- Winner
- Jim Clark
- Team
- Team Lotus
- Top listed
- Jim Clark, Graham Hill, and Dan Gurney
- Race date
- August 1, 1965
- Pole
- Jim Clark
- Fastest lap
- Jim Clark
- Classified drivers
- 22
- Circuit
- Nürburgring
The decisive result
Jim Clark finished first for Team Lotus. Graham Hill is listed 2 for BRM, with Dan Gurney 3 for Brabham.
Grid to finish
Masten Gregory from P18 to P8 (+10), Jack Brabham from P14 to P5 (+9), and Jochen Rindt from P8 to P4 (+4) 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 7 Finished, 3 Gearbox, 2 Accident in practice, 2 Water leak, and 1 +1 lap. Jim Clark holds the fastest-lap entry at 8:24.100 on lap 10. 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.