1964 French Grand Prix

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.

1964 French Grand Prix
Race details
Date 28 June 1964 (1964-06-28)
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 Australia Jack Brabham Brabham-Climax
Time 2:11.4 on lap 44[1]
Podium
First
Brabham-Climax
Second
BRM
Third
Brabham-Climax
Lap leaders

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 Qualifying times Gap
Q1 Q2
1 2 United Kingdom Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 2:09.6 2:10.8 —
2 22 United States Dan Gurney Brabham-Climax 2:10.1 2:10.5 +0.5
3 24 United Kingdom John Surtees Ferrari No time 2:11.1 +1.5
4 4 United Kingdom Peter Arundell Lotus-Climax 2:11.6 2:12.1 +2.0
5 20 Australia Jack Brabham Brabham-Climax 2:12.3 2:11.8 +2.2
6 8 United Kingdom Graham Hill BRM 2:12.1 2:12.9 +2.5
7 12 New Zealand Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 2:13.9 2:12.4 +2.8
8 26 Italy Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari No time 2:12.8 +3.2
9 10 United States Richie Ginther BRM2:14.6 2:13.9 +4.3
10 14 United States Phil Hill Cooper-Climax 2:14.5 2:15.4 +4.9
11 16 United Kingdom Innes Ireland BRP-BRM 2:15.3 2:14.8 +5.2
12 18 United Kingdom Trevor Taylor BRP-BRM 2:16.3 2:14.9 +5.3
13 36 United Kingdom Mike Hailwood Lotus-BRM — 2:16.2 +6.6
14 34 New Zealand Chris Amon Lotus-BRM 2:24.3 2:16.4 +6.8
15 32 United Kingdom Bob Anderson Brabham-Climax 2:17.4 2:16.9 +7.3
16 36 United States Peter Revson Lotus-BRM 2:18.5 — +8.9
17 28 France Maurice Trintignant BRM 2:26.3 2:21.5 +11.9
18 30 Switzerland Jo Siffert Brabham-BRM 2:23.6 No time +14.0

Race
Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 22 United States Dan Gurney Brabham-Climax 57 2:07:49.1 2 9
2 8 United Kingdom Graham Hill BRM 57 + 24.1 6 6
3 20 Australia Jack Brabham Brabham-Climax 57 + 24.9 5 4
4 4 United Kingdom Peter Arundell Lotus-Climax 57 + 1:10.6 4 3
5 10 United States Richie Ginther BRM 57 + 2:12.1 9 2
6 12 New Zealand Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 56 + 1 Lap 7 1
7 14 United States Phil Hill Cooper-Climax 56 + 1 Lap 10
8 36 United Kingdom Mike Hailwood Lotus-BRM 56 + 1 Lap 13
9 26 Italy Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari 55 + 2 Laps 8
10 34 New Zealand Chris Amon Lotus-BRM 53 + 4 Laps 14
11 28 France Maurice Trintignant BRM 52 + 5 Laps 16
12 32 United Kingdom Bob Anderson Brabham-Climax 50 + 7 Laps 15
Ret 16 United Kingdom Innes Ireland BRP-BRM 32 Accident 11
Ret 2 United Kingdom Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 31 Engine 1
Ret 24 United Kingdom John Surtees Ferrari 6 Engine 3
Ret 18 United Kingdom Trevor Taylor BRP-BRM 6 Brakes/Accident 12
Ret 30 Switzerland Jo Siffert Brabham-BRM 4 Clutch 17
DNS 36 United States Peter Revson Lotus-BRM Car raced by Hailwood
Source:[3]

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

References
  1. Grant, Gregor (3 July 1964). "Dan's day at Rouen". Autosport. Vol. 29, no. 1. pp. 20–23.
  2. "Motor Racing Programme Covers: 1964". The Programme Covers Project. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  3. "1964 French Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 25 January 2008. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  4. "France 1964 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
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