1965 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

The 1965 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 17th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix season. The season consisted of thirteen Grand Prix races in six classes: 500cc, 350cc, 250cc, 125cc, 50cc and Sidecars 500cc. It began on 21 March, with United States Grand Prix and ended with Japanese Grand Prix on October, 24.

Season summary[]

Mike Hailwood easily claimed his fourth successive 500 class crown for MV Agusta, although he was beginning to show his disenchantment with the autocratic Count Agusta by accepting a 250 class ride from Honda.^[1] Newcomer Giacomo Agostini riding for MV Agusta would battle Honda's reigning champion Jim Redman for the 350 title.^[1] The outcome wouldn't be decided until the final race of the year in Japan, when Agostini's MV Agusta suffered a mechanical failure, handing the championship to Redman.^[1]

The Yamaha duo of Phil Read and Michelle Duff finished first and second in the 250 class, as Honda's Redman battled early season injuries.^[1] Hugh Anderson won six races to claim his second 125 championship for Suzuki while Honda's Ralph Bryans took the 50cc crown ahead of his Honda teammate Luigi Taveri.^[1]

1965 Grand Prix season calendar[]

Round	Date	Grand Prix	Circuit	50cc winner	125cc winner	250cc winner	350cc winner	500cc winner	Sidecars 500cc winner	Report
1	21 March	United States Grand Prix	Daytona Speedway	Ernst Degner	Hugh Anderson	Phil Read		Mike Hailwood
2	25 April	West German Grand Prix	Nürburgring Sudschleife	Ralph Bryans	Hugh Anderson	Phil Read	Giacomo Agostini	Mike Hailwood	Scheidegger /
3	9 May	Spanish Grand Prix	Montjuïc circuit	Hugh Anderson	Hugh Anderson	Phil Read			Deubel /
4	15 May	French Grand Prix	Rouen-Les-Essarts	Ralph Bryans	Hugh Anderson	Phil Read			Camathias /
5	14 June	Isle of Man TT	Snaefell Mountain	Luigi Taveri	Phil Read	Jim Redman	Jim Redman	Mike Hailwood	Deubel /	Report
6	26 June	Dutch TT	TT Circuit Assen	Ralph Bryans	Michelle Duff	Phil Read	Jim Redman	Mike Hailwood	Scheidegger /
7	4 July	Belgian Grand Prix	Spa-Francorchamps	Ernst Degner		Jim Redman		Mike Hailwood	Scheidegger /
8	18 July	East German Grand Prix	Sachsenring		Frank Perris	Jim Redman	Jim Redman	Mike Hailwood
9	25 July	Czechoslovakian Grand Prix	Masaryk Circuit		Frank Perris	Phil Read	Jim Redman	Mike Hailwood
10	7 August	Ulster Grand Prix	Dundrod Circuit		Ernst Degner	Phil Read	Frantisek Stastny	Dick Creith
11	22 August	Finnish Grand Prix	Imatra Circuit		Hugh Anderson	Michelle Duff	Giacomo Agostini	Giacomo Agostini
12	5 September	Nations Grand Prix	Monza		Hugh Anderson	Tarquinio Provini	Giacomo Agostini	Mike Hailwood	Scheidegger /
13	24 October	Japanese Grand Prix	Suzuka Circuit	Luigi Taveri	Hugh Anderson	Mike Hailwood	Mike Hailwood

Standings[]

Scoring system[]

Points were awarded to the top six finishers in each race. Only the best of six races were counted in 50cc, 350cc and 500cc championships, best of seven in 125cc and 250cc championships, while in the Sidecars, only the best of four races were counted.

500cc final standings[]

