1965 Indianapolis 500
Results of the 1965 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Monday, May 31, 1965.
| Finish | Start | No | Name | Qual | Rank | Laps | Led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 82 |  Jim Clark
|
160.729 | 2 | 200 | 190 | Running |
| 2 | 5 | 98 |  Parnelli Jones
|
158.625 | 5 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 3 | 4 | 12 | Mario Andretti
|
158.849 | 4 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 4 | 7 | 74 | Al Miller II
|
157.805 | 7 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 14 | 76 | Gordon Johncock
|
155.012 | 20 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 15 | 81 | Mickey Rupp
|
154.839 | 21 | 198 | 0 | Flagged |
| 7 | 22 | 83 | Bobby Johns
|
155.481 | 17 | 197 | 0 | Flagged |
| 8 | 18 | 4 | Don Branson
|
155.501 | 16 | 197 | 0 | Flagged |
| 9 | 32 | 45 | Al Unser
|
154.440 | 29 | 196 | 0 | Flagged |
| 10 | 28 | 23 | Eddie Johnson
|
153.998 | 32 | 195 | 0 | Flagged |
| 11 | 9 | 7 | Lloyd Ruby
|
157.246 | 9 | 184 | 0 | Blown Engine |
| 12 | 12 | 16 | Len Sutton
|
156.121 | 13 | 177 | 0 | Flagged |
| 13 | 29 | 14 | Johnny Boyd
|
155.172 | 19 | 140 | 0 | Gearbox |
| 14 | 21 | 53 | Walt Hansgen
|
155.662 | 15 | 117 | 0 | Overheating |
| 15 | 1 | 1 | A.J. Foyt
|
161.233 | 1 | 115 | 10 | Gearbox |
| 16 | 24 | 5 | Bud Tingelstad
|
154.672 | 23 | 115 | 0 | Crash T3 |
| 17 | 6 | 66 |  Billy Foster
|
158.416 | 6 | 85 | 0 | Water manifold |
| 18 | 19 | 18 | Arnie Knepper
|
154.513 | 28 | 80 | 0 | Cylinder |
| 19 | 8 | 9 | Bobby Unser
|
157.467 | 8 | 69 | 0 | Oil Fitting |
| 20 | 13 | 52 | Jim McElreath
|
155.878 | 14 | 66 | 0 | Rear End |
| 21 | 16 | 94 | George Snider
|
154.825 | 22 | 64 | 0 | Rear End |
| 22 | 25 | 65 | Ronnie Duman
|
154.533 | 27 | 62 | 0 | Rear End |
| 23 | 31 | 41 | Masten Gregory
|
154.540 | 26 | 59 | 0 | Oil Pressure |
| 24 | 10 | 54 | Bob Veith
|
156.427 | 11 | 58 | 0 | Piston |
| 25 | 26 | 88 | Chuck Stevenson
|
154.275 | 30 | 50 | 0 | Piston |
| 26 | 3 | 17 | Dan Gurney
|
158.898 | 3 | 42 | 0 | Timing Gears |
| 27 | 17 | 48 | Jerry Grant
|
154.606 | 24 | 30 | 0 | Magneto |
| 28 | 30 | 19 | Chuck Rodee
|
154.546 | 25 | 28 | 0 | Rear End |
| 29 | 27 | 29 | Joe Leonard
|
154.268 | 31 | 27 | 0 | Oil Leak |
| 30 | 23 | 25 | Roger McCluskey
|
155.186 | 18 | 18 | 0 | Clutch |
| 31 | 11 | 24 | Johnny Rutherford
|
156.291 | 12 | 15 | 0 | Rear End |
| 32 | 33 | 47 | Bill Cheesbourg
|
153.774 | 33 | 14 | 0 | Magneto |
| 33 | 20 | 59 | Jim Hurtubise
|
156.863 | 10 | 1 | 0 | Transmission |
Trivia
- It was the first time that the Indianapolis 500 was nationally televised on ABC Sports, this race was shown as part of ABC's Wide World of Sports, anchored by Charlie Brockman.