Silverstone International - Sports Cars 1965

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Event: 17th Annual International Trophy		Date: 15.5.1965
Track: Silverstone Circuit (United Kingdom), unknown length	Organiser: BRDC
Silverstone International - Sports Cars
Non championship race

Weather:	unknown
Start time:	11:30
Grid:	unknown
Distance:	25 laps
Attendance:	unknown

Entered:	36
Practiced:	unknown
Started:	unknown
Finished:	unknown

Classes:

Sports over 2000 cc

Sports 2000 cc

Sports 1150 cc

No Photos Yet Entered Cars Technical Data Appearance Race Results Qualifying Lap Times

Winners:
Overall:	21	McLaren Elva Mark I Oldsmobile	Bruce McLaren
Sports 2000 cc:	17	Brabham BT8 Climax	Denny Hulme
Sports 1150 cc:	3	Lotus 23 Ford	John Hine
Leaders:
laps 1-5:	21	McLaren Elva Mark I Oldsmobile	Bruce McLaren
laps 6-15:	34	Lola T70 Chevrolet	John Surtees
laps 16-25:	21	McLaren Elva Mark I Oldsmobile	Bruce McLaren
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	21	McLaren Elva Mark I Oldsmobile	Bruce McLaren (NZ)	1:31.6000	185.1228 km/h	lap 18
Sports 2000 cc:	17	Brabham BT8 Climax	Denny Hulme (NZ)	1:37.2000	174.4690 km/h
Sports 1150 cc:	3	Lotus 23 Ford	John Hine (GB)	1:46.2000	159.6791 km/h
Pole Positions:
Overall:	34	Lola T70 Chevrolet	John Surtees	1:31.0000	186.3459 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Lotus (11), Lola (5), Brabham (3), Elva (3), McLaren (2)
Top engines by numbers:	Ford (13), BMW (4), Oldsmobile (3), Chevrolet (3), Climax (3)
Top car types by numbers:	Lotus 23 (7), Lola T70 (4), Lotus 30 (4)
Driver nationalities:	GB (22), NZ (3)
Team nationalities:	GB (21)
Engine positions:	mid-engined (96%), front-engined (4%)
Average engine size:	3208 cc
Oldest known drivers:	Jack Sears (35), Vic Wilson (34), John Hine (32)
Youngest known drivers:	Chris Amon (22), Richard Attwood (25), Peter Gethin (25)

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