Le Mans 24 Hours 1965 - Racing Sports Cars

Event: 24 Heures du Mans		Date: 20.6.1965
Track: Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans (France), 13.461 kms	Organiser: Automobile Club de l'Ouest
Le Mans 24 Hours
World Sportscar Championship (round 12) Challenge Mondiale (round 4)

Weather:	hot
Start time:	19/6 16:00
Grid:	Le Mans start
Distance:	24 hours
Attendance:	unknown

Entered:	89
Practiced:	52
Qualified:	51
Started:	51
Finished:	14
Classified:	14

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
Prototype +5000	6	6	1
Prototype 5000	4	4	1
Prototype 4000	8	8	3
Prototype 2000	5	5	2
Prototype 1600	1	1	0
Prototype 1300	4	4	1
Prototype 1150	4	3	0
Grand Touring 5000	5	5	1
Grand Touring 4000	1	1	1
Grand Touring 2000	5	5	2
Grand Touring 1600	4	4
Grand Touring 1150	5	5	2

Photo Gallery Entered Cars Technical Data Appearance Race Results Grid Qualifying Lap Times

Pre-race sessions:
2 qualifying sessions held for a total of 540 minutes on 16-17/6

Winners:
Overall:	21	Ferrari 250 LM	Rindt / Gregory / Hugus
Prototype +5000:	3	Iso Grifo A3C Chevrolet	de Mortemart / Fraissinet
Prototype 5000:	18	Ferrari 365 P2	Rodriguez / Vaccarella
Prototype 2000:	32	Porsche 904/6	Linge / Nöcker
Prototype 1300:	49	Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite	Hawkins / Rhodes
Grand Touring 5000:	11	Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe	Sears / Thompson
Grand Touring 4000:	24	Ferrari 275 GTB	Mairesse / "Beurlys"
Grand Touring 2000:	36	Porsche 904 GTS	Koch / Fischhaber
Grand Touring 1150:	60	Triumph Spitfire	Thuner / Lampinen
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	2	Ford Mk II	Phil Hill (USA)	3:37.500	222.803 km/h
Pole Positions:
Overall:	2	Ford Mk II	Phil Hill (USA)	3:33.000	227.510 km/h
Prototype 5000:	18	Ferrari 365 P2	Rodriguez / Vaccarella	3:41.000
Prototype 4000:	19	Ferrari 330 P2	Surtees / Scarfiotti	3:38.100
Prototype 2000:	33	Porsche 904/8	Davis / Mitter	3:59.400
Prototype 1600:	40	Ferrari Dino 166 P	Baghetti / Casoni	4:07.900
Prototype 1300:	46	Alpine M65 Renault	Bianchi / Grandsire	4:20.000
Prototype 1150:	50	Alpine M64 Renault	Revson / Vidal	4:34.900
Grand Touring 5000:	9	Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe	Gurney / Grant	3:51.300
Grand Touring 4000:	24	Ferrari 275 GTB	Mairesse / "Beurlys"	3:55.000
Grand Touring 2000:	37	Porsche 904 GTS	Pon / Buchet	4:08.300
Grand Touring 1600:	41	Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ2	Bussinello / Rolland	4:16.000
Grand Touring 1150:	60	Triumph Spitfire	Thuner / Lampinen	4:54.200
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Ferrari (12), Porsche (7), Ford (6), Alpine (6), Shelby (5)
Top engines by numbers:	Ferrari (12), Ford (11), Porsche (7), Renault (6), Triumph (4), Alfa Romeo (4)
Top car types by numbers:	Porsche 904 (7), Ferrari 250 LM (5), Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe (5)
Driver nationalities:	F (25), GB (21), USA (12), I (11), D (9), B (8), CH (5), FIN (2), NL (2), NZ (2)
Team nationalities:	GB (12), F (8), I (7), USA (6), D (4), CH (3), B (2)
Most used colours:	red (31%), blue (24%), green (14%), silver (11%), white (9%), yellow (6%)
Engine positions:	mid-engined (62%), front-engined (35%), rear-engined (3%)
Oldest known drivers:	Maurice Trintignant (48), Ken Miles (47), Ed Hugus (42)
Youngest known drivers:	Chris Amon (22), Rolf Stommelen (22), Simo Lampinen (22)

Official Race Programme:

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