The 1964 French Grand Prix (formally the 50e Grand Prix de l'A.C.F.) 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.
Classification Qualifying +PosNoDriverConstructorGapQ1Q2 1 2 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 2:09.62:10.8— 2 22 Dan Gurney Brabham-Climax 2:10.12:10.5 +0.5 3 24 John Surtees Ferrari No time2:11.1 +1.5 4 4 Peter Arundell Lotus-Climax 2:11.62:12.1 +2.0 5 20 Jack Brabham Brabham-Climax 2:12.32:11.8 +2.2 6 8 Graham Hill BRM 2:12.12:12.9 +2.5 7 12 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 2:13.92:12.4 +2.8 8 26 Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari No time2:12.8 +3.2 9 10 Richie Ginther BRM 2:14.62:13.9 +4.3 10 14 Phil Hill Cooper-Climax 2:14.52:15.4 +4.9 11 16 Innes Ireland BRP-BRM 2:15.32:14.8 +5.2 12 18 Trevor Taylor BRP-BRM 2:16.32:14.9 +5.3 13 36 Mike Hailwood Lotus-BRM —2:16.2 +6.6 14 34 Chris Amon Lotus-BRM 2:24.32:16.4 +6.8 15 32 Bob Anderson Brabham-Climax 2:17.42:16.9 +7.3 16 36 Peter Revson Lotus-BRM 2:18.5— +8.9 17 28 Maurice Trintignant BRM 2:26.32:21.5 +11.9 18 30 Jo Siffert Brabham-BRM 2:23.6No time +14.0
Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 22 Dan Gurney Brabham-Climax 57 2:07:49.1 2 9 2 8 Graham Hill BRM 57 + 24.1 6 6 3 20 Jack Brabham Brabham-Climax 57 + 24.9 5 4 4 4 Peter Arundell Lotus-Climax 57 + 1:10.6 4 3 5 10 Richie Ginther BRM 57 + 2:12.1 9 2 6 12 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 56 + 1 Lap 7 1 7 14 Phil Hill Cooper-Climax 56 + 1 Lap 10 8 36 Mike Hailwood Lotus-BRM 56 + 1 Lap 13 9 26 Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari 55 + 2 Laps 8 10 34 Chris Amon Lotus-BRM 53 + 4 Laps 14 11 28 Maurice Trintignant BRM 52 + 5 Laps 16 12 32 Bob Anderson Brabham-Climax 50 + 7 Laps 15 16 Innes Ireland BRP-BRM 32 Accident 11 2 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 31 Engine 1 24 John Surtees Ferrari 6 Engine 3 18 Trevor Taylor BRP-BRM 6 Brakes/Accident 12 30 Jo Siffert Brabham-BRM 4 Clutch 17 36 Peter Revson Lotus-BRM Car raced by Hailwood
Notes
This was the first Formula One World Championship Grand Prix win for the Brabham team. It was Dan Gurney's second win in Formula One, which made both his wins the first for the team he drove for. He had previously won the 1962 French Grand Prix with Porsche, being Porsche's first and only Grand Prix win as a constructor and the first as an engine supplier.
Championship standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings PosDriverPoints 1 Jim Clark 21 2 Graham Hill 20 3 Richie Ginther 11 4 Peter Arundell 11 7 5 Dan Gurney 10Source:
Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Lotus-Climax 25 2 BRM 21 2 3 Brabham-Climax 14 1 4 Cooper-Climax 9 1 5 Ferrari 6Source:
References
External links 1964 French Grand Prix at grandprix.com 1964 French Grand Prix at statsf1.com