The 12 Hours of Reims (official name: 12 Heures internationales de Reims) were a sports car endurance racing series held in 1965 at the circuit Reims (Gueux).
Race report
edit- Championnat du Monde des Constructeurs - 1965: Grands Prix de France Reims - Trophée Fédération française des Sports Automobiles
- July 4, 1965, Circuit Reims (France) - 8.302 km, World Sportscar Championship (round 13)
- Classes Prototypes: +3000 cc (P+3.0), 1300 cc (P1.3)
- Classes Grand Touring: +3000 cc (GT+3.0), 3000 cc (GT3.0), 2000 cc (GT2.0), 1300 cc (GT1.3)
- Pole Position overall:
#3 Ferrari 365 P2, 
Pedro Rodriguez, 2:18.2 - 216.234 km/h - Fastest Lap overall: #2 Ferrari 365 P2,
John Surtees, 2:17.9 - 216.705 km/h
Results Overall
edit| Pos | No | Drivers | Team | Constructor / Car | Class | Laps | Distance | km/h - mph av. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 |  Pedro Rodriguez Jean Guichet
|
 N.A.R.T.
|
 Ferrari 365 P2
|
P+3.0 | 285 | 2366.070 km | 197.170 km/h (122.520 mph) |
| 2 | 2 |  John Surtees Mike Parkes
|
Maranello Concessionaires
|
Ferrari 365 P2
|
P+3.0 | 283 | 2349.466 km | 195.79 km/h (121.66 mph) |
| 3 | 9 |  Willy Mairesse Jean Beurlys
|
Ecurie Francorchamps
|
Ferrari 250 LM
|
GT+3.0 | 280 | 2324.560 km | 193.710 km/h (120.370 mph) |
| 4 | 8 | David Piper Richard Attwood
|
David Piper Racing
|
Ferrari 250 LM
|
GT+3.0 | 274 | 2274.748 km | 189.560 km/h (117.790 mph) |
| 5 | 26 | Bob Bondurant Jo Schlesser
|
Shelby International
|
Shelby Cobra Daytona
|
GT+3.0 | 270 | 2241.540 km | 186.800 km/h (116.070 mph) |
| 6 | 45 |  Paul Hawkins Mike De Udy
|
Don Moore Racing
|
 Porsche 904 GTS
|
GT2.0 | 262 | 2175.124 km | 181.26 km/h (112.63 mph) |
| 7 | 15 | Lucien Bianchi Henri Grandsire
|
Automobiles Alpine
|
Alpine M65 Renault
|
P1.3 | 249 | 2067.198 km | 172.270 km/h (107.040 mph) |
| 8 | 16 | Jean Vinatier Roger de Lageneste
|
Automobiles Alpine
|
Alpine M64 Renault
|
P1.3 | 244 | 2025.688 km | 168.811 km/h (104.890 mph) |
| 9 | 27 | Jack Sears John Whitmore
|
Willment Racing Team
|
Ferrari 250 GTO
|
GT+3.0 | 241 | 2000.782 km | 166.732 km/h (103.600 mph) |
| 10 | 47 | Claude Barbier Andre Potier
|
Claude Barbier
|
Porsche 904 GTS
|
GT2.0 | 232 | 1926.064 km | 160.509 km/h (99.729 mph) |
| 11 | 17 | Philippe Vidal Mauro Bianchi
|
Automobiles Alpine
|
Alpine M64 Renault
|
P1.3 | 223 | 1851.346 km | 154.280 km/h (95.861 mph) |
| 12 | 18 | Guy Verrier Jacques Cheinisse
|
Automobiles Alpine
|
Alpine M64 Renault
|
P1.3 | 220 | 1826.440 km | 152.209 km/h (94.570 mph) |
| 13 | 60 | Robert Bouharde Pierre Monneret
|
Automobiles Alpine
|
Alpine A110
|
GT1.3 | 217 | 1801.534 km | 150.130 km/h (93.290 mph) |
| DNF | 1 | Graham Hill Jo Bonnier
|
Maranello Concessionaires
|
Ferrari 330 P
|
P+3.0 | 51 | Gearbox | |
| DNF | 5 | Pierre Noblet Mário Cabral
|
Bizzarrini Iso Grifo
|
Iso Grifo A3C Chevrolet
|
P+3.0 | Clutch | ||
| DNF | 6 | Jean de Mortemart Régis Fraissinet
|
Bizzarrini Iso Grifo
|
Iso Grifo A3C Chevrolet
|
P+3.0 | Head Gasket | ||
| DNF | 10 | Pierre Dumay Gustave Gosselin
|
Ford Racing
|
Ford GT40
|
P+3.0 | Gearbox | ||
| DNF | 11 | Gerard van Ophem Annie Soisbault
|
Ecurie Francorchamps
|
Ferrari 250 LM
|
P+3.0 | Accident | ||
| DNF | 25 | Frank Gardner Innes Ireland
|
Ford Racing
|
Ford GT40
|
GT+3.0 | Engine | ||
| DNF | 35 | Peter Sutcliffe William Bradley
|
Peter Sutcliffe
|
Ferrari 250 GTO
|
GT3.0 | Steering Box | ||
| DNF | 36 | Peter Clarke Rollo Fielding
|
Peter Clarke
|
Ferrari 250 GTO
|
GT3.0 | Starter Motor | ||
| DNF | 37 | Guy Ligier Allen Grant
|
Ecurie Francorchamps
|
Ferrari 250 GTO
|
GT3.0 | Engine | ||
| DNS | 7 | Dick Protheroe Mike Salmon
|
Dick Protheroe
|
Ferrari 250 GTO
|
GT3.0 | Did not start (Paddock accident) |
Winners by class
edit| Class | Drivers | Team | Constructor / Car | Laps | Distance | km/h - mph av. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P+3.0 | Pedro Rodriguez Jean Guichet
|
N.A.R.T.
|
Ferrari 365 P2
|
285 | 2366.070 km | 197.170 km/h (122.520 mph) | ||
| P+1.3 | Lucien Bianchi Henri Grandsire
|
Automobiles Alpine
|
Alpine M65 Renault
|
249 | 2067.198 km | 172.270 km/h (107.040 mph) | ||
| GT+3.0 | Bob Bondurant Jo Schlesser
|
Shelby International
|
Shelby Cobra Daytona
|
270 | 2241.540 km | 186.800 km/h (116.070 mph) | ||
| GT3.0 | Peter Sutcliffe William Bradley
|
Peter Sutcliffe
|
Ferrari 250 GTO
|
DNF (Steering Box) | ||||
| GT2.0 | Paul Hawkins Mike De Udy
|
Don Moore Racing
|
Porsche 904 GTS
|
262 | 2175.124 km | 181.26 km/h (112.63 mph) | ||
| GT1.3 | Robert Bouharde Pierre Monneret
|
Automobiles Alpine
|
Alpine A110
|
217 | 1801.534 km | 150.130 km/h (93.290 mph) | ||
| Sources:[1] [2] [3] | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "1965 12 Hours of Reims". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
- ^ "1965 12 Hours of Reims - Results". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
- ^ "1965 12 Hours of Reims". wsrp.cz. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved June 24, 2014.