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Event: The 1965 Bridgehampton Double 500Date: 19.9.1965
Track: The Bridgehampton Race Circuit (United States), 4.603 kmsOrganiser: unknown

Bridgehampton 500 Kilometres - Class: 2000 cc
Weather:warm, clear
Start time:unknown
Grid:unknown
Distance:500 kilometres
Attendance:unknown
Entered:22
Practiced:20
Qualified:19
Started:19
Finished:12
Classified:12
Classes:PractStartClass
Mod./Proto 1600 - Sports-Racing443
Mod./Proto 1600 - Prototype GT111
Grand Touring 2000543
Grand Touring 1600441
Grand Touring 1300333
Grand Touring 1000331
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Winners:
Overall:14Porsche 904 GTSHerb Wetanson
Mod./Proto 1600 - Sports-Racing:25Lotus 23BYoung / Alderman
Mod./Proto 1600 - Prototype GT:69Alpine M63 RenaultPaul Richards
Grand Touring 1600:10Alfa Romeo Giulia TZTheodoracopulos / Grossman
Grand Touring 1300:50MG MidgetRauno Aaltonen
Grand Touring 1000:32Fiat-Abarth 1000John Girdler
Pole Positions:
Mod./Proto 1600 - Sports-Racing:27Lotus Elan 26RFred Ashplant (USA)
Grand Touring 2000:26Abarth-Simca 2000 GTArt Swanson (USA)
Grand Touring 1600:77Porsche 356A CarreraBruce Jennings (USA)
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:Alfa Romeo (4), Lotus (3), MG (3), Fiat-Abarth (3), Porsche (2)
Top engines by numbers:Alfa Romeo (6), BMC (3), Fiat (3), Porsche (2)
Top car types by numbers:Fiat-Abarth 1000 (3), Lotus 23 (2), MG Midget (2), Alfa Romeo Giulia (2)
Driver nationalities:USA (23), FIN (2)
Team nationalities:USA (19)
Engine positions:front-engined (47%), mid-engined (26%), rear-engined (27%)
Average engine size:1464 cc
Oldest known drivers:Art Riley (50), Paddy Hopkirk (32), Rauno Aaltonen (27)
Youngest known drivers:Timo Mäkinen (27), Rauno Aaltonen (27), Paddy Hopkirk (32)

Official Race Programme:

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