1964 Belgian Grand Prix

  1964 Belgian Grand Prix

Race details
Race 3 of 10 in the 1964 Formula One season
Date	June 14, 1964
Official name	XXIV Grote Prijs van Belgie
Location	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Spa, Belgium
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	14.100 km (8.761 mi)
Distance	32 laps, 451.200 km (280.363 mi)
Pole position
Driver	Dan Gurney	Brabham-Climax
Time	3:50.9
Fastest lap
Driver	Dan Gurney	Brabham-Climax
Time	3:49.2 on lap 27
Podium
First	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax
Second	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax
Third	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Climax

The 1964 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Spa-Francorchamps on 14 June 1964. It was the third race of the 1964 Formula One season.

Jim Clark gained a surprise victory, due to Dan Gurney running out of fuel while leading most of the race, Graham Hill retiring while leading on the last two laps, and had also just managed to hold off Bruce McLaren at the flag. This was also Clark's third consecutive victory in Belgium.

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	23	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	32	2:06:40.5	6	9
2	20	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	32	+ 3.4	7	6
3	14	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Climax	32	+ 48.1	3	4
4	2	Richie Ginther	BRM	32	+ 1:58.6	8	3
5	1	Graham Hill	BRM	31	Fuel Pump	2	2
6	15	Dan Gurney	Brabham-Climax	31	Out of Fuel	1	1
7	4	Trevor Taylor	BRP-BRM	31	+ 1 lap	12
8	6	Giancarlo Baghetti	BRM	31	+ 1 lap	17
9	24	Peter Arundell	Lotus-Climax	28	Overheating	4
10	3	Innes Ireland	BRP-BRM	28	+ 4 laps	16
DSQ	29	Peter Revson	Lotus-BRM	28	Disqualified	10
Ret	17	Jo Siffert	Brabham-BRM	14	Engine	13
Ret	21	Phil Hill	Cooper-Climax	13	Engine	15
Ret	11	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari	12	Engine	9
Ret	28	André Pilette	Scirocco-Climax	11	Engine	20
Ret	16	Jo Bonnier	Brabham-Climax	8	Unwell	14
Ret	10	John Surtees	Ferrari	3	Engine	5
Ret	27	Chris Amon	Lotus-BRM	3	Engine	11
DNS	7	Tony Maggs	BRM		Engine	(18)
DNS	18	Bob Anderson	Brabham-Climax		Ignition	(19)
Source:[1]

Notes

• Peter Revson was disqualified because he received a push start after his engine cut out.^[2]

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 1 Jim Clark 21 1 2 Graham Hill 14 1 3 Richie Ginther 9 1 4 Peter Arundell 8 5 5 Bruce McLaren 6

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Lotus-Climax 22 2 BRM 15 2 3 Cooper-Climax 8 1 4 Ferrari 6 1 5 Brabham-Climax 5

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

References

1. "1964 Belgian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 12 November 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
2. "Grand Prix Results: Belgian GP, 1964". Grandprix.com. Retrieved 2012-06-08.

External links

• 1964 Belgian Grand Prix at StatsF1