Le Mans 24 hour race 1965
The 33rd 24-hour race of Le Mans , the 33 e Grand Prix d'Endurance les 24 Heures du Mans , also 24 Heures du Mans, Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans , took place from June 19 to 20, 1965 the Circuit des 24 Heures .
The race
Ford and Ferrari
After the significant defeat in 1964 , those responsible at Ford reorganized the activities of the racing team. The most important decision was the commitment of Carroll Shelby . The former racing driver Shelby, who had won the endurance race on the Sarthe in 1959 as a driver, was now a racing team owner. In his Shelby American Incorporation , AC Cobra were mainly used. Shelby had the previous 4.2-liter engines replaced by the 4.7-liter V8 engines from the Cobras. In addition there were two new GT40 Mk.II, each equipped with 7-liter units. Ford Motorsport Director John Wyer managed to place two more GT40s in the private teams of Georges Filipinetti and Rob Walker . So there were a total of six GT40 at the start, because the sixth car was registered by Ford France. This vehicle driven by Maurice Trintignant and Guy Ligier was a one-off and the only GT40 roadster ever to be used at Le Mans.
The factory team Ferrari brought two new P2 to Le Mans. In addition to a Spyder body, these new prototypes also had new DOHC V12 engines. There was also a 3.3-liter 275P2 and a 6-cylinder Dino with a 1.6-liter engine. The customer version of the Ferrari P-types, the 365 with the same chassis but less power, was delivered to the British racing team Maranello Concessionaires by Ronnie Hoare and the North American Racing Team by Luigi Chinetti .
The 250LM , developed in 1964, had the 3.3 liter engines from the Ferrari 275 GTB . In the literature, these vehicles cause irritation, especially in connection with the Le Mans race. According to Ferrari's typology, the car should actually have been referred to as the 275LM, analogous to the 275 GTB. This is why this term is used in some statistics. However, the 250LM was based on the Ferrari 250P and was officially designated as such by Ferrari. Since Ferrari could not produce the 100 pieces required for homologation in the GT class, all of the privately registered cars had to compete in the prototype class.
The course of the race
After the obligatory Le Mans start , Chris Amon came in the Shelby MK. II as the leader from the first lap back to the start and finish. Behind another Ford, Joseph Siffert was in third place. Siffert drove the Maserati Tipo 65 , which Maserati had developed for the French company representative Johnny Simone . But Siffert only got three laps, then he had an accident and had to give up. This racing car is the last Maserati to be used in the 24-hour race to this day.
After two hours of racing, three Fords had already retired when Chris Amon pitted with clutch problems. Took the lead Ken Miles , of a Ford cockpit with him Bruce McLaren said. For Ford, however, the race turned into a debacle. All of the cars were out of the car just after midnight. Ferrari fared not much better, all works cars were lost by Sunday morning. When last year's winner Jean Guichet retired with a gearbox damage after driving 315 laps, a duel between two private Ferrari 250LM for victory developed.
One vehicle was used by the North American Racing Team and was driven by Masten Gregory and Jochen Rindt . At the beginning, the vehicle was given little chance of reaching the target. In his young racing driver years, Jochen Rindt was considered to be particularly material-killing, and his driving style seemed almost impossible to get through. The second 250LM was reported by Frenchman Pierre Dumay , who shared the cockpit with Belgian Taf Gosselin . On Sunday, almost two hours before the end of the race, this 250LM was safely in the lead when Gosselin had a puncture at the end of the Les Hunaudières straight. The tire exploded and destroyed the body on the rear of the car. Gosselin brought the car back to the pits, but the tedious repairs lost seven laps. To everyone's astonishment, the Rindt-Gregory-Ferrari was now at the top. But this car also had technical problems. The starter in particular made difficulties, which turned every pit stop into a gamble. In the end, however, Rindt and Gregory won with a secure five-lap lead over the Belgian Ferrari. To date, it is the last overall victory for the Italian sports car brand at Le Mans.
