1965 United States Road Racing Championship


The 1965 United States Road Racing Championship season was the third season of the Sports Car Club of America's United States Road Racing Championship. It began April 11, 1965, and ended September 5, 1965, after nine races. Separate races for sportscars and GTs were held at two rounds, while seven rounds were combined races. George Follmer won the season championship driving in the Under-2 Liter class.

Schedule

RndRaceLengthClassCircuitLocationDate
1USRRC PensacolaAllCorry FieldPensacola, FloridaApril 11
2USRRC RiversideGTRiverside International RacewayRiverside, CaliforniaMay 2
2USRRC RiversideSportsRiverside International RacewayRiverside, CaliforniaMay 2
3USRRC MontereyGTLaguna Seca RacewayMonterey, CaliforniaMay 9
3USRRC MontereySportsLaguna Seca RacewayMonterey, CaliforniaMay 9
4Vanderbilt CupAllBridgehampton Race CircuitBridgehampton, New YorkMay 23
5Watkins Glen Sports Car Grand PrixAllWatkins Glen Grand Prix Race CourseWatkins Glen, New YorkJune 27
6Pacific North West Grand PrixAllPacific RacewaysKent, WashingtonAugust 1
7USRRC Continental DivideAllContinental Divide RacewayCastle Rock, ColoradoAugust 15
8USRRC Mid-OhioAllMid-Ohio Sports Car CourseLexington, OhioAugust 29
9Road America 500AllRoad AmericaElkhart Lake, WisconsinSeptember 5

Season results

Overall winner in bold.
RndCircuitSports +2.0 Winning TeamSports 2.0 Winning TeamGT +2.0 Winning TeamGT 2.0 Winning TeamResults
RndCircuitSports +2.0 Winning DriverSports 2.0 Winning DriverGT +2.0 Winning DriverGT 2.0 Winning DriverResults
1Pensacola#4 Skip Lehmann#16 Trans Ocean Motors#96 Shelby AmericanPorscheResults
1Pensacola Mike Hall George Follmer Tom Payne Charlie KolbResults
2Riverside#66 Chaparral Cars#16 Trans Ocean MotorsShelby AmericanPorscheResults
2Riverside Jim Hall George Follmer Ken Miles Scooter PatrickResults
3Laguna Seca#66 Chaparral Cars#28 Enduro Speed, Inc.Shelby AmericanPorscheResults
3Laguna Seca Jim Hall Gerry Bruihl Ken Miles Scooter PatrickResults
4Bridgehampton#66 Chaparral Cars#16 Trans Ocean Motors#33 Shelby American#14 PorscheResults
4Bridgehampton Jim Hall George Follmer Bob Johnson George DrolsomResults
5Watkins Glen#65 Chaparral Cars#16 Trans Ocean Motors#33 Shelby American#14 Herb WetansonResults
5Watkins Glen Jim Hall George Follmer Bob Johnson Herb WetansonResults
6Kent#66 Chaparral CarsElva-Porsche#13 Shelby AmericanPorscheResults
6Kent Jim Hall Jerry Titus Tom Payne Scooter PatrickResults
7Castle Rock#65 Chaparral Cars#16 Trans Ocean Motors#33 Shelby AmericanPorscheResults
7Castle Rock Hap Sharp George Follmer Bob Johnson Scooter PatrickResults
8Mid-Ohio#65 Chaparral Cars#23 Lotus#19 Shelby#18 Abarth-SimcaResults
8Mid-Ohio Hap Sharp Doug Revson Dan Gerber Ray CuomoResults
9Road America#66 Chaparral Cars#16 Trans Ocean Motors#13 Shelby American#5 Stoddard Racing TeamResults
9Road America Jim Hall
Hap Sharp
Ronnie Hissom
George Follmer
Earl Jones
Tom Payne
Ray Cuomo
Chuck StoddardResults