1964 British Grand Prix

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.

1964 British Grand Prix
Race details
Date	11 July 1964 (1964-07-11)
Official name	XVII RAC British Grand Prix
Location	Brands Hatch Kent, England
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.265 km (2.651 mi)
Distance	80 laps, 341.200 km (212.057 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 on lap 73
Podium
First	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax
Second	Graham Hill	BRM
Third	John Surtees	Ferrari
Lap leaders

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Qualifying times		Gap
				Q1	Q2
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
Ret	16	Jo Bonnier	Brabham-BRM	46	Brakes	9
Ret	24	Peter Revson	Lotus-BRM	43	Differential	22
Ret	23	Ian Raby	Brabham-BRM	37	Rear axle	17
Ret	17	Tony Maggs	BRM	37	Gearbox	23
Ret	12	Trevor Taylor	Lotus-BRM	23	Unwell	18
Ret	14	Mike Hailwood	Lotus-BRM	16	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
DNS	21	Richard Attwood	BRM		Withdrawn
DNQ	25	Maurice Trintignant	BRM
Source:

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	4=	Jack Brabham	11
Source:

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	10
Source:

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

External links

• 1964 British Grand Prix at statsf1.com
• 1964 British Grand Prix at grandprix.com