Graham Hill won from pole at Monaco in 1965, while Paul Hawkins became only the second driver to crash into the harbour.
Key Facts
- Race length
- 100 laps
- Winner
- Graham Hill (BRM)
- Championship round
- Race 2 of 10
- Harbour crash
- Paul Hawkins, lap 79
- F1 debut
- Denny Hulme, finished 8th
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
Team Lotus, including Jim Clark, Dan Gurney, and Mike Spence, opted to skip the Monaco Grand Prix and instead contest the 1965 Indianapolis 500 held the following day, leaving the field without one of its strongest competitors.
Graham Hill started from pole position and won the 100-lap race for BRM on 30 May 1965, with Ferrari's Lorenzo Bandini finishing second and Hill's BRM teammate Jackie Stewart third. Paul Hawkins crashed into the harbour on lap 79, only the second time this had occurred in Monaco Grand Prix history.
Jim Clark won the Indianapolis 500 the day after Monaco, underscoring Lotus's strength that season. Denny Hulme made his Formula One World Championship debut, finishing eighth, beginning a career that would culminate in the 1967 drivers' title.