1964 Formula One season
The 1964 Formula One season was the 18th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 15th World Championship of Drivers, the 7th International Cup for F1 Manufacturers, and eight non-championship races open to Formula One cars. The World Championship was contested over ten races between 10 May and 25 October 1964.
John Surtees won the Drivers' Championship with Scuderia Ferrari.[1] It was his first and only title. Ferrari were also awarded the International Cup for F1 Manufacturers.[2] It was their second title and the last until 1975.
Maurice Trintignant retired at the age of 46 after 15 seasons in F1. He was the last driver to have competed in the first World Championship season in 1950.
Dutch driver Carel Godin de Beaufort crashed during practice for the German Grand Prix and succumbed to his injuries the following day in hospital.
Teams and drivers
The following
Team and driver changes
- Spa-Francorchamps and Enna-Pergusa. Team owner Colin Chapman suggested Taylor take a sabbatical and then return to Lotus.[3][4][5] However, Taylor signed with British Racing Partnership for 1964. Lotus promoted their Formula Junior driver Peter Arundellto the F1 team.
- Italian car manufacturer ATS had entered the 1963 season with a self-designed chassis, aiming to compete against Ferrari, but after spending the year battling many technical difficulties, they decided to withdraw from the sport.[6] Their driver, 1961 champion Phil Hill, moved to Cooper, where he replaced Tony Maggs.[7][8]
- Privateer Honda in 1967.
Mid-season changes
- Lotus driver Peter Arundell suffered a severe accident in an Formula Two race at Reims-Gueux. Mike Spence was called up to replace him from the British Grand Prix on.
- Carel Godin de Beaufort crashed during practice for the German Grand Prix. He succumbed to his injuries the following day in hospital. Although not a works Porsche driver, he had driven a Porsche 718 in all his races since 1961. His demise marked the disappearance of Porsche's name from F1 until 1983.
- Honda entered the grid half-way through the 1964 season. They had designed their own chassis and engine, something only Ferrari and BRM were doing at the time. Driver Ronnie Bucknum made his F1 debut in the Honda during the 1964 German Grand Prix.
Calendar
Round | Grand Prix | Circuit | Date |
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1 | Monaco Grand Prix | Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo | 10 May |
2 | Dutch Grand Prix | Circuit Park Zandvoort, Zandvoort
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24 May |
3 | Belgian Grand Prix | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot | 14 June |
4 | French Grand Prix | Rouen-Les-Essarts, Orival | 28 June |
5 | British Grand Prix | Brands Hatch, West Kingsdown | 11 July |
6 | German Grand Prix | Nürburgring, Nürburg | 2 August |
7 | Austrian Grand Prix | Zeltweg Air Base, Styria | 23 August |
8 | Italian Grand Prix | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza
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6 September |
9 | United States Grand Prix | Watkins Glen International, New York | 4 October |
10 | Mexican Grand Prix | Magdalena Mixhuca, Mexico City | 25 October |
Calendar changes
- The Dutch Grand Prix was moved up four weeks, ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix.
- On 23 August, the Austrian Grand Prix was run in the championship for the first time, after making their debut as a non-championship event in 1963.
- The South African Grand Prix at the Prince George Circuit was scheduled for 26 December but was moved back a week to become the season opener of the 1965 Formula One season.[9]
Championship report
Rounds 1 to 4
After a dominant
Dan Gurney started on pole position at the Dutch Grand Prix, with the champions Jim Clark and Graham Hill next to him on the front row. Gurney was the first to brake for Tarzan corner, leaving the other two to fight it out side-by-side. It was Clark who just reached ahead and then never looked back. Gurney retired on lap 22, before Hill's BRM developed a misfire. So the order almost automatically became Clark, Surtees, Arundell, and this remained until the finish.[11]
For the
The French Grand Prix saw no surprising names on the front and second rows, although due to the many retirements so far, the fastest drivers did not necessarily feature at the top of the provisional standings. Clark put his Lotus on pole position, ahead of Gurney and Surtees. Clark and Gurney quickly streaked ahead of the rest, while Surtees retired again. Clark set a new lap record and edged away from Gurney, until his engine lost a cylinder. He pitted, was sent out again, but then definitely retired. Gurney took an unchallenged victory, while Hill and Brabham fought over second placed, rubbing tires and flicking up dirt all the while. Hill took second place, Brabham third.[13]
In the Drivers' Championship, Jim Clark (Lotus) stood on 21 points, ahead of Graham Hill (BRM) with 20 and both Richie Ginther (BRM) and Peter Arundell (Lotus) with 11 points. The Manufacturers' Championship saw Lotus on top with 25 points, ahead of BRM (21) and Brabham (14).
