1965 · Round 1 · 1 Jan 1965
South African Grand Prix
Prince George Circuit · Eastern Cape Province · South Africa
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 1 | 2:06 | 9 |
| 2 | John Surtees | Ferrari | 2 | +29.000s | 6 |
| 3 | Graham Hill | BRM | 5 | +31.800s | 4 |
| 4 | Mike Spence | Lotus-Climax | 4 | +54.400s | 3 |
| 5 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 8 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | Jackie Stewart | BRM | 11 | +2 laps | 1 |
| 7 | Jo Siffert | Brabham-BRM | 14 | +2 laps | |
| 8 | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Climax | 3 | +4 laps | |
| 9 | Paul Hawkins | Brabham-Ford | 16 | +4 laps | |
| 10 | Peter de Klerk | Alfa Romeo | 17 | +6 laps | |
| 11 | Tony Maggs | Lotus-BRM | 13 | +8 laps | |
| 12 | Frank Gardner | Brabham-BRM | 15 | +10 laps | |
| 13 | Sam Tingle | LDS-Alfa Romeo | 20 | +12 laps | |
| 14 | David Prophet | Brabham-Ford | 19 | +14 laps | |
| 15 | Lorenzo Bandini | Ferrari | 6 | Ignition | |
| 16 | Bob Anderson | Brabham-Climax | 12 | DNF | |
| 17 | Jo Bonnier | Brabham-Climax | 7 | DNF | |
| 18 | Jochen Rindt | Cooper-Climax | 10 | DNF | |
| 19 | John Love | Cooper-Climax | 18 | DNF | |
| 20 | Dan Gurney | Brabham-Climax | 9 | DNF | |
| 29 | Ray Reed | RE | PL | DNS | |
| 30 | David Clapham | Cooper-Maserati | PL | DNS | |
| 31 | Alex Blignaut | Cooper-Climax | PL | DNS |