1965 South African Grand Prix
- Round
- 1 of 1965
- Circuit
- Prince George Circuit
- Location
- East London, South Africa
- Dates
- —
- Format
- Standard weekend
- Winner
- Jim Clark
- Constructor
- Team Lotus
- Entrant
- Lotus-Climax
- Pole position
- Jim Clark
- Fastest lap
- Jim Clark
- Confidence
- reference
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Clark | Team Lotus | 1 | 85 | 9 | — · fastest lap |
| 2 | John Surtees | Ferrari | 2 | 85 | 6 | — |
| 3 | Graham Hill | BRM | 5 | 85 | 4 | — |
| 4 | Mike Spence | Team Lotus | 4 | 85 | 3 | — |
| 5 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper | 8 | 84 | 2 | — |
| 6 | Sir Jackie Stewart | BRM | 11 | 83 | 1 | — |
| 7 | Jo Siffert | Brabham | 14 | 83 | — | — |
| 8 | Sir Jack Brabham | Brabham | 3 | 81 | — | — |
| 9 | Paul Hawkins | Brabham | 16 | 81 | — | — |
| 10 | Peter de Klerk | Alfa Special | 17 | 79 | — | — |
| 11 | Tony Maggs | Team Lotus | 13 | 77 | — | — |
| 12 | Frank Gardner | Brabham | 15 | 75 | — | — |
| 13 | Sam Tingle | LDS | 20 | 73 | — | — |
| 14 | David Prophet | Brabham | 19 | 71 | — | — |
| 15 | Lorenzo Bandini | Ferrari | 6 | 66 | — | Ignition |
| DNQ | Trevor Blokdyk | Cooper | — | — | — | DNQ |
| DNQ | Neville Lederle | Team Lotus | — | — | — | DNQ |
| DNQ | Doug Serrurier | LDS | — | — | — | DNQ |
| DNQ | Brausch Niemann | Team Lotus | — | — | — | DNQ |
| DNQ | Ernie Pieterse | Team Lotus | — | — | — | DNQ |
| DNPQ | Clive Puzey | Team Lotus | — | — | — | DNPQ |
| DNPQ | Jackie Pretorius | LDS | — | — | — | DNPQ |
| DNPQ | Dave Charlton | Team Lotus | — | — | — | DNPQ |
| DNF | Jo Bonnier | Brabham | 7 | 42 | — | Clutch |
| DNF | Dan Gurney | Brabham | 9 | 11 | — | Ignition |
| DNF | Jochen Rindt | Cooper | 10 | 39 | — | Electrical |
| NC | Bob Anderson | Brabham | 12 | 50 | — | NC |
| DNF | John Love | Cooper | 18 | 20 | — | Halfshaft |