1965 British Saloon Car Championship

The 1965 BRSCC 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]

Calendar & Winners

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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

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Driver's championship
Pos. Driver Car Points
1   Roy Pierpoint Ford Mustang 48
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

References

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  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. ^ "British Saloon Car Championship - 1965". Archived from the original on 2010-10-16. Retrieved 2010-11-05.
  3. ^ a b 1965 British Saloon Car Championship Retrieved from touringcarracing.net on 14 September 2012