Nürburgring 1000 Kilometres 1965

Event: ADAC-1000-km-Rennen Nürburgring		Date: 23.5.1965
Track: Nürburgring Nordschleife (Germany), 22.810 kms	Organiser: ADAC e.V. München
Nürburgring 1000 Kilometres
World Sportscar Championship (round 9) Challenge Mondiale (round 3) Deutsche Rundstrecken-Meisterschaft für Grand-Tourisme-Wagen (round 2)

Weather:	hot, dry
Start time:	9:00
Grid:	Le Mans start
Distance:	1000 kilometres
Attendance:	400000

Entered:	94
Practiced:	70
Qualified:	64
Started:	63
Finished:	32
Classified:	32

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
Prototype GT +3000	15	15	6
Prototype GT 2000	10	10	6
Prototype GT 1300	3	3	1
Prototype GT 1000	4	2	1
Grand Touring +3000	7	4	3
Grand Touring 3000	5	5	3
Grand Touring 2000	5	5	4
Grand Touring 1600	10	9	3
Grand Touring 1300	10	10	5

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

Pre-race sessions:
3 qualifying sessions held for a total of 1080 minutes on 20-22/5

Winners:
Overall:	1	Ferrari 330 P2	Surtees / Scarfiotti
Prototype GT 2000:	20	Porsche 904/8	Bonnier / Rindt
Prototype GT 1300:	33	Austin-Healey Sprite	Baker / Moore
Prototype GT 1000:	46	Martini - BMW	Otto / Gilges
Grand Touring +3000:	54	Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe	Bondurant / Neerpasch
Grand Touring 3000:	64	Ferrari 250 GTO	Sutcliffe / Lumsden
Grand Touring 2000:	72	Porsche 904 GTS	Fischhaber / Schütz
Grand Touring 1600:	83	Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ2	de Adamich / "Geki"
Grand Touring 1300:	95	Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero	Virgilio / Calascibetta
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	1	Ferrari 330 P2	John Surtees (GB)	8:50.500	154.790 km/h
Pole Positions:
Overall:	1	Ferrari 330 P2	John Surtees (GB)	8:53.100	154.035 km/h
Prototype GT 2000:	20	Porsche 904/8	Bonnier / Rindt	9:08.200
Prototype GT 1300:	35	Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero	Demetz / Cella	9:54.700
Prototype GT 1000:	42	Alpine M64 Renault	Delageneste / Ruby	10:19.900
Grand Touring +3000:	54	Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe	Bondurant / Neerpasch	9:18.500
Grand Touring 3000:	64	Ferrari 250 GTO	Sutcliffe / Lumsden	9:39.500
Grand Touring 2000:	70	Porsche 904 GTS	Koch / Pon	9:26.000
Grand Touring 1600:	82	Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ2	Bussinello / Zuccoli	9:49.300
Grand Touring 1300:	96	Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero	Zucchi / Knörr	9:57.600
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Ferrari (15), Porsche (10), Alfa Romeo (7), Abarth-Simca (6), Lotus (5)
Top engines by numbers:	Ferrari (15), Ford (13), Porsche (10), Alfa Romeo (7), Abarth (6)
Top car types by numbers:	Porsche 904 (9), Abarth-Simca 1300 (6), Ferrari 250 LM (5), Lotus Elan (5)
Driver nationalities:	D (40), GB (33), I (20), F (8), B (7), CH (6), NZ (3), USA (3), AUS (2), L (2)
Team nationalities:	GB (18), I (16), D (16), F (4), B (3), CH (3), USA (2)
Most used colours:	red (25%), silver (17%), darker (12%), blue (11%), dark (7%), green (7%)
Engine positions:	front-engined (46%), mid-engined (43%), rear-engined (11%)
Average engine size:	2519 cc
Oldest known drivers:	Maurice Trintignant (48), André Simon (45), Honoré Wagner (44)
Youngest known drivers:	Chris Amon (22), Jochen Rindt (23), Clive Baker (23)
Female drivers:	Gabriel Konig

Official Race Programme:

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