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1965 Australian Grand Prix

Motor race

Field	Value
Type	CUST
Description	Race 7 of 7 in 1965 Tasman Series
Grand Prix	Australian
Country	Australia
Image	File:Longford Circuit track map.jpg
Location	Longford Circuit, Longford, Tasmania, Australia
Date	1 March
Year	1965
Course	Temporary road circuit
Course_mi	4.501
Course_km	7.242
Distance_laps	26
Distance_mi	114.4
Distance_km	182
Weather	Sunny
Pole_Driver	Bruce McLaren
Pole_Country	New Zealand
Pole_Team	Cooper-Climax
Pole_Time	2'20.3
Fast_Driver	Jack Brabham
Fast_Team	Repco Brabham-Climax
Fast_Time	2'18.0
Fast_Country	Australia
First_Driver	Bruce McLaren
First_Country	New Zealand
First_Team	Cooper-Climax
Second_Driver	Jack Brabham
Second_Country	Australia
Second_Team	Repco Brabham-Climax
Third_Driver	Phil Hill
Third_Country	USA
Third_Team	Cooper-Climax

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	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS
10	New Zealand Bruce McLaren	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Limited	Cooper T79 / Climax FPF	26	1h 01m 10.9s
4	Australia Jack Brabham	Ecurie Vitesse	Repco Brabham BT11A / Climax FPF	26	1h 01m 14.2s
11	USA Phil Hill	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Limited	Cooper T70/79 / Climax FPF	26	1h 01m 15.8s
1	UK Graham Hill	Scuderia Veloce Pty Ltd	Repco Brabham BT11A / Climax FPF	26	1h 01m 18.8s
8	UK Jim Clark	Team Lotus	Lotus 32B / Climax FPF	26	1h 01m 19.3s
6	Australia Bib Stillwell	B.S. Stillwell	Repco Brabham BT11A / Climax FPF	26	1h 02m 25.0s
5	New Zealand Jim Palmer	Jim Palmer	Repco Brabham BT7A / Climax FPF	25
7	Australia Frank Gardner	Alec Mildren Racing Pty Ltd	Repco Brabham BT11A / Climax FPF	23
17	Australia Glyn Scott	Glyn Scott Motors	Lotus 27 / Ford 1.5	23
21	New Zealand Roly Levis	Roly Levis	Repco Brabham BT6 / Ford 1.5	22	Accident
9	Australia John McDonald	Bill Patterson Motors	Cooper T53 / Climax FPF	22
15	Australia Jack Hobden	Lewis Hobden Pty Ltd	Cooper T51 / Climax FPF	21
18	Australia Mel McEwin	Mel McEwin	1=The story of Elfin Mono 6446}} Retrieved on 4 June 2012 Ford 1.5	19
3	Australia Frank Matich	Total Team	Repco Brabham BT7A / Climax FPF	14	Suspension
23	Australia Bob Jane	Autoland Pty Ltd	Elfin Mono / Ford 1.5	4	Transmission
20	Australia Lyn Archer	Lyn Archer Motors	Elfin Junior / Ford 1.5	4	Engine
2	Australia Kerry Grant	Scuderia Veloce Pty Ltd	Repco Brabham BT4 / Climax FPF	3	Engine
12	Australia Rocky Tresise	Ecurie Australie	Cooper T62 / Climax FPF	1	Fatal Accident
9	Australia Bill Patterson	Bill Patterson Motors	Cooper T51 / Climax FPF
19	Australia Geoff McLelland	G.B. McLelland	Repco Brabham BT2 / Ford 1.5
22	Australia Barry Collerson	Hunter & Delbridge Speed Equipment	Repco Brabham BT2 / Ford 1.5
25	Australia Les Howard	Howard & Sons Racing Team	Lotus 27 / Ford 1.5
40	Australia David Hallam	D. J. Hallam	Elfin Junior / Ford 1.1

Notes

Pole position: Bruce McLaren – 2'20.3 (The grid was set from lap times recorded in a ten lap qualifying race on the Saturday)
Fastest lap: Jack Brabham – 2'18.0 (117.4 mph) – New record

References

Longford Programme, 30th Australian Grand Prix Meeting 1965 – Second Day
Conditions for Australian Titles, 1965 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 66
(7 July 2014). "My Greatest Race: Phil Hill".
[http://www.oldracingcars.com/results/result.php?RaceID=AU65 Australian Grand Prix, Longford, 1 Mar 1965, www.oldracingcars.com] Retrieved 1 September 2017
(1986). "The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix". R & T Publishing.
All ten "Brabhams" are entered in the Programme as Repco Brabhams
The image of the race start on page 304 of The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix shows McDonald to be driving No 9 rather than No 26 (as indicated at www.oldracingcars.com)
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Bill Tuckey, Seven days in summer, Australian Motor Racing Annual Number Two, pages 10–17

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