1965 Syracuse Grand Prix

The 14th Syracuse Grand Prix was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 4 April 1965 at Syracuse Circuit, Sicily. The race was run over 56 laps of the circuit, and was won by British driver Jim Clark in a Lotus 33.

1965 Syracuse Grand Prix
Non-championship race in the 1965 Formula One season
Race details
Date	4 April 1965
Official name	XIV Gran Premio di Siracusa
Location	Syracuse Circuit, Syracuse, Sicily
Course	Temporary road circuit
Course length	5.612 km (3.487 miles)
Distance	56 laps, 314.43 km (195.27 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax
Time	1:46.5
Fastest lap
Driver	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax
Time	1:46.0
Podium
First	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax
Second	John Surtees	Ferrari
Third	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari

Results

Surtees' Ferrari 158 leads the race ahead Siffert's Brabham BT11 and Clark's Lotus 33 on the main straight. Clark won the race ahead of Surtees, while Siffert was forced to retire due to overheating on lap 44.

Pos	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid
1	Jim Clark	Team Lotus	Lotus-Climax	1.43:47.0	1
2	John Surtees	SEFAC Ferrari	Ferrari	+ 42.1 s	2
3	Lorenzo Bandini	SEFAC Ferrari	Ferrari	+ 56.3 s	5
4	Jo Bonnier	Rob Walker Racing Team	Brabham-Climax	55 laps	3
5	Ludovico Scarfiotti	Scuderia Centro Sud	BRM	54 laps	9
6	Bob Anderson	DW Racing Enterprises	Brabham-Climax	47 laps	11
7	Bernard Collomb	Bernard Collomb	Lotus-Climax	47 laps	14
8	Ian Raby	Ian Raby (Racing)	Brabham-BRM	47 laps	12
9	André Wicky	André Wicky	Lotus-BRM	34 laps	15
Ret	Jo Siffert	Rob Walker Racing Team	Brabham-BRM	Con-rod	4
Ret	Mike Spence	Team Lotus	Lotus-Climax	Accident	6
Ret	Masten Gregory	Scuderia Centro Sud	BRM	Suspension	10
Ret	Mike Hailwood	Reg Parnell (Racing)	Lotus-BRM	Ignition / accident	8
Ret	Innes Ireland	Reg Parnell (Racing)	Lotus-BRM	Gearbox	7
DNS	Roberto Bussinello	Scuderia Centro Sud	BRM	Gearbox in practice	(13)
WD	Paul Hawkins	DW Racing Enterprises	Lotus-Climax		-

References

• "The Grand Prix Who's Who", Steve Small, 1995.
• "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974.
• Race results at www.silhouet.com

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