1965 British Saloon Car Championship

The 1965 British Saloon Car Championship, was the eighth season of the championship. The title was won by Roy Pierpoint in a Ford Mustang, competing in his debut season.[1][2]

1965 British Saloon Car Championship
Previous: 1964 Next: 1966

Calendar & Winners

All races were held in the United Kingdom. Overall winners in bold.

Round Circuit Date Class A Winner Class B Winner Class C Winner Class D Winner
1 Brands Hatch, Kent 13 March Warwick Banks John Rhodes Andre Baldet Roy Pierpoint
2 Oulton Park, Cheshire 3 April Warwick Banks John Rhodes Frank Gardner Roy Pierpoint
3 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk 10 April Warwick Banks John Rhodes Frank Gardner Mike Salmon
4 Goodwood Circuit, West Sussex 19 April Mike Campbell-Cole John Handley Jim Clark Roy Pierpoint
5 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire 15 May Warwick Banks Tony Lanfranchi Jack Sears Roy Pierpoint
6 A Crystal Palace, London 7 June Not contested. Jim Clark Roy Pierpoint
B John Fitzpatrick John Rhodes Not contested.
NC Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire 10 July Not contested. John Lewis Jack Sears*
John Whitmore*		 Gawaine Baillie
7 Brands Hatch, Kent 30 August Warwick Banks John Cannadine Jack Sears Jack Brabham
8 Oulton Park, Cheshire 18 September Warwick Banks John Rhodes Jim Clark Roy Pierpoint
  • Dead heat.

Championship results
Driver's championship
Pos. Driver Car Points
1 Roy Pierpoint Ford Mustang 60
2 Warwick Banks Austin Mini Cooper S 970 48
3 John Rhodes Austin Mini Cooper S
Morris Mini Cooper S		 40
4 Jack Sears Ford Cortina Lotus 38
5 Frank Gardner Ford Cortina Lotus 34
6 Sir Gawaine Baillie Ford Mustang 24
Lombank Saloon Car Championship Entrants' Trophy
Pos.[3] Entrant [3]
1 Weybridge Engineering Company
2 Cooper Car Co.
3 Cooper Car Co.
4 Team Lotus
5 John Willment Automobiles
6 Gawaine Baillie
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References
  1. http://www.btcc.net/html/history_standings.php?season_id=8 Archived 2011-09-11 at the Wayback Machine Official BTCC 1965 standings.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-10-16. Retrieved 2010-11-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. 1965 British Saloon Car Championship Retrieved from touringcarracing.net on 14 September 2012
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