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| 1965 Monaco Grand Prix | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 30 May 1965 | ||
| Official name | XXIIIGrand Prix de Monaco | ||
| Location | Circuit de Monaco Monte Carlo | ||
| Course | Temporary street circuit | ||
| Course length | 3.145 km (1.954 miles) | ||
| Distance | 100 laps, 314.500 km (195.421 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | BRM | ||
| Time | 1:32.5 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |  Graham Hill | BRM | |
| Time | 1:31.7 on lap 82 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | BRM | ||
| Second | Ferrari | ||
| Third | BRM | ||
Lap leaders | |||
The1965 Monaco Grand Prix was aFormula Onemotor race held atMonaco on 30 May 1965. It was race 2 of 10 in both the1965 World Championship of Drivers and the1965 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers, albeit held almost five months after thefirst race of the season. The 100-lap race was won byBRM driverGraham Hill frompole position.Lorenzo Bandini finished second for theFerrari team, and Hill's teammateJackie Stewart came in third.
Jim Clark,Dan Gurney andMike Spence ofTeam Lotus did not participate in the Grand Prix. The team instead chose to race in the1965 Indy 500, held the following day, which Clark won.[1][2] New Zealand driver and future World ChampionDenny Hulme made hisFormula One World Championship debut at this Grand Prix, finishing eighth.[3]
As of 2025[update], this race marked the second and most recent time a driver has crashed into theharbour whenPaul Hawkins fell in on lap 79.Alberto Ascari first crashed there during his accident at the1955 Monaco Grand Prix.[4][5]
After debuting withBrabham at the previous race, Honda also made use ofGoodyear rather thanDunlop tires in this race.[6]
Hill and Stewart, both in BRMs, led the race from the start. Both spun, Hill after the car in front of him sprayed the track with parts, and Bandini took over the lead. Brabham, using the new, 32-valveCoventry Climax FWMV Mark 7 engine, overtook Bandini until the new engine blew up on the 43rd lap. Ferrari was now in first and second, with Bandini using the flat-twelve design (Ferrari 1512) while Surtees had opted for the V8-enginedFerrari 158. Hill, however, had stayed in the race and was steadily closing in. During the chase, the lap record was beaten several times. On lap 65, Hill had got past both Ferraris and went on to build up a sizable lead, eventually winning by over a minute. Surtees ran out of petrol on the last lap, allowing Stewart to pip him for third place, with McLaren and Siffert rounding out the points-paying positions.[4]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Graham Hill | BRM | 1:32.5 | |
| 2 | 1 |  Jack Brabham | Brabham–Climax | 1:32.8 | +0.3 |
| 3 | 4 | Jackie Stewart | BRM | 1:32.9 | +0.4 |
| 4 | 17 |  Lorenzo Bandini | Ferrari | 1:33.0 | +0.5 |
| 5 | 18 | John Surtees | Ferrari | 1:33.2 | +0.7 |
| 6 | 15 | Richard Attwood | Lotus–BRM | 1:33.9 | +1.4 |
| 7 | 7 |  Bruce McLaren | Cooper–Climax | 1:34.3 | +1.8 |
| 8 | 2 | Denny Hulme | Brabham–Climax | 1:34.5 | +2.0 |
| 9 | 9 | Bob Anderson | Brabham–Climax | 1:35.5 | +3.0 |
| 10 | 14 |  Jo Siffert | Brabham–BRM | 1:36.0 | +3.5 |
| 11 | 11 | Frank Gardner | Brabham–BRM | 1:36.0 | +3.5 |
| 12 | 16 | Mike Hailwood | Lotus–BRM | 1:36.5 | +4.0 |
| 13 | 12 |  Jo Bonnier | Brabham–Climax | 1:36.5 | +4.0 |
| 14 | 10 | Paul Hawkins | Lotus–Climax | 1:37.0 | +4.5 |
| 15 | 19 |  Ronnie Bucknum | Honda | 1:37.0 | +4.5 |
| 16 | 20 | Richie Ginther | Honda | 1:37.5 | +5.0 |
| 17 | 8 |  Jochen Rindt | Cooper–Climax | 1:39.7 | +7.2 |
| Source:[7][8] | |||||
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Graham Hill | BRM | D | 100 | 2:37:39.6 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 17 | Lorenzo Bandini | Ferrari | D | 100 | +1:04.0 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | 4 | Jackie Stewart | BRM | D | 100 | +1:41.9 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 18 | John Surtees | Ferrari | D | 99 | Out of Fuel | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | 7 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | D | 98 | +2 Laps | 7 | 2 |
| 6 | 14 | Jo Siffert | Brabham-BRM | D | 98 | +2 Laps | 10 | 1 |
| 7 | 12 | Jo Bonnier | Brabham-Climax | D | 97 | +3 Laps | 13 | |
| 8 | 2 | Denny Hulme | Brabham-Climax | G | 92 | +8 Laps | 8 | |
| 9 | 9 | Bob Anderson | Brabham-Climax | D | 85 | +15 Laps | 9 | |
| 10 | 10 | Paul Hawkins | Lotus-Climax | D | 79 | Accident | 14 | |
| Ret | 1 | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Climax | G | 43 | Engine | 2 | |
| Ret | 15 | Richard Attwood | Lotus-BRM | D | 43 | Wheel | 6 | |
| Ret | 19 | Ronnie Bucknum | Honda | G | 33 | Gearbox | 15 | |
| Ret | 11 | Frank Gardner | Brabham-BRM | D | 29 | Engine | 11 | |
| Ret | 16 | Mike Hailwood | Lotus-BRM | D | 12 | Gearbox | 12 | |
| Ret | 20 | Richie Ginther | Honda | G | 0 | Halfshaft | 16 | |
| DNQ | 8 | Jochen Rindt | Cooper-Climax | D | ||||
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Clark and Lotus were the dominant partnership throughout the remainder of the 15-litre formula. In 1965 they won every race they finished, missing a race to pop over the pond and take a win in the Indy 500…
Australian driver Paul Hawkins crashed hisLotus Climax on lap 79 of the 1965 Monaco Grand Prix, managing to escape his car before it sank to the bottom and earning the himself nickname of the 'swimming kangaroo'.
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