1965 Race of Champions
# 1965 Race of Champions

The 1st Race of Champions was a non-Championship motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 13 March 1965 at Brands Hatch circuit in Kent, England. The race was run over two heats of 40 laps of the circuit, and was won overall by Mike Spence in a Lotus 33.

The first heat was won by Jim Clark, with Dan Gurney second, and Spence in third place. However, both Clark and Gurney retired from the second heat, which Spence won from Jo Bonnier and Frank Gardner. Jackie Stewart finished seventh in the first heat and fourth in the second, to take second overall.

## Results

| Pos. | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid | Heat 1 / 2 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Mike Spence | Team Lotus | Lotus-Climax | 2.11:42.0 | 3 | 3rd / 1st |
| 2 | Jackie Stewart | Owen Racing Organisation | BRM | + 59.4 s | 6 | 7th / 4th |
| 3 | Jo Bonnier | Rob Walker Racing Team | Brabham-Climax | 79 laps | 4 | 8th / 2nd |
| 4 | Frank Gardner | John Willment Automobiles | Brabham-BRM | 79 laps | 15 | 9th / 3rd |
| 5 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper Car Company | Cooper-Climax | 79 laps | 10 | 12th / 5th |
| 6 | Jo Siffert | Rob Walker Racing Team | Brabham-BRM | 79 laps | 12 | 11th / 6th |
| 7 | Jochen Rindt | Cooper Car Company | Cooper-Climax | 78 laps | 9 | 13th / 7th |
| 8 | John Taylor | Gerard Racing | Cooper-Climax | 77 laps | 17 | 14th / 8th |
| 9 | Ian Raby | Ian Raby (Racing) | Brabham-BRM | 75 laps | 16 | 15th / 9th |
| 10 | Paul Hawkins | DW Racing Enterprises | Lotus-Climax | 37 laps | - | DNS / 10th |
| 11 | John Rhodes | Gerard Racing | Cooper-Ford | 31 laps | - | DNS / 11th |
| Ret | Jack Brabham | Brabham Racing Organisation | Brabham-Climax | Oil leak | 5 | 4th / Ret |
| Ret | Richard Attwood | Reg Parnell (Racing) | Lotus-BRM | Water hose | 11 | 10th / Ret |
| Ret | Rodney Bloor | Sports Motors (Manchester) | Brabham-Ford | Steering | - | DNS / Ret |
| Ret | Graham Hill | Owen Racing Organisation | BRM | Overheating | 2 | 5th / Ret |
| Ret | Dan Gurney | Brabham Racing Organisation | Brabham-Climax | Ignition | 13 | 2nd / Ret |
| Ret | Jim Clark | Team Lotus | Lotus-Climax | Accident | 1 | 1st / Ret |
| Ret | Mike Hailwood | Reg Parnell (Racing) | Lotus-BRM | Accident (both heats) | 14 | Ret / Ret |
| Ret | John Surtees | SEFAC Ferrari | Ferrari | Fuel injection | 7 | 6th / Ret |
| Ret | Bob Anderson | DW Racing Enterprises | Brabham-Climax | Accident (H1) / Throttle (H2) | 8 | Ret / Ret |
| DSQ | Ludovico Scarfiotti | Scuderia Centro Sud | BRM | Push start | 18 | DSQ / - |
| DSQ | Jo Schlesser | John Willment Automobiles | Brabham-Ford | Outside assistance | 20 | DSQ / - |
| Ret | Masten Gregory | Scuderia Centro Sud | BRM | Driveshaft | 19 | Ret / - |
| DNS | Alan Rees | John Willment Automobiles | Brabham-Ford | | - | - |
| WD | Lorenzo Bandini | SEFAC Ferrari | Ferrari | | - | - |
| WD | Alan Rees | Roy Winkelmann Racing | Brabham-Ford | Car not ready | - | - |

* Bloor, Hawkins and Rhodes were reserves for the first heat and did not take part. All three started the second heat after the disqualifications of Scarfiotti and Schlesser, and Gregory's mechanical problems prevented him from continuing.
