1965 Monaco Grand Prix

1965 Monaco Grand Prix
Race details
Date	May 30, 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	Graham Hill	BRM
Time	1:32.5
Fastest lap
Driver	Graham Hill	BRM
Time	1:31.7 on lap 82
Podium
First	Graham Hill	BRM
Second	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari
Third	Jackie Stewart	BRM

The 1965 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monaco on May 30, 1965. It was race 2 of 10 in both the 1965 World Championship of Drivers and the 1965 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 100-lap race was won by BRM driver Graham Hill after he started 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 raced in the 1965 Indy 500, won by Clark.

Classification

Qualifying

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

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

• As of 2020, 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 crash of Alberto Ascari.
• This was the first podium finish for Jackie Stewart.

Lap leaders

• Graham Hill 60 laps (1-24, 65-100); Jackie Stewart 5 laps (25-29); Lorenzo Bandini 26 laps (30-33, 43-64), Jack Brabham 9 laps (34-42).

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
2	1	Graham Hill	13
1	2	Jim Clark	9
1	3	John Surtees	9
11	4	Lorenzo Bandini	6
1	5	Jackie Stewart	5
Source:

Constructors' Championship standings

	Pos	Constructor	Points
2	1	BRM	13
	2	Ferrari	12
2	3	Lotus-Climax	9
	4	Cooper-Climax	4
	5	Brabham-BRM	1
Source:

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