South African Grand Prix 1965
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Pts | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Jim Clark | Lotus | 85 | 2:06:46.000 | 9 | 1 | Pole FL GS |
| 2 | 1 | John Surtees | Ferrari | 85 | 2:07:15.000 | 6 | 2 | |
| 3 | 3 | Graham Hill | BRM | 85 | 2:07:17.800 | 4 | 5 | |
| 4 | 6 | Mike Spence | Lotus | 85 | 2:07:40.400 | 3 | 4 | |
| 5 | 9 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper | 84 | +1 lap | 2 | 8 | |
| 6 | 4 | Jackie Stewart | BRM | 83 | +2 laps | 1 | 11 | |
| 7 | 12 | Jo Siffert | Brabham | 83 | +2 laps | — | 14 | |
| 8 | 7 | Jack Brabham | Brabham | 81 | +4 laps | — | 3 | |
| 9 | 18 | Paul Hawkins | Brabham | 81 | +4 laps | — | 16 | |
| 10 | 20 | Peter de Klerk | Alfa Special | 79 | +6 laps | — | 17 | |
| 11 | 15 | Tony Maggs | Lotus | 77 | +8 laps | — | 13 | |
| 12 | 16 | Frank Gardner | Brabham | 75 | +10 laps | — | 15 | |
| 13 | 25 | Sam Tingle | LDS | 73 | +12 laps | — | 20 | |
| 14 | 19 | David Prophet | Brabham | 71 | +14 laps | — | 19 | |
| 15 | 2 | Lorenzo Bandini | Ferrari | 66 | Ignition | — | 6 | |
| NC | 14 | Bob Anderson | Brabham | 50 | +35 laps | — | 12 | |
| DNF | 11 | Jo Bonnier | Brabham | 42 | Clutch | — | 7 | |
| DNF | 10 | Jochen Rindt | Cooper | 39 | Electrical | — | 10 | |
| DNF | 17 | John Love | Cooper | 20 | Halfshaft | — | 18 | |
| DNF | 8 | Dan Gurney | Brabham | 11 | Ignition | — | 9 | |
| DNQ | 28 | Trevor Blokdyk | Cooper | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 23 | Neville Lederle | Lotus | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 21 | Doug Serrurier | LDS | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 27 | Brausch Niemann | Lotus | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 22 | Ernie Pieterse | Lotus | — | — | — | — | |
| DNPQ | 24 | Clive Puzey | Lotus | — | — | — | — | |
| DNPQ | 29 | Jackie Pretorius | LDS | — | — | — | — | |
| DNPQ | 32 | Dave Charlton | Lotus | — | — | — | — |
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Clark | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:27.200 |
| 2 | John Surtees | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:28.100 |
| 3 | Jack Brabham | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:28.300 |
| 4 | Mike Spence | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:28.300 |
| 5 | Graham Hill | BRM | — | — | — | 1:28.600 |
| 6 | Lorenzo Bandini | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:29.300 |
| 7 | Jo Bonnier | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:29.300 |
| 8 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper | — | — | — | 1:29.400 |
| 9 | Dan Gurney | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:29.500 |
| 10 | Jochen Rindt | Cooper | — | — | — | 1:30.400 |
| 11 | Jackie Stewart | BRM | — | — | — | 1:30.500 |
| 12 | Bob Anderson | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:31.000 |
| 13 | Tony Maggs | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:31.300 |
| 14 | Jo Siffert | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:31.800 |
| 15 | Frank Gardner | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:32.300 |
| 16 | Paul Hawkins | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:33.100 |
| 17 | Peter de Klerk | Alfa Special | — | — | — | 1:33.300 |
| 18 | John Love | Cooper | — | — | — | 1:33.800 |
| 19 | David Prophet | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:33.900 |
| 20 | Sam Tingle | LDS | — | — | — | 1:34.600 |
| 21 | Trevor Blokdyk | Cooper | — | — | — | 1:35.200 |
| 22 | Neville Lederle | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:35.200 |
| 23 | Doug Serrurier | LDS | — | — | — | 1:35.700 |
| 24 | Brausch Niemann | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:36.200 |
| 25 | Ernie Pieterse | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:37.900 |
| Grid | Driver | Constructor | Quali | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Clark | Lotus | 1 | — |
| 2 | John Surtees | Ferrari | 2 | — |
| 3 | Jack Brabham | Brabham | 3 | — |
| 4 | Mike Spence | Lotus | 4 | — |
| 5 | Graham Hill | BRM | 5 | — |
| 6 | Lorenzo Bandini | Ferrari | 6 | — |
| 7 | Jo Bonnier | Brabham | 7 | — |
| 8 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper | 8 | — |
| 9 | Dan Gurney | Brabham | 9 | — |
| 10 | Jochen Rindt | Cooper | 10 | — |
| 11 | Jackie Stewart | BRM | 11 | — |
| 12 | Bob Anderson | Brabham | 12 | — |
| 13 | Tony Maggs | Lotus | 13 | — |
| 14 | Jo Siffert | Brabham | 14 | — |
| 15 | Frank Gardner | Brabham | 15 | — |
| 16 | Paul Hawkins | Brabham | 16 | — |
| 17 | Peter de Klerk | Alfa Special | 17 | — |
| 18 | John Love | Cooper | 18 | — |
| 19 | David Prophet | Brabham | 19 | — |
| 20 | Sam Tingle | LDS | 20 | — |
Drivers after race
| Pos | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Clark | 9 |
| 2 | John Surtees | 6 |
| 3 | Graham Hill | 4 |
| 4 | Mike Spence | 3 |
| 5 | Bruce McLaren | 2 |
| 6 | Jackie Stewart | 1 |