The 1965 Australian Grand Prix was a motor race held at the Longford Circuit in Tasmania, Australia on 1 March 1965.[1] It was open to Racing Cars complying with the Australian National Formula or the Australian 1½ Litre Formula.[2] It was the 30th Australian Grand Prix.[2]
| 1965 Australian Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 7 of 7 in 1965 Tasman Series | |||
 | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 1 March 1965 | ||
| Location | Longford Circuit, Longford, Tasmania, Australia | ||
| Course | Temporary road circuit | ||
| Course length | 7.242 km (4.501 miles) | ||
| Distance | 26 laps, 182 km (114.4 miles) | ||
| Weather | Sunny | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Cooper-Climax | ||
| Time | 2'20.3 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Jack Brabham | Repco Brabham-Climax | |
| Time | 2'18.0 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Cooper-Climax | ||
| Second | Repco Brabham-Climax | ||
| Third | Cooper-Climax | ||
The race, which had 18 starters, was the seventh and final round of the 1965 Tasman Series and round two of the 1965 Australian Drivers' Championship. It was the last Australian Grand Prix to be held at the Longford Circuit. Bruce McLaren won the race, his second and last Australian Grand Prix victory. Australian driver Rocky Tresise was killed in a second lap accident in which photographer Robin D'Abrera also died.[3]
Classification
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| Pos[4] | No.[5] | Driver[4] | Entrants[1] | Car[4][6] | Laps[4] | Time / Remarks[4] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 |  Bruce McLaren
|
Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Limited | Cooper T79 / Climax FPF | 26 | 1h 01m 10.9s |
| 2 | 4 |  Jack Brabham
|
Ecurie Vitesse | Repco Brabham BT11A / Climax FPF | 26 | 1h 01m 14.2s |
| 3 | 11 |  Phil Hill
|
Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Limited | Cooper T70/79 / Climax FPF | 26 | 1h 01m 15.8s |
| 4 | 1 |  Graham Hill
|
Scuderia Veloce Pty Ltd | Repco Brabham BT11A / Climax FPF | 26 | 1h 01m 18.8s |
| 5 | 8 | Jim Clark
|
Team Lotus | Lotus 32B / Climax FPF | 26 | 1h 01m 19.3s |
| 6 | 6 | Bib Stillwell
|
B.S. Stillwell | Repco Brabham BT11A / Climax FPF | 26 | 1h 02m 25.0s |
| 7 | 5 | Jim Palmer
|
Jim Palmer | Repco Brabham BT7A / Climax FPF | 25 | |
| 8 | 7 | Frank Gardner
|
Alec Mildren Racing Pty Ltd | Repco Brabham BT11A / Climax FPF | 23 | |
| 9 | 17 | Glyn Scott
|
Glyn Scott Motors | Lotus 27 / Ford 1.5 | 23 | |
| 10 | 21 | Roly Levis
|
Roly Levis | Repco Brabham BT6 / Ford 1.5 | 22 | Accident |
| 11 | 9[7] | John McDonald
|
Bill Patterson Motors | Cooper T53 / Climax FPF | 22 | |
| 12 | 15 | Jack Hobden
|
Lewis Hobden Pty Ltd | Cooper T51 / Climax FPF | 21 | |
| 13 | 18 | Mel McEwin
|
Mel McEwin | Elfin Mono[8] Ford 1.5 | 19 | |
| Ret | 3 | Frank Matich
|
Total Team | Repco Brabham BT7A / Climax FPF | 14 | Suspension |
| Ret | 23 | Bob Jane
|
Autoland Pty Ltd | Elfin Mono / Ford 1.5 | 4 | Transmission |
| Ret | 20 | Lyn Archer
|
Lyn Archer Motors | Elfin Junior / Ford 1.5 | 4 | Engine |
| Ret | 2 | Kerry Grant
|
Scuderia Veloce Pty Ltd | Repco Brabham BT4 / Climax FPF | 3 | Engine |
| Ret | 12 | Rocky Tresise
|
Ecurie Australie | Cooper T62 / Climax FPF | 1 | Fatal Accident |
| DNS | 9 | Bill Patterson
|
Bill Patterson Motors | Cooper T51 / Climax FPF | ||
| DNS | 19 | Geoff McLelland
|
G.B. McLelland | Repco Brabham BT2 / Ford 1.5 | ||
| DNS | 22 | Barry Collerson
|
Hunter & Delbridge Speed Equipment | Repco Brabham BT2 / Ford 1.5 | ||
| DNS | 25 | Les Howard
|
Howard & Sons Racing Team | Lotus 27 / Ford 1.5 | ||
| DNS | 40 | David Hallam
|
D. J. Hallam | Elfin Junior / Ford 1.1 |
Notes
edit- Pole position: Bruce McLaren – 2'20.3[9] (The grid was set from lap times recorded in a ten lap qualifying race on the Saturday)[9]
- Fastest lap: Jack Brabham – 2'18.0 (117.4 mph) – New record[9]
References
edit- ^ a b Longford Programme, 30th Australian Grand Prix Meeting 1965 – Second Day
- ^ a b Conditions for Australian Titles, 1965 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 66
- ^ "My Greatest Race: Phil Hill". Motor Sport Magazine. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Australian Grand Prix, Longford, 1 Mar 1965, www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved 1 September 2017
- ^ White, Des (1986). "1965". In Howard, Graham (ed.). The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix. Gordon, NSW: R & T Publishing. pp. 302–309. ISBN 0-9588464-0-5.
- ^ All ten "Brabhams" are entered in the Programme as Repco Brabhams
- ^ The image of the race start on page 304 of The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix shows McDonald to be driving No 9 rather than No 26 (as indicated at www.oldracingcars.com)
- ^ The story of Elfin Mono 6446 Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 4 June 2012
- ^ a b c Bill Tuckey, Seven days in summer, Australian Motor Racing Annual Number Two, pages 10–17