- 1965 German Grand Prix
Results from the
1965 Formula One German Grand Prix held atNürburgring onAugust 1 ,1965 Race report
Graham Hill could still theoretically overhaul Clark for the championship. However Clark became Champion with a masterful performance,leading from pole to the flag and setting fastest lap,to gain maximum points with 3 Grand Prix still to be run. Behind him,the rest of the pack had all sorts of mechanical problems-Surtees had gear selection problems,Stewart bent a wishbone,Hulme punctured his fuel tank when his seat worked loose and Amon had transistor problems despite borrowing two transistor boxes!Clark was duly crowned as champion at the start of August,the earliest the championship had been won so far.
Classification
Notes
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Pole position :Jim Clark - 8:22.7
* Fastest LJim Clark - 8:24.1 on lap 10
* Lap Leaders:Jim Clark 15 laps (1-15).
* Last Grand Prix appearance for: Paul Hawkins,Gerhard Mitter andIan Raby .
* Career Firsts:Jochen Rindt (points).
* Jim Clark and Lotus-Climax won the Drivers' and Constructors' Championships with 3 races left to go.F1 race report
Name_of_race =German Grand Prix
Year_of_race = 1965
Previous_race_in_season =1965 Dutch Grand Prix
Next_race_in_season =1965 Italian Grand Prix
Previous_year's_race =1964 German Grand Prix
Next_year's_race =1966 German Grand Prix
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