1964 Dutch Grand Prix Explained

Type:	F1
Country:	Netherlands
Grand Prix:	Dutch
Year:	1964
Official Name:	XII Grote Prijs van Nederland
Location:	Circuit Park Zandvoort Zandvoort, Netherlands
Course:	Permanent racing facility
Course Length:	4.193 km (2.605 mi)
Distance Laps:	80
Distance Length:	335.440 km (208.433 mi)
Weather:	Dry
Pole Driver:	Dan Gurney
Pole Country:	USA
Pole Team:	Brabham-Climax
Pole Time:	1:31.2
Fast Driver:	Jim Clark
Fast Country:	GBR
Fast Team:	Lotus-Climax
Fast Time:	1:32.8
Fast Lap:	6
First Driver:	Jim Clark
First Country:	UK
First Team:	Lotus-Climax
Second Driver:	John Surtees
Second Country:	GBR
Second Team:	Ferrari
Third Driver:	Peter Arundell
Third Country:	UK
Third Team:	Lotus-Climax

The 1964 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Zandvoort on 24 May 1964. It was race 2 of 10 in both the 1964 World Championship of Drivers and the 1964 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 80-lap race was won by Lotus driver Jim Clark after he started from second position. John Surtees finished second for the Ferrari team and Clark's teammate Peter Arundell came in third.

Classification

Pos! rowspan="2"
Q1	Driver	Constructor	Q2	Q3		Gap
No	Driver	Constructor				Gap
1	16	Dan Gurney	Brabham-Climax	1:31.2	1:32.3	1:33.0	—
2	18	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	1:31.6	1:31.3	1:32.6	+0.1
3	6	Graham Hill	BRM	1:32.4	1:31.4	1:32.2	+0.2
4	2	John Surtees	Ferrari	1:33.8	1:32.8	1:33.0	+1.6
5	24	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	1:36.6	1:35.6	1:33.3	+2.1
6	20	Peter Arundell	Lotus-Climax	1:35.5	1:33.5	1:34.0	+2.3
7	14	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Climax	1:33.8	No time	No time	+2.6
8	8	Richie Ginther	BRM	1:34.6	1:34.0	1:34.0	+2.8
9	22	Phil Hill	Cooper-Climax	1:37.1	1:34.8	1:34.9	+3.6
10	4	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari	1:36.6	1:35.4	1:35.0	+3.8
11	34	Bob Anderson	Brabham-Climax	1:38.2	1:36.8	1:35.4	+4.2
12	26	Jo Bonnier	Brabham-BRM	1:37.1	1:38.2	1:35.4	+4.2
13	10	Chris Amon	Lotus-BRM	1:35.9	1:35.9	1:35.9	+4.7
14	12	Mike Hailwood	Lotus-BRM	1:36.1	1:37.6	No time	+4.9
15	30	Tony Maggs	BRM	1:41.7	1:37.6	1:37.0	+5.8
16	32	Giancarlo Baghetti	BRM	1:38.3	1:39.2	1:38.0	+6.8
17	28	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche	No time	1:39.9	No time	+8.7
18	36	Jo Siffert	Brabham-BRM	No time	No time	1:44.0	+12.8
Source:^[1]

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	18	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	80	2:07:35.4	2	9
2	2	John Surtees	Ferrari	80	+ 53.6	4	6
3	20	Peter Arundell	Lotus-Climax	79	+ 1 lap	6	4
4	6	Graham Hill	BRM	79	+ 1 lap	3	3
5	10	Chris Amon	Lotus-BRM	79	+ 1 lap	13	2
6	34	Bob Anderson	Brabham-Climax	78	+ 2 laps	11	1
7	24	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	78	+ 2 laps	5
8	22	Phil Hill	Cooper-Climax	76	+ 4 laps	9
9	26	Jo Bonnier	Brabham-BRM	76	+ 4 laps	12
10	32	Giancarlo Baghetti	BRM	74	+ 6 laps	16
11	8	Richie Ginther	BRM	64	+ 16 laps	8
12	12	Mike Hailwood	Lotus-BRM	57	Differential	14
13	36	Jo Siffert	Brabham-BRM	55	+ 25 laps	18
Ret	14	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Climax	44	Ignition	7
Ret	16	Dan Gurney	Brabham-Climax	23	Steering	1
Ret	4	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari	20	Ignition	10
Ret	28	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche	8	Engine	17
DNS	30	Tony Maggs	BRM		Practice accident	(15)

This was the 100th Formula One World Championship race for an American driver. In those 100 races, Americans had won 15 races, had achieved 76 podiums, 19 pole positions, 20 fastest laps and 1 World Championship.
This race marked the first pole position for the Brabham team.

Web site: 1964 Dutch GP Qualification. www.chicanef1.com. 12 August 2020.
Web site: Netherlands 1964 - Championship • STATS F1. www.statsf1.com. 15 March 2019.