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Graham Hill won the 1965 Monaco Grand Prix

Graham Hill won the 1965 Monaco Grand Prix for BRM, ahead of Lorenzo Bandini and Jackie Stewart at Circuit de Monaco.

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Race recap

Winner
Graham Hill
Team
BRM
Top listed
Graham Hill, Lorenzo Bandini, and Jackie Stewart
Race date
May 30, 1965
Pole
Graham Hill
Fastest lap
Graham Hill
Classified drivers
17
Circuit
Circuit de Monaco

The decisive result

Graham Hill finished first for BRM. Lorenzo Bandini is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Jackie Stewart 3 for BRM.

Grid to finish

Jo Bonnier from P13 to P7 (+6), Jo Siffert from P10 to P6 (+4), and Paul Hawkins from P14 to P10 (+4) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Graham Hill started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 3 Finished, 2 +2 laps, 2 Engine, 2 Gearbox, and 1 +15 laps. Graham Hill holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:31.700 on lap 82. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Graham HillBRM2:37:39.6009
2Lorenzo BandiniFerrari2:38:43.6006
3Jackie StewartBRM2:39:21.5004
4John SurteesFerrariOut of fuel3
5Bruce McLarenCooper+2 laps2
6Jo SiffertBrabham+2 laps1
7Jo BonnierBrabham+3 laps0
8Denny HulmeBrabham+8 laps0
9Bob AndersonBrabham+15 laps0
10Paul HawkinsTeam LotusAccident0
DNFJack BrabhamBrabhamEngine0
DNFRichard AttwoodTeam LotusWheel0
DNFRonnie BucknumHondaGearbox0
DNFFrank GardnerBrabhamEngine0
DNFMike HailwoodTeam LotusGearbox0
DNFRichie GintherHondaHalfshaft0
DNQJochen RindtCooperDNQ0