1964 French Grand Prix

The 1964 French Grand Prix (formally the 50e Grand Prix de l'A.C.F.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>) 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.<ref name="autosport"/>

Classification

Qualifying

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

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	22	Template:Flagicon Dan Gurney	Brabham-Climax	57	2:07:49.1	2	9
2	8	Template:Flagicon Graham Hill	BRM	57	+ 24.1	6	6
3	20	Template:Flagicon Jack Brabham	Brabham-Climax	57	+ 24.9	5	4
4	4	Template:Flagicon Peter Arundell	Lotus-Climax	57	+ 1:10.6	4	3
5	10	Template:Flagicon Richie Ginther	BRM	57	+ 2:12.1	9	2
6	12	Template:Flagicon Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	56	+ 1 Lap	7	1
7	14	Template:Flagicon Phil Hill	Cooper-Climax	56	+ 1 Lap	10
8	36	Template:Flagicon Mike Hailwood	Lotus-BRM	56	+ 1 Lap	13
9	26	Template:Flagicon Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari	55	+ 2 Laps	8
10	34	Template:Flagicon Chris Amon	Lotus-BRM	53	+ 4 Laps	14
11	28	Template:Flagicon Maurice Trintignant	BRM	52	+ 5 Laps	16
12	32	Template:Flagicon Bob Anderson	Brabham-Climax	50	+ 7 Laps	15
Ret	16	Template:Flagicon Innes Ireland	BRP-BRM	32	Accident	11
Ret	2	Template:Flagicon Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	31	Engine	1
Ret	24	Template:Flagicon John Surtees	Ferrari	6	Engine	3
Ret	18	Template:Flagicon Trevor Taylor	BRP-BRM	6	Brakes/Accident	12
Ret	30	Template:Flagicon Jo Siffert	Brabham-BRM	4	Clutch	17
DNS	36	Template:Flagicon Peter Revson	Lotus-BRM		Car raced by Hailwood
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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

	Pos	Driver	Points
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	1	Template:Flagicon Jim Clark	21
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	2	Template:Flagicon Graham Hill	20
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	3	Template:Flagicon Richie Ginther	11
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	4	Template:Flagicon Peter Arundell	11
Error creating thumbnail: 7	5	Template:Flagicon Dan Gurney	10
Source: <ref name="champ">Template:Cite web</ref>

Constructors' Championship standings

	Pos	Constructor	Points
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	1	Template:Flagicon Lotus-Climax	25
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	2	Template:Flagicon BRM	21
Error creating thumbnail: 2	3	Template:Flagicon Brabham-Climax	14
File:1downarrow red.svg 1	4	Template:Flagicon Cooper-Climax	9
File:1downarrow red.svg 1	5	Template:Flagicon Ferrari	6
Source: <ref name="champ"/>

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External links

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

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