This is a list of the winners of national and international
auto racing
Auto racing (also known as car racing, motor racing, or automobile racing) is a motorsport involving the racing of automobiles for competition.
Auto racing has existed since the invention of the automobile. Races of various sorts were organise ...
championships and series which were contested during 1965.
Formula cars
Sports car
Touring car
Stock car racing
Motorcycle
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500cc World Championship
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Mike Hailwood
Stanley Michael Bailey Hailwood, (2 April 1940 – 23 March 1981) was a British professional motorcycle racer and racing driver. He is regarded by many as one of the greatest racers of all time. He competed in the Grand Prix motorcycl ...
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1965 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
The 1965 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 17th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix season. The season consisted of thirteen Grand Prix races in six classes: 500cc, 350cc, 250cc, 125cc, 50cc and Sidecars 500cc. It began on ...
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350cc World Championship
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Jim Redman
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250cc World Championship
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Phil Read
Phillip William Read, (1 January 1939 – 6 October 2022) was an English professional motorcycle racer. He competed in Grand Prix motorcycle racing from 1961 to 1976. Read is notable for being the first competitor to win world championships ...
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125cc World Championship
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Hugh Anderson
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50cc World Championship
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Ralph Bryans
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Speedway World Championship
The World Championship of Speedway is an international competition between the highest-ranked motorcycle speedway riders of the world, run under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM). The first official champions ...
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Björn Knutsson
Björn Knutsson (born 1938 in Sweden) is a former speedway rider who won the Speedway World Championship in 1965 and was a four-time winner of the World Team Cup. He gained the nickname 'The Crown Prince' for his speedway success.
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1965 Individual Speedway World Championship
The 1965 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 20th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.
Björn Knutsson won the world title scoring 14 points out of a possible 15 in the final at Wembley wit ...
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See also
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List of motorsport championships
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Auto racing
Auto racing (also known as car racing, motor racing, or automobile racing) is a motorsport involving the racing of automobiles for competition.
Auto racing has existed since the invention of the automobile. Races of various sorts were organise ...
1965 in motorsport
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