Le Mans 24 Hours 1965 - Race Results

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)

(Race Results)

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Distance	Km/h	Pos.	Gr.
1^st	21	Rindt / Gregory / Hugus	Ferrari 250 LM	N.A.R.T.	348	4677.1099 kms	194.8800	1^st	P4.0
2^nd	26	Dumay / Gosselin	Ferrari 250 LM	P. Dumay	343	4602.6001 kms	191.7750	2^nd	P4.0
3^rd	24	Mairesse / "Beurlys"	Ferrari 275 GTB	Ecurie Francorchamps	340	4562.0498 kms	190.0850	1^st	GT4.0
4^th	32	Linge / Nöcker	Porsche 904/6	Porsche System Engineering	336	4507.5000 kms	187.8130	1^st	P2.0
5^th	36	Koch / Fischhaber	Porsche 904 GTS	Porsche System Engineering	325	4366.6602 kms	181.9440	1^st	GT2.0
6^th	27	Spoerry / Boller	Ferrari 250 LM	Scuderia Filipinetti	324	4354.1602 kms	181.4230	3^rd	P4.0
7^th	18	Rodriguez / Vaccarella	Ferrari 365 P2	N.A.R.T.	320	4300.1899 kms	179.1750	1^st	P5.0
8^th	11	Sears / Thompson	Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe	A. C. Cars Ltd.	304	4076.1201 kms	169.8380	1^st	GT5.0
9^th	3	de Mortemart / Fraissinet	Iso Grifo A3C Chevrolet	Iso Grifo Prototipi	303	4063.5701 kms	169.3150	1^st	P+5.0
10^th	31	Hill / Stewart	Rover-BRM Turbine	Owen Racing Organization	284	3815.3601 kms	158.9730	2^nd	P2.0
11^th	39	Hopkirk / Hedges	MGB	British Motor Corporation	283	3794.7500 kms	158.1150	2^nd	GT2.0
12^th	49	Hawkins / Rhodes	Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite	Donald Healey Motor	278	3726.4299 kms	155.2680	1^st	P1.3
13^th	60	Thuner / Lampinen	Triumph Spitfire	Standard Triumph Co. Ltd.	274	3673.7700 kms	153.0740	1^st	GT1.15
14^th	54	Piot / Dubois	Triumph Spitfire	Standard Triumph Co. Ltd.	263	3525.6699 kms	146.9030	2^nd	GT1.15

Did not finish:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Reason	Gr.
20	Guichet / Parkes	Ferrari 330 P2	S.E.F.A.C. Ferrari	315	Gearbox	P4.0
48	Aaltonen / Baker	Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite	Donald Healey Motor	256	Gearbox	P1.3
19	Surtees / Scarfiotti	Ferrari 330 P2	S.E.F.A.C. Ferrari	225	Gearbox	P4.0
37	Pon / Buchet	Porsche 904 GTS	A. Veuillet	224	Oil leak	GT2.0
22	Bandini / Biscaldi	Ferrari 275 P2	S.E.F.A.C. Ferrari	221	Valves	P4.0
44	Koob / Finkel	Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ	Equipe Grand-Ducale Luxembourghoise	218	Engine	GT1.6
41	Bussinello / Rolland	Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ2	Scuderia Autodelta	217	Bearings	GT1.6
9	Gurney / Grant	Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe	Shelby American Inc.	204	Engine	GT5.0
35	Klass / Glemser	Porsche 904/6	Porsche System Engineering	202	Camshaft	P2.0
55	Hanrioud / Cheinisse	Alpine A110 GT4 (M64) Renault	Société Alpine	196	Clutch	GT1.15
47	Delageneste / Vinatier	Alpine M64 Renault	Société Alpine	195	Ignition	P1.3
61	Bouharde / Monneret	Alpine M63B Renault	Société Alpine	187	Ignition	P1.15
10	Johnson / Payne	Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe	Shelby American Inc.	158	Head gasket	GT5.0
51	Masson / Verrier	Alpine M64 Renault	Société Alpine	148	Clutch	P1.15
25	Langlois van Ophem / "Eldé"	Ferrari 250 LM	Ecurie Francorchamps	146	Clutch	P4.0
38	"Franc" / Kerguen	Porsche 904 GTS	J. Franc	130	Out of fuel	GT2.0
59	Sutcliffe / Harper	Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe	Scuderia Filipinetti	126	Cylinder head studs	GT5.0
50	Revson / Vidal	Alpine M64 Renault	Société Alpine	116	Engine	P1.15
12	Schlesser / Grant	Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe	Ford France	111	Clutch	GT5.0
17	Bonnier / Piper	Ferrari 365 P2	Maranello Concessionaires Ltd.	101	Ignition	P5.0
23	Bianchi / Salmon	Ferrari 250 LM	Maranello Concessionaires Ltd.	99	Gearbox	P4.0
2	Amon / Hill	Ford Mk II	Shelby American Inc.	89	Clutch	P+5.0
14	Ireland / Whitmore	Ford GT40	Ford Advanced Vehicles	72	Head gasket	P5.0
52	Hobbs / Slotemaker	Triumph Spitfire	Standard Triumph Co. Ltd.	71	Accident	GT1.15
1	Miles / McLaren	Ford Mk II	Shelby American Inc.	45	Gearbox	P+5.0
46	Bianchi / Grandsire	Alpine M65 Renault	Société Alpine	32	Gearbox	P1.3
7	Bondurant / Maglioli	Ford GT40	R. R. C. Walker	29	Head gasket	P+5.0
6	Bucknum / Müller	Ford GT40	Scuderia Filipinetti	29	Head gasket	P+5.0
30	Wrottesley / Lanfranchi	Elva GT160 BMW	Anglian Racing Development	29	Clutch, valves	P2.0
42	"Geki" / Zuccoli	Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ2	Scuderia Autodelta	22	Oil pipe	GT1.6
33	Davis / Mitter	Porsche 904/8	Porsche System Engineering	20	Clutch	P2.0
62	Stommelen / Poirot	Porsche 904 GTS	C. Poirot	13	Gearbox	GT2.0
15	Trintignant / Ligier	Ford GT40 Roadster	Ford France	11	Gearbox	P5.0
53	Bolton / Bradley	Triumph Spitfire	Standard Triumph Co. Ltd.	6	Engine	GT1.15
8	Siffert / Neerpasch	Maserati Tipo 65	J. Simone	3	Spin damage	P+5.0
40	Baghetti / Casoni	Ferrari Dino 166 P	S.E.F.A.C. Dino	2	Valve	P1.6
43	Zeccoli / Rosinski	Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ2	Scuderia Autodelta	0	Off course	GT1.6