Ed Hugus, the third man
The American Ed Hugus was a reserve driver for the North American Racing Team. According to the regulations at the time, each racing team was allowed to nominate a substitute driver for all vehicles used. This could then be used if it was clear before the race that one of the drivers was not allowed or could not start for health reasons. However, like so many in motorsport, these regulations were not formulated precisely enough. So it remained unclear whether the substitute driver could also be used during the ongoing race. The only thing that was clearly regulated was that a driver who had left in an accident could not be replaced.
Just before 4 a.m., Masten Gregory pitted out of the blue. Gregory, who was very nearsighted and also wore his glasses in the cockpit, had got smoke in the car and in his eyes. Like every year, hundreds of barbecues were going on around the track all night long. The resulting smoke moved like fog over the route and often hindered the drivers. Unfortunately, Jochen Rindt was not in the pits - his next assignment was not due for two hours later - and nobody knew where he was. But Ed Hugus was present, who quickly put on Gregory's helmet and drove his stint to an end. This remained hidden from a broad sports public for decades. Hugus himself first clarified the situation in a letter in 2005. Hugus was neither present at the award ceremony, nor was he in the official result list. However, pictures from 1965 show Hugus standing in front of the winners' stand. There is also a rumor that the American, hindered by the crowds, did not make it to the ceremony in time, despite the help of two gendarmes. Years after the race, Luigi Chinetti told Hugus that although he had reported the incident to the ACO officials, they were not very interested in the situation. The French journalist Christian Moity, editor of various books on the 24-hour race, contradicts this view in a publication. Chinetti would have had every reason to keep quiet about the driver change, as the risk of disqualification would have been relatively high. Hugus has to do without the honor of winning the 24-hour race to this day. Although his name has found its way into the winners' lists of recent publications about Le Mans in recent years, the official result from 1965 has not been changed until today.
Results
Pilots by nationality
25 French | 21 British | 12 Americans | 11 Italians | 9 Germans |
8 Belgians | 5 Swiss | 2 fins | 2 Dutch | 2 New Zealanders |
1 Australian | 1 Luxembourger | 1 Mexican | 1 Austrian | 1 Swede |
Final ranking
Item | class | No. | team | driver | chassis | engine | tires | Round |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | P 5.0 | 21st | North American Racing Team |
Masts Gregory Jochen Rindt |
Ferrari 250LM | Ferrari 3.3L V12 | G | 348 |
2 | P 5.0 | 26th | Pierre Dumay |
Pierre Dumay Gustave Gosselin |
Ferrari 250LM | Ferrari 3.3L V12 | D. | 343 |
3 | GT 4.0 | 24 | Ecurie Francorchamps |
