# 1965 World Sportscar Championship

The 1965 World Sportscar Championship season was the 13th season of FIA World Sportscar Championship racing. It featured the 1965 International Championship for GT Manufacturers and the 1965 International Trophy for GT Prototypes. The season ran from 28 February 1965 to 19 September 1965 and comprised 20 races.
The International Championship for GT Manufacturers was contested by Grand Touring Cars in three engine capacity divisions. The Over 2000cc division was won by Shelby ahead of Ferrari, while Porsche prevailed in the 2000cc division and Abarth-Simca took the 1300cc division. The International Trophy for GT Prototypes was won by Ferrari, ahead of Porsche and Ford.

## Schedule

Although composed of 20 races, each class did not compete in all events. Some events were for one class, while others were combined events.
| Rnd | Race | Circuit or Location | Competitors | Date |
| 1 | Continental 2000 km of Daytona | Daytona International Speedway | Both | 28 February |
| 2 | 12 Hours of Sebring | Sebring International Raceway | Both | 27 March |
| 3 | Gran Premio Shell Coppa Bologna | Autodromo Dino Ferrari | GT | 11 April |
| 4 | Coppa Inter-Europa | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | GT | 25 April |
| 5 | 1000km Monza | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | Both | 25 April |
| 6 | RAC Senior Service Tourist Trophy | Oulton Park | Both | 1 May |
| 7 | Targa Florio | Circuito delle Madonie | Both | 9 May |
| 8 | 500km of Spa-Francorchamps | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | Both | 16 May |
| 9 | Intl. ADAC 1000 Kilometres Rennen Nürburgring | Nürburgring | Both | 23 May |
| 10 | Mugello 500 km | Mugello Circuit | GT | 6 June |
| 11 | Internationaler Alpen-Bergpreis | Rossfeld road in Berchtesgaden Alps | GT | 13 June |
| 12 | 24 Hours of Le Mans | Circuit de la Sarthe | Both | 19 June 20 June |
| 13 | 12 Hours of Reims | Reims-Gueux | Both | 4 July |
| 14 | Corsa della Mendola | Bolzano | GT | 4 July |
| 15 | Bergpreis Freiburg-Schauinsland | Schauinsland | GT | 8 August |
| 16 | Coppa Citta di Enna | Autodromo di Pergusa | GT | 15 August |
| 17 | Grosser Bergpreis der Schweiz | Villars | GT | 29 August |
| 18 | 500 km Nürburgring | Nürburgring | GT | 5 September |
| 19 | Double 500 km | Bridgehampton | GT2.0 | 19 September |
| 20 | Double 500 km | Bridgehampton | Both | 19 September |

## Results
### Race results

| Date | Round | Circuit/Location | Winning driver(s) | Winning team | Winning car |
| 28/02 | Rd. 1 | Daytona | Ken Miles Lloyd Ruby | Shelby American | Ford GT |
| 27/03 | Rd. 2 | Sebring | Jim Hall Hap Sharp | Chaparral Cars | Chaparral-Chevrolet 2A |
| 11/04 | Rd. 3 | Imola | Herbert Demetz | Abarth | Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero |
| 25/04 | Rd. 4 | Monza | Klaus Steinmetz | Abarth | Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero |
| 25/04 | Rd. 5 | Monza | Mike Parkes Jean Guichet | SpA Ferrari SEFAC | Ferrari 275 P2 |
| 01/05 | Rd. 6 | Oulton Park | Denny Hulme | Sidney Taylor Racing | Brabham-Climax BT8 |
| 09/05 | Rd. 7 | Targa Florio | Nino Vaccarella Lorenzo Bandini | SpA Ferrari SEFAC | Ferrari 275 P2 |
| 16/05 | Rd. 8 | Spa-Francorchamps | Willy Mairesse | Ecurie Francorchamps | Ferrari 250 LM |
| 23/05 | Rd. 9 | Nürburgring | John Surtees Ludovico Scarfiotti | SpA Ferrari SEFAC | Ferrari 330 P2 |
| 06/06 | Rd. 10 | Mugello | Mario Casoni Antonio Nicodemi | Montegrappa | Ferrari 250 LM |
| 13/06 | Rd. 11 | Rossfeld | Gerhard Mitter | Porsche System | Porsche 908/4 Bergspyder |
| 19-20/06 | Rd. 12 | Le Mans | Jochen Rindt Masten Gregory Ed Hugus | North American Racing Team | Ferrari 250 LM |
| 04/07 | Rd. 13 | Reims | Pedro Rodríguez Jean Guichet | North American Racing Team | Ferrari 365 P2 |
| 04/07 | Rd. 14 | Bolzano | Herbert Demetz | Abarth | Abarth-Simca 2000 GT |
| 08/08 | Rd. 15 | Schauinsland | Ludovico Scarfiotti | SpA Ferrari SEFAC | Dino 206 SP |
| 15/08 | Rd. 16 | Enna-Pergusa | Mario Casoni | Mario Casoni | Ferrari 250 LM |
| 29/08 | Rd. 17 | Ollon-Villars | Ludovico Scarfiotti | Scuderia Sant Ambroeus | Dino 206 SP |
| 05/09 | Rd. 18 | Nürburgring | Lucien Bianchi Mauro Bianchi | Automobiles Alpine | Alpine-Renault M65 |
| 19/09 | Rd. 19 | Bridgehampton | Herb Wetanson | Wetson’s Drive-Ins | Porsche 904 GTS |
| 19/09 | Rd. 20 | Bridgehampton | Hap Sharp | Chaparral Cars | Chaparral-Chevrolet 2A |
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### International Championship for GT Manufacturers

| Position | Manufacturer | Points |
| | Division 1 : 1300cc | |
| 1 | Abarth-Simca | 67.5 |
| 2 | MG | 41.5 |
| 3 | Fiat-Abarth | 26.7 |
| 4 | Alfa Romeo | 14.2 |
| 5 | Alpine | 9.7 |
| 6 | Triumph | 9.6 |
| 7 | Lancia | 4.0 |
| | Austin | 4.0 |
| 9 | Lotus | 1.0 |
| | Marcos | 1.0 |
| | Division 2 : 2000cc | |
| 1 | Porsche | 96.3 |
| 2 | Alfa Romeo | 45.2 |
| 3 | MG | 19.8 |
| 4 | Triumph | 8.0 |
| 5 | Abarth-Simca | 7.0 |
| 6 | Lotus | 5.8 |
| 7 | Volvo | 3.9 |
| | Division 3 : Over 2000cc | |
| 1 | Shelby | 90.0 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 71.3 |
| 3 | Austin-Healey | 8.1 |
| 4 | Jaguar | 7.2 |
| 5 | Chevrolet | 2.6 |
| 6 | Sunbeam | 1.6 |

### International Trophy for GT Prototypes

| Position | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Ferrari | 58.5 |
| 2 | Porsche | 30.4 |
| 3 | Ford | 19.6 |
| 4 | Iso | 3.9 |