Pos Rider Machine MAN Pts 1 Mike Hailwood MV Agusta 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 48 (64) 2 Giacomo Agostini MV Agusta 2 Ret 2 2 2 2 1 2 38 (44) 3 Paddy Driver Matchless Ret Ret Ret 3 4 3 4 2 2 26 4 Fred Stevens Matchless 5 5 5 5 3 4 15 5 Jack Ahearn Norton Ret 9 5 9 4 3 9 6 Dick Creith Norton 1 8 7 Jack Findlay Matchless 4 10 11 12 11 9 4 5 8 8 8 Norton 2 Ret Ret 6 9 Buddy Parriott Norton 2 6 10 Frantisek Stastny Jawa 6 8 3 5 11 Chris Conn Norton Ret 7 7 3 4 12 Derek Minter Norton Ret Ret 3 4 13 Norton 3 4 = Michelle Duff Matchless 3 4 = Norton 3 4 16 Norton Ret 4 Ret 8 6 10 Ret 10 4 17 John Cooper RD Norton Ret 4 Ret Ret 3 18 Matchless Ret 4 3 19 Norton 4 3 20 Norton 5 Ret Ret 9 Ret 7 2 21 Matchless 5 9 2 22 Norton 5 2 = Moto Guzzi 5 2 24 Gyula Marsovszky Matchless Ret 8 Ret 6 Ret 6 2 25 Matchless 7 14 Ret 8 Ret 6 1 26 Dan Shorey Norton Ret 18 6 10 10 7 10 12 1 27 Matchless 6 8 1 28 Billie Nelson Norton 6 12 Ret 1 29 Robin Fitton Norton Ret 6 1 30 Norton 6 1 31 Norton Ret Ret Ret 7 0 32 Gustav Havel Jawa Ret 7 Ret 0 = Norton Ret 7 Ret 0 34 Norton 7 0 = BMW 7 0 36 Rudi Thalhammer Norton 9 8 9 0 37 Matchless 8 0 = BMW 8 0 = Norton 8 0 40 Norton 14 11 9 0 41 BMW 9 16 0 42 Norton 9 0 43 Matchless Ret 10 Ret 0 44 Wester Cooley Norton 10 0 = Matchless 10 0 = BMW 10 0 47 Lancefield Norton Ret Ret 11 0 48 Matchless 11 0 = Triumph 11 0 = Norton 11 0 = Norton 11 0 = Norton 11 0 53 Matchless Ret 15 16 12 13 0 54 Norton / Matchless 15 12 Ret 0 55 Bo Granath Matchless Ret Ret 12 Ret 0 56 Stuart Graham Matchless Ret 12 Ret 0 57 Norton 12 0 = BSA 12 0 = Norton 12 0 60 Norton 14 Ret 13 0 61 Norton Ret 13 0 = Norton 13 Ret 0 63 AJS 13 0 = Norton 13 0 = Norton 13 0 = Norton 13 0 = Horex 13 0 68 Norton 14 0 = Norton 14 0 = Norton 14 0 71 Norton Ret Ret 15 0 72 Norton 15 Ret 0 = Norton Ret 15 0 74 Matchless 15 0 = Norton 15 0 76 Matchless 31 16 0 77 Norton 17 0 = Norton 17 0 79 Norton 19 0 80 Matchless 20 Ret 0 81 Ron Chandler Matchless 21 0 82 Norton 22 0 83 Norton 23 0 84 Matchless 24 0 85 Norton 25 0 86 Norton 26 Ret 0 87 Triton 27 0 88 Norton 28 0 89 Norton Ret 29 Ret Ret 0 90 BSA-Norton 30 0 - Norton Ret Ret Ret 0 - Norton Ret Ret Ret 0 - BMW Ret Ret 0 - Matchless Ret Ret 0 - Matchless Ret Ret 0 - Norton Ret Ret 0 - Bill Ivy Matchless Ret Ret 0 - Ret Ret 0 - Norton Ret Ret 0 - Bill Smith Matchless / DKW Ret Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - Louis Carr Norton Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - Matchless Ret 0 - Matchless Ret 0 - Bobby Duncan Triumph Ret 0 - Ducati Ret 0 - Klaus Enders Norton Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - Ducati Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - Matchless Ret 0 - Ducati Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - Matchless Ret 0 - Lothar John Norton Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - BSA Ret 0 - Triumph Ret 0 - Ivor Lloyd Norton Ret 0 - Paton Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - Matchless Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - Bianchi Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - Matchless Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - Gilera Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - MW Norton Ret 0 - Matchless Ret 0 - Derek Woodman Matchless Ret 0 - Norton Ret 0 - Matchless Ret 0 Pos Rider Bike MAN Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

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350cc Standings[]

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Points	Wins
1	Jim Redman		Rhodesia	Honda	38	4
2	Giacomo Agostini		Italy	MV Agusta	32	3
3	Mike Hailwood		United Kingdom	MV Agusta	20	1
4	Bruce Beale		Rhodesia	Honda	15	0
5	Frantisek Stastny		Czechoslovakia	Jawa	14	1
6	Derek Woodman		United Kingdom	MZ	14	0
7	Gustav Havel		Czechoslovakia	Jawa	12	0
8	Renzo Pasolini		Italy	Aermacchi	9	0
9	Phil Read		United Kingdom	Yamaha	6	0
=	Silvio Grassetti		Italy	Benelli	6	0
11			Czechoslovakia	Jawa	6	0
12	Gilberto Milani		Italy	Aermacchi	6	0
13			USSR		4	0
=	Tarquinio Provini		Italy	Benelli	4	0
=	Isamu Kasuya		Japan	Honda	4	0
16	Chris Conn		United Kingdom	Norton	3	0
=			Sweden	AJS	3	0
=			Japan	Honda	3	0
19			United Kingdom	Norton	3	0
=	John Cooper		United Kingdom	Norton	3	0
21			USSR	CKEB	2	0
=			United Kingdom	AJS	2	0
23	Dan Shorey		United Kingdom	Norton	2	0
24	Paddy Driver		South Africa	AJS	1	0
=			Australia	Norton	1	0
=	Bill Smith		United Kingdom	Norton	1	0

250cc Standings[]

