Round 1 · 1 January 1965
1965 South African Grand Prix: results
Jim Clark (Lotus-Climax) won the 1965 South African Grand Prix, round 1 of the championship, held on 1 January 1965 at Prince George Circuit (South Africa), starting from position 1. John Surtees (Ferrari) and Graham Hill (BRM) completed the podium. He won from pole.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 1 | 2:06:46.000 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | John Surtees | Ferrari | 2 | +29.000 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Graham Hill | BRM | 5 | +31.800 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Mike Spence | Lotus-Climax | 4 | +54.400 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 8 | +1 Lap | 2 | +1 Lap |
| 6 | Jackie Stewart | BRM | 11 | +2 Laps | 1 | +2 Laps |
| 7 | Jo Siffert | Brabham-BRM | 14 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 8 | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Climax | 3 | +4 Laps | — | +4 Laps |
| 9 | Paul Hawkins | Brabham-Ford | 16 | +4 Laps | — | +4 Laps |
| 10 | Peter de Klerk | Alfa Romeo | 17 | +6 Laps | — | +6 Laps |
| 11 | Tony Maggs | Lotus-BRM | 13 | +8 Laps | — | +8 Laps |
| 12 | Frank Gardner | Brabham-BRM | 15 | +10 Laps | — | +10 Laps |
| 13 | Sam Tingle | LDS-Alfa Romeo | 20 | +12 Laps | — | +12 Laps |
| 14 | David Prophet | Brabham-Ford | 19 | +14 Laps | — | +14 Laps |
| 15 | Lorenzo Bandini | Ferrari | 6 | — | — | Ignition |
| 16 | Bob Anderson | Brabham-Climax | 12 | — | — | Not classified |
| 17 | Jo Bonnier | Brabham-Climax | 7 | — | — | Clutch |
| 18 | Jochen Rindt | Cooper-Climax | 10 | — | — | Electrical |
| 19 | John Love | Cooper-Climax | 18 | — | — | Halfshaft |
| 20 | Dan Gurney | Brabham-Climax | 9 | — | — | Ignition |
| 29 | Ray Reed | RE | — | — | — | Withdrew |
| 30 | David Clapham | Cooper-Maserati | — | — | — | Withdrew |
| 31 | Alex Blignaut | Cooper-Climax | — | — | — | Withdrew |