The 1964 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Brands Hatch on 11 July 1964. The event was also designated as the European Grand Prix. It was race 5 of 10 in both the 1964 World Championship of Drivers and the 1964 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The first of twelve British Grands Prix to be held at the southern England circuit, it would alternate with Silverstone until 1987. The race was won by Jim Clark driving a Lotus 25.
Classification Qualifying +PosNoDriverConstructorGapQ1Q2 1 1 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 1:38.8 1:38.1— 2 3 Graham Hill BRM 1:39.0 1:38.3 +0.2 3 6 Dan Gurney Brabham-Climax 1:38.4 1:38.4 +0.3 4 5 Jack Brabham Brabham-Climax 1:38.8 1:38.5 +0.4 5 7 John Surtees Ferrari 1:39.0 1:38.7 +0.6 6 9 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 1:39.6 1:39.8 +1.5 7 19 Bob Anderson Brabham-Climax 1:42.8 1:39.8 +1.7 8 8 Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari No time 1:40.2 +2.1 9 16 Jo Bonnier Brabham-BRM 1:43.4 1:40.2 +2.1 10 11 Innes Ireland BRP-BRM 1:42.2 1:40.8 +2.7 11 15 Chris Amon Lotus-BRM 1:42.4 1:41.2 +3.1 12 14 Mike Hailwood Lotus-BRM 1:41.4 1:42.4 +3.3 13 2 Mike Spence Lotus-Climax 1:42.0 1:41.4 +3.3 14 4 Richie Ginther BRM 1:42.2 1:41.6 +3.5 15 10 Phil Hill Cooper-Climax 1:57.8 1:42.6 +4.5 16 20 Jo Siffert Brabham-BRM 1:43.2 1:42.8 +4.7 17 23 Ian Raby Brabham-BRM 1:43.4 1:42.8 +4.7 18 12 Trevor Taylor Lotus-BRM 1:42.8 1:42.8 +4.7 19 26 Frank Gardner Brabham-Ford No time 1:43.0 +4.9 20 22 John Taylor Cooper-Ford 1:44.0 1:43.2 +5.1 21 18 Giancarlo Baghetti BRM 1:44.2 1:43.4 +5.3 22 24 Peter Revson Lotus-BRM 1:48.4 1:43.4 +5.3 23 17 Tony Maggs BRM 1:45.0 1:45.4 +6.9 24 21 Richard Attwood BRM No time 1:45.2 +7.1 25 25 Maurice Trintignant BRM 1:54.4 No time +16.3
Race 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-Ford 56 + 24 laps 20 16 Jo Bonnier Brabham-BRM 46 Brakes 9 24 Peter Revson Lotus-BRM 43 Differential 22 23 Ian Raby Brabham-BRM 37 Rear axle 17 17 Tony Maggs BRM 37 Gearbox 23 12 Trevor Taylor Lotus-BRM 23 Unwell 18 14 Mike Hailwood Lotus-BRM 16 Oil pipe 12 15 Chris Amon Lotus-BRM 9 Clutch 11 9 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 7 Gearbox 6 26 Frank Gardner Brabham-Ford 0 Accident 19 21 Richard Attwood BRM Withdrawn 25 Maurice Trintignant BRM
Notes
This was the Formula One World Championship debut race for British drivers Richard Attwood, John Taylor and Australian driver Frank Gardner. This was Jim Clark's third British Grand Prix win, breaking the record of two British Grand Prix wins set by Alberto Ascari at the 1953 British Grand Prix.
Championship standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings PosDriverPoints 1 Jim Clark 30 2 Graham Hill 26 3 Richie Ginther 11 4= Peter Arundell 11 1 4= Jack Brabham 11Source:
Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Lotus-Climax 34 2 BRM 27 3 Brabham-Climax 17 1 4= Ferrari 10 1 4= Cooper-Climax 10Source:
Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
External links 1964 British Grand Prix at statsf1.com 1964 British Grand Prix at grandprix.com