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Points	Wins
1	Phil Read		United Kingdom	Yamaha	56	7
2	Michelle Duff		Canada	Yamaha	42	1
3	Jim Redman		Rhodesia	Honda	34	3
4	Heinz Rosner		East Germany	MZ	18	0
5	Derek Woodman		United Kingdom	MZ	15	0
6	Bruce Beale		Rhodesia	Honda	14	0
7	Tarquinio Provini		Italy	Benelli	11	1
8	Ramón Torras		Spain	Bultaco	10	0
9	Frank Perris		United Kingdom	Suzuki	9	0
10	Mike Hailwood		United Kingdom	Honda	8	1
11	Frantisek Stastny		Czechoslovakia	ČZ	8	0
12	Isamu Kasuya		Japan	Honda	6	0
13	Ralph Bryans		United Kingdom	Honda	6	0
14	Yoshimi Katayama		Japan	Suzuki	6	0
15	Giuseppe Visenzi		Italy	Aermacchi	5	0
16	Silvio Grassetti		Italy	Morini	4	0
=	Barry Smith		Australia	Bultaco	4	0
=	Remo Venturi		Italy	Benelli	4	0
=	Bill Ivy		United Kingdom	Yamaha	4	0
20	Ginger Molloy		New Zealand	Bultaco	4	0
21			France	Bultaco	3	0
=			Japan	Honda	3	0
23			West Germany	Honda	3	0
24			Spain	Montesa	2	0
=	Kevin Cass		Australia	Cotton	2	0
=			United Kingdom	Bultaco	2	0
=	Hiroshi Hasegawa		Japan	Yamaha	2	0
28			United States	Yamaha	1	0
=	Gilberto Milani		Italy	Aermacchi	1	0
=	Alberto Pagani		Italy	Aermacchi	1	0
=			France	Aermacchi	5	0
=			United Kingdom	FB-Mondial	1	0
=	Bob Coulter		United Kingdom	Bultaco	1	0

125cc Standings[]

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Points	Wins
1	Hugh Anderson		New Zealand	Suzuki	56	7
2	Frank Perris		United Kingdom	Suzuki	44	2
3	Derek Woodman		United Kingdom	MZ	28	0
4	Ernst Degner		West Germany	Suzuki	23	1
5	Luigi Taveri		Switzerland	Honda	14	0
6	Michelle Duff		Canada	Yamaha	12	1
7			East Germany	MZ	11	0
8	Ralph Bryans		United Kingdom	Honda	11	0
9			East Germany	MZ	10	0
10	Phil Read		United Kingdom	Yamaha	8	1
11	Yoshimi Katayama		Japan	Suzuki	6	0
=			East Germany	MZ	6	0
13	Bill Ivy		United Kingdom	Yamaha	6	0
14	Bruce Beale		Rhodesia	Honda	6	0
15	Ramón Torras		Spain	Bultaco	4	0
=	Heinz Rosner		East Germany	MZ	4	0
17			East Germany	MZ	4	0
18			United States	Honda	3	0
=	Bruno Spaggiari		Italy	Ducati	3	0
20	Giuseppe Visenzi		Italy	Honda	3	0
21			United States	Honda	2	0
=	Hans-Georg Anscheidt		West Germany	MZ-Kreidler	2	0
=			Japan	Honda	2	0
24			United States	Bultaco	1	0
=			West Germany	Honda	1	0
=			Switzerland	Honda	1	0
=			East Germany	MZ	1	0
=			Czechoslovakia	ČZ	1	0
=	Tommy Robb		United Kingdom	Bultaco	1	0
=	Ginger Molloy		New Zealand	Bultaco	1	0
=			Japan	Yamaha	1	0

50cc Standings[]

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Points	Wins
1	Ralph Bryans		United Kingdom	Honda	36	3
2	Luigi Taveri		Switzerland	Honda	32	2
3	Hugh Anderson		New Zealand	Suzuki	32	1
4	Ernst Degner		West Germany	Suzuki	26	2
5	Mitsuo Itoh		Japan	Suzuki	16	0
6			Japan	Suzuki	6	0
7	Hans-Georg Anscheidt		West Germany	Kreidler	6	0
8			Spain	Derbi	4	0
9			France	Derbi	4	0
10			Japan	Suzuki	3	0
=			United Kingdom	Honda	3	0
12	Angel Nieto		Spain	Derbi	2	0
=			United Kingdom	Derbi	2	0
14	Cees van Dongen		Netherlands	Kreidler	2	0
15			Uruguay	Suzuki	1	0
=	Barry Smith		Australia	Derbi	1	0
=			United Kingdom	Honda	1	0
=			Japan	Honda	1	0

References[]

Notes[]

• Büla, Maurice & Schertenleib, Jean-Claude (2001). Continental Circus 1949-2000. Chronosports S.A. ISBN 2-940125-32-5
• "The Official MotoGP website". Retrieved 2010-07-06.