1964 French Grand Prix

  1964 French Grand Prix

Race details
Race 4 of 10 in the 1964 Formula One season
Date	28 June 1964 (1964-06-28)
Official name	Le 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	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax
Time	2:09.6
Fastest lap
Driver	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Climax
Time	2:11.4 on lap 44[1]
Podium
First	Dan Gurney	Brabham-Climax
Second	Graham Hill	BRM
Third	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Climax

The 1964 French Grand Prix (formally the L Grand Prix de l'A.C.F.) was a Formula One motor race held on June 28, 1964, at the Rouen-Les-Essarts circuit, Rouen, France. It was the 4th race of the 1964 Formula One season.^[2] The 57-lap race was won by Dan Gurney for the Brabham team after starting from second position. Graham Hill, who started the Grand Prix from sixth position, finished second in a BRM car, with Jack Brabham third in the other Brabham.^[1]

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time
1	2	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	2:09.6
2	22	Dan Gurney	Brabham-Climax	2:10.1
3	24	John Surtees	Ferrari	2:11.1
4	4	Peter Arundell	Lotus-Climax	2:11.6
5	20	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Climax	2:11.8
6	8	Graham Hill	BRM	2:12.1
7	12	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	2:12.4
8	26	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari	2:12.8
9	10	Richie Ginther	BRM	2:13.9
10	14	Phil Hill	Cooper-Climax	2:14.5
11	16	Innes Ireland	BRP-BRM	2:14.8
12	18	Trevor Taylor	BRP-BRM	2:14.9
13	36	Mike Hailwood	Lotus-BRM	2:16.2
14	34	Chris Amon	Lotus-BRM	2:16.4
15	32	Bob Anderson	Brabham-Climax	2:16.9
16	36	Peter Revson	Lotus-BRM	2:18.5
17	28	Maurice Trintignant	BRM	2:21.5
18	30	Jo Siffert	Brabham-BRM	2:23.6

• Notes: Mile Hailwood used Revson's car.

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
Ret	16	Innes Ireland	BRP-BRM	32	Accident	11
Ret	2	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	31	Engine	1
Ret	24	John Surtees	Ferrari	6	Engine	3
Ret	18	Trevor Taylor	BRP-BRM	6	Brakes/Accident	12
Ret	30	Jo Siffert	Brabham-BRM	4	Clutch	17
DNS	36	Peter Revson	Lotus-BRM		Car raced by Hailwood
Source:[3]

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Jim Clark 21 2 Graham Hill 20 3 Richie Ginther 11 Peter Arundell 11 7 5 Dan Gurney 10

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 6

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

References

1. 1 2 Grant, Gregor (1964-07-03). "Dan's day at Rouen". Autosport. 29 (1): 20–23. 
2. ↑ "1964 FIA Formula One World Championship". The Official Formula 1 Website. Formula One Administration Ltd. Archived from the original on 7 December 2008. Retrieved 27 October 2008. 
3. ↑ "1964 French Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 25 January 2008. Retrieved 20 September 2015. 

External links

• 1964 French Grand Prix at grandprix.com
• 1964 French Grand Prix at statsf1.com