| Country: | UK |
| Grand Prix: | Lavant Cup |
| Location: | Goodwood Circuit, West Sussex |
| Date: | 19 April |
| Year: | 1965 |
| Course: | Permanent racing facility |
| Course Mi: | 2.4 |
| Course Km: | 3.862 |
| Distance Laps: | 21 |
| Distance Mi: | 50.4 |
| Distance Km: | 81.1 |
| Pole Driver: | Bruce McLaren |
| Pole Country: | NZL |
| Pole Team: | McLaren-Elva |
| Pole Time: | 1:19.4 |
| Fast Driver: | Jim Clark |
| Fast Team: | Lotus |
| Fast Time: | 1:20.8 |
| Fast Country: | GBR |
| First Driver: | Jim Clark |
| First Country: | GBR |
| First Team: | Lotus |
| Second Driver: | Bruce McLaren |
| Second Country: | NZL |
| Second Team: | McLaren-Elva |
| Third Driver: | David Hobbs |
| Third Country: | GBR |
| Third Team: | Lola |
The 1965 Lavant Cup was a sports car racing event held on 19 April 1965 at Goodwood Circuit, West Sussex. The race was run over 21 laps of the circuit, and was won by British driver Jim Clark in a Lotus 30-Ford, setting fastest lap in the process. Pole-setter Bruce McLaren was second in a McLaren-Elva Mk1--Oldsmobile and David Hobbs was third in a Lola T70-Ford.[1]
In the lower classes, Denny Hulme won the 2.0 litre class in a Brabham BT8-Climax and John Hine won the 1.15 litre class in a Lotus 23-Ford.
| Pos | No. | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 33 |  Jim Clark | Team Lotus | Lotus 30-Ford | 29:14.0; 166.471kph | 2 |
| 2 | 35 |  Bruce McLaren | Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | McLaren-Elva Mk1--Oldsmobile | +20.0s | 1 |
| 3 | 32 | David Hobbs | Harold Young Ltd. | Lola T70-Ford | +1:24.4 | 9 |
| 4 | 38 | Hugh Dibley | R.F. Pierpoint | Lola T70-Chevrolet | 20 laps | 4 |
| 5 | 41 | Denny Hulme | Sidney Taylor Racing | Brabham BT8-Climax | 20 laps | 3 |
| 6 | 42 | Tommy Hitchcock | Celerity Inc. | Brabham BT8-Climax | 20 laps | 5 |
| 7 | 36 | John Coundley | John Coundley Racing Enterprises | McLaren-Elva Mk1--Oldsmobile | 19 laps | 12 |
| 8 | 52 | John Hine | John Hine Cars Ltd. | Lotus 23-Ford | 19 laps | 17 |
| 9 | 54 | Jim Morley | J.F. Morley | Lotus 23-Ford | 18 laps | 18 |
| 10 | 49 | Robin Widdows | Barwell Motors Ltd. | Lotus 23B-Ford | 18 laps | 23 |
| 11 | 56 | Robert Lamplough | Robert Lamplough | Lotus 23-Ford | 18 laps | 16 |
| 12 | 48 | Jeremy Bouckley | Burgess & Garfield Limited | Merlyn MK6-Ford | 17 laps | 24 |
| 13 | 59 | Jack Murrell | D.R.W. Motor & Engineering Co. | DRW-Imp | 17 laps | 22 |
| 14 | 57 | Robin McArthur | McArthur Weston Racing | Lotus 23-Ford | 17 laps | 20 |
| 15 | 43 | Chris Williams | Chris Williams Ltd. | Lotus 23B-BMW | 17 laps | 10 |
| 16 | 50 | Trevor Taylor | Aurora Gear (Racing) Rotherham | Aurora-BMC | 15 laps | 19 |
| 17 | 37 | Julian Sutton | Mills Garages (Sutherland) Ltd. | Attila-Chevrolet | 14 laps, not running | 14 |
| NC | 51 | Jack Paterson | Auto Racing Tours | Lola Mk 1-Climax | 7 laps | 25 |
| Ret | 53 | Harry Stiller | Scaradi Racing | Lotus 23-Ford | 10 laps | 15 |
| Ret | 58 | Geoff Oliver | Geoff Oliver Racing | Lotus 23-Ford | 5 laps | 13 |
| Ret | 47 |  Bob Bondurant | Race Proved by Willment | Elva Mk VIII-BMW | 4 laps | 11 |
| Ret | 45 | Chris Amon | Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | Elva Mk VIII-BMW | 3 laps | 8 |
| Ret | 55 | Brian Smith | B.D.L.R. Smith | Lotus 23-Ford | 2 laps | 21 |
| Ret | 39 | Roger Nathan | Roger Nathan (Racing) Ltd. | Brabham BT8-Oldsmobile | 1 lap | 7 |
| DNS | 31 | John Surtees | Team Surtees Ltd. | Lola T70-Chevrolet | Engine failure in practice | - |
| DNS | 40 | Roy Salvadori | Ford Advanced Vehicles Ltd. | Cooper T78-Ford | 6 | |