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.
| 1964 French Grand Prix | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 28 June 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 | 57 laps, 372.894 km (231.755 mi) | ||
| Weather | Dry | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Lotus-Climax | ||
| Time | 2:09.6 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Jack Brabham | Brabham-Climax | |
| Time | 2:11.4 on lap 44[1] | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Brabham-Climax | ||
| Second | BRM | ||
| Third | Brabham-Climax | ||
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Lap leaders | |||
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
editQualifying
edit| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Qualifying times | Gap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | Q2 | |||||
| 1 | 2 | Lotus-Climax | 2:09.6 | 2:10.8 | — | |
| 2 | 22 | Brabham-Climax | 2:10.1 | 2:10.5 | +0.5 | |
| 3 | 24 | Ferrari | No time | 2:11.1 | +1.5 | |
| 4 | 4 | Lotus-Climax | 2:11.6 | 2:12.1 | +2.0 | |
| 5 | 20 | Brabham-Climax | 2:12.3 | 2:11.8 | +2.2 | |
| 6 | 8 | BRM | 2:12.1 | 2:12.9 | +2.5 | |
| 7 | 12 | Cooper-Climax | 2:13.9 | 2:12.4 | +2.8 | |
| 8 | 26 | Ferrari | No time | 2:12.8 | +3.2 | |
| 9 | 10 | BRM | 2:14.6 | 2:13.9 | +4.3 | |
| 10 | 14 | Cooper-Climax | 2:14.5 | 2:15.4 | +4.9 | |
| 11 | 16 | BRP-BRM | 2:15.3 | 2:14.8 | +5.2 | |
| 12 | 18 | BRP-BRM | 2:16.3 | 2:14.9 | +5.3 | |
| 13 | 36 | Lotus-BRM | — | 2:16.2 | +6.6 | |
| 14 | 34 | Lotus-BRM | 2:24.3 | 2:16.4 | +6.8 | |
| 15 | 32 | Brabham-Climax | 2:17.4 | 2:16.9 | +7.3 | |
| 16 | 36 | Lotus-BRM | 2:18.5 | — | +8.9 | |
| 17 | 28 | BRM | 2:26.3 | 2:21.5 | +11.9 | |
| 18 | 30 | Brabham-BRM | 2:23.6 | No time | +14.0 | |
Race
edit| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | Brabham-Climax | 57 | 2:07:49.1 | 2 | 9 | |
| 2 | 8 | BRM | 57 | + 24.1 | 6 | 6 | |
| 3 | 20 | Brabham-Climax | 57 | + 24.9 | 5 | 4 | |
| 4 | 4 | Lotus-Climax | 57 | + 1:10.6 | 4 | 3 | |
| 5 | 10 | BRM | 57 | + 2:12.1 | 9 | 2 | |
| 6 | 12 | Cooper-Climax | 56 | + 1 Lap | 7 | 1 | |
| 7 | 14 | Cooper-Climax | 56 | + 1 Lap | 10 | ||
| 8 | 36 | Lotus-BRM | 56 | + 1 Lap | 13 | ||
| 9 | 26 | Ferrari | 55 | + 2 Laps | 8 | ||
| 10 | 34 | Lotus-BRM | 53 | + 4 Laps | 14 | ||
| 11 | 28 | BRM | 52 | + 5 Laps | 16 | ||
| 12 | 32 | Brabham-Climax | 50 | + 7 Laps | 15 | ||
| Ret | 16 | BRP-BRM | 32 | Accident | 11 | ||
| Ret | 2 | Lotus-Climax | 31 | Engine | 1 | ||
| Ret | 24 | Ferrari | 6 | Engine | 3 | ||
| Ret | 18 | BRP-BRM | 6 | Brakes/Accident | 12 | ||
| Ret | 30 | Brabham-BRM | 4 | Clutch | 17 | ||
| DNS | 36 | Lotus-BRM | Car raced by Hailwood | ||||
Source:[3]
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Notes
edit- 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
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- Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
edit- ^ a b Grant, Gregor (3 July 1964). "Dan's day at Rouen". Autosport. Vol. 29, no. 1. pp. 20–23.
- ^ "Motor Racing Programme Covers: 1964". The Programme Covers Project. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ "1964 French Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 25 January 2008. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ^ a b "France 1964 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
External links
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