1965 Drivers Championship Final Standings
Points towards the 1965 World Championship of Drivers were awarded on a 9–6–4–3–2–1 basis to the top six finishers at each round. Only the best six round results could be retained.
| Pos. |
Driver |
RSA
|
MON
|
BEL
|
FRA
|
GBR
|
NED
|
GER
|
ITA
|
USA
|
MEX
|
Pts. |
| 1 |
Jim Clark |
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
10 |
Ret |
Ret |
54 |
| 2 |
Graham Hill |
3 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
Ret |
40 (47) |
| 3 |
Jackie Stewart |
6 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
Ret |
1 |
Ret |
Ret |
33 (34) |
| 4 |
Dan Gurney |
Ret |
|
10 |
Ret |
6 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
25 |
| 5 |
John Surtees |
2 |
4 |
Ret |
3 |
3 |
7 |
Ret |
Ret |
|
|
17 |
| 6 |
Lorenzo Bandini |
15 |
2 |
9 |
8 |
Ret |
9 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
8 |
13 |
| 7 |
Richie Ginther |
|
Ret |
6 |
Ret |
Ret |
6 |
|
14 |
7 |
1 |
11 |
| 8 |
Mike Spence |
4 |
|
7 |
7 |
4 |
8 |
Ret |
11 |
Ret |
3 |
10 |
| 9 |
Bruce McLaren |
5 |
5 |
3 |
Ret |
10 |
Ret |
Ret |
5 |
Ret |
Ret |
10 |
| 10 |
Jack Brabham |
8 |
Ret |
4 |
|
DNS |
|
5 |
|
3 |
Ret |
9 |
| 11 |
Denny Hulme |
|
8 |
|
4 |
Ret |
5 |
Ret |
Ret |
|
|
5 |
| 12 |
Jo Siffert |
7 |
6 |
8 |
6 |
9 |
13 |
Ret |
Ret |
11 |
4 |
5 |
| 13 |
Jochen Rindt |
Ret |
DNQ |
11 |
Ret |
14 |
Ret |
4 |
8 |
6 |
Ret |
4 |
| 14 |
Pedro Rodríguez |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 |
7 |
2 |
| 15 |
Ronnie Bucknum |
|
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
|
|
|
Ret |
13 |
5 |
2 |
| 16 |
Richard Attwood |
|
Ret |
14 |
|
13 |
12 |
Ret |
6 |
10 |
6 |
2 |
| — |
Jo Bonnier |
Ret |
7 |
Ret |
Ret |
7 |
Ret |
7 |
7 |
8 |
Ret |
0 |
| — |
Frank Gardner |
12 |
Ret |
Ret |
|
8 |
11 |
Ret |
Ret |
|
|
0 |
| — |
Masten Gregory |
|
|
Ret |
|
12 |
|
8 |
Ret |
|
|
0 |
| — |
Bob Anderson |
NC |
9 |
DNS |
9 |
Ret |
Ret |
DNS |
|
|
|
0 |
| — |
Innes Ireland |
|
|
13 |
Ret |
Ret |
10 |
|
9 |
Ret |
|
0 |
| — |
Paul Hawkins |
9 |
10 |
|
|
|
|
Ret |
|
|
|
0 |
| — |
Bob Bondurant |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9 |
Ret |
0 |
| — |
Peter de Klerk |
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
| — |
Tony Maggs |
11 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
| — |
Ian Raby |
|
|
|
|
11 |
|
DNQ |
|
|
|
0 |
| — |
Moisés Solana |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12 |
Ret |
0 |
| — |
Lucien Bianchi |
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
| — |
Nino Vaccarella |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12 |
|
|
0 |
| — |
Sam Tingle |
13 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
| — |
Roberto Bussinello |
|
|
|
|
|
|
DNQ |
13 |
|
|
0 |
| — |
David Prophet |
14 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
| — |
Chris Amon |
|
|
|
Ret |
DNS |
|
Ret |
|
|
|
0 |
| — |
John Love |
Ret |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
| — |
Mike Hailwood |
|
Ret |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
| — |
John Rhodes |
|
|
|
|
Ret |
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
| — |
Gerhard Mitter |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ret |
|
|
|
0 |
| — |
Giancarlo Baghetti |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ret |
|
|
0 |
| — |
Geki |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ret |
|
|
0 |
| — |
Giorgio Bassi |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ret |
|
|
0 |
| — |
Trevor Blokdyk |
DNQ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
| — |
Doug Serrurier |
DNQ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
| — |
Neville Lederle |
DNQ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
| — |
Brausch Niemann |
DNQ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
| — |
Ernie Pieterse |
DNQ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
| — |
Alan Rollinson |
|
|
|
|
DNQ |
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
| — |
Brian Gubby |
|
|
|
|
DNQ |
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
| — |
Jackie Pretorius |
DNPQ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
| — |
Clive Puzey |
DNPQ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
| — |
Dave Charlton |
DNPQ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
| Pos. |
Driver |
RSA
|
MON
|
BEL
|
FRA
|
GBR
|
NED
|
GER
|
ITA
|
USA
|
MEX
|
Pts. |
|
Key
| Colour |
Result |
| Gold |
Winner |
| Silver |
2nd place |
| Bronze |
3rd place |
| Green |
Points finish |
| Blue |
Non-points finish |
| Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple |
Did not finish (Ret) |
| Red |
Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black |
Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White |
Did not start (DNS) |
| Race cancelled (C) |
| Light blue |
Practiced only (PO) |
Friday test driver (TD)
(from 2003 onwards) |
| Blank |
Did not practice (DNP) |
| Excluded (EX) |
| Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Withdrew entry before the event (WD) |
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