1964 in motorsport explained

The following is an overview of the events of 1964 in motorsport including the major racing events, motorsport venues that were opened and closed during a year, championships and non-championship events that were established and disestablished in a year, and births and deaths of racing drivers and other motorsport people.

Annual events

The calendar includes only annual major non-championship events or annual events that had own significance separate from the championship. For the dates of the championship events see related season articles.

Date	Event	Ref
16 February	Daytona 2000 km	^[1]
23 February	6th Daytona 500	^[2]
26 April	48th Targa Florio	^[3]
10 May	22nd Monaco Grand Prix	^[4]
30 May	48th Indianapolis 500	^[5]
8–12 June	46th Isle of Man TT	^[6]
20–21 June	32nd 24 Hours of Le Mans	^[7]
25–26 July	16th 24 Hours of Spa	^[8]
4 October	5th Armstrong 500	^[9]
15 November	11th Macau Grand Prix	^[10]

Births

Date	Month	Name	Nationality	Occupation	Note	Ref
1	June	Davy Jones	American	Racing driver	24 Hours of Le Mans winner .	^[11]
11			French	Racing driver	1995 Canadian Grand Prix winner.	^[12]
19		Kevin Schwantz	American	Motorcycle racer	500cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing World champion .	^[13]
25		Johnny Herbert	British	Racing driver	24 Hours of Le Mans winner . Le Mans Series champion (2004).	^[14]
26		Tommi Mäkinen	Finnish	Rally driver	World Rally champion (-).	^[15]
13	July	Rinaldo Capello	Italian	Racing driver	24 Hours of Le Mans winner (-,).	^[16]
2	August	Frank Biela	German	Racing driver	24 Hours of Le Mans winner (-, -).	^[17]
22	September	Paul Bonhomme	British	Air racer	Red Bull Air World Race champion (2009-2010, 2015).	^[18]
28	October	Scott Russell	American	Motorcycle racer	Superbike World champion .	^[19]

Deaths

Date	Month	Name	Age	Nationality	Occupation	Note	Ref
7	January	Reg Parnell	52	British	Racing driver	1951 BRDC International Trophy winner.	^[20]
19		Joe Weatherly	41	American	Racing driver	NASCAR Grand National champion (1962, 1963)	^[21]
30	May	Eddie Sachs	37	American	Racing driver	2 time Indianapolis 500 polesitter (1960, 1961)	^[22] ^[23] ^[24]
		Dave MacDonald	27	American	Racing driver	52 Road Racing victories	^[25] ^[26] ^[27]
2	July	Fireball Roberts	35	American	Racing driver	1962 Daytona 500 winner	^[28]
26		Earl Howe	80	British	Racing driver	24 Hours of Le Mans winner .	^[29]

See also

• List of 1964 motorsport champions

Notes and References

1. Web site: Daytona 2000 km 1964 - Racing Sports Cars. racingsportscars.com. 16 April 2017.
2. Web site: 1964 Daytona 500. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 16 April 2017.
3. Web site: 48^ TARGA FLORIO. targaflorio.info. 16 April 2017.
4. Web site: 1964 Grand Prix of Monaco. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 15 April 2017.
5. Web site: 1964 Indianapolis 500. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 15 April 2017.
6. Web site: TT 1964. iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. 15 April 2017.
7. Web site: Le Mans Register - 1964. formula2.net. 16 April 2017.
8. Web site: Spa 24 Hours 1964 - Racing Sports Cars. racingsportscars.com. 16 April 2017.
9. Web site: 1964 Bathurst 1000. Unique Cars & Parts. 22 April 2017.
10. Web site: 1964 Macau Grand Prix. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 22 April 2017.
11. Web site: Davy Jones. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 17 April 2018.
12. Web site: Jean Alesi. en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. 16 April 2018.
13. Web site: Kevin Schwantz. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 18 April 2018.
14. Web site: Johnny Herbert. en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. 16 April 2018.
15. Web site: Tommi Mäkinen. juwra.com. Jonkka's World Rally Archive. 17 April 2018.
16. Web site: Rinaldo Capello. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 17 April 2018.
17. Web site: Frank Biela. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 17 April 2018.
18. Web site: Targett. Michael. Pilot profile: Paul Bonhomme. flightglobal.com. Flight Global. 18 April 2018.
19. Web site: Scott Russell. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 18 April 2018.
20. Web site: Reg Parnell. en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. 15 April 2018.
21. Book: Edelstein, Robert. NASCAR Legends. 2011. The Overlook Press. New York City. 978-1-59020-184-8. 308.
22. News: Nathan Brown Benbow, Christopher DeHarde and Dana Hunsinger . Bobby Unser, three-time Indy 500 champion, dies at 87: 'There was nobody like him' . . May 3, 2021.
23. http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ct&n=211 Motorsport Memorial
24. http://www2.indystar.com/cgi-bin/indy500/index.php?action=show_race&id=48 IndyStar.com: Indy 500
25. Web site: American Driver, Lone Star JR Johnny Rutherford — Columns — Automobile Magazine. 2022-01-19. 2016-01-31. https://web.archive.org/web/20160131121736/http://www.automobilemag.com/features/columns/0306_johnny_rutherford/. dead.
26. Web site: "Black Noon" by author Art Garner - 2014.
27. Web site: Motorsport Memorial .
28. Web site: Fireball Roberts. Racing-reference.info. NASCAR Digital Media Network. 10 May 2017.
29. Web site: Earl Howe. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 16 April 2018.