1965 RAC Tourist Trophy

1965 saw the revival of the world’s oldest motor race when the Royal Automobile Club brought the 30th RAC International Tourist Trophy Race with the Senior Service Trophy to Oulton Park. The TT, was the fourth round of the International Championship for Manufacturers (Division III). In addition, it was also round three of the British Sports Car Championship. This was the held at the Oulton Park circuit, in Cheshire, England, on 1 May. [1][2][3]

Report

Entry

A total of 30 sports cars were entered for the event, across two classes, however just 25 took part in qualifying. [4]

Qualifying

The reigning World Drivers Champion, John Surtees took pole position for this own outfit, Team Surtees, in his Lola-Chevrolet T70, averaging a speed of 103.495mph, around 2.761 miles circuit. [4]

Race

The final was held over four hour duration of the Oulton Park circuit, split into two heats of two hours. Denny Hulme took impressive overall victory, after winning the first heat in his Sidney Taylor Racing prepared Brabham-Climax BT8, and subsequently taking a second place in the second heat. Hulme won in an aggregated time of 4hrs 03:01.400mins., averaging a speed of 94.618mph. Second place went to David Hobbs, in his Lola-Ford T70. The podium was completed by David Piper, in his Ferrari 250 LM. Hulme victory was his first win in the TT, he would go on and win a total of four, the last being in 1986. [3]

Classification

Aggregate Results
Pos. No. Group Driver(s) Entrant Car - Engine Time, Laps Reason Out
1st 16 SR/P+1.6 Denny Hulme Sidney Taylor Racing Brabham-Climax BT8 4hrs 03:01.400, 138
2nd 2 SR/P+1.6 David Hobbs Harold Young Ltd. Lola-Ford T70 137
3rd 14 SR/P+1.6 David Piper David Piper (Auto Racing) Ltd. Ferrari 250 LM 133
4th 21 GT+2.0 John Whitmore Alan Mann Racing Shelby Cobra roadster 130
5th 28 GT+2.0 Peter Sutcliffe Peter Sutcliffe Ferrari 250 GTO 130
6th 25 GT+2.0 Allen Grant Radford Racing Shelby Cobra roadster 128
7th 22 GT+2.0 Jack Sears Alan Mann Racing Shelby Daytona Cobra Coupe 127
8th 26 GT+2.0 Neil Dangerfield
John Sparrow		 Radford Racing Shelby Cobra roadster 126
9th 6 SR/P+1.6 David Prophet David Prophet (Racing) Ltd. Lotus-Ford 30 122
10th 23 GT+2.0 Frank Gardner Willment Racing Team Shelby Cobra Willment Coupe 119
11th 30 GT+2.0 David Wansbrough D. Protheroe Ltd. Jaguar E-Type Lightweight 117 2: DNF
12th 27 GT+2.0 Mike Salmon John Dawnay Racing Ferrari 250 GTO/64 114 1: Brakes
13th 31 GT+2.0 Richard Bond Red Rose Racing Jaguar E-Type Lightweight 107
14th 4 SR/P+1.6 Jim Clark Team Lotus Lotus-Ford 30 102 2: Transmission
15th 11 SR/P+1.6 John Coundley John Coundley Racing Partnership McLaren Elva M1A Oldsmobile 101
DNF 8 SR/P+1.6 Chris Williams C. M. M. Williams Lotus-BMW 23 81 1: Gearbox
2: Head gasket
DNF 17 SR/P+1.6 Tommy Hitchcock Celebrity Incorporated Brabham-Climax BT8 72 2: Valves
DNF 7 SR/P+1.6 Vic Wilson Team Chamaco-Collect Lotus-Ford 30 68 2: Clutch
DNF 10 SR/P+1.6 Chris Amon Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Ltd. Elva-BMW Mk. VIII 60 1: Overheating
2: Valves
DNF 9 SR/P+1.6 Bruce McLaren Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Ltd. McLaren Elva-Oldsmobile M1A 30 1&2: Oil Leak
DNF 24 GT+2.0 Roger Mac The Chequered Flag Ltd. Shelby Cobra roadster 29 1: Broken wheel
DNF 19 SR/P+1.6 Tony Lanfranchi Weybridge Engineering Co. Ltd. Attila-Ford Mk.3 19 1: Drive shaft
DNF 1 SR/P+1.6 John Surtees Lola Cars/Team Surtees Ltd. Lola-Chevrolet T70 13 1: Steering
DNF 3 SR/P+1.6 Hugh Dibley H. P. K. Dibley Lola-Chevrolet T70 13 1: Suspension
DNS 15 SR/P+1.6 Roger Nathan Roger Nathan (Racing) Brabham-Oldsmobile BT8 Clutch
Source: [2][3]

Heat 1
Pos. Driver Laps Reason Out
1st Hulme 69
2nd Hobbs 67
3rd Coundley 67
4th Piper 67
5th Hitchcock 66
6th Sutcliffe 65
7th Gardner 65
8th Whitmore 65
9th Grant 64
10th Bond 63
11th Dangerfield /
Sparrow		 63
12th Prophet 62
13th Wansbrough 62
14th Wilson 62
15th Sears 61
16th Clark 61
DNF Amon Overheating
DNF Williams Gearbox
DNF Salmon 48 Brakes
DNF Mac 29 Lost wheel
DNF Lanfranchi 19 Drive shaft
DNF Mclaren 14 Gearbox
DNF Surtees 13 Steering
DNF Dibley 12 Suspension
DNS Nathan Engine
Source: [5]

Heat 2
Pos. Driver Time, Laps Reason Out
1st Hobbs 70
2nd Hulme 69
3rd Sears 66
4th Salmon 66
5th Piper 66
6th Whitmore 65
7th Peter Sutcliffe 65
8th Grant 64
9th Dangerfield /
Sparrow		 63
10th Prophet 60
11th Gardner 54
12th Bond 44
13th Coundley 33
DNF Williams Head gasket
DNF Amon Valves
DNF Wansbrough 55 DNF
DNF Clark 41 Transmission
DNF McLaren 16 Engine
DNF Hitchcock 6 Transmission
DNF Vic Wilson 6 Clutch
DNS Surtees
DNS Dibley
DNS Nathan
DNS Lanfranchi
DNS Mac
Source: [6]


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References
  1. Peter Swinger, "Motor Racing Circuits in England : Then & Now" (Ian Allan Publishing, ISBN 0 7110 3104 5, 2008)
  2. "1965 Tourist Trophy". Teamdan.com. 1 May 1965. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  3. http://www.racingsportscars.com/results/Oulton_Park-1965-05-01.html
  4. "Tourist Trophy 1965". Racing Sports Cars. 5 January 1965. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
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