1964 French Grand Prix
| 1964 French Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 28 June 1964 | ||
| 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 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 |  Jim Clark |
Lotus-Climax | 2:09.6 |
| 2 | 22 |  Dan Gurney |
Brabham-Climax | 2:10.1 |
| 3 | 24 | John Surtees |
Ferrari | 2:11.1 |
| 4 | 4 | Peter Arundell |
Lotus-Climax | 2:11.6 |
| 5 | 20 | Jack Brabham |
Brabham-Climax | 2:11.8 |
| 6 | 8 | Graham Hill |
BRM | 2:12.1 |
| 7 | 12 |  Bruce McLaren |
Cooper-Climax | 2:12.4 |
| 8 | 26 |  Lorenzo Bandini |
Ferrari | 2:12.8 |
| 9 | 10 | Richie Ginther |
BRM | 2:13.9 |
| 10 | 14 | Phil Hill |
Cooper-Climax | 2:14.5 |
| 11 | 16 | Innes Ireland |
BRP-BRM | 2:14.8 |
| 12 | 18 | Trevor Taylor |
BRP-BRM | 2:14.9 |
| 13 | 36 | Mike Hailwood |
Lotus-BRM | 2:16.2 |
| 14 | 34 | Chris Amon |
Lotus-BRM | 2:16.4 |
| 15 | 32 | Bob Anderson |
Brabham-Climax | 2:16.9 |
| 16 | 36 | Peter Revson |
Lotus-BRM | 2:18.5 |
| 17 | 28 |  Maurice Trintignant |
BRM | 2:21.5 |
| 18 | 30 |  Jo Siffert |
Brabham-BRM | 2:23.6 |
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]
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Championship standings after the race
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- Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- ^ a b Grant, Gregor (3 July 1964). "Dan's day at Rouen". Autosport. Vol. 29, no. 1. pp. 20–23.
- ^ "Motor Racing Programme Covers: 1964". The Programme Covers Project. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ "1964 French Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 25 January 2008. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ^ a b "France 1964 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
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