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