Willy Mairesse Jean Blaton |
Ferrari 275 GTB | Ferrari 3.3L V12 | D. | 340 |
4th | P 2.0 | 32 | Porsche System Engineering |
Herbert Linge Peter Nöcker |
Porsche 904/6 | Porsche 2.0L Flat-6 | D. | 336 |
5 | GT 2.0 | 36 | Porsche System Engineering |
Gerhard Koch Anton Fischhaber |
Porsche 904/4 GTS | Porsche 2.0L Flat-4 | D. | 325 |
6th | P 5.0 | 27 | Scuderia Filipinetti |
Dieter Spoerry Armand Boller
|
Ferrari 250LM | Ferrari 3.3L V12 | G | 324 |
7th | P 5.0 | 18th | North American Racing Team |
Pedro Rodríguez Nino Vaccarella |
Ferrari 365P1 / P2 Spyder | Ferrari 4.4L V12 | D. | 320 |
8th | GT 5.0 | 11 | AC Cars Ltd. |
Jack Sears Dick Thompson |
Shelby Cobra Daytona | Ford 4.7L V8 | G | 304 |
9 | P + 5.0 | 3 | Iso Prototipi Bizzarrini |
Régis Fraissinet Jean de Mortemart
|
Iso Grifo A3C | Chevrolet 5.4L V8 | D. | 303 |
10 | P 2.0 | 31 | Owen Racing Organization |
Graham Hill Jackie Stewart |
Rover - BRM | Rover 2.0L gas turbine | D. | 284 |
11 | GT 2.0 | 39 | British Motor Corporation |
Paddy Hopkirk Andrew Hedges |
MG MGB hardtop | MG 1.8L I4 | D. | 283 |
12 | P 1.3 | 49 | Donald Healey Motor Company |
Paul Hawkins John Rhodes |
Austin-Healey Sprite Sebring | BMC 1.3L I4 | D. | 278 |
13 | GT 1.3 | 60 | Standard Triumph Ltd. |
Jean-Jacques Thuner Simo Lampinen |
Triumph Spitfire | Triumph 1.1L I4 | D. | 274 |
14th | GT 1.3 | 54 | Standard Triumph Ltd. |
Claude Dubois Jean-François Piot |
Triumph Spitfire | Triumph 1.1L I4 | D. | 263 |
Failed | ||||||||
15th | P 5.0 | 20th | Ferrari SEFAC Spa |
Mike Parkes Jean Guichet |
Ferrari 330P2 Spyder | Ferrari 4.0L V12 | D. | 315 |
16 | P 1.3 | 48 | Donald Healey Motor Company |
Rauno Aaltonen Clive Baker |
Austin-Healey Sprite Sebring | BMC 1.3L I4 | D. | 256 |
17th | P 5.0 | 19th | Ferrari SEFAC Spa |
John Surtees Ludovico Scarfiotti |
Ferrari 330P2 Spyder | Ferrari 4.0L V12 | D. | 225 |
18th | GT 2.0 | 37 | Auguste Veuillet |
Robert Buchet Ben Pon |
Porsche 904/4 GTS | Porsche 2.0L Flat-4 | D. | 224 |
19th | P 5.0 | 22nd | Ferrari SEFAC Spa |
Lorenzo Bandini Giampiero Biscaldi |
Ferrari 275P2 | Ferrari 3.3L V12 | D. | 221 |
20th | GT 2.0 | 44 | Equipe Grand Ducale Luxembourgeoise |
Nicolas Koob Alain Finkelstein
|
Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ | Alfa Romeo 1.6L I4 | D. | 218 |
21st | GT 2.0 | 41 | Autodelta SpA |
Roberto Bussinello Jean Rolland |
Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ / 2 | Alfa Romeo 1.6L I4 | D. | 217 |
22nd | GT 5.0 | 9 | Shelby-American Inc. |
Jerry Grant Dan Gurney |
Shelby Cobra Daytona | Ford 4.7L V8 | G | 204 |
23 | P 2.0 | 35 | Porsche System Engineering |
Günter Klass Dieter Glemser |
Porsche 904/6 | Porsche 2.0L Flat-6 | D. | 202 |
24 | P 1.3 | 47 | Société Automobiles Alpine |
Roger Delageneste Jean Vinatier |
Alpine M65 | Renault - Gordini 1.3L I4 | D. | 196 |
25th | GT 1.3 | 55 | Société Automobiles Alpine |
Jacques Cheinisse Jean-Pierre Hanrioud |
Alpine A110 | Renault-Gordini 1.1L I4 | D. | 196 |
