# 1965 International Gold Cup

The 12th International Gold Cup was a Formula Two motor race, held on 18 September 1965, at Oulton Park, Cheshire. The race was run over 40 laps of the circuit, and was won by John Surtees in a Lola T60. Denny Hulme in a Brabham BT16 started from pole position, set joint fastest lap with Jim Clark and finished second. Graham Hill was third in a Lotus 35. Only six-tenths of a second covered the first three finishers.

## Results

| Pos | No. | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid |
| 1 | 1 | John Surtees | Midland Racing Partnership | Lola T60-Cosworth SCA | 1:08:44.0 | 10 |
| 2 | 9 | Denny Hulme | Brabham Racing Developments | Brabham BT16-Cosworth SCA | +0.2s | 1 |
| 3 | 7 | Graham Hill | John Coombs | Lotus 35-BRM | +0.6s | 3 |
| 4 | 23 | Trevor Taylor | Aurora Gear Racing | Brabham BT16-Cosworth SCA | +19.2s | 7 |
| 5 | 17 | Alan Rees | Roy Winkelmann Racing | Brabham BT16-Cosworth SCA | +34.6s | 5 |
| 6 | 4 | Jim Clark | Ron Harris Team Lotus | Lotus 35-Cosworth SCA | +41.4s | 4 |
| 7 | 25 | Brian Hart | Brian Hart | Lotus 35-Cosworth SCA | +1:14.6 | 12 |
| 8 | 22 | Ian Raby | Ian Raby (Racing) | Merlyn Mk.9-Cosworth SCA | +1 lap | 16 |
| 9 | 3 | Paul Hawkins | Midland Racing Partnership | Lola T60-Cosworth SCA | +1 lap | 21 |
| 10 | 20 | Bill Bradley | David Prophet Racing | Brabham BT10-Cosworth SCA | +1 lap | 20 |
| 11 | 19 | David Prophet | David Prophet Racing | Brabham BT10-Cosworth SCA | +1 lap | 19 |
| 12 | 14 | John Cardwell | Merlyn Racing | Merlyn Mk.9-Cosworth SCA | +1 lap | 18 |
| 13 | 16 | Alan Rollinson | DW Racing Enterprises | Brabham BT16-Cosworth SCA | +1 lap | 17 |
| 14 | 26 | Bernard Collomb | Bernard Collomb | Lotus 35-Cosworth SCA | +4 laps | 27 |
| NC | 24 | Eric Offenstadt | Eric Offenstadt | Cooper T75-BRM | +6 laps | 25 |
| NC | 18 | Jochen Rindt | Roy Winkelmann Racing | Brabham BT16-Cosworth SCA | +9 laps | 2 |
| NC | 11 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell Racing Organisation | Cooper T75-BRM | +11 laps | 9 |
| Ret | 5 | Mike Spence | Ron Harris Team Lotus | Lotus 35-Cosworth SCA | 23 laps, accident | 6 |
| Ret | 6 | Peter Revson | Ron Harris Team Lotus | Lotus 35-BRM | 8 laps, oil loss | 24 |
| Ret | 2 | Richard Attwood | Midland Racing Partnership | Lola T60-Cosworth SCA | 5 laps, gearbox | 13 |
| Ret | 27 | John Taylor | F.R. Gerard Racing | Cooper T73-Cosworth SCA | 5 laps, oil loss | 26 |
| Ret | 21 | Mike Beckwith | Normand Ltd. | Brabham BT10-Cosworth SCA | 4 laps, accident | 15 |
| Ret | 10 | Chris Irwin | Brabham Racing Developments | Brabham BT16-Cosworth SCA | 4 laps, accident | 11 |
| Ret | 15 | Bob Anderson | DW Racing Enterprises | Brabham BT16-Cosworth SCA | 4 laps | 14 |
| Ret | 8 | Jack Brabham | Brabham Racing Developments | Brabham BT16-Honda RA300E | 1 lap, clutch | 8 |
| Ret | 28 | Frank Gardner | John Willment Automobiles | Lotus 35-Cosworth SCA | 1 lap, ignition | 23 |
| Ret | 12 | Bob Bondurant | Tyrrell Racing Organisation | Cooper T75-BRM | 0 laps, accident | 22 |
| DNA | 3 | Tony Maggs | Midland Racing Partnership | Lola T60-Cosworth SCA | car raced by Hawkins | |
| DNA | 3 | Chris Amon | Midland Racing Partnership | Lola T60-Cosworth SCA | car raced by Hawkins | |
| DNA | 12 | Chris Amon | Tyrrel Racing Organisation | Cooper T75-BRM | car raced by Bondurant | |
| DNA | 27 | John Rhodes | F.R. Gerard Racing | Cooper T73-Cosworth SCA | car raced by Taylor | |