Rounds 5 to 7
The British Grand Prix was held at Brands Hatch for the first time and received the honorary title of European Grand Prix. Championship leader Jim Clark qualified his Lotus-Climax on pole position, ahead of main rival Graham Hill (BRM) and Dan Gurney (Brabham). Gurney got up to second at the start but had to pit on lap 3 with electrical problems. Hill pressured Clark during the whole race, but the Lotus driver held on to take the win. John Surtees finished third in his Ferrari.[14]
During
The first
The Drivers' Championship looked set to become a one-on-one fight between the 1962 and 1963 champions: Graham Hill (BRM, 32 points) versus Jim Clark (Lotus, 30 points). John Surtees (Ferrari) was third with 19 points. BRM now also led the Manufacturers' Championship with 36 points, ahead of Lotus (34) and Ferrari (28).
Rounds 8 to 10
For the
Surtees's win in
It was the third time in F1 history that the championship was decided at the final race and, for the first time, no less than three drivers and three manufacturers had a chance of winning the respective titles. For Hill (39 points) and Surtees (34), and for their teams Ferrari (43) and BRM (42), winning the race would be enough, no matter the results of others. Clark (30) and his team Lotus (36) had to win and, at the same time, hope that his rivals finished low enough. He started off well, at least, with a pole position, ahead of Gurney and Bandini. Surtees and Hill started fourth and sixth, respectively, and both had a slow getaway off the line. After the first third of the race, Clark was leading comfortably ahead of Gurney, who in turn was more than 10 seconds ahead of Hill, Bandini and Surtees. Hill and Bandini were busy fighting each other and even locked their wheels. Both spun, letting Surtees through and forcing Hill to pit. With eight laps to go, everyone expected Clark to win, until the race turned around like it had done in
In the Drivers' Championship, John Surtees (Scuderia Ferrari, 40 points) was awarded the 1964 trophy, ahead of Graham Hill (BRM, 39) and Jim Clark (Lotus, 32). In the Manufacturers' Championship, Ferrari racked up 45 points, enough for their second title, ahead of BRM (42) and Lotus (37).
Results and standings
Grands Prix
World Drivers' Championship standings
Championship points were awarded on a 9–6–4–3–2–1 basis for the first six positions in each race. Only the best 6 results counted toward the championship. Hill scored 41 points during the year, but only 39 points were counted toward the championship. Surtees scored 40 points, all of which counted toward the championship. Thus, Surtees became the World Champion, although he did not score the most points over the course of the year.
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International Cup for F1 Manufacturers standings
Points were awarded on a 9–6–4–3–2–1 basis for the first six positions at each round with only the best six round results retained. Only the best placed car from each manufacturer at each round was eligible to score points.
Pos. | Manufacturer | MON |
NED |
BEL |
FRA |
GBR |
GER |
AUT |
ITA |
USA |
MEX |
Pts. |
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1 | Ferrari | 10 | 2 | Ret | 9 | (3) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 45 (49) |
2 | BRM | 1 | (4) | (4) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | (4) | 1 | 8 | 42 (51) |
3 | Lotus-Climax | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | Ret | (6) | (5) | 4 | 37 (40) |
4 | Brabham-Climax | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 10 | Ret | 1 | 30 |
5 | Cooper-Climax | 5 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 2 | Ret | 7 | 16 |
6 | Brabham-BRM | 9 | Ret | 11 | 4 | Ret | 7 | 3 | 13 | 7 | ||
7 | BRP-BRM | Ret | 7 | Ret | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 5 | ||
8 | Lotus-BRM | 6 | 5 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 11 | 8 | 13 | 8 | Ret | 3 |
— | Honda | 13 | Ret | Ret | 0 | |||||||
— | Cooper-Ford | 14 | 0 | |||||||||
— | Scirocco-Climax | WD | Ret | DNQ | 0 | |||||||
— | Porsche | Ret | DNS | 0 | ||||||||
— | Brabham-Ford | Ret | 0 | |||||||||
— | ATS | Ret | 0 | |||||||||
Pos. | Manufacturer | MON |
NED |
BEL |
FRA |
GBR |
GER |
AUT |
ITA |
USA |
MEX |
Pts. |
Non-championship races
Eight other races which did not count towards the World Championship of Drivers and the International Cup for F1 Manufacturers were held for Formula One cars during the season.
Race Name | Circuit | Date | Winning driver | Constructor | Report |
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II Daily Mirror Trophy | Snetterton
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14 March | Innes Ireland | BRP-BRM | Report |
I News of the World Trophy | Goodwood | 30 March | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | Report |
XIII Syracuse Grand Prix | Syracuse | 12 April | John Surtees | Ferrari | Report |
Aintree 200
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Aintree | 18 April | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Climax | Report |
XVI BRDC International Trophy | Silverstone | 2 May | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Climax | Report |
XIV Solitude Grand Prix | Solitudering | 19 July | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | Report |
III Mediterranean Grand Prix | Pergusa | 16 August | Jo Siffert | Brabham-BRM | Report |
VII Rand Grand Prix | Kyalami
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12 December | Graham Hill | Brabham-BRM | Report |
References
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- ^ "1964 Constructor Standings". Formula1.com. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
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- ^ "1964 Austrian Grand Prix race report: Bandini battles to victory". Motorsport Magazine. 23 August 1964. Archived from the original on 20 April 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
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