1964 Formula One season

The 1964 Formula One season was the 15th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It included the 1964 World Championship of Drivers ^[1] and the 1964 International Cup for F1 Manufacturers,^[2] which were contested concurrently over a series which commenced on May 10 and ended on October 25 after ten races. The season also included eight non-championship races for Formula One cars.

Season summary

John Surtees (Ferrari 158) won the 1964 World Championship of Drivers.

The World Championship of Drivers, fiercely contested by Jim Clark, John Surtees and Graham Hill, was decided at the Mexican Grand Prix when Hill was delayed after a collision with Lorenzo Bandini's Ferrari. Clark was forced to stop with an oil leak on the last lap, and Ferrari signalled Bandini to let Surtees through into the second place which gave him the championship by one point from Hill. Honda made a low-key debut in grand prix racing with the American driver Ronnie Bucknum, and Maurice Trintignant retired at the age of 47 after one of the longest world championship careers. Ferrari won the International Cup for F1 Manufacturers.^[3]

Season review

The following races counted towards the 1964 World Championship of Drivers and the International Cup for F1 Manufacturers.

Rnd	Race	Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Constructor	Tyre	Report
1	Monaco Grand Prix	Monaco	May 10	Jim Clark	Graham Hill	Graham Hill	BRM	D	Report
2	Dutch Grand Prix	Zandvoort	May 24	Dan Gurney	Jim Clark	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	D	Report
3	Belgian Grand Prix	Spa-Francorchamps	June 14	Dan Gurney	Dan Gurney	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	D	Report
4	French Grand Prix	Rouen-Les-Essarts	June 28	Jim Clark	Jack Brabham	Dan Gurney	Brabham-Climax	D	Report
5	British Grand Prix	Brands Hatch	July 11	Jim Clark	Jim Clark	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	D	Report
6	German Grand Prix	Nürburgring	August 2	John Surtees	John Surtees	John Surtees	Ferrari	D	Report
7	Austrian Grand Prix	Zeltweg	August 23	Graham Hill	Dan Gurney	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari	D	Report
8	Italian Grand Prix	Monza	September 6	John Surtees	John Surtees	John Surtees	Ferrari	D	Report
9	United States Grand Prix	Watkins Glen	October 4	Jim Clark	Jim Clark	Graham Hill	BRM	D	Report
10	Mexican Grand Prix	Hermanos Rodriguez	October 25	Jim Clark	Jim Clark	Dan Gurney	Brabham-Climax	D	Report

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers competed in the 1964 FIA World Championship.

Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Driver	Rounds
Revson Racing	Lotus	24	BRM P56 1.5 V8	D	Peter Revson	1, 6, 8
Bernard Collomb	Lotus	24	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	D	Bernard Collomb	1
Maurice Trintignant	BRM	P57	BRM P56 1.5 V8	D	Maurice Trintignant	1, 4–6, 8
Brabham Racing Organisation	Brabham	BT7 BT11	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	D	Jack Brabham	All
					Dan Gurney	All
Owen Racing Organisation	BRM	P261 P67	BRM P60 1.5 V8	D	Richie Ginther	All
					Graham Hill	All
					Dickie Attwood	5
Cooper Car Company	Cooper	T73 T66	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	D	Phil Hill	1–7, 9–10
					Bruce McLaren	All
Team Lotus	Lotus	25 33	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	D	Peter Arundell	1–4
					Jim Clark	All
					Mike Spence	5–10
					Gerhard Mitter	6
					Walt Hansgen	9
					Moisés Solana	10
British Racing Partnership	Lotus BRP	24 Mk 1	BRM P56 1.5 V8	D	Innes Ireland	1, 3–5, 7–10
					Trevor Taylor	1, 3–5, 7–10
DW Racing Enterprises	Brabham	BT11	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	D	Bob Anderson	1–8
Reg Parnell Racing	Lotus	25 24	BRM P56 1.5 V8	D	Chris Amon	1–7, 9–10
					Mike Hailwood	1–2, 4–10
					Peter Revson	3–5
R.R.C. Walker Racing Team	Cooper Brabham	T66 BT11 BT7	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 BRM P56 1.5 V8	D	Jo Bonnier	1–3, 5–10
					Edgar Barth	6
					Geki	8
					Jo Siffert	9–10
					Hap Sharp	9–10
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC North American Racing Team	Ferrari	156 158 1512	Ferrari 178 1.5 V6 Ferrari 205B 1.5 V8 Ferrari 207 1.5 F12	D	Lorenzo Bandini	All
					John Surtees	All
					Ludovico Scarfiotti	8
					Pedro Rodríguez	10
Siffert Racing Team	Lotus Brabham	24 BT11	BRM P56 1.5 V8	D	Jo Siffert	1–8
Ecurie Maarsbergen	Porsche	718	Porsche 547/6 1.5 F4	D	Carel Godin de Beaufort	2, 6
Scuderia Centro Sud	BRM	P57	BRM P56 1.5 V8	D	Tony Maggs	2–3, 5–7
					Giancarlo Baghetti	2–3, 5–8
Equipe Scirocco Belge	Scirocco	SP	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	D	André Pilette	3, 6
Bob Gerard Racing	Cooper	T73	Ford 109E 1.5 L4	D	John Taylor	5
Ian Raby Racing	Brabham	BT3	BRM P56 1.5 V8	D	Ian Raby	5, 8
John Willment Automobiles	Brabham	BT10	Ford 109E 1.5 L4	D	Frank Gardner	5
Honda R & D Company	Honda	RA271	Honda RA271E 1.5 V12	D	Ronnie Bucknum	6, 8–9
Derrington-Francis Racing Team	Derrington-Francis	DF	ATS 100 1.5 V8	G	Mário de Araújo Cabral	8
Fabre Urbain	Cooper	T60	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	D	Jean-Claude Rudaz	8

1964 World Championship of Drivers final standings

Pos. Driver MON NED BEL FRA GBR GER AUT ITA USA MEX Pts. 1 John Surtees Ret 2 Ret Ret 3 1 Ret 1 2 2 40 2 Graham Hill 1 4 (5) 2 2 2 Ret Ret 1 11 39 (41) 3 Jim Clark 4 1 1 Ret 1 Ret Ret Ret 7 5 32 4 Lorenzo Bandini 10 Ret Ret 9 5 3 1 3 Ret 3 23 5 Richie Ginther 2 11 4 5 8 7 2 4 4 8 23 6 Dan Gurney Ret Ret 6 1 13 10 Ret 10 Ret 1 19 7 Bruce McLaren Ret 7 2 6 Ret Ret Ret 2 Ret 7 13 8 Jack Brabham Ret Ret 3 3 4 12 9 14 Ret 15 11 = Peter Arundell 3 3 9 4 11 10 Jo Siffert 8 13 Ret Ret 11 4 Ret 7 3 17 7 11 Bob Anderson 7 6 DNS 12 7 Ret 3 11 5 12 Mike Spence 9 8 Ret 6 Ret 4 4 = Tony Maggs Ret DNS Ret 6 4 4 14 Innes Ireland 10 Ret 10 5 5 Ret 12 4 15 Jo Bonnier 5 9 Ret Ret Ret 6 12 Ret 18 3 16 Chris Amon DNQ 5 Ret 10 Ret 11 Ret Ret 14 2 = Maurice Trintignant Ret 11 DNQ 5 Ret 2 18 Walt Hansgen 5 2 19 Phil Hill 9 8 Ret 7 6 Ret Ret Ret 9 1 = Trevor Taylor Ret 7 Ret Ret Ret DNQ 6 19 1 = Mike Hailwood 6 12 8 Ret Ret 8 Ret 8 16 1 = Pedro Rodriguez 6 1 — Giancarlo Baghetti 10 8 12 Ret 7 8 0 — Gerhard Mitter 9 0 — Ludovico Scarfiotti 9 0 — Moisés Solana 10 0 — Peter Revson DNQ DSQ DNS Ret 14 13 0 — Ronnie Bucknum 13 Ret Ret 0 — Hap Sharp NC 13 0 — John Taylor 14 0 — Carel Godin de Beaufort Ret DNS 0 — André Pilette Ret DNQ 0 — Ian Raby Ret DNQ 0 — Frank Gardner Ret 0 — Edgar Barth Ret 0 — Jochen Rindt Ret 0 — Mario de Araujo Cabral Ret 0 — Jean-Claude Rudaz DNS 0 — Bernard Collomb DNQ 0 — John Love DNQ 0 — Geki DNQ 0 Pos. Driver MON NED BEL FRA GBR GER AUT ITA USA MEX Pts.

Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Race cancelled (C) Light blue Practiced only (PO) Friday test driver (TD) (from 2003 onwards) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Excluded (EX) Did not arrive (DNA) Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

• Championship points were awarded on a 9–6–4–3–2–1 basis for the first six positions in each race.
• Only the best 6 results counted toward the championship. Hill scored 41 points during the year, but only 39 points were counted toward the championship. Surtees scored 40 points, all of which counted toward the championship. Thus, Surtees became the World Champion, although he did not score the most points over the course of the year.

1964 International Cup for F1 Manufacturers – final standings

Pos.	Manufacturer	MON	NED	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	ITA	USA	MEX	Pts.
1	Ferrari	10	2	Ret	9	(3)	1	1	1	2	2	45 (49)
2	BRM	1	(4)	(4)	2	2	2	2	(4)	1	8	42 (51)
3	Lotus-Climax	3	1	1	4	1	8	Ret	(6)	(5)	4	37 (40)
4	Brabham-Climax	7	6	3	1	4	10	3	10	Ret	1	30
5	Cooper-Climax	5	7	2	6	6	Ret	Ret	2	Ret	7	16
6	Brabham-BRM		9		Ret	11	4	Ret	7	3	13	7
7	BRP-BRM	Ret		7	Ret	10		5	5	6	12	5
8	Lotus-BRM	6	5	Ret	8	Ret	11	8	13	8	Ret	3
—	Honda						13		Ret	Ret		0
—	Scirocco-Climax	WD		Ret			DNQ					0
—	Porsche		Ret				DNS					0
—	Brabham-Ford					Ret						0
—	Derrington-Francis-ATS									Ret		0
Pos.	Manufacturer	MON	NED	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	ITA	USA	MEX	Pts.

• Points were awarded on a 9–6–4–3–2–1 basis for the first six positions at each round with only the best six round results retained. Only the best placed car from each manufacturer at each round was eligible to score points.

Non-Championship race results

Eight other races which did not count towards the World Championship of Drivers and the International Cup for F1 Manufacturers were held for Formula One cars during the season.

Race Name	Circuit	Date	Winning driver	Constructor	Report
II Daily Mirror Trophy	Snetterton	March 14	Innes Ireland	BRP-BRM	Report
I News of the World Trophy	Goodwood	March 30	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	Report
XIII Syracuse Grand Prix	Syracuse	April 12	John Surtees	Ferrari	Report
IX Aintree 200	Aintree	April 18	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Climax	Report
XVI BRDC International Trophy	Silverstone	May 2	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Climax	Report
XIV Solitude Grand Prix	Solitudering	July 19	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	Report
III Mediterranean Grand Prix	Pergusa	August 16	Jo Siffert	Brabham-BRM	Report
VII Rand Grand Prix	Kyalami	December 12	Graham Hill	Brabham-BRM	Report

References

1. ^ 1974 FIA Yearbook, grey section, page 118
2. ^ 1974 FIA Yearbook, grey section, page 120
3. ^ 1974 FIA Yearbook, grey section, pages 120–121