RAC Tourist Trophy 1965
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The 30th RAC Tourist Trophy also RAC International Tourist Trophy Race with the Senior Service Trophy, Oulton Park , found on May 1, 1965 at Oulton Park instead and was the sixth championship round of the World Sportscar Championship this year.
Before the race
Before the start of the Tourist Trophy, five races of the World Championship were held in 1965 . The season opener, the Daytona 2000 km race , was won by Ken Miles and Lloyd Ruby in a Ford GT40 . It was the first racing success of the GT40 in the sports car world championship. The following Sebring 12 hour race ended with the success of Jim Hall and Hap Sharp in the Chaparral 2A . After the two GT race, the Coppa Bologna and the 3-hour race at Monza , won Mike Parkes and Jean Guichet in the plant - Ferrari 275P2 the 1000 km race at Monza .
The race
In 1965 the organizer of the RAC Tourist Trophy changed and the race was given a new venue. After years on the Goodwood Circuit , the 1965 Trophy took place at Oulton Park. Opened in 1953, the racetrack was 4,334 km long and was located in a park near Cheshire . In 1965 the trophy was run in two runs of two hours each. The racing times of the two races were added to form an overall result.
The best exercise time scored John Surtees on a T70 Spyder Lola with V8 - Chevrolet -Motor. In the race, the car retired after a steering defect in the first run. Denny Hulme finished first in a Brabham BT8 in the first race. The lead that he gained was so great that the New Zealander took second place to overall victory in the second run. Behind him was David Hobbs in the Lola T70, who won the second run but was one lap behind on the total. David Piper finished third in a Ferrari 250LM . The GT class was won by John Whitmore in a Shelby Cobra Roadster , who finished fourth in the overall standings.
Results
Final ranking
| Item | class | No. | team | driver | vehicle | Round | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SR / P + 1.6 | 16 |
 Sid Taylor Racing
|
 Denis Hulme
|
Brabham BT8 | 138 | ||
| 2 | SP / R + 1.6 | 2 |
Harold Young
|
David Hobbs
|
Lola T70 Spyder | 137 | ||
| 3 | SP / R + 1.6 | 14th |
David Piper Auto Racing Team
|
David Piper
|
Ferrari 250LM | 133 | ||
| 4th | GT + 2.0 | 21st |
Alan Mann Racing Team
|
John Whitmore
|
Shelby Cobra Roadster | 130 | ||
| 5 | GT + 2.0 | 28 |
Peter Sutcliffe
|
Peter Sutcliffe
|
Ferrari 250 GTO | 130 | ||
| 6th | GT + 2.0 | 25th |
Radford Racing
|
Allen Grant
|
Shelby Cobra Roadster | 128 | ||
| 7th | GT + 2.0 | 22nd |
Alan Mann Racing Team
|
Jack Sears
|
Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe | 127 | ||
| 8th | GT + 2.0 | 26th |
Radford Racing
|
Neil Dangerfield John Sparrow
|
Shelby Cobra Roadster | 126 | ||
| 9 | SR / P + 1.6 | 6th |
David Prophet Racing
|
David prophet
|
Lotus 30 | 122 | ||
| 10 | GT + 2.0 | 23 |
John Willment Automobiles
|
 Frank Gardner
|
Shelby Cobra Willment Coupe | 119 | ||
| 11 | GT + 2.0 | 31 |
Red Rose Motors
|
Richard Bond
|
Jaguar E-Type Lightweight | 107 | ||
| 12 | SR / P + 1.6 | 11 |
John Coundley
|
John Coundley
|
McLaren Elva Mark I. | 101 | ||
| Failed | ||||||||
| 13 | GT + 2.0 | 30th |
Dick Protheroe
|
David Wansborough
|
Jaguar E-Type Lightweight | 117 | ||
| 14th | GT + 2.0 | 27 |
John Danway Racing
|
Mike Salmon
|
Ferrari 250 GTO / 64 | 114 | ||
| 15th | SR / P + 1.6 | 4th |
Team Lotus
|
Jim Clark
|
Lotus 30 | 102 | ||
| 16 | SR / P + 1.6 | 8th |
Chris Williams
|
Chris Williams
|
Lotus 23 | 81 | ||
| 17th | SR / P + 1.6 | 17th |
 Celerity Incorporated
|
Tommy Hitchcock
|
Brabham BT8 | 72 | ||
| 18th | SR / P + 1.6 | 7th |
Victor Wilson
|
Victor Wilson
|
Lotus 30 | 68 | ||
| 19th | SR / P + 1.6 | 10 |
Bruce McLaren Motor Racing
|
Chris Amon
|
Elva Mk.8 | 60 | ||
| 20th | SR / P + 1.6 | 9 |
Bruce McLaren Motor Racing
|
Bruce McLaren
|
McLaren Elva Mark I. | 30th | ||
| 21st | GT + 2.0 | 24 |
The Checkered Flag
|
Roger Mac
|
Shelby Cobra Roadster | 29 | ||
| 22nd | SR / P + 1.6 | 19th |
Weybridge Engineering
|
Tony Lanfranchi
|
Attila Mk 3 | 19th | ||
| 23 | SR / P + 1.6 | 1 |
Lola Cars Team Surtees
|
John Surtees
|
Lola T70 Spyder | 13 | ||
| 24 | SR / P + 1.6 | 3 |
Hugh Dibley
|
Hugh Dibley
|
Lola T70 Spyder | 13 | ||
| Not started | ||||||||
| 25th | SR / P + 1.6 | 15th |
Roger Nathan
|
Roger Nathan
|
Brabham BT8 | 1 | ||
1 clutch damage before take-off
Only in the entry list
Here you will find teams, drivers and vehicles that were originally registered for the race but did not take part for a variety of reasons.
| Item | class | No. | team | driver | chassis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26th | SR / P + 1.6 | 6th |
JCB Research
|
Trevor Taylor
|
Lotus 30 |
| 27 | SR / P + 1.6 | 12 |
Maranello Concessionaires
|
Graham Hill Mike Parkes
|
Ferrari 365P2 |
| 28 | SR / P + 1.6 | 18th |
Mill Garages
|
Julian Sutton
|
Attila Mk.7 |
| 29 | SR / P + 1.6 | 20th |
Ford Advanced Vehicles
|
Roy Salvadori
|
Cooper T61M King Cobra |
| 30th | GT + 2.0 | 29 |
Peter Lumsden
|
Peter Lumsden
|
Jaguar E-Type Lightweight |
Class winner
| class | driver | vehicle | Placement in the overall ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| SR / P + 1.6 |
Denny Hulme
|
Brabham BT8 | Overall victory |
| GT + 2.0 |
John Whitmore
|
Shelby Cobra Roadster | Rank 4 |
Racing data
- Registered: 30
- Started: 24
- Valued: 12
- Race classes: 2
- Spectator: unknown
- Race day weather: clear
- Route length: 4,443 km
- Driving time of the winning team: 4: 03: 01.400 hours
- Total laps of the winning team: 138
- Total distance of the winning team: 613.189 km
- Winner's average: 151.389 km / h
- Pole position: John Surtees - Lola T70 Spyder (# 1) - 1: 36.600 = 165.592 km / h
- Fastest race lap: Bruce McLaren - McLaren Elva Mark I (# 9) - 1: 39.900 = 161.578 km / h
- Racing series: 6th round of the 1965 World Sports Car Championship
- Racing series: 3rd round of the British Sports Car Championship in 1965
Web links
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Previous race at the Monza 1000 km race in 1965 |
Sports car world championship |
Succession race Targa Florio 1965 |