1965 British Grand Prix | |||
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Race details | |||
Date | 10 July 1965 | ||
Official name | XVIII RAC British Grand Prix | ||
Location |
Silverstone Circuit Silverstone, England | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 4.711 km (2.927 miles) | ||
Distance | 80 laps, 376.880 km (234.160 miles) | ||
Weather | Warm, dry and overcast | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Lotus-Climax | ||
Time | 1:30.8 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Graham Hill | BRM | |
Time | 1:32.2 on lap 80 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Lotus-Climax | ||
Second | BRM | ||
Third | Ferrari | ||
Lap leaders |
The 1965 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Silverstone on 10 July 1965. It was race 5 of 10 in both the 1965 World Championship of Drivers and the 1965 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 80-lap race was won by Lotus driver Jim Clark after he started from pole position. Graham Hill finished second for the BRM team and Ferrari driver John Surtees came in third.