1965 Rand Grand Prix

The 8th Rand Grand Prix was an auto race, run to Formula One-style rules, held on 4 December 1965 at Kyalami, South Africa. The race was run over 50 laps of the circuit, and was won by Australian driver Jack Brabham in a BT11.
The Formula One rules for 1966 were to dispense with the old 1.5-litre engines in favour of 3-litre engines. The South African Drivers' Championship had already been run to these rules throughout 1965, so this race was the first in which some of the established drivers and teams from the World Championship competed under the new rules, while the local drivers already had experience with them.
==Background==
===Entry list===
The full entry list for the is outlined below:
No.	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model 	Tyre
1 	Jack Brabham 	Scuderia Scribante 	 	BT11 	 	FPF L4 2.75 	
2 	Mike Spence 	Scuderia Scribante 	 	21 	 	FPF L4 1.5 	
2 	Jackie Pretorius	Scuderia Scribante 	 	21 	 	FPF L4 1.5 	
3 	Jo Bonnier 	RRC Walker Racing Team	 	25 	 	FWMV V8 1.5 	
4 	Jo Siffert 	RRC Walker Racing Team	 	BT11 	 	P56 V8 2.0 	
5 	Innes Ireland 	Reg Parnell Racing 	 	25 	 	P56 V8 2.0 	
6 	Paul Hawkins 	Reg Parnell Racing 	 	25 	 	FPF L4 2.75 	
7 	Dave Charlton 	Ecurie Tomahawk 	 	20 	 	LF L4 1.6 	
8 	David Prophet 	Privateer 	 	24 	 	250S L4 2.5 	
9 	Bob Anderson 	DW Racing Enterprises 	 	BT11 	 	FPF L4 2.75 	
10 	John Love 	Privateer 	 	T79 	 	FPF L4 2.75 	
11 	Tony Jefferies 	John Love 	 	T55 	 	FPF L4 2.75 	
12 	Peter de Klerk 	Otelle Nucci 	 	BT11 	 	FPF L4 2.75 	
14 	Sam Tingle 	Privateer 	 	Mk3 	 	FPF L4 2.75 	
15 	Jackie Pretorius	Privateer 	 	Mk1 	 	Giulietta L4 1.5	
16 	Doug Serrurier 	Privateer 	 	Mk3 	 	FPF L4 2.75 	
17 	Clive Puzey 	Privateer 	 	18 	 	FPF L4 1.5 	
18 	Jack Holme 	Privateer 	 	Mk2 	 	LF L4 1.6 	
19 	Brausch Niemann 	Ted Lanfear 	 	22 	 	LF L4 1.6 	
20 	David Hume 	Privateer 	 	Mk1 	 	FPF L4 2.0 	
==Qualifying==
===Report===
===Qualifying Results===
The full qualifying results for the are outlined below:
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Time 	Gap
1 	1 	Jack Brabham 	 	1:30.8 	—
2 	10 	John Love 	 	1:30.9 	+0.1
3 	12 	Peter de Klerk 	 	1:32.9 	+2.1
4 	9 	Bob Anderson 	 	1:33.2 	+2.4
5 	5 	Innes Ireland 	 	1:33.6 	+2.8
6 	3 	Jo Bonnier 	 	1:34.2 	+3.4
7 	6 	Paul Hawkins 	 	1:34.4 	+3.6
8 	4 	Jo Siffert 	 	1:35.9 	+5.1
9 	14 	Sam Tingle 	 	1:36.6 	+5.8
10 	16 	Doug Serrurier 	 	1:38.0 	+7.2
11 	17 	Clive Puzey 	 	1:39.1 	+8.3
12 	2 	Jackie Pretorius	 	1:41.1 	+10.3
13 	19 	Brausch Niemann 	 	1:41.7 	+10.9
14 	18 	Jack Holme 	 	1:42.1 	+11.3
15 	11 	Tony Jefferies 	 	1:42.3 	+11.5
16 	8 	David Prophet 	 	1:48.8 	+18.0
DNS 	7 	Dave Charlton 	 	Engine 	Engine
WD 	2 	Mike Spence 	 	Driven by Pretorius	Driven by Pretorius
WD 	15 	Jackie Pretorius	 	Drove another car 	Drove another car
WD 	20 	David Hume 	 	Withdrew 	Withdrew
===Grid===
==Race==
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1 	1 	Jack Brabham 	 	50 	1:18:11.2 	1
2 	12 	Peter de Klerk 	 	50 	+5.9 	3
3 	6 	Paul Hawkins 	 	50 	+1:23.4 	7
4 	10 	John Love 	 	49 	+1 lap 	2
5 	4 	Jo Siffert 	 	49 	+1 lap 	8
6 	5 	Innes Ireland 	 	49 	+1 lap 	5
7 	14 	Sam Tingle 	 	49 	+1 lap 	9
8 	16 	Doug Serrurier 	 	47 	+3 laps 	10
9 	17 	Clive Puzey 	 	46 	+4 laps 	11
10 	11 	Tony Jefferies 	 	46 	+4 laps 	15
11 	18 	Jack Holme 	 	42 	+8 laps 	14
Ret 	9 	Bob Anderson 	 	27 	Oil pressure	4
Ret 	19 	Brausch Niemann 	 	20 	Withdrew 	13
Ret 	3 	Jo Bonnier 	 	17 	Radiator 	6
Ret 	2 	Jackie Pretorius	 	6 	Overheating 	12
Ret 	8 	David Prophet 	 	3 	Camshaft 	16
DNS 	7 	Dave Charlton 	 	 	 	
WD 	2 	Mike Spence 	 	 	 	
WD 	15 	Jackie Pretorius	 	 	 	
WD 	20 	David Hume 	 	 	 	
Category:1965 Non-championship Grand Prix
Category:Non-Championship races
Category:Formula One races in South Africa