1964 French Grand Prix

The 1964 French Grand Prix (formally the 50e Grand Prix de l'A.C.F.[2]) was a Formula One motor race held on 28 June 1964 at the Rouen-Les-Essarts circuit, Rouen, France. It was race 4 of 10 in both the 1964 World Championship of Drivers and the 1964 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.

1964 French Grand Prix
Race details
Date 28 June 1964 (1964-06-28)
Official name 50e Grand Prix de l'A.C.F.
Location Rouen-Les-Essarts, Rouen, France
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 6.542 km (4.066 mi)
Distance 57 laps, 372.894 km (231.755 mi)
Weather Dry
Pole position
Driver
Lotus-Climax
Time 2:09.6
Fastest lap
Driver Jack Brabham Brabham-Climax
Time 2:11.4 on lap 44[1]
Podium
First
Brabham-Climax
Second
BRM
Third
Brabham-Climax

The 57-lap race was won by Dan Gurney, driving a works Brabham-Climax, after starting from second position. Graham Hill finished second in a BRM, having started sixth, with Jack Brabham third in the other works Brabham-Climax.[1]

Classification

Qualifying
Pos No Driver Constructor Time
12 Jim ClarkLotus-Climax2:09.6
222 Dan GurneyBrabham-Climax2:10.1
324 John SurteesFerrari2:11.1
44 Peter ArundellLotus-Climax2:11.6
520 Jack BrabhamBrabham-Climax2:11.8
68 Graham HillBRM2:12.1
712 Bruce McLarenCooper-Climax2:12.4
826 Lorenzo BandiniFerrari2:12.8
910 Richie GintherBRM2:13.9
1014 Phil HillCooper-Climax2:14.5
1116 Innes IrelandBRP-BRM2:14.8
1218 Trevor TaylorBRP-BRM2:14.9
1336 Mike HailwoodLotus-BRM2:16.2
1434 Chris AmonLotus-BRM2:16.4
1532 Bob AndersonBrabham-Climax2:16.9
1636 Peter RevsonLotus-BRM2:18.5
1728 Maurice TrintignantBRM2:21.5
1830 Jo SiffertBrabham-BRM2:23.6

Race
Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 22 Dan Gurney Brabham-Climax 57 2:07:49.1 2 9
2 8 Graham Hill BRM 57 + 24.1 6 6
3 20 Jack Brabham Brabham-Climax 57 + 24.9 5 4
4 4 Peter Arundell Lotus-Climax 57 + 1:10.6 4 3
5 10 Richie Ginther BRM 57 + 2:12.1 9 2
6 12 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 56 + 1 Lap 7 1
7 14 Phil Hill Cooper-Climax 56 + 1 Lap 10
8 36 Mike Hailwood Lotus-BRM 56 + 1 Lap 13
9 26 Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari 55 + 2 Laps 8
10 34 Chris Amon Lotus-BRM 53 + 4 Laps 14
11 28 Maurice Trintignant BRM 52 + 5 Laps 16
12 32 Bob Anderson Brabham-Climax 50 + 7 Laps 15
Ret 16 Innes Ireland BRP-BRM 32 Accident 11
Ret 2 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 31 Engine 1
Ret 24 John Surtees Ferrari 6 Engine 3
Ret 18 Trevor Taylor BRP-BRM 6 Brakes/Accident 12
Ret 30 Jo Siffert Brabham-BRM 4 Clutch 17
DNS 36 Peter Revson Lotus-BRM Car raced by Hailwood
Source:[3]

Championship standings after the race
  • Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References
  1. Grant, Gregor (3 July 1964). "Dan's day at Rouen". Autosport. Vol. 29 no. 1. pp. 20–23.
  2. "Motor Racing Programme Covers: 1964". The Programme Covers Project. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  3. "1964 French Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 25 January 2008. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  4. "France 1964 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
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