XI Grand Prix of South Africa
1 January 1965 - East London: 333.625 km (3.925 km x 85 laps)


1  Jim Clark                  Lotus-Climax                 2:06:46.0 = 157.667 km/h
2  John Surtees               Ferrari                      2:07:15.0
3  Graham Hill                BRM                          2:07:17.8
4  Mike Spence                Lotus-Climax                 2:07:40.4
5  Bruce McLaren              Cooper-Climax                - 1 lap
6  Jackie Stewart             BRM                          - 2 laps
7  Jo Siffert                 Brabham-BRM                  - 2 laps
8  Jack Brabham               Brabham-Climax               - 4 laps
9  Paul Hawkins               Brabham-Ford                 - 4 laps
10 Piet de Klerk              Alfa Special                 - 6 laps
11 Tony Maggs                 Lotus-BRM                    - 8 laps
12 Frank Gardner              Brabham-BRM                  - 10 laps
13 Sam Tingle                 LDS-Alfa Romeo               - 13 laps
14 David Prophet              Brabham-Ford                 - 14 laps
15 Lorenzo Bandini            Ferrari                      - 19 laps  (not running at finish)

Not Classified:
   Bob Anderson               Brabham-Climax               - 35 laps

Fastest Lap: Jim Clark, Lotus-Climax, 1:27.6 = 161.091 km/h on lap 80

Retired:
   Dan Gurney                 Brabham-Climax               10 laps    Ignition
   John Love                  Cooper-Climax                19 laps    Broken halfshaft
   Jochen Rindt               Cooper-Climax                38 laps    Electrical problem
   Jo Bonnier                 Brabham-Climax               41 laps    Transmission
   Lorenzo Bandini            Ferrari                      66 laps    Unknown

Did Not Qualify:
   Trevor Blokdyk             Cooper-Ford
   Neville Lederle            Lotus-Climax
   Doug Serrurier             LDS-Climax
   Brausch Niemann            Lotus-Ford
   Ernest Pieterse            Lotus-Climax
   Dave Charlton              Lotus-Ford
   Jackie Pretorius           LDS-Alfa Romeo
   Clive Puzey                Lotus-Climax
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                                  Starting Grid

   Jack Brabham                   John Surtees                   Jim Clark
   Brabham BT11-Climax #7         Ferrari 158 #1                 Lotus 33-Climax #5
   F1-1-64			  0005 				 R10
   1:28.3                         1:28.1                         1:27.2

               Graham Hill                     Mike Spence
               BRM P261 #3                     Lotus 33-Climax #6
               2616			       R9
               1:28.6                          1:28.3

   Bruce McLaren                  Jo Bonnier                     Lorenzo Bandini
   Cooper T73-Climax #9           Brabham BT7-Climax #11         Ferrari 1512 #2
   FI-1-64			  F1-2-63		   	 0007
   1:29.4                         1:29.3                         1:29.3

               Jochen Rindt                    Dan Gurney
               Cooper T73-Climax #10           Brabham BT11-Climax #8
	       FI-2-64			       F1-2-64
               1:30.4                          1:29.5

   Tony Maggs                     Bob Anderson                   Jackie Stewart
   Lotus 25-BRM #15               Brabham BT11-Climax #14        BRM P261 #4
   R4				  F1-5-64			 2617
   1:31.3                         1:31.0                         1:30.5

               Frank Gardner                   Jo Siffert
               Brabham BT11-BRM #16            Brabham BT11-BRM #12
  	       F1-4-64			       F1-6-64
               1:32.3                          1:31.8

   John Love                      Piet de Klerk                  Paul Hawkins
   Cooper T55-Climax #17          Alfa Special #20               Brabham BT10-Ford #18
   FI-11-61			  -				 F2-4-64
   1:33.8                         1:33.3                         1:33.1

               Sam Tingle                      David Prophet
               LDS Mk1-Alfa Romeo #25          Brabham BT10-Ford #19
               01			       F2-10-64
               1:34.6                          1:33.9

Did Not Qualify:
   Trevor Blokdyk
   Cooper T59-Ford #28
   1:35.2

   Neville Lederle
   Lotus 21-Climax #23
   952
   1:35.2

   Doug Serruier
   LDS-Climax #21
   07
   1:35.7

   Brausch Niemann
   Lotus 22-Ford #27
   22-J-17
   1:36.2

   Ernest Pieterse
   Lotus 21-Climax #22
   937
   1:37.9

   Dave Charlton
   Lotus 20-Ford #32
   20-J-867
   1:37.0+ (failed pre-practice elimination)

   Jackie Pretorius
   LDS Mk1-Alfa Romeo #29
   03
   1:37.0+ (failed pre-practice elimination)

   Clive Puzey
   Lotus 18/21-Climax #24
   P2
   1:37.0+ (failed pre-practice elimination)

Did Not Appear:
   Ray Reed
   RE-Alfa Romeo #26
   withdrawn

   David Clapham
   Lotus-Ford 20 #32
   20-J-867
   withdrawn

   Alex Blignaut
   Cooper-Climax #33
   withdrawn