Race Result
| GP n. 132 - 01/01/1965 - Grand Prix of South-Africa East London |
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| Winner: | Jim Clark / Lotus-Climax - 2.06'46.0 | ||||||
| Pole Position: | Jim Clark / Lotus-Climax - 1:27.2 | ||||||
| Fastest Lap: | Jim Clark / Lotus-Climax - 1:27.6 | ||||||
| Pos | Nš | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 5 | Lotus-Climax | 85 | 2.06'46.0 | 1 | 9 | |
| 2 | 1 | Ferrari | 85 | + 29.0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 3 | 3 | BRM | 85 | + 31.8 | 5 | 4 | |
| 4 | 6 | Lotus-Climax | 85 | + 54.4 | 4 | 3 | |
| 5 | 9 | Cooper-Climax | 84 | + 1 lap | 8 | 2 | |
| 6 | 4 | BRM | 83 | + 2 laps | 11 | 1 | |
| 7 | 12 | Brabham-BRM | 83 | + 2 laps | 14 | 0 | |
| 8 | 7 | Brabham-Climax | 81 | + 4 laps | 3 | 0 | |
| 9 | 18 | Brabham-Ford | 81 | + 4 laps | 16 | 0 | |
| 10 | 20 | Alfa Romeo | 79 | + 6 laps | 17 | 0 | |
| 11 | 15 | Lotus-BRM | 77 | + 8 laps | 13 | 0 | |
| 12 | 16 | Brabham-BRM | 75 | + 10 laps | 15 | 0 | |
| 13 | 25 | LDS-Alfa Romeo | 73 | + 12 laps | 20 | 0 | |
| 14 | 19 | Brabham-Ford | 71 | + 14 laps | 19 | 0 | |
| 15 | 2 | Ferrari | 66 | ignition | 6 | 0 | |
| Nc | 14 | Brabham-Climax | 50 | not classified | 12 | 0 | |
| Ret | 11 | Brabham-Climax | 42 | clutch | 7 | 0 | |
| Ret | 10 | Cooper-Climax | 39 | electrical | 10 | 0 | |
| Ret | 17 | Cooper-Climax | 20 | halfshaft | 18 | 0 | |
| Ret | 8 | Brabham-Climax | 11 | ignition | 9 | 0 | |
| Dnq | 28 | Cooper-Ford | did not qualify | 0 | |||
| Dnq | 21 | LDS-Climax | did not qualify | 0 | |||
| Dnq | 29 | LDS-Alfa Romeo | did not qualify | 0 | |||
| Dnq | 22 | Lotus-Climax | did not qualify | 0 | |||
| Dnq | 23 | Lotus-Climax | did not qualify | 0 | |||
| Dnq | 24 | Lotus-Climax | did not qualify | 0 | |||
| Dnq | 27 | Lotus-Ford | did not qualify | 0 | |||
| Dnq | 32 | Lotus-Ford | did not qualify | 0 | |||