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1965 Lavant Cup

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1965 Lavant Cup
Race details
Date 19 April 1965
Location Goodwood Circuit, West Sussex
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 3.862 km (2.4 miles)
Distance 21 laps, 81.1 km (50.4 miles)
Pole position
Driver McLaren-Elva
Time 1:19.4
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Jim Clark Lotus
Time 1:20.8
Podium
First Lotus
Second McLaren-Elva
Third Lola

The 1965 Lavant Cup was a sports car racing event held on 19 April 1965 at Goodwood Circuit, West Sussex. The race was run over 21 laps of the circuit and was won by British driver Jim Clark in a Lotus 30-Ford, setting fastest lap in the process. Pole-setter Bruce McLaren finished second in a McLaren-Elva Mk1--Oldsmobile, and David Hobbs finished third in a Lola T70-Ford.[1]

In the lower classes, Denny Hulme won the 2.0 litre class in a Brabham BT8-Climax, and John Hine won the 1.15 litre class in a Lotus 23-Ford.

Results

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Pos No. Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Retired Grid
1 33 United Kingdom Jim Clark Team Lotus Lotus 30-Ford 29:14.0; 166.471kph 2
2 35 New Zealand Bruce McLaren Bruce McLaren Motor Racing McLaren-Elva Mk1--Oldsmobile +20.0s 1
3 32 United Kingdom David Hobbs Harold Young Ltd. Lola T70-Ford +1:24.4 9
4 38 United Kingdom Hugh Dibley R.F. Pierpoint Lola T70-Chevrolet 20 laps 4
5 41 New Zealand Denny Hulme Sidney Taylor Racing Brabham BT8-Climax 20 laps 3
6 42 United Kingdom Tommy Hitchcock Celerity Inc. Brabham BT8-Climax 20 laps 5
7 36 United Kingdom John Coundley John Coundley Racing Enterprises McLaren-Elva Mk1--Oldsmobile 19 laps 12
8 52 United Kingdom John Hine John Hine Cars Ltd. Lotus 23-Ford 19 laps 17
9 54 United Kingdom Jim Morley J.F. Morley Lotus 23-Ford 18 laps 18
10 49 United Kingdom Robin Widdows Barwell Motors Ltd. Lotus 23B-Ford 18 laps 23
11 56 United Kingdom Robert Lamplough Robert Lamplough Lotus 23-Ford 18 laps 16
12 48 United Kingdom Jeremy Bouckley Burgess & Garfield Limited Merlyn MK6-Ford 17 laps 24
13 59 United Kingdom Jack Murrell D.R.W. Motor & Engineering Co. DRW-Imp 17 laps 22
14 57 United Kingdom Robin McArthur McArthur Weston Racing Lotus 23-Ford 17 laps 20
15 43 United Kingdom Chris Williams Chris Williams Ltd. Lotus 23B-BMW 17 laps 10
16 50 United Kingdom Trevor Taylor Aurora Gear (Racing) Rotherham Aurora-BMC 15 laps 19
17 37 United Kingdom Julian Sutton Mills Garages (Sutherland) Ltd. Attila-Chevrolet 14 laps, not running 14
NC 51 United Kingdom Jack Paterson Auto Racing Tours Lola Mk 1-Climax 7 laps 25
Ret 53 United Kingdom Harry Stiller Scaradi Racing Lotus 23-Ford 10 laps 15
Ret 58 United Kingdom Geoff Oliver Geoff Oliver Racing Lotus 23-Ford 5 laps 13
Ret 47 United States Bob Bondurant Race Proved by Willment Elva Mk VIII-BMW 4 laps 11
Ret 45 New Zealand Chris Amon Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Elva Mk VIII-BMW 3 laps 8
Ret 55 United Kingdom Brian Smith B.D.L.R. Smith Lotus 23-Ford 2 laps 21
Ret 39 United Kingdom Roger Nathan Roger Nathan (Racing) Ltd. Brabham BT8-Oldsmobile 1 lap 7
DNS 31 United Kingdom John Surtees Team Surtees Ltd. Lola T70-Chevrolet Engine failure in practice -
DNS 40 United Kingdom Roy Salvadori Ford Advanced Vehicles Ltd. Cooper T78-Ford 6

References

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  1. ^ "Goodwood International - Lavant Cup". Retrieved 27 March 2023.