| Type: | NC |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Flag Suffix: | 1928 |
| Grand Prix: | Cape South Easter Trophy |
| Official Name: | Cape South Easter Trophy |
| Location: | Killarney |
| Date: | 9 January |
| Year: | 1965 |
| Course: | Permanent racing facility |
| Course Mi: | 2.03 |
| Course Km: | 3.267 |
| Distance Laps: | 50 |
| Distance Mi: | 101.50 |
| Distance Km: | 163.35 |
| Pole Driver: | John Love |
| Pole Country: | Rhodesia |
| Pole Flag Suffix: | 1964 |
| Pole Team: | Cooper-Climax |
| Pole Time: | 1:27.5 |
| First Driver: | Paul Hawkins |
| First Country: | Australia |
| First Team: | Brabham-Climax |
| Second Driver: | John Love |
| Second Country: | Rhodesia |
| Second Flag Suffix: | 1964 |
| Second Team: | Cooper-Climax |
| Third Driver: | David Prophet |
| Third Country: | UK |
| Third Team: | Brabham-Climax |
The 1965 Cape South Easter Trophy was a non-championship Formula One race held at Killarney on 9 January 1965, one week after the South African Grand Prix.
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Paul Hawkins | Brabham-Climax | 1:16:04.4 | ||
| 2 | John Love | Cooper-Climax | +13.9 | 1 | |
| 3 | David Prophet | Brabham-Climax | +38.3 | ||
| 4 |  Peter de Klerk | Alfa Special-Alfa Romeo | +2:01.0 | ||
| 5 | Sam Tingle | LDS-Alfa Romeo | +2:01.0 | ||
| 6 | Dennis Guscott | Lotus-Climax | +4:17.2 | ||
| NC | Trevor Blokdyk | Cooper-Ford | |||
| NC | Clive Puzey | Lotus-Climax | |||
| NC | Brausch Niemann | Lotus-Ford | |||
| Ret | Doug Serrurier | LDS-Alfa Romeo | |||
| Ret | Tony Kotze | Assegai-Ford | |||
| Ret | David Hume | Heron-Alfa Romeo | |||
| Ret | Jackie Pretorius | LDS-Alfa Romeo | |||
| Ret |  Henri Le Roux | Elfin-Ford | |||
| Ret | Ernie Pieterse | Lotus-Climax | |||
| Ret | Dave Clapham | Cooper-Maserati | |||
| Ret | Dawie Gous | Porsche | |||
| DNA | Dave Charlton | Lotus-Ford | |||
| Sources:[1] [2] [3] | |||||