1964 British Grand Prix

  1964 British Grand Prix

Race details
Race 5 of 10 in the 1964 Formula One season
Date	July 11, 1964
Official name	XVII RAC British Grand Prix
Location	Brands Hatch Kent, England
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.26 km (2.65 mi)
Distance	80 laps, 341.18 km (212.00 mi)
Weather	Warm, dry
Pole position
Driver	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax
Time	1:38.1
Fastest lap
Driver	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax
Time	1:38.8
Podium
First	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax
Second	Graham Hill	BRM
Third	John Surtees	Ferrari

The 1964 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Brands Hatch on July 11, 1964. The event was also designated as the European Grand Prix. The race was won by Jim Clark driving a Lotus 25.

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	80	2:15:07.0	1	9
2	3	Graham Hill	BRM	80	+ 2.8	2	6
3	7	John Surtees	Ferrari	80	+ 1:20.6	5	4
4	5	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Climax	79	+ 1 lap	4	3
5	8	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari	78	+ 2 laps	8	2
6	10	Phil Hill	Cooper-Climax	78	+ 2 laps	15	1
7	19	Bob Anderson	Brabham-Climax	78	+ 2 laps	7
8	4	Richie Ginther	BRM	77	+ 3 laps	14
9	2	Mike Spence	Lotus-Climax	77	+ 3 laps	13
10	11	Innes Ireland	BRP-BRM	77	+ 3 laps	10
11	20	Jo Siffert	Brabham-BRM	76	+ 4 laps	16
12	18	Giancarlo Baghetti	BRM	76	+ 4 laps	21
13	6	Dan Gurney	Brabham-Climax	75	+ 5 laps	3
14	22	John Taylor	Cooper-Climax	56	+ 24 laps	20
Ret	16	Jo Bonnier	Brabham-BRM	45	Brakes	9
Ret	24	Peter Revson	Lotus-BRM	43	Differential	22
Ret	17	Tony Maggs	BRM	38	Gearbox	17
Ret	23	Ian Raby	Brabham-BRM	37	Accident	23
Ret	12	Trevor Taylor	Lotus-BRM	23	Unwell	18
Ret	14	Mike Hailwood	Lotus-BRM	17	Oil Pipe	12
Ret	15	Chris Amon	Lotus-BRM	9	clutch	11
Ret	9	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	7	Gearbox	6
Ret	26	Frank Gardner	Brabham-Ford	0	Accident	19
DNQ	25	Maurice Trintignant	BRM			25
DNS	21	Richard Attwood	BRM		Withdrawn	24

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Jim Clark 30 2 Graham Hill 26 3 Richie Ginther 11 4 Peter Arundell 11 1 5 Jack Brabham 11

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Lotus-Climax 34 2 BRM 27 3 Brabham-Climax 17 1 4 Ferrari 10 1 5 Cooper-Climax 10

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

References

• "The Official Formula 1 website". Archived from the original on 25 January 2008. http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1964/602/. Retrieved 2008-01-15.