Watkins Glen · 3 October 1965
Graham Hill won the 1965 United States Grand Prix for BRM from 1st on the grid, 12.5s ahead of Dan Gurney. Pedro Rodríguez gained the most places, from 15th on the grid to 5th.
| Pos | Team | Points Breakdown | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brabham-Climax Gurney 6 + Brabham 4 + Bonnier 0 | Gurney 6 + Brabham 4 + Bonnier 0 | 10 | |
| 2 | BRM Hill 9 + Stewart 0 | Hill 9 + Stewart 0 | 9 | |
| 3 | Ferrari Bandini 3 + Rodríguez 2 + Bondurant 0 | Bandini 3 + Rodríguez 2 + Bondurant 0 | 5 | |
| 4 | Cooper-Climax Rindt 1 + McLaren 0 | Rindt 1 + McLaren 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | Honda Ginther 0 + Bucknum 0 | Ginther 0 + Bucknum 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Lotus-BRM Attwood 0 + Ireland 0 | Attwood 0 + Ireland 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Brabham-BRM Siffert 0 | Siffert 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Lotus-Climax Solana 0 + Clark 0 + Spence 0 | Solana 0 + Clark 0 + Spence 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Race time / Gap | Laps | Stops | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graham Hill BRM | BRM | 2:20:36.100 | 110 | — | 9 | |
| 2 | Dan Gurney Brabham-Climax | Brabham-Climax | +12.500s | 110 | — | 6 | |
| 3 | Jack Brabham Brabham-Climax | Brabham-Climax | +57.500s | 110 | — | 4 | |
| 4 | Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari | Ferrari | +1 Lap | 109 | — | 3 | |
| 5 | Pedro Rodríguez Ferrari | Ferrari | +1 Lap | 109 | — | 2 | |
| 6 | Jochen Rindt Cooper-Climax | Cooper-Climax | +2 Laps | 108 | — | 1 | |
| 7 | Richie Ginther Honda | Honda | +2 Laps | 108 | — | — | |
| 8 | Jo Bonnier Brabham-Climax | Brabham-Climax | +3 Laps | 107 | — | — | |
| 9 | Bob Bondurant Ferrari | Ferrari | +4 Laps | 106 | — | — | |
| 10 | Richard Attwood Lotus-BRM | Lotus-BRM | +9 Laps | 101 | — | — | |
| 11 | Jo Siffert Brabham-BRM | Brabham-BRM | +11 Laps | 99 | — | — | |
| 12 | Moisés Solana Lotus-Climax | Lotus-Climax | +15 Laps | 95 | — | — | |
| 13 | Ronnie Bucknum Honda | Honda | +18 Laps | 92 | — | — | |
| DNF | Jackie Stewart BRM | BRM | DNF Suspension | 12 | — | — | |
| DNF | Jim Clark Lotus-Climax | Lotus-Climax | DNF Engine | 11 | — | — | |
| DNF | Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax | Cooper-Climax | DNF Oil pressure | 11 | — | — | |
| DNF | Mike Spence Lotus-Climax | Lotus-Climax | DNF Engine | 9 | — | — | |
| DNF | Innes Ireland Lotus-BRM | Lotus-BRM | DNF Driver unwell | 9 | — | — |