The 1965 International 6 Hour Touring Car Race, an endurance race for touring cars, was held at the Sandown Park circuit in Victoria, Australia on 21 November 1965.
Cars competed in five classes according to engine capacity:
- Class A : Over 3000cc
- Class B : 2001-3000cc
- Class C : 1501-2000cc
- Class D : 1101-1500cc
- Class E : Up to 1500cc
Outright results, not including cars which did not finish, are given below.
Position | Drivers | No. | Car | Class | Class Position | Laps |
1 | Frank Gardner, Kevin Bartlett | 26 | Alfa Romeo TI Super | C | 1 | 231 |
2 | Steve Holland, Albert Poon | 31 | Lotus Cortina | C | 2 | 227 |
3 | Bob Holden, Ron Haylen | 48 | Morris Cooper S | D | 1 | 217 |
4 | John Newmarch, Dennis Dix | 23 | Prince Skyline GT | C | 3 | 217 |
5 | William Stanley, Digby Cooke | 50 | Morris Cooper S | D | 2 | 216 |
6 | Max Volkers, Barry Broomhall | 27 | Lotus Cortina | C | 4 | 216 |
7 | Rod Murphy, Terry Murphy | 45 | Isuzu Bellett | D | 3 | 216 |
8 | Brian Sampson, William Buckle | 43 | Toyota Corona | D | 4 | 213 |
9 | Fred Sutherland, Alan Mottram | 2 | Studebaker Lark | A | 1 | 213 |
10 | Bob Jane, George Reynolds | 29 | Lotus Cortina | C | 5 | 212 |
11 | Peter Brown, Ray Gulson | 42 | Ford Cortina GT500 | D | 5 | 210 |
12 | John Roxburgh, D Whiteford | 12 | Holden HD Manual | B | 1 | 209 |
13 | Ron King, Alan King | 62 | Morris Cooper S | E | 1 | 209 |
14 | Geoff Russell, Syd Fisher | 24 | Peugeot 404 | C | 6 | 207 |
15 | Warren Weldon, Bill Slattery | 3 | Studebaker Lark | A | 2 | 207 |
16 | Bill Burns, B Lawler | 7 | Jaguar 3.8 Auto | A | 3 | 207 |
17 | Ron Stelmack, Barry Coutts | 14 | Fiat 2300 | B | 2 | 206 |
18 | John Peebles, Ross Edwards | 4 | Ford Mustang Auto | A | 4 | 205 |
19 | Bob Brown, Gavin Bailieu | 61 | Morris Cooper S | E | 2 | 202 |
20 | David Fraser, Brian McGrath | 54 | Renault R8 Gordini | D | 6 | 202 |
21 | Ewan Fraser, B Hindhaugh | 63 | Morris Cooper S | E | 3 | 197 |
22 | Brian Reed, Max Stewart | 21 | Triumph 2000 | C | 7 | 195 |
23 | Les Palmer, Terry Morris | 11 | Holden HD Auto | B | 3 | 195 |
24 | Don Preece, Dick Thurston | 6 | Jaguar 3.4 Mk 1 | A | 5 | 195 |
25 | Pat Crea, Ron Grose | 46 | Isuzu Bellett | D | 7 | 193 |
26 | Garry Shoesmith, Anthony Robards | 64 | Vauxhall Viva | E | 4 | 193 |
27 | Dianne Leighton, Kaye Whiteford | 65 | Vauxhall Viva | E | 5 | 182 |
28 | Mal Bailey, J Hicks | 22 | Prince Skyline GT | C | 8 | 181 |
29 | Max Patterson, Ian Forde | 66 | Morris 850 | E | 6 | 178 |
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