1964 French Grand Prix
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Date
28 June 1964
Official name
50e Grand Prix de l'A.C.F.
Location
Rouen-Les-Essarts, Rouen, France
Course
Permanent racing facility
| 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 | ||
|
Lap leaders | |||
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]
Qualifying
| 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
| 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] | |||||||
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.
