1965 Spring Trophy
The 6th Spring Trophy, was a non-championship race for Formula Two cars. It was held on the Oulton Park circuit, located near Tarporley, Cheshire, England, on 3 April 1965.[1]
Report
[edit]Entry
[edit]A total of 32 F2 cars were entered for the event. However, only 21 took part in qualifying.[1]
Qualifying
[edit]Richard Attwood took pole position for Midland Racing Partnership, in their Lola-Cosworth T60, averaging a speed of 98.403 mph (158.364 km/h).[1]
Race
[edit]The race was held over 40 laps of the Oulton Park circuit. Denny Hulme took the winner's spoils for the works Brabham team, driving their Brabham-Cosworth BT16. Hulme won in a time of 1hr 08:39.6mins., averaging a speed of 96.492 mph (155.289 km/h). Approximately 19 seconds behind was the second place car of Jackie Stewart, for the Tyrrell Racing Organisation in their BRM-powered Cooper T75. The podium was completed by Alan Rees, in a Brabham-Cosworth BT16 of Roy Winkelmann Racing, a further 23.8 seconds behind Stewart.[1]
Classification
[edit]Race Result
[edit]| Pos. | No | Driver | Entrant | Car - Engine | Time, Laps | Reason Out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 |  Denis Hulme
|
Brabham Racing Developments | Brabham-Honda BT16 | 1hr 08:39.6 | |
| 2nd | 3 |  Jackie Stewart
|
Tyrrell Racing Organisation | Cooper-BRM T75 | 1hr 08:58.6 | |
| 3rd | 24 | Alan Rees
|
Roy Winkelmann Racing | Brabham-Cosworth BT16 | 1hr 09:22.4 | |
| 4th |  Tony Maggs
|
Midland Racing Partnership | Lola-Cosworth T60 | 1hr 09:43.0 | ||
| 5th | 14 | Mike Beckwith
|
Normand Ltd | Brabham-Cosworth BT10 | 1hr 09:47.0 | |
| 6th | 30 | Tony Hegbourne
|
John Willment Automobiles | Lola-Cosworth T55 | 1hr 10:23.6 | |
| 7th | 6 | Brian Hart
|
Ron Harris - Team Lotus | Lotus-Cosworth 35 | 39 | Wishbone |
| 8th | 22 | David Prophet
|
David Prophet Racing | Brabham-Cosworth BT10 | 39 | |
| 9th | 9 | Chris Irwin
|
Merlyn Racing | Merlyn-Cosworth Mk 9 | 39 | |
| 10th | 23 | Bill Bradley
|
David Prophet Racing | Brabham-Cosworth BT10 | 39 | |
| 11th | 19 |  Jacques Maglia
|
Jacques Maglia | Lotus-Cosworth 32 | 38 | |
| 12th | 21 | Andy Wyllie
|
Frank Lythgoe Racing | Brabham-Cosworth BT16 | 37 | |
| NC | 5 |  Peter Revson
|
Ron Harris - Team Lotus | Lotus-Cosworth 32 | 34 | Oil pressure |
| NC | 12 | Chris Amon
|
Ian Raby Racing | Merlyn-Cosworth Mk 9 | 34 | |
| NC | 11 | Trevor Taylor
|
Aurora Gear Racing | Brabham-Cosworth BT16 | 27 | |
| DNF | 8 | Graham Hill
|
John Coombs | Brabham-BRM BT16 | 17 | Engine |
| DNF | 1 |  Jack Brabham
|
Brabham Racing Developments | Brabham-Honda BT16 | 16 | Spark plugs |
| DNF | 20 | Alan Rollinson
|
Frank Lythgoe Racing | Cooper-Cosworth T72 | 14 | Chassis |
| DNF | 25 |  Jochen Rindt
|
Roy Winkelmann Racing | Brabham-Cosworth BT16 | 10 | Gears |
| DNF | 28 | Richard Attwood
|
Midland Racing Partnership | Lola-Cosworth T60 | 7 | Gears |
| DNS | 17 | John Taylor
|
Bob Gerard Racing | Cooper-Ford T73 | ||
| Source:[1] | ||||||
- Fastest lap: Graham Hill & Jochen Rindt, 1:41.4secs. (98.015 mph) [1][2]