The 1965 Indianapolis 500 was the 49th running of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing”. The event was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indiana, United States on Monday, 31 May 1965. A.J. Foyt started on pole position and Jim Clark was the race winner.
1965 Indianapolis 500 Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Tire | Started | Laps | Total Time | Laps Led | Status | Avg. Speed | Prize Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 82 | Jim Clark | Lotus | Ford | Firestone | 2 | 200 | 3:19:05.34 | 190 | Running | 150.686 | $166,621 |
| 2 | 98 | Parnelli Jones | Kuzma-Lotus | Ford | Firestone | 5 | 200 | +1:59.98 | 0 | Running | 149.2 | $64,661 |
| 3 | 12 | Mario Andretti | Brawner | Ford | Firestone | 4 | 200 | 0 | Running | 149.121 | $42,551 | |
| 4 | 74 | Al Miller (Krulac) | Lotus | Ford | Firestone | 7 | 200 | 0 | Running | 146.581 | $26,641 | |
| 5 | 76 | Gordon Johncock | Watson | Offenhauser | Firestone | 14 | 200 | 0 | Running | 146.417 | $21,981 | |
| 6 | 81 | Mickey Rupp | Gerhardt | Offenhauser | Firestone | 15 | 198 | 0 | Running | $18,971 | ||
| 7 | 83 | Bobby Johns | Lotus | Ford | Firestone | 22 | 197 | 0 | Running | $16,886 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Don Branson | Watson | Ford | Firestone | 18 | 197 | 0 | Running | $16,376 | ||
| 9 | 45 | Al Unser | Lola | Ford | Firestone | 32 | 196 | 0 | Running | $14,416 | ||
| 10 | 23 | Eddie Johnson | Watson | Offenhauser | Firestone | 28 | 195 | 0 | Running | $14,656 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Lloyd Ruby | Halibrand | Ford | Firestone | 9 | 184 | 0 | Blown engine | $11,846 | ||
| 12 | 16 | Len Sutton | Vollstedt | Ford | Firestone | 12 | 177 | 0 | Running | $11,586 | ||
| 13 | 14 | Johnny Boyd | BRP | Ford | Firestone | 29 | 140 | 0 | Rear gears | $11,976 | ||
| 14 | 53 | Walt Hansgen | Huffaker | Offenhauser | Firestone | 21 | 117 | 0 | Overheating | $10,566 | ||
| 15 | 1 | A.J. Foyt | Lotus | Ford | Firestone | 1 | 115 | 10 | Gearbox | $20,517 | ||
| 16 | 5 | Bud Tingelstad | Lola | Ford | Firestone | 24 | 115 | 0 | Accident | $9,596 | ||
| 17 | 66 | Billy Foster | Vollstedt | Offenhauser | Firestone | 6 | 85 | 0 | Water line | $9,936 | ||
| 18 | 18 | Arnie Knepper | Kurtis | Offenhauser | Firestone | 19 | 80 | 0 | Cylinder | $10,326 | ||
| 19 | 9 | Bobby Unser | Ferguson | Novi | Firestone | 8 | 69 | 0 | Oil fitting | $9,216 | ||
| 20 | 52 | Jim McElreath | Brabham | Offenhauser | Firestone | 13 | 66 | 0 | Gear chain | $8,656 | ||
| 21 | 94 | George Snider | Gerhardt | Offenhauser | Firestone | 16 | 64 | 0 | Rear end | $8,696 | ||
| 22 | 65 | Ronnie Duman | Gerhardt | Offenhauser | Firestone | 25 | 62 | 0 | Rear end | $8,786 | ||
| 23 | 41 | Masten Gregory | BRP | Ford | Firestone | 31 | 59 | 0 | Oil Pressure | $9,076 | ||
| 24 | 54 | Bob Veith | Huffaker | Offenhauser | Firestone | 10 | 58 | 0 | Piston | $8,266 | ||
| 25 | 88 | Chuck Stevenson | Kuzma | Offenhauser | Firestone | 26 | 50 | 0 | Piston | $8,306 | ||
| 26 | 17 | Dan Gurney | Lotus | Ford | Firestone | 3 | 42 | 0 | Timing gears | $9,596 | ||
| 27 | 48 | Jerry Grant | Huffaker | Offenhauser | Firestone | 17 | 30 | 0 | Magneto | $7,786 | ||
| 28 | 19 | Chuck Rodee | Halibrand | Offenhauser | Firestone | 30 | 28 | 0 | Rear end | $8,726 | ||
| 29 | 29 | Joe Leonard | Halibrand | Ford | Firestone | 27 | 27 | 0 | Oil leak | $7,816 | ||
| 30 | 25 | Roger McCluskey | Halibrand | Ford | Firestone | 23 | 18 | 0 | Clutch | $8,106 | ||
| 31 | 24 | Johnny Rutherford | Halibrand | Ford | Firestone | 11 | 15 | 0 | Rear end | $7,596 | ||
| 32 | 47 | Bill Cheesbourg | Gerhardt | Offenhauser | Firestone | 33 | 14 | 0 | Magneto | $7,836 | ||
| 33 | 59 | Jim Hurtubise | Kurtis | Novi | Firestone | 20 | 1 | 0 | Transmission | $8,626 |