1964 German Grand Prix

The 1964 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Nürburgring on 2 August 1964. It was race 6 of 10 in both the 1964 World Championship of Drivers and the 1964 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 15-lap race was won by Ferrari driver John Surtees after he started from pole position. Graham Hill finished second for the BRM team and Surtees's teammate Lorenzo Bandini came in third. The race was marred by the death of Dutch gentleman racer Carel Godin de Beaufort during practice.

1964 German Grand Prix
Race details
Date 2 August 1964 (1964-08-02)
Official name XXVI Grosser Preis von Deutschland
Location Nürburgring
Nürburg, West Germany
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 22.810 km (14.173 mi)
Distance 15 laps, 342.150 km (212.602 mi)
Weather Dry
Pole position
Driver
Ferrari
Time 8:38.4
Fastest lap
Driver John Surtees Ferrari
Time 8:39.0 on lap 11
Podium
First
Ferrari
Second
BRM
Third
Ferrari

Classification

Qualifying
Pos No Driver Constructor Time
17 John SurteesFerrari8:38.4
21 Jim ClarkLotus-Climax8:38.8
35 Dan GurneyBrabham-Climax8:39.3
48 Lorenzo BandiniFerrari8:42.6
53 Graham HillBRM8:43.8
66 Jack BrabhamBrabham-Climax8:46.6
79 Bruce McLarenCooper-Climax8:47.1
810 Phil HillCooper-Climax8:52.7
914 Chris AmonLotus-BRM8:54.0
1019 Jo SiffertBrabham-BRM8:56.9
114 Richie GintherBRM8:57.9
1211 Jo BonnierBrabham-BRM9:01.3
1315 Mike HailwoodLotus-BRM9:01.9
1422 Maurice TrintignantBRM9:06.8
1516 Bob AndersonBrabham-Climax9:07.5
1626 Tony MaggsBRM9:09.6
172 Mike SpenceLotus-Climax9:09.9
1827 Peter RevsonLotus-BRM9:13.0
1923 Gerhard MitterLotus-Climax9:14.1
2012 Edgar BarthCooper-Climax9:14.2
2118 Giancarlo BaghettiBRM9:14.6
2220 Ronnie BucknumHonda9:34.3
DNQ29 Carel Godin de BeaufortPorsche9:37.9 (Fatal accident in practice)[1]
DNQ28 André PiletteScirocco-Climax10:29.4
Jim Clark in the pits

Race
Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 7 John Surtees Ferrari 15 2:12:04.8 1 9
2 3 Graham Hill BRM 15 + 1:15.6 5 6
3 8 Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari 15 + 4:52.8 4 4
4 19 Jo Siffert Brabham-BRM 15 + 5:23.1 10 3
5 22 Maurice Trintignant BRM 14 Battery 14 2
6 26 Tony Maggs BRM 14 + 1 lap 16 1
7 4 Richie Ginther BRM 14 + 1 lap 11
8 2 Mike Spence Lotus-Climax 14 + 1 lap 17
9 23 Gerhard Mitter Lotus-Climax 14 + 1 lap 19
10 5 Dan Gurney Brabham-Climax 14 + 1 lap 3
11 14 Chris Amon Lotus-BRM 12 Suspension 9
12 6 Jack Brabham Brabham-Climax 11 Transmission 6
13 20 Ronnie Bucknum Honda 11 Accident 22
14 27 Peter Revson Lotus-BRM 10 Accident 18
Ret 1 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 7 Engine/Valve 2
Ret 9 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 4 Engine/Valve 7
Ret 16 Bob Anderson Brabham-Climax 4 Suspension 15
Ret 12 Edgar Barth Cooper-Climax 3 Clutch 20
Ret 18 Giancarlo Baghetti BRM 2 Throttle 21
Ret 10 Phil Hill Cooper-Climax 1 Engine 8
Ret 15 Mike Hailwood Lotus-BRM 0 Engine 13
Ret 11 Jo Bonnier Brabham-BRM 0 Ignition 12
DNQ 29 Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche Fatal accident during qualifying
DNQ 28 André Pilette Scirocco-Climax
Source:[2]

Notes
  • This was the first race in F1 for Honda.
  • This was the last points finish for Maurice Trintignant in his 14-year Formula 1 career.
  • The embankment at the Karrussell had been eliminated and replaced with grass and a wheel-wide tarmac strip at the bottom of the concrete banking.

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

References
  1. He went off at the sweeping Bergwerk corner at the northernmost part of the track, went into the trees and suffered severe injuries to his head. Died on the next day at a neurological center in Cologne.
  2. "1964 German Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 12 November 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  3. "Germany 1964 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
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