| Overview | Grid | Race Entries |
| Race | Qualifying |
| Race Name: | XXXVI Gran Premio d'Italia |
| Track: | Autodromo Nazionale Monza |
| Round: | 8 of 10 |
| Race date: | Sunday, September 12th, 1965 |
| Race time: | 14.00 |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |
| Driver | Jackie Stewart | Graham Hill | Dan Gurney |
| Constructor | BRM | BRM | Brabham-Climax |
| Car | BRM P261 | BRM P261 | Brabham BT11 |
| Engine | BRM 56 | BRM 56 | Climax FWMV |
| Tyre | Dunlop | Dunlop | Goodyear |
| Time | 2:04:52.8 | 2:04:56.1 | 2:05:09.3 |
| Gap | 3.3 secs | 16.5 secs |
| P | No. | Driver | Qual | Race | Total | |
| 1 | 24 | Jim Clark Lotus-Climax | 1:35.9 0 | 1:36.4 63 | 1:35.9 63 | |
| 2 | 8 | John Surtees Ferrari | 1:36.1 0 | No Time 34 | 1:36.1 34 | |
| 3 | 32 | Jackie Stewart BRM | 1:36.6 0 | No Time 76 | 1:36.6 76 | |
| 4 | 30 | Graham Hill BRM | 1:37.1 0 | No Time 76 | 1:37.1 76 | |
| 5 | 4 | Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari | 1:37.2 0 | No Time 76 | 1:37.2 76 | |
| 6 | 22 | Ronnie Bucknum Honda | 1:37.3 0 | No Time 27 | 1:37.3 27 | |
| 7 | 18 | Jochen Rindt Cooper-Climax | 1:37.7 0 | No Time 74 | 1:37.7 74 | |
| 8 | 26 | Mike Spence Lotus-Climax | 1:37.8 0 | No Time 62 | 1:37.8 62 | |
| 9 | 44 | Jo Siffert Brabham-BRM | 1:38.1 0 | No Time 43 | 1:38.1 43 | |
| 10 | 12 | Dan Gurney Brabham-Climax | 1:38.1 0 | No Time 76 | 1:38.1 76 | |
| 11 | 14 | Denny Hulme Brabham-Climax | 1:38.3 0 | No Time 46 | 1:38.3 46 | |
| 12 | 16 | Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax | 1:38.3 0 | No Time 75 | 1:38.3 75 | |
| 13 | 40 | Richard Attwood Lotus-BRM | 1:38.8 0 | No Time 75 | 1:38.8 75 | |
| 14 | 6 | Nino Vaccarella Ferrari | 1:38.9 0 | No Time 58 | 1:38.9 58 | |
| 15 | 42 | Jo Bonnier Brabham-Climax | 1:38.9 0 | No Time 74 | 1:38.9 74 | |
| 16 | 46 | Frank Gardner Brabham-BRM | 1:39.0 0 | No Time 45 | 1:39.0 45 | |
| 17 | 20 | Richie Ginther Honda | 1:39.6 0 | No Time 56 | 1:39.6 56 | |
| 18 | 38 | Innes Ireland Lotus-BRM | 1:39.8 0 | No Time 74 | 1:39.8 74 | |
| 19 | 10 | Giancarlo Baghetti Brabham-Climax | 1:40.9 0 | No Time 12 | 1:40.9 12 | |
| 20 | 50 | Roberto Bussinello BRM | 1:41.7 0 | No Time 58 | 1:41.7 58 | |
| 21 | 28 | Geki Lotus-Climax | 1:41.7 0 | No Time 37 | 1:41.7 37 | |
| 22 | 52 | Giorgio Bassi BRM | 1:45.4 0 | No Time 8 | 1:45.4 8 | |
| 23 | 48 | Masten Gregory BRM | 1:45.6 0 | No Time 22 | 1:45.6 22 | |
| 24 | 34 | Bob Anderson Brabham-Climax | No Time 0 | |||
| 25 | 8 | Ludovico Scarfiotti Ferrari | No Time 0 | |||
| 26 | 36 | Ian Raby Brabham-BRM | No Time 0 |