26th | P 1.15 | 61 | Société Automobiles Alpine |
Pierre Monneret Robert Bouharde |
Alpine M63B | Renault-Gordini 1.0L I4 | D. | 187 |
27 | GT 5.0 | 10 | Shelby-American Inc. |
Bob Johnson Tom Payne
|
Shelby Cobra Daytona | Ford 4.7L V8 | G | 158 |
28 | P 1.15 | 51 | Société Automobiles Alpine |
Roger Masson Guy Verrier |
Alpine M64 | Renault-Gordini 1.1L I4 | D. | 148 |
29 | P 5.0 | 25th | Ecurie Francorchamps |
Gérard Langlois van Ophem Léon Dernier |
Ferrari 250LM | Ferrari 3.3L V12 | D. | 146 |
30th | GT 2.0 | 38 | Jacques Dewez |
Jacques Dewez Jean Kerguen |
Porsche 904/4 GTS | Porsche 2.0L Flat-4 | D. | 130 |
31 | GT 5.0 | 59 | Scuderia Filipinetti |
Peter Harper Peter Sutcliffe |
Shelby Cobra Daytona | Ford 4.7L V8 | G | 126 |
32 | P 1.15 | 50 | Société Automobiles Alpine |
Philippe Vidal Peter Revson |
Alpine M64 | Renault-Gordini 1.1L I4 | D. | 116 |
33 | GT 5.0 | 12 | Ford France SA |
Jo Schlesser Allen Grant
|
Shelby Cobra Daytona | Ford 4.7L V8 | G | 111 |
34 | P 5.0 | 17th | Maranello Concessionaires Ltd. |
David Piper Joakim Bonnier |
Ferrari 365P2 | Ferrari 4.4L V12 | D. | 101 |
35 | P 5.0 | 23 | Maranello Concessionaires Ltd. |
Lucien Bianchi Mike Salmon |
Ferrari 250LM | Ferrari 3.3L V12 | D. | 99 |
36 | P + 5.0 | 2 | Shelby-American Inc. |
Phil Hill Chris Amon |
Ford GT40 Mk.II | Ford 7.0L V8 | G | 89 |
37 | GT 5.0 | 14th | Ford Advanced Vehicles |
John Whitmore Innes Ireland |
Ford GT40 Mk.I | Ford 4.7L V8 | D. | 72 |
38 | GT 1.3 | 52 | Standard Triumph Ltd. |
David Hobbs Rob Slotemaker |
Triumph Spitfire | Triumph 1.1L I4 | D. | 71 |
39 | P + 5.0 | 1 | Shelby American Inc. |
Ken Miles Bruce McLaren |
Ford GT40 Mk.II | Ford 7.0L V8 | G | 45 |
40 | P 1.3 | 46 | Société Automobiles Alpine |
Mauro Bianchi Henri Grandsire |
Alpine M65 | Renault-Gordini 1.3L I4 | D. | 32 |
41 | P + 5.0 | 6th | Scuderia Filipinetti |
Herbert Müller Ronnie Bucknum |
Ford GT40 Mk.I | Ford 5.3L V8 | G | 29 |
42 | P 5.0 | 7th | RRC Walker Racing Team |
Bob Bondurant Umberto Maglioli |
Ford GT40 Mk.I | Ford 4.7L V8 | G | 29 |
43 | P 2.0 | 30th | Anglian Racing Developments |
Richard Wrottesley Tony Lanfranchi
|
Elva GT160 | BMW 2.0L I4 | G | 29 |
44 | GT 2.0 | 42 | Autodelta SpA |
Giacomo Russo Carlo Zuccoli
|
Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ / 2 | Alfa Romeo 1.6L I4 | D. | 22nd |
45 | P 2.0 | 33 | Porsche System Engineering |
Colin Davis Gerhard Mitter |
Porsche 904/8 | Porsche 2.0L Flat-8 | D. | 20th |
46 | GT 2.0 | 62 | Christian Poirot |
Christian Poirot Rolf Stommelen |
Porsche 904/4 GTS | Porsche 2.0L Flat-4 | D. | 13 |
47 | P 5.0 | 15th | Ford France SA |
Maurice Trintignant Guy Ligier |
Ford GT40 Roadster | Ford 4.7L V8 | G | 11 |
48 | GT 1.3 | 53 | Standard Triumph Ltd. |
Peter Bolton William Bradley |
Triumph Spitfire | Triumph 1.1L I4 | D. | 6th |
49 | P + 5.0 | 8th | Johnny Simone |
Jo Siffert Jochen Neerpasch |
Maserati Tipo 65 | Maserati 5.0L V8 | D. | 3 |
50 | P 1.6 | 40 | Ferrari SEFAC Spa |
