1965 Australian Grand Prix
The 1965 Australian Grand Prix was a motor race held at the Longford Circuit in Tasmania, Australia on 1 March 1965. It was open to Racing Cars complying with the Australian National Formula or the Australian 1½ Litre Formula. It was the 30th Australian Grand Prix.
The race, which had 18 starters, was the seventh and final round of the 1965 Tasman Series and round two of the 1965 Australian Drivers' Championship. It was the last Australian Grand Prix to be held at the Longford Circuit. Bruce McLaren won the race, his second and last Australian Grand Prix victory. Australian driver Rocky Tresise was killed in a second lap accident in which photographer Robin D'Abrera also died.
Classification
Pos | No. | Driver | Entrants | Car | Laps | Time / Remarks |
1 | 10 | ![]() | Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Limited | Cooper T79 / Climax FPF | 26 | 1h 01m 10.9s |
2 | 4 | ![]() | Ecurie Vitesse | Repco Brabham BT11A / Climax FPF | 26 | 1h 01m 14.2s |
3 | 11 | ![]() | Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Limited | Cooper T70/79 / Climax FPF | 26 | 1h 01m 15.8s |
4 | 1 | ![]() | Scuderia Veloce Pty Ltd | Repco Brabham BT11A / Climax FPF | 26 | 1h 01m 18.8s |
5 | 8 | ![]() | Team Lotus | Lotus 32B / Climax FPF | 26 | 1h 01m 19.3s |
6 | 6 | ![]() | B.S. Stillwell | Repco Brabham BT11A / Climax FPF | 26 | 1h 02m 25.0s |
7 | 5 | ![]() | Jim Palmer | Repco Brabham BT7A / Climax FPF | 25 | |
8 | 7 | ![]() | Alec Mildren Racing Pty Ltd | Repco Brabham BT11A / Climax FPF | 23 | |
9 | 17 | ![]() | Glyn Scott Motors | Lotus 27 / Ford 1.5 | 23 | |
10 | 21 | ![]() | Roly Levis | Repco Brabham BT6 / Ford 1.5 | 22 | Accident |
11 | 9 | ![]() | Bill Patterson Motors | Cooper T53 / Climax FPF | 22 | |
12 | 15 | ![]() | Lewis Hobden Pty Ltd | Cooper T51 / Climax FPF | 21 | |
13 | 18 | ![]() | Mel McEwin | Elfin Mono Ford 1.5 | 19 | |
Ret | 3 | ![]() | Total Team | Repco Brabham BT7A / Climax FPF | 14 | Suspension |
Ret | 23 | ![]() | Autoland Pty Ltd | Elfin Mono / Ford 1.5 | 4 | Transmission |
Ret | 20 | ![]() | Lyn Archer Motors | Elfin Junior / Ford 1.5 | 4 | Engine |
Ret | 2 | ![]() | Scuderia Veloce Pty Ltd | Repco Brabham BT4 / Climax FPF | 3 | Engine |
Ret | 12 | ![]() | Ecurie Australie | Cooper T62 / Climax FPF | 1 | Fatal Accident |
DNS | 9 | ![]() | Bill Patterson Motors | Cooper T51 / Climax FPF | ||
DNS | 19 | ![]() | G.B. McLelland | Repco Brabham BT2 / Ford 1.5 | ||
DNS | 22 | ![]() | Hunter & Delbridge Speed Equipment | Repco Brabham BT2 / Ford 1.5 | ||
DNS | 25 | ![]() | Howard & Sons Racing Team | Lotus 27 / Ford 1.5 | ||
DNS | 40 | ![]() | D. J. Hallam | Elfin Junior / Ford 1.1 |