1964 German Grand Prix

  1964 German Grand Prix

Race details
Race 6 of 10 in the 1964 Formula One season
Date	August 2, 1964
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)
Pole position
Driver	John Surtees	Ferrari
Time	8:38.4
Fastest lap
Driver	John Surtees	Ferrari
Time	8:39.0 on lap 11
Podium
First	John Surtees	Ferrari
Second	Graham Hill	BRM
Third	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari

The 1964 German Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Nürburgring on 2 August 1964. It was the sixth race of the 1964 Formula One season.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time
1	7	John Surtees	Ferrari	8:38.4
2	1	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	8:38.8
3	5	Dan Gurney	Brabham-Climax	8:39.3
4	8	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari	8:42.6
5	3	Graham Hill	BRM	8:43.8
6	6	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Climax	8:46.6
7	9	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	8:47.1
8	10	Phil Hill	Cooper-Climax	8:52.7
9	14	Chris Amon	Lotus-BRM	8:54.0
10	19	Jo Siffert	Brabham-BRM	8:56.9
11	4	Richie Ginther	BRM	8:57.9
12	11	Jo Bonnier	Brabham-BRM	9:01.3
13	15	Mike Hailwood	Lotus-BRM	9:01.9
14	22	Maurice Trintignant	BRM	9:06.8
15	16	Bob Anderson	Brabham-Climax	9:07.5
16	26	Tony Maggs	BRM	9:09.6
17	2	Mike Spence	Lotus-Climax	9:09.9
18	27	Peter Revson	Lotus-BRM	9:13.0
19	23	Gerhard Mitter	Lotus-Climax	9:14.1
20	12	Edgar Barth	Cooper-Climax	9:14.2
21	18	Giancarlo Baghetti	BRM	9:14.6
22	20	Ronnie Bucknum	Honda	9:34.3
DNQ	28	André Pilette	Scirocco-Climax	10:29.4
DNS	29	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche	Fatal accident in practice

Race

Jim Clark in the pits

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	28	André Pilette	Scirocco-Climax
DNS	29	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche
Source:

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.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
1	1	Graham Hill	32
1	2	Jim Clark	30
4	3	John Surtees	19
1	4	Richie Ginther	11
1	5=	Peter Arundell	11
1	5=	Jack Brabham	11

Constructors' Championship standings

	Pos	Constructor	Points
	1	Lotus-Climax	34
	2	BRM	33
1	3	Ferrari	19
1	4	Brabham-Climax	17
	5	Cooper-Climax	10

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

External links

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

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