Giancarlo Baghetti Mario Casoni |
Ferrari Dino 166P | Ferrari 1.6L V6 | D. | 2 |
51 | GT 2.0 | 43 | Autodelta SpA |
Teodoro Zeccoli José Rosinski |
Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ / 2 | Alfa Romeo 1.6L I4 | D. | 1 |
Not qualified | ||||||||
52 | P + 5.0 | 56 | Abarth France SA |
Claude Ballot-Léna Frank Ruata Marcel Martin
|
Fiat-Abarth 1000SP | D. | 1 | |
Not started | ||||||||
53 | P 2.0 | 34 | Porsche System Engineering |
Dieter Glemser Günter Klass Peter Nöcker Gerhard Koch
|
Porsche 904/8 | Porsche 2.0L Flat-8 | D. | 2 |
54 | P 1.6 | 45 | Sté d'Etudes et Constr. Automobiles CD |
Alain Bertaut André Guilhaudin |
CD 3 | Alfa Romeo 1.6L I4 | 3 | |
reserve | ||||||||
55 | P 2.0 | 66 | Scuderia Filipinetti |
Jacques Calderari Dieter Spoerry
|
Porsche 904/4 GTS | Porsche 2.0L Flat-8 | 4th | |
56 | GT 1.6 | 69 | Claude Laurent |
Claude Laurent Pierre Gelé
|
Lotus Elan | 5 | ||
57 | P 5.0 | Ecurie Francorchamps | - | Ferrari 250LM | Ferrari 3.3L V12 | 6th |
1 not qualified 2 training car 3 engine failure during training 4 reserve 5 reserve 6 reserve
Only in the entry list
Here you can find teams, drivers and vehicles that were originally registered for the race, but did not take part for various reasons.
Item | class | No. | team | driver | chassis | engine | tires |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
58 | P + 5.0 | 4th | Iso Prototipi Bizzarrini |
Pierre Noblet Edgar Berney |
Iso Grifo A3C | Chevrolet 5.4L V8 | |
59 | P + 5.0 | 5 | Iso Prototipi Bizzarrini |
Silvio Moser Mário de Araújo Cabral Mario Casoni
|
Iso Grifo A3C | Chevrolet 5.4L V8 | |
60 | P 5.0 | 16 | John Willment Automobiles |
Frank Gardner Alan Rees |
AC Shelby Cobra Willment Coupe | Ford 4.7L V8 | |
61 | P 5.0 | Camoradi Racing Team | Lloyd Casner | Maserati Tipo 151 | Maserati 4.9L V8 | ||
62 | P 5.0 | 15th | Scuderia Filipinetti |
Herbert Müller Tommy Spychiger |
Ferrari 365P2 | Ferrari 4.4L V12 | |
63 | P 4.0 | 18th | Ecurie Francorchamps |
Jean Blaton Gérard Langlois van Ophem
|
Ferrari 330P2 | Ferrari 4.0L V12 | |
64 | GT 4.0 | 32 | Scuderia Sant'Ambroeus | Giancarlo Sala | Ferrari 275 GTB | Ferrari 3.3L V12 | |
65 | GT 4.0 | 33 | Scuderia Sant'Ambroeus | Giampiero Biscaldi | Ferrari 275 GTB | Ferrari 3.3L V12 | |
66 | P 3.0 | 35 | RRC Walker Racing Team |
Juan Manuel Bordeu Joseph Siffert
|
Serenissima | ATS 3.0L V8 | |
67 | P 3.0 | 36 | RRC Walker Racing Team | Serenissima | ATS 3.0L V8 | ||
68 | GT 2.0 | 51 | Arthur Swanson |
Arthur Swanson Robert Ennis
|
Abarth-Simca 2000GT | ||
69 | GT 5.0 | 8th | Ford Advanced Vehicles | AC Shelby Cobra | Ford 4.7L V8 | ||
70 | P 4.0 | 25th | Ferrari SEFAC Spa | Ferrari 330LM GTO | Ferrari 4.0L V12 | ||
71 | P 4.0 | 26th | Ferrari SEFAC Spa | Ferrari 330LM GTO | Ferrari 4.0L V12 | ||
72 | P 1.6 | 56 | Ferrari SEFAC Spa | Giampiero Biscaldi | Ferrari Dino 166P | Ferrari 1.6L V6 | |
73 | GT 4.0 | 57 | North American Racing Team | Ferrari 275 GTB | Ferrari 3.3L V12 | ||
