The 1965 Formula One season was the 19th season of FIA Formula One racing. It featured the 16th World Championship of Drivers, the 8th International Cup for F1 Manufacturers, and seven non-championship races open to Formula One cars. The World Championship was contested over ten races between 1 January and 24 October 1965.
Jim Clark won his second and final championship, driving a Lotus-Climax.
The start of the Dutch Grand Prix
Jackie Stewart won the Italian Grand Prix in his debut season.
James Clark OBE was a British racing driver from Scotland who won two Formula One World Championships in 1963 and 1965. A versatile driver, he competed in sports cars, touring cars, and in the Indianapolis 500, which he won in 1965. He was particularly associated with Team Lotus, driving for the team his entire Formula One career between 1960 and 1968.
Clark in Zandvoort in 1965
Clark at the 1962 German Grand Prix
Clark in the Lotus pit at the 1964 German Grand Prix
Clark outside the Lotus garage at the Nürburgring in 1966