1965 Elite Racing League season

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1965 Elite Racing League season
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Drivers Champion	Manufacturers Champion
Jo Bonnier	Ferrari

The 1965 Elite Racing League season was the 6th season of the FIA's Formula One motor racing support series (the series would remain a support series until 1997.) The Drivers Championship was won by Jo Bonnier driving for Ferrari to become the first back to back champion since Jack Brabham in 1960 and 1961, Ferrari won the Constructors Championship for the third time. Both championships were decided in the final race in Argentina at the Buenos Aries circuit.

Season Review

The European Grand Prix at Aintree was removed from the calendar as the track was shortened and was deemed too short by the FIA for a full Grand Prix after testing only saw lap times of around 30 seconds at the track.

Rnd	Race	Circuit	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Constructor
1	Template:GBR British Grand Prix	Silverstone	Jo Bonnier	Lorenzo Bandini	Template:USA Phil Hill	Template:GBR Cooper-Climax
2	Template:FRA French Grand Prix	Magny-Cours	Template:GBR Jackie Stewart	Template:AUS Jack Brabham	Template:AUS Jack Brabham	Template:GBR Brabham-Climax
3	Monaco Grand Prix	Monaco	Template:GBR Jim Clark	Template:AUT Jochen Rindt	Bruce McLaren	Template:GBR Cooper-Climax
4	Italian Grand Prix	Monza	Template:USA Phil Hill	Lorenzo Bandini	Template:GBR Alan Wray	Template:GBR BRM
5	Dutch Grand Prix	Zandvoort	Template:GBR Jim Clark	Bruce McLaren	Jo Bonnier	Ferrari
6	South African Grand Prix	Kyalami	Template:AUS Jack Brabham	Template:GBR Jackie Stewart	Template:GBR Jim Clark	Template:GBR Lotus-Climax
7	Template:USA United States Grand Prix	Sebring	Template:GBR Jim Clark	Template:GBR Alan Wray	Jo Bonnier	Ferrari
8	Argentine Grand Prix	Buenos Aries	Template:GBR Jim Clark	Template:GBR Jim Clark	Template:GBR Jim Clark	Template:GBR Lotus-Climax

Teams and Drivers

British driver and future F1 world champion, Jackie Stewart competed in this season as BRM wanted to give Stewart more experience in F1 style cars.

Honda made its debut in the ERL this season.

Goodyear made its debut with its tyres appearing on the Brabham and Honda cars.

Team	Constructor	Engine	Tyres	#	Driver	Rounds
Template:GBR Brabham Racing Organisation	Brabham-Climax	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	Template:Goodyear	1	Template:AUS Jack Brabham	All
				2	Denny Hulme	All
Template:GBR British Racing Motors Limited	BRM	BRM P56 1.5 V8	Template:Dunlop	3	Template:GBR Jackie Stewart	All
				4	Template:GBR Alan Wray	All
Template:GBR Cooper Car Company	Cooper-Climax	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	Template:Dunlop	5	Bruce McLaren	All
				6	Template:USA Phil Hill	All
Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	Ferrari 178 1.5 V6	Template:Dunlop	7	Jo Bonnier	All
				8	Lorenzo Bandini	All
Honda Racing	Honda	Honda RA272E 1.5 V12	Template:Goodyear	9	Template:USA Richie Ginther	All
				10	Template:USA Ronnie Bucknum	All
Template:GBR Team Lotus	Lotus-Climax	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	Template:Dunlop	11	Template:GBR Jim Clark	All
				12	Template:AUT Jochen Rindt	All

Drivers Championship

Pos.	Driver	Points
1	Jo Bonnier	31
2	Template:GBR Jim Clark	28
3	Bruce McLaren	24
4	Template:AUS Jack Brabham	24
5	Template:GBR Alan Wray	17
6	Lorenzo Bandini	17
7	Denny Hulme	14
8	Template:GBR Jackie Stewart	13
9	Template:USA Phil Hill	12
10	Template:AUT Jochen Rindt	11
11	Template:USA Ronnie Bucknum	9
12	Template:USA Richie Ginther	0

Constructors Championship

Pos.	Constructor	Points
1	Ferrari	48
2	Template:GBR Lotus-Climax	39
3	Template:GBR Brabham-Climax	38
4	Template:GBR Cooper-Climax	36
5	Template:GBR BRM	30
6	Honda	9