1964 French Grand Prix Explained

Type:F1
Country:France
Grand Prix:French
Year:1964
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 Laps:57
Distance Length:372.894 km (231.755 mi)
Weather:Dry
Pole Driver:Jim Clark
Pole Country:GBR
Pole Team:Lotus-Climax
Pole Time:2:09.6
Fast Driver:Jack Brabham
Fast Country:AUS
Fast Team:Brabham-Climax
Fast Time:2:11.4
Fast Lap:44[1]
First Driver:Dan Gurney
First Country:USA
First Team:Brabham-Climax
Second Driver:Graham Hill
Second Country:GBR
Second Team:BRM
Third Driver:Jack Brabham
Third Country:AUS
Third Team:Brabham-Climax

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.

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! rowspan="2"
NoDriverConstructorGap
Q1Q2
1 2 2:09.62:10.8
2 22 2:10.12:10.5+0.5
3 24 No time2:11.1+1.5
4 4 2:11.62:12.1+2.0
5 20 2:12.32:11.8+2.2
6 8 2:12.12:12.9+2.5
7 12 2:13.92:12.4+2.8
8 26 No time2:12.8+3.2
9 10 2:14.62:13.9+4.3
10 14 2:14.52:15.4+4.9
11 16 2:15.32:14.8+5.2
12 182:16.32:14.9+5.3
13 36 2:16.2+6.6
14 34 2:24.32:16.4+6.8
15 32 2:17.42:16.9+7.3
16 36 2:18.5+8.9
17 28 2:26.32:21.5+11.9
18 30 2:23.6No time+14.0

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
122 Dan GurneyBrabham-Climax572:07:49.129
28 Graham HillBRM57+ 24.166
320 Jack BrabhamBrabham-Climax57+ 24.954
44 Peter ArundellLotus-Climax57+ 1:10.643
510 Richie GintherBRM57+ 2:12.192
612 Bruce McLarenCooper-Climax56+ 1 Lap71
714 Phil HillCooper-Climax56+ 1 Lap10
836 Mike HailwoodLotus-BRM56+ 1 Lap13
926 Lorenzo BandiniFerrari55+ 2 Laps8
1034 Chris AmonLotus-BRM53+ 4 Laps14
1128 Maurice TrintignantBRM52+ 5 Laps16
1232 Bob AndersonBrabham-Climax50+ 7 Laps15
Ret16 Innes IrelandBRP-BRM32Accident11
Ret2 Jim ClarkLotus-Climax31Engine1
Ret24 John SurteesFerrari6Engine3
Ret18 Trevor TaylorBRP-BRM6Brakes/Accident12
Ret30 Jo SiffertBrabham-BRM4Clutch17
DNS36 Peter RevsonLotus-BRMCar raced by Hailwood

Notes

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
PosDriverPoints
1 Jim Clark21
2 Graham Hill20
3 Richie Ginther11
4 Peter Arundell11
75 Dan Gurney10
Source: [3]
Constructors' Championship standings
PosConstructorPoints
1 Lotus-Climax25
2 BRM21
23 Brabham-Climax14
14 Cooper-Climax9
15 Ferrari6
Source:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Grant . Gregor . 3 July 1964 . Dan's day at Rouen . . 29 . 1 . 20–23.
  2. Web site: Motor Racing Programme Covers: 1964 . The Programme Covers Project . 20 October 2017.
  3. Web site: France 1964 - Championship • STATS F1. www.statsf1.com. 15 March 2019.