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1965 Italian GP
1964 United States GP

1965 United States GP

1965 Mexican GP
1966 United States GP
 VIII  United States Grand Prix

Event Overview • SessionsEntry List
Qualifying Qualification
Race Starting GridClassificationFastest LapsLaps Led

Details
DateSunday 3 October 1965
Start time14:00
Event United States GP
Circuit Watkins Glen
Event FormatRace of 110 laps
ChampionshipWorld Championship
Race number#9 of 10 in 1965
#140 (of all time)
Circuit
Laps110
Circuit Perimeter3701 m
Race Distance3701 × 110 = 407.110 km
Grid Format2-2-2-2
Pole PositionRight
First CornerRight
Track DirectionClockwise
Weather
WeatherOvercast, Showers
Participants
Entries18
Qualifiers18
Finishers13
DebutantsBob Bondurant (Driver)
MilestonesCar 15 – 50th Race Entry (Car Number)
R.R.C. Walker Racing Team – 100th Race Entry (Entrant)
 Innes Ireland – 50th Race Entry (Driver)
Records Broken 1. Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores Ferrari (99),
2. Most 9th Place Qualifications Bruce McLaren (10),
3. Most 9th Place Qualifications in a Season Bruce McLaren (4),
4. Most 10th Place Qualifications in a Season Brabham (6)
Records Extended 1. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores Ferrari (232),
2. Most 4th Place Finishes Ferrari (38),
3. Most 5th Place Finishes Ferrari (26),
4. Most 10th Place Finishes Lotus (18),
5. Most Laps Led Jim Clark (1445),
6. Most Race Entries Ferrari (470),
7. Most 5th Place Qualifications Ferrari (45),
8. Most 9th Place Qualifications Cooper (25)

World Championship standings
1  Jim Clark 54 
2  Graham Hill 40 
3  Jackie Stewart 33 
4  Dan Gurney 19 up
5  John Surtees 17 up
6  Lorenzo Bandini 13 
7  Bruce McLaren 10 
8  Jack Brabham 9 up
9  Mike Spence 6 up
10  Denny Hulme 5 up
11  Jochen Rindt 4 
12  Pedro Rodriguez 2 
13  Richie Ginther 2 up
  Jo Siffert 2 up
15  Richard Attwood 1 up
1  Lotus / Climax 54 
2  BRM / BRM 45 
3  Ferrari / Ferrari 26 
4  Brabham / Climax 24 
5  Cooper / Climax 14 
6  Brabham / BRM 2 
  Honda / Honda 2 
8  Lotus / BRM 1 

Results
 WinnerPole PositionFastest Lap
Car NumberCar 3Car 3Car 3
EntrantOwen Racing OrganisationOwen Racing OrganisationOwen Racing Organisation
Driver Graham Hill Graham Hill Graham Hill
Car BRM P261 BRM P261 BRM P261
EngineBRM 1.5 V8BRM 1.5 V8BRM 1.5 V8
Time2:20'36.11'11.251'11.9
Speed173.729 km/h186.998 km/h185.307 km/h