1964 Mediterranean Grand Prix

  1964 Mediterranean Grand Prix

Race details
Non-Championship race in the 1964 Formula One season
Date	16 August 1964
Official name	III Gran Premio del Mediterraneo
Location	Autodromo di Pergusa, Sicily
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.803 km (2.985 mi)
Distance	60 laps, 288.172 km (179.1 mi)
Pole position
Driver	Jo Siffert	Brabham-BRM
Time	1:17.1
Fastest lap
Driver	Mike Spence	Lotus-Climax
Time	1:16.0
Podium
First	Jo Siffert	Brabham-BRM
Second	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax
Third	Innes Ireland	BRP-BRM

The 3rd Mediterranean Grand Prix was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 16 August 1964 at the Autodromo di Pergusa, Sicily. The race was run over 60 laps of the circuit, and was won by Swiss driver Jo Siffert in a Brabham BT11.

British driver Mike Hailwood was involved in an accident during the race, in which his Lotus 25 ended up in Pergusa Lake.^[1]

Results

Pos	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid
1	Jo Siffert	Siffert Racing Team	Brabham-BRM	1.17:59.3	1
2	Jim Clark	Team Lotus	Lotus-Climax	+ 0.1	3
3	Innes Ireland	British Racing Partnership	BRP-BRM	+ 2.1	4
4	Chris Amon	Reg Parnell Racing	Lotus-BRM	59 laps	6
5	Mike Spence	Team Lotus	Lotus-Climax	58 laps	5
6	Peter Revson	Revson Racing (America)	Lotus-BRM	58 laps	9
7	John Taylor	Gerard Racing	Cooper-Climax	57 laps	11
8	André Pilette	Equipe Scirocco Belge	Scirocco-Climax	54 laps	14
9	Jackie Epstein	Epstein-Eyre Racing Team	BRM	50 laps	15
Ret	Frank Gardner	John Willment Automobiles	Brabham-Ford	Piston	13
Ret	Trevor Taylor	British Racing Partnership	BRP-BRM	Radius arm	2
Ret	Paul Hawkins	John Willment Automobiles	Lola-Cosworth	Gearbox	12
Ret	Luigi Malanca	Luigi Malanca	Lotus-Ford	Oil pressure	16
Ret	Mike Hailwood	Reg Parnell Racing	Lotus-BRM	Accident	7
DNS	Brian Gubby	Brian Gubby	Lotus-Climax	Practice accident	(8)
DNS	Jean-Claude Rudaz	Fabre Urbain	Cooper-Climax	Engine in practice	(10)
WD	Bob Anderson	DW Racing Enterprises	Brabham-Climax		-
WD	Giacomo Russo	Scuderia Sorocaima	Lotus	No car	-
WD	Ian Raby	Ian Raby (Racing)	Brabham-BRM		-

References

1. "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974.