1965 United States Road Racing Championship
The 1965 United States Road Racing Championship season was the third season of the Sports Car Club of America's United States Road Racing Championship. It began April 11, 1965, and ended September 5, 1965, after nine races. Separate races for sportscars and GTs were held at two rounds, while seven rounds were combined races. George Follmer won the season championship driving in the Under-2 Liter class.
Schedule
Rnd | Race | Length | Class | Circuit | Location | Date |
1 | USRRC Pensacola | All | Corry Field | Pensacola, Florida | April 11 | |
2 | USRRC Riverside | GT | Riverside International Raceway | Riverside, California | May 2 | |
2 | USRRC Riverside | Sports | Riverside International Raceway | Riverside, California | May 2 | |
3 | USRRC Monterey | GT | Laguna Seca Raceway | Monterey, California | May 9 | |
3 | USRRC Monterey | Sports | Laguna Seca Raceway | Monterey, California | May 9 | |
4 | Vanderbilt Cup | All | Bridgehampton Race Circuit | Bridgehampton, New York | May 23 | |
5 | Watkins Glen Sports Car Grand Prix | All | Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race Course | Watkins Glen, New York | June 27 | |
6 | Pacific North West Grand Prix | All | Pacific Raceways | Kent, Washington | August 1 | |
7 | USRRC Continental Divide | All | Continental Divide Raceway | Castle Rock, Colorado | August 15 | |
8 | USRRC Mid-Ohio | All | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio | August 29 | |
9 | Road America 500 | All | Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | September 5 |
Season results
Overall winner in bold.Rnd | Circuit | Sports +2.0 Winning Team | Sports 2.0 Winning Team | GT +2.0 Winning Team | GT 2.0 Winning Team | Results |
Rnd | Circuit | Sports +2.0 Winning Driver | Sports 2.0 Winning Driver | GT +2.0 Winning Driver | GT 2.0 Winning Driver | Results |
1 | Pensacola | #4 Skip Lehmann | #16 Trans Ocean Motors | #96 Shelby American | Porsche | Results |
1 | Pensacola | Mike Hall | George Follmer | Tom Payne | Charlie Kolb | Results |
2 | Riverside | #66 Chaparral Cars | #16 Trans Ocean Motors | Shelby American | Porsche | Results |
2 | Riverside | Jim Hall | George Follmer | Ken Miles | Scooter Patrick | Results |
3 | Laguna Seca | #66 Chaparral Cars | #28 Enduro Speed, Inc. | Shelby American | Porsche | Results |
3 | Laguna Seca | Jim Hall | Gerry Bruihl | Ken Miles | Scooter Patrick | Results |
4 | Bridgehampton | #66 Chaparral Cars | #16 Trans Ocean Motors | #33 Shelby American | #14 Porsche | Results |
4 | Bridgehampton | Jim Hall | George Follmer | Bob Johnson | George Drolsom | Results |
5 | Watkins Glen | #65 Chaparral Cars | #16 Trans Ocean Motors | #33 Shelby American | #14 Herb Wetanson | Results |
5 | Watkins Glen | Jim Hall | George Follmer | Bob Johnson | Herb Wetanson | Results |
6 | Kent | #66 Chaparral Cars | Elva-Porsche | #13 Shelby American | Porsche | Results |
6 | Kent | Jim Hall | Jerry Titus | Tom Payne | Scooter Patrick | Results |
7 | Castle Rock | #65 Chaparral Cars | #16 Trans Ocean Motors | #33 Shelby American | Porsche | Results |
7 | Castle Rock | Hap Sharp | George Follmer | Bob Johnson | Scooter Patrick | Results |
8 | Mid-Ohio | #65 Chaparral Cars | #23 Lotus | #19 Shelby | #18 Abarth-Simca | Results |
8 | Mid-Ohio | Hap Sharp | Doug Revson | Dan Gerber | Ray Cuomo | Results |
9 | Road America | #66 Chaparral Cars | #16 Trans Ocean Motors | #13 Shelby American | #5 Stoddard Racing Team | Results |
9 | Road America | Jim Hall Hap Sharp Ronnie Hissom | George Follmer Earl Jones | Tom Payne Ray Cuomo | Chuck Stoddard | Results |