The 1965 Italian Grand Prix (formally the XXXVI Gran Premio d'Italia) was a

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held at

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on 12 September 1965. It was race 8 of 10 in both the

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and the 1965 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The race was won by

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who took his first Grand Prix victory, whilst driving for the

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team. His teammate -

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- finished second after a closely contested race between both the pair and pole-sitter and

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, who driving for the Lotus-

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team, had secured the 1965 Drivers' Championship at the previous race. His fuel-pump failure with a handful of laps to go, and also the preceding retirement of

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driver

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, ensured that

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of the

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team picked up the final position on the podium.

Race report

duelled for the lead through the first two-thirds of the race with

and

(who dropped out with clutch problems), until lap 64 when his fuel pump failed. Stewart took up the lead and it was expected that he would move over to give his team leader the victory. The enthusiastic crowd were waiting for the

cars to come over the line in formation. However, on the approach to the Parabolica on the last time, Hill moved over too far and bounced across the grass, struggling to maintain grip on the mud and gravel. Stewart therefore claimed his first win in a BRM 1–2 from Hill.

took the final podium place and

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and

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completed the placings. The race featured 42 lead changes between four drivers (all British), the most ever in a Formula One motor race.

Classification

Qualifying

Race

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings ;Constructors' Championship standings * Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only best 6 results counted toward the championship. Numbers without parentheses are championship points, numbers in parentheses are total points scored.

References

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