736 km (108.4 miles)
Pole position
Driver Brabham
Time 1:41.0
Fastest lap
Drivers New Zealand Denny Hulme Brabham
Fastest lap United Kingdom Jim Clark Lotus
Time 1:41.2
Podium
First Lola
Second Brabham
Third Lotus

The 12th International Gold Cup was a Formula Two motor race, held on 18 September 1965, at Oulton Park, Cheshire. The race was run over 40 laps of the circuit, and was won by John Surtees in a Lola T60. Denny Hulme in a Brabham BT16 started from pole position, set joint fastest lap with Jim Clark and finished second. Graham Hill was third in a Lotus 35. Only six-tenths of a second covered the first three finishers.[1][2]

Results[edit]

Pos No. Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Retired Grid
1 1 United Kingdom John Surtees Midland Racing Partnership Lola T60-Cosworth SCA 1:08:44.0 10
2 9 New Zealand Denny Hulme Brabham Racing Developments Brabham BT16-Cosworth SCA +0.2s 1
3 7 United Kingdom Graham Hill John Coombs Lotus 35-BRM +0.6s 3
4 23 United Kingdom Trevor Taylor Aurora Gear Racing Brabham BT16-Cosworth SCA +19.2s 7
5 17 United Kingdom Alan Rees Roy Winkelmann Racing Brabham BT16-Cosworth SCA +34.6s 5
6 4 United Kingdom Jim Clark Ron Harris Team Lotus Lotus 35-Cosworth SCA +41.4s 4
7 25 United Kingdom Brian Hart Brian Hart Lotus 35-Cosworth SCA +1:14.6 12
8 22 United Kingdom Ian Raby Ian Raby (Racing) Merlyn Mk.9-Cosworth SCA +1 lap 16
9 3 Australia Paul Hawkins Midland Racing Partnership Lola T60-Cosworth SCA +1 lap 21
10 20 United Kingdom Bill Bradley David Prophet Racing Brabham BT10-Cosworth SCA +1 lap 20
11 19 United Kingdom David Prophet David Prophet Racing Brabham BT10-Cosworth SCA +1 lap 19
12 14 United Kingdom John Cardwell Merlyn Racing Merlyn Mk.9-Cosworth SCA +1 lap 18
13 16 United Kingdom Alan Rollinson DW Racing Enterprises Brabham BT16-Cosworth SCA +1 lap 17
14 26 France Bernard Collomb Bernard Collomb Lotus 35-Cosworth SCA +4 laps 27
NC 24 France Eric Offenstadt Eric Offenstadt Cooper T75-BRM +6 laps 25
NC 18 Austria Jochen Rindt Roy Winkelmann Racing Brabham BT16-Cosworth SCA +9 laps 2
NC 11 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart Tyrrell Racing Organisation Cooper T75-BRM +11 laps 9
Ret 5 United Kingdom Mike Spence Ron Harris Team Lotus Lotus 35-Cosworth SCA 23 laps, accident 6
Ret 6 United States Peter Revson Ron Harris Team Lotus Lotus 35-BRM 8 laps, oil loss 24
Ret 2 United Kingdom Richard Attwood Midland Racing Partnership Lola T60-Cosworth SCA 5 laps, gearbox 13
Ret 27 United Kingdom John Taylor F.R. Gerard Racing Cooper T73-Cosworth SCA 5 laps, oil loss 26
Ret 21 United Kingdom Mike Beckwith Normand Ltd. Brabham BT10-Cosworth SCA 4 laps, accident 15
Ret 10 United Kingdom Chris Irwin Brabham Racing Developments Brabham BT16-Cosworth SCA 4 laps, accident 11
Ret 15 United Kingdom Bob Anderson DW Racing Enterprises Brabham BT16-Cosworth SCA 4 laps 14
Ret 8 Australia Jack Brabham Brabham Racing Developments Brabham BT16-Honda RA300E 1 lap, clutch 8
Ret 28 Australia Frank Gardner John Willment Automobiles Lotus 35-Cosworth SCA 1 lap, ignition 23
Ret 12 United States Bob Bondurant Tyrrell Racing Organisation Cooper T75-BRM 0 laps, accident 22
DNA 3 South Africa Tony Maggs Midland Racing Partnership Lola T60-Cosworth SCA car raced by Hawkins
DNA 3 New Zealand Chris Amon Midland Racing Partnership Lola T60-Cosworth SCA car raced by Hawkins
DNA 12 New Zealand Chris Amon Tyrrel Racing Organisation Cooper T75-BRM car raced by Bondurant
DNA 27 United Kingdom John Rhodes F.R. Gerard Racing Cooper T73-Cosworth SCA car raced by Taylor

References[edit]

  1. ^ "XII International Gold Cup 1965". Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  2. ^ "1965 Oulton Park Gold Cup". Retrieved 19 November 2022.