1965 Australian Tourist Trophy

The 1965 Australian Tourist Trophy was a motor race staged at the Lakeside circuit in Queensland, Australia on 14 November 1965.^[1] It was the ninth annual Australian Tourist Trophy race.^[2] The race was open to sports cars as defined by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) in its Appendix C regulations,^[3] and it was recognized by CAMS as the Australian championship for sports cars.^[2] It was won by Ian Geoghegan driving a Lotus 23b.^[4]

Australian international driver Frank Gardner set the fastest practice time driving Alec Mildren's Mildren Maserati, but an engine failure during a preliminary heat resulted in Gardner being a non-starter in the Tourist Trophy.^[1] Ian Geoghegan, driving a Lotus 23, dominated the race with Greg Cusack (Lotus 23) placed second and Spencer Martin (Ferrari 250LM) third.^[1] Englishman Ken Miles, driving a Shelby Cobra 427 entered by Shelby American, posed a threat to leaders Geoghegan and Cusack until a suspension failure on lap 34 led to his retirement.^[1]

• Race distance: 83 laps – 125 miles^[9] (200 km)^[4]
• Pole position: Ian Geoghegan (Lotus 23b), 59.9s^[4]
• Number of starters: 13^[1]
• Number of finishers: not yet ascertained
• Winner's race time: 1:25:38.90^[9]
• Winner's average speed: 87.23 mph^[9]
• Fastest lap: 60.9 - Ian Geoghegan^[9]