74 | P 4.0 | North American Racing Team | Ferrari | ||||
75 | P 4.0 | Scuderia Sant'Ambroeus | Ferrari 250LM | Ferrari 3.3L V12 | |||
76 | P 5.0 | Richard Attwood | Ford GT40 | Ford 4.7L V8 | |||
77 | GT 5.0 | 13 | John Sparrow |
John Sparrow Harry Digby
|
AC Shelby Cobra | Ford 4.7L V8 | |
78 | P 4.0 | 19th | David Piper |
David Piper Tony Maggs Joseph Siffert
|
Ferrari 330P2 | Ferrari 4.0L V12 | |
79 | GT 4.0 | 30th | Ecurie Franco-Brittanic |
Robert Blouin Michel de Bourbon-Parma |
Ferrari 275 GTB | Ferrari 3.3L V12 | |
80 | P 3.0 | 37 | Saramotors | Serenissima | ATS 3.0L V8 | ||
81 | P 3.0 | 38 | Saramotors | Serenissima | ATS 3.0L V8 | ||
82 | GT 3.0 | 39 | Sylvain Garant |
Marcel Dupeyrat Sylvain Garant |
Ferrari 250 GTO | Ferrari 3.0L V12 | |
83 | GT 2.0 | 53 | Derrick P. Andree |
Herbert Fernando Alec Poole Peter Silva
|
MG B | ||
84 | P 1.6 | 54 | Alejandro de Tomaso | De Tomaso Vallelunga | |||
85 | GT 1.6 | 60 | Alain Finkelstein |
Alain Finkelstein Paul Condrillier Claude Arbez
|
Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ / 2 | Alfa Romeo 1.6L I4 | |
86 | GT 1.3 | 66 | Roland J. Lutz |
Roland J. Lutz Richard O'Steen
|
Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero | Simca 1.3L I4 | |
87 | GT 1.3 | 69 | Paul Emery | Chris Lambert | Emery GT | ||
88 | GT 1.3 | 70 | Paul Emery | Paul Emery | Emery GT | ||
89 | GT 1.3 | 71 | Team elite |
Clive Hunt John Wagstaff |
Lotus Elite | ||
90 | GT 1.15 | 78 | Bernard Tramont | Alpine A110 | Renault-Gordini 1.2L I4 | ||
91 | GT 1.15 | 80 | René Bonnet Belgium |
Robert Crevits Gustave Gosselin
|
Matra Djet | Renault-Gordini 1.2L I4 | |
92 | GT 1.15 | 82 | René Bonnet Belgium |
Xavier Boulanger Teddy Pilette Jean-Claude Franck Orie Bienvault
|
Matra Djet | Renault-Gordini 1.2L I4 |
Class winner
Racing data
- Registered: 92
- Started: 52
- Valued: 14
- Race classes: 11
- Spectator: unknown
- Honorary starter of the race: Maurice Herzog , French Minister for Youth and Sport
- Race weekend weather: hot and dry
- Route length: 13.461 km
- Driving time of the winning team: 24: 00: 00,000 hours
- Total laps of the winning team: 348
- Total distance of the winning team: 4677.110 km
- Winner's average: 194.880 km / h
- Pole position: Phil Hill - Ford GT40 Mk II. (# 2) - 3: 33,000 = 227.509 km / h
- Fastest race lap: Phil Hill - Ford GT40 Mk II. (# 2) - 3: 37.500 = 222.803 km / h
- Racing series: Round 12 of the 1965 World Sports Car Championship
literature
- Christian Moity, Jean-Marc Teissèdre, Alain Bienvenu: 24 heures du Mans, 1923–1992. Éditions d'Art, Besançon 1992, ISBN 2-909-413-06-3 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ed Hug's third driver 1965 ( Memento from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Hugus was not admitted to the award ceremony
- ↑ Christian Moity et al .: 24 heures du Mans from 1923 to 1992 , Tome 2: 1963-1992
Predecessor race Hill Climb Rossfeld 1965 |
Sports car world championship |
Successor to the 12-hour race in Reims 1965 |