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1964 French Grand Prix

1964 French Grand Prix
Race details
Date	28 June 1964 (1964-06-28)
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	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
Lap leaders

Motor car race

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.

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[edit]

Qualifying[edit]

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Qualifying times		Gap
				Q1	Q2
1	2	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	2:09.6	2:10.8	—
2	22	Dan Gurney	Brabham-Climax	2:10.1	2:10.5	+0.5
3	24	John Surtees	Ferrari	No time	2:11.1	+1.5
4	4	Peter Arundell	Lotus-Climax	2:11.6	2:12.1	+2.0
5	20	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Climax	2:12.3	2:11.8	+2.2
6	8	Graham Hill	BRM	2:12.1	2:12.9	+2.5
7	12	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	2:13.9	2:12.4	+2.8
8	26	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari	No time	2:12.8	+3.2
9	10	Richie Ginther	BRM	2:14.6	2:13.9	+4.3
10	14	Phil Hill	Cooper-Climax	2:14.5	2:15.4	+4.9
11	16	Innes Ireland	BRP-BRM	2:15.3	2:14.8	+5.2
12	18	Trevor Taylor	BRP-BRM	2:16.3	2:14.9	+5.3
13	36	Mike Hailwood	Lotus-BRM	—	2:16.2	+6.6
14	34	Chris Amon	Lotus-BRM	2:24.3	2:16.4	+6.8
15	32	Bob Anderson	Brabham-Climax	2:17.4	2:16.9	+7.3
16	36	Peter Revson	Lotus-BRM	2:18.5	—	+8.9
17	28	Maurice Trintignant	BRM	2:26.3	2:21.5	+11.9
18	30	Jo Siffert	Brabham-BRM	2:23.6	No time	+14.0

Race[edit]

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[edit]

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Jim Clark 21 2 Graham Hill 20 3 Richie Ginther 11 4 Peter Arundell 11 7 5 Dan Gurney 10 Source: [4]

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 Source: [4]

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

References[edit]

External links[edit]

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