1965 Tourist Trophy


1 May 1965 - Oulton Park (GB): Round 4, International Championship for Manufacturers (Division III)
4 hour duration in which 138 laps of a 2.761 mile/4.443 km circuit - 381.018 miles/613.1888 kms were completed in two heats of 2 Hours
Weather: fine


Pos Car # Drivers Car Entrant Laps DNF Reason Grid Qual.Time Group Group Pos
1 16 Denny Hulme/Sidney Taylor* Brabham BT8 Climax Sid Taylor Racing 138   4 1m42.0 Sports Racing/Prototype +1600 1
2 2 David Hobbs/Hugh Dibley^ Lola T70 Ford [SL70/2] Harold Young Ltd. 137   3 1m39.6 Sports Racing/Prototype +1600 2
3 14 David Piper Ferrari 250LM [5897] D. Piper A. R. T. 133   11 1m46.0 Sports Racing/Prototype +1600 3
4 21 John Whitmore Shelby Cobra [CSX234S] A. Mann Racing Team 130   17 1m48.2 Grand Touring +2000 1
5 28 Peter Sutcliffe Ferrari 250 GTO [4491] Peter Sutcliffe 130   18 1m48.8 Grand Touring +2000 2
6 25 Allen Grant/John Sparrow*/Neil Dangerfield* Shelby Cobra [CSX2260] Radford Racing 128   22 1m52.0 Grand Touring +2000 3
7 22 Jack Sears Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe [CSX2299] A. Mann Racing Team 127   13 1m46.6 Grand Touring +2000 4
8 26 Neil Dangerfield/John Sparrow/Christopher McLaren* Shelby Cobra [CSX2301] Radford Racing 126   23 1m53.2 Grand Touring +2000 5
9 6 David Prophet Lotus 30 Ford David Prophet 122   10 1m45.6 Sports Racing/Prototype +1600 4
10 23 Frank Gardner Shelby Cobra Willment Coupe [CSX2131] Willment Racing Team 119   19 1m49.2 Grand Touring +2000 6
NRF 30 David Wansborough Jaguar E-type [EC1001] Dick Protheroe 117   21 1m52.0 Grand Touring +2000 7
12 27 Mike Salmon Ferrari 250 GTO/64 [4399] John Danway Racing 114   16 1m48.0 Grand Touring +2000 8
13 31 Richard Bond Jaguar E-type Red Rose Racing 107   25 1m53.0 Grand Touring +2000 9
NRF 4 Jim Clark Lotus 30 Ford Team Lotus 102   5 1m42.2 Sports Racing/Prototype +1600 5
15 11 John Coundley McLaren-Elva M1A Oldsmobile J. O. Counley 101   9 1m45.2 Sports Racing/Prototype +1600 6
DNF 8 Chris Williams Lotus 23 BMW Chris Williams 81 Heat 1: Gearbox, Heat 2: Head gasket 8 1m45.0 Sports Racing/Prototype +1600  
DNF 17 Tommy Hitchcock Brabham BT8 Climax Celerity 72 Heat 2: Valves 6 1m43.0 Sports Racing/Prototype +1600  
DNF 7 Victor Wilson/Jim Clark^ Lotus 30 Ford Vic Wilson 68 Heat 2: Clutch 20 1m51.8 Sports Racing/Prototype +1600  
DNF 10 Chris Amon Elva Mk.8 BMW McLaren Racing Team 60 Heat 1: Overheating, Heat 2: Valves 7 1m44.4 Sports Racing/Prototype +1600  
DNF 9 Bruce McLaren McLaren M1A Oldsmobile McLaren Racing Team 30 Heat 1&2:Oil leak 2 1m39.4 Sports Racing/Prototype +1600  
DNF 24 Roger Mac Shelby Cobra roadster Chequered Flag Team 29 Heat 1: Broken wheel 15 1m47.4 Grand Touring +2000  
DNF 19 Tony Lanfranchi/Roy Pierpoint* Attila Mk 3 Ford Weybridge Engineering 19 Heat 1: Drive shaft 14 1m46.6 Sports Racing/Prototype +1600  
DNF 3 Hugh Dibley Lola T70 Chevrolet [SL70/7] Hugh Dibley 13 Heat 1: Suspension 24 0m00.0 Sports Racing/Prototype +1600  
DNF 1 John Surtees/Jackie Stewart* Lola T70 Chevrolet [SL70/1] Lola Cars/Team Surtees 13 Heat 1: Steering 1 1m36.6 Sports Racing/Prototype +1600  
DNS 15 Roger Nathan Brabham BT8 Oldsmobile Roger Nathan   Clutch 12 1m46.2 Sports Racing/Prototype +1600  
DNA 5 Trevor Taylor Lotus 30 Ford J. C. B. Research         Sports Racing/Prototype +1600  
DNA 12 Graham Hill/Mike Parkes Ferrari 365P2 Maranello Concessionaires         Sports Racing/Prototype +1600  
DNA 18 Julian Sutton Attila Mk 7 Chevrolet Mill Garages         Sports Racing/Prototype +1600  
DNA 20 Roy Salvadori Cooper T61M King Cobra Ford Ford Adv. Vehicles         Sports Racing/Prototype +1600  
DNA   Peter Lumsden Jaguar E-type [S850663] Peter Lumsden         Grand Touring +2000  

 
Winning Time: 4h03m01.4, 94.069 mph/151.390 kph
Fastest Lap: Bruce McLaren #9 (McLaren-Elva Oldsmobile M1A), 1m39.0, 100.400 mph/161.578 kph

 
* Driver entered for car, but never drove it at meeting
^ Driver practiced car, but did not race it
RES - Reserve (Practiced, on standy-by for start)
REE - Reserve Entry
DNA - Did Not Arrive
DNS - Did Not Start
DNF - Did Not Finish
DNP - Did Not Practice
NC - Not Classified
DSQ - Disqualified
NRF - Not Running At Finish
NAC - Not Accepted
REJ - Rejected (Did not pass scrutineering)



Last Updated on 03/02/02
By Darren Galpin
Email: darren.galpin@virgin.net