1965 French Grand Prix

1965 French Grand Prix
The Circuit de Charade (1958-1988)
The Circuit de Charade (1958-1988)
Race details
Date 27 June 1965
Official name 51e Grand Prix de l'ACF
Location Circuit de Charade
Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne, France
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 8.055 km (5.005 miles)
Distance 40 laps, 322.2 km (200.2 miles)
Weather Sunny
Pole position
Driver Lotus-Climax
Time 3:18.3
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Jim Clark Lotus-Climax
Time 3:18.9 on lap 34
Podium
First Lotus-Climax
Second BRM
Third Ferrari
Lap leaders

The 1965 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Circuit de Charade, Clermont-Ferrand on 27 June 1965.[1] It was race 4 of 10 in both the 1965 World Championship of Drivers and the 1965 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.

The 40-lap race was won by Scotland's Jim Clark. Driving the Climax-engined Lotus 25, Clark took pole position, led every lap and set the fastest lap. It was his third win in four races, and his second Grand Slam of the season. Clark's Grand Slam followed his Grand Slam at the South African Grand Prix, making him the first driver to win a Grand Slam in subsequent races since Alberto Ascari. Fellow Scottish driver Jackie Stewart finished second in a BRM, with Englishman John Surtees third in a Ferrari.

  1. ^ "1965 French Grand Prix". formula1.com. Retrieved 3 April 2017.