1965 Italian Grand Prix

The 1965 Italian Grand Prix (formally the XXXVI Gran Premio d'Italia) was a Formula One motor race held at Monza on 12 September 1965. It was race 8 of 10 in both the 1965 World Championship of Drivers and the 1965 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The race was won by Jackie Stewart who took his first Grand Prix victory, whilst driving for the BRM team. His teammate - Graham Hill - finished second after a closely contested race between both the pair and pole-sitter and Jim Clark, who driving for the Lotus-Climax team, had secured the 1965 Drivers' Championship at the previous race. His fuel-pump failure with a handful of laps to go, and also the preceding retirement of Ferrari driver John Surtees, ensured that Dan Gurney of the Brabham-Climax team picked up the final position on the podium.

1965 Italian Grand Prix
Race details
Date	12 September 1965
Official name	XXXVI Gran Premio d'Italia
Location	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza Monza, Italy
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	5.750 km (3.573 miles)
Distance	76 laps, 437.000 km (271.539 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax
Time	1:35.9
Fastest lap
Driver	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax
Time	1:36.4 on lap 46
Podium
First	Jackie Stewart	BRM
Second	Graham Hill	BRM
Third	Dan Gurney	Brabham-Climax
Lap leaders

The race was Jackie Stewart's first win in Formula One.

Race report

Jim Clark duelled for the lead through the first two-thirds of the race with Graham Hill, Jackie Stewart and John Surtees (who dropped out with clutch problems), until lap 64 when his fuel pump failed. Stewart took up the lead and it was expected that he would move over to give his team leader the victory. The enthusiastic crowd were waiting for the BRM cars to come over the line in formation. However, on the approach to the Parabolica on the last time, Hill moved over too far and bounced across the grass, struggling to maintain grip on the mud and gravel. Stewart therefore claimed his first win in a BRM 1–2 from Hill. Dan Gurney took the final podium place and Lorenzo Bandini, Bruce McLaren and Richard Attwood completed the placings. The race featured 42 lead changes between four drivers (all British), the most ever in a Formula One motor race.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	24	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	1:35.9	—
2	8	John Surtees	Ferrari	1:36.1	+0.2
3	32	Jackie Stewart	BRM	1:36.6	+0.7
4	30	Graham Hill	BRM	1:37.1	+1.2
5	4	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari	1:37.2	+1.3
6	22	Ronnie Bucknum	Honda	1:37.3	+1.4
7	18	Jochen Rindt	Cooper-Climax	1:37.7	+1.8
8	26	Mike Spence	Lotus-Climax	1:37.8	+1.9
9	12	Dan Gurney	Brabham-Climax	1:38.1	+2.2
10	44	Jo Siffert	Brabham-BRM	1:38.1	+2.2
11	16	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	1:38.3	+2.4
12	14	Denny Hulme	Brabham-Climax	1:38.3	+2.4
13	40	Richard Attwood	Lotus-BRM	1:38.8	+2.9
14	42	Jo Bonnier	Brabham-Climax	1:38.9	+3.0
15	6	Nino Vaccarella	Ferrari	1:38.9	+3.0
16	46	Frank Gardner	Brabham-BRM	1:39.0	+3.1
17	20	Richie Ginther	Honda	1:39.6	+3.7
18	38	Innes Ireland	Lotus-BRM	1:39.8	+3.9
19	10	Giancarlo Baghetti	Brabham-Climax	1:40.9	+5.0
20	28	Geki	Lotus-Climax	1:41.7	+5.8
21	50	Roberto Bussinello	BRM	1:41.7	+5.8
22	52	Giorgio Bassi	BRM	1:45.4	+9.5
23	48	Masten Gregory	BRM	1:45.6	+9.7
Source:

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	32	Jackie Stewart	BRM	76	2:04:52.8	3	9
2	30	Graham Hill	BRM	76	+3.3	4	6
3	12	Dan Gurney	Brabham-Climax	76	+16.5	9	4
4	4	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari	76	+1:15.9	5	3
5	16	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	75	+1 lap	11	2
6	40	Richard Attwood	Lotus-BRM	75	+1 lap	13	1
7	42	Jo Bonnier	Brabham-Climax	74	+2 laps	14
8	18	Jochen Rindt	Cooper-Climax	74	+2 laps	7
9	38	Innes Ireland	Lotus-BRM	74	+2 laps	18
10	24	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	63	Fuel pump	1
11	26	Mike Spence	Lotus-Climax	62	Alternator	8
12	6	Nino Vaccarella	Ferrari	58	Engine	15
13	50	Roberto Bussinello	BRM	58	Oil pressure	21
14	20	Richie Ginther	Honda	56	Ignition	17
Ret	14	Denny Hulme	Brabham-Climax	46	Suspension	12
Ret	46	Frank Gardner	Brabham-BRM	45	Engine	16
Ret	44	Jo Siffert	Brabham-BRM	43	Gearbox	10
Ret	28	Geki	Lotus-Climax	37	Gearbox	20
Ret	8	John Surtees	Ferrari	34	Clutch	2
Ret	22	Ronnie Bucknum	Honda	27	Ignition	6
Ret	48	Masten Gregory	BRM	22	Gearbox	23
Ret	10	Giancarlo Baghetti	Brabham-Climax	12	Engine	19
Ret	52	Giorgio Bassi	BRM	8	Engine	22
Source:

Notes

• This was the Formula One World Championship debut race for Italian driver Giorgio Bassi.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1	Jim Clark	54
	2	Graham Hill	34 (38)
	3	Jackie Stewart	33 (34)
	4	John Surtees	17
	5	Dan Gurney	13
Source:

Constructors' Championship standings

	Pos	Constructor	Points
	1	Lotus-Climax	54
	2	BRM	42 (52)
	3	Ferrari	24
	4	Brabham-Climax	19
	5	Cooper-Climax	13
Source:

• Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only best 6 results counted toward the championship. Numbers without parentheses are championship points, numbers in parentheses are total points scored.