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Jim Clark won the 1965 British Grand Prix

Jim Clark won the 1965 British Grand Prix for Team Lotus, ahead of Graham Hill and John Surtees at Silverstone Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Jim Clark
Team
Team Lotus
Top listed
Jim Clark, Graham Hill, and John Surtees
Race date
July 10, 1965
Pole
Jim Clark
Fastest lap
Graham Hill
Classified drivers
24
Circuit
Silverstone Circuit

The decisive result

Jim Clark finished first for Team Lotus. Graham Hill is listed 2 for BRM, with John Surtees 3 for Ferrari.

Grid to finish

Jo Siffert from P18 to P9 (+9), Ian Raby from P20 to P11 (+9), and Jo Bonnier from P14 to P7 (+7) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Jim Clark started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 5 Finished, 3 Engine, 2 +1 lap, 2 +2 laps, and 1 +10 laps. Graham Hill holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:32.200 on lap 80. 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
1Jim ClarkTeam Lotus2:05:25.4009
2Graham HillBRM2:05:28.6006
3John SurteesFerrari2:05:53.0004
4Mike SpenceTeam Lotus2:06:05.0003
5Jackie StewartBRM2:06:40.0002
6Dan GurneyBrabham+1 lap1
7Jo BonnierBrabham+1 lap0
8Frank GardnerBrabham+2 laps0
9Jo SiffertBrabham+2 laps0
10Bruce McLarenCooper+3 laps0
11Ian RabyBrabham+7 laps0
12Masten GregoryBRM+10 laps0
13Richard AttwoodTeam Lotus+17 laps0
14Jochen RindtCooperEngine0
DNFInnes IrelandTeam LotusEngine0
DNFJohn RhodesCooperIgnition0
DNFBob AndersonBrabhamGearbox0
DNFDenny HulmeBrabhamAlternator0
DNFRichie GintherHondaInjection0
DNFLorenzo BandiniFerrariEngine0