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1965 Spring Trophy

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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

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Entry

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A total of 32 F2 cars were entered for the event. However, only 21 took part in qualifying.[1]

Qualifying

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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

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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

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Race Result

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Pos. No Driver Entrant Car - Engine Time, Laps Reason Out
1st 2 New Zealand Denis Hulme Brabham Racing Developments Brabham-Honda BT16 1hr 08:39.6
2nd 3 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart Tyrrell Racing Organisation Cooper-BRM T75 1hr 08:58.6
3rd 24 United Kingdom Alan Rees Roy Winkelmann Racing Brabham-Cosworth BT16 1hr 09:22.4
4th South Africa Tony Maggs Midland Racing Partnership Lola-Cosworth T60 1hr 09:43.0
5th 14 United Kingdom Mike Beckwith Normand Ltd Brabham-Cosworth BT10 1hr 09:47.0
6th 30 United Kingdom Tony Hegbourne John Willment Automobiles Lola-Cosworth T55 1hr 10:23.6
7th 6 United Kingdom Brian Hart Ron Harris - Team Lotus Lotus-Cosworth 35 39 Wishbone
8th 22 United Kingdom David Prophet David Prophet Racing Brabham-Cosworth BT10 39
9th 9 United Kingdom Chris Irwin Merlyn Racing Merlyn-Cosworth Mk 9 39
10th 23 United Kingdom Bill Bradley David Prophet Racing Brabham-Cosworth BT10 39
11th 19 France Jacques Maglia Jacques Maglia Lotus-Cosworth 32 38
12th 21 United Kingdom Andy Wyllie Frank Lythgoe Racing Brabham-Cosworth BT16 37
NC 5 United States Peter Revson Ron Harris - Team Lotus Lotus-Cosworth 32 34 Oil pressure
NC 12 New Zealand Chris Amon Ian Raby Racing Merlyn-Cosworth Mk 9 34
NC 11 United Kingdom Trevor Taylor Aurora Gear Racing Brabham-Cosworth BT16 27
DNF 8 United Kingdom Graham Hill John Coombs Brabham-BRM BT16 17 Engine
DNF 1 Australia Jack Brabham Brabham Racing Developments Brabham-Honda BT16 16 Spark plugs
DNF 20 United Kingdom Alan Rollinson Frank Lythgoe Racing Cooper-Cosworth T72 14 Chassis
DNF 25 Austria Jochen Rindt Roy Winkelmann Racing Brabham-Cosworth BT16 10 Gears
DNF 28 United Kingdom Richard Attwood Midland Racing Partnership Lola-Cosworth T60 7 Gears
DNS 17 United Kingdom John Taylor Bob Gerard Racing Cooper-Ford T73
Source:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Formula 2 1965 - Spring Trophy". Formula2.net. Retrieved 2014-03-05.
  2. ^ Tristan Wood, “Drive It! The Complete Book of Formula 2 Motor Racing” (Foulis/Haynes, ASIN B009UWU1BW, 1984)