Did not qualify:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.
56	Ballot-Léna / Ruata	Fiat-Abarth 1000 SP	Abarth France		P1.15

Did not practice:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.
34	Glemser / Klass / Nöcker / Koch	Porsche 904/8	Porsche System Engineering		P2.0
45	Bertaut / Guilhaudin	CD - Alfa Romeo	SEC Automobiles CD		P1.6

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.
5	Fraissinet / de Mortemart / Noblet / Mairesse	Iso Grifo A3C Chevrolet	Iso Grifo Prototipi		P+5.0

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.
4	Noblet / Berney	Iso Grifo A3C Chevrolet	Iso Prototipi Bizzarini		P+5.0
8		Shelby Cobra	Ford Advanced Vehicles		P+5.0
13	Sparrow / Digby	Shelby Cobra	John Sparrow	Not accepted	GT5.0
15	Müller / Spychiger	Ferrari 365 P2	Scuderia Filipinetti		P5.0
16	Gardner / Rees	Shelby Cobra Willment Coupe	John Willment Automobiles		P5.0
18	"Beurlys" / Langlois van Ophem	Ferrari 330 P2	Ecurie Francorchamps		P4.0
19	Piper / Maggs / Siffert	Ferrari 330 P2	David Piper	Not accepted	P4.0
25		Ferrari 330 LM	SEFAC Ferrari SpA		GT4.0
26		Ferrari 330 LM	SEFAC Ferrari SpA		GT4.0
30	"Bouchon" / de Bourbon-Parme	Ferrari 275 GTB	Franco-Brittanic	Not accepted	GT4.0
32	Giancarlo Sala	Ferrari 275 GTB	Scuderia Sant Ambroeus		GT4.0
33	Giampiero Biscaldi	Ferrari 275 GTB	Scuderia Sant Ambroeus		GT4.0
35	Bordeu / Siffert	Serenissima - ATS	Rob Walker		P3.0
36		Serenissima - ATS	Rob Walker		P3.0
37		Serenissima - ATS	Saramotors	Not accepted	P3.0
38		Serenissima - ATS	Saramotors	Not accepted	P3.0
39	Dupeyrat / Garant	Ferrari 250 GTO	Sylvain Garant	Not accepted	GT3.0
51	Swanson / Ennis	Abarth-Simca 2000 GT	Arthur W. Swanson		GT2.0
53	Fernando / Poole / Silva	MGB	Derrick P. Andree	Not accepted	GT2.0
54		De Tomaso Vallelunga	Alejjandro de Tomaso	Not accepted	P1.6
56		Ferrari Dino 166 P	SEFAC Ferrari SpA		P1.6
57		Ferrari 275 GTB	North American Racing Team		GT4.0
60	Finkel / Condrillier / Arbez	Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ	Alain Finkelstein	Not accepted	GT1.6
66	Lutz / O'Steen	Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero	Roland J. Lutz	Not accepted	GT1.3
66	Calderari / Spoerry	Porsche 904 GTS	Scuderia Filipinetti	Reserve entry	GT2.0
69	Laurent / Gelé	Lotus Elan	Claude Laurent	Reserve entry	P1.6
69	Chris Lambert	Emery - Hillman Imp	Paul Emery	Not accepted	P1.3
70	Paul Emery	Emery - Hillman	Paul Emery	Not accepted	P1.3
71	Hunt / Wagstaff	Lotus Elite	Team Elite	Not accepted	GT1.3
78		Alpine A110 Renault	Bernard Tramont	Not accepted	GT1.15
80	Grevits / Gosselin	Matra Djet	René Bonnet Belgium	Not accepted	GT1.15
81	Boulanger / Pilette / Franck / Bienvault	Matra Djet	René Bonnet Belgium	Not accepted	GT1.15
		Ferrari 250 LM	Ecurie Francorchamps	Reserve entry	P4.0
		Ferrari 250 LM	Scuderia St. Ambroeus		P4.0