The 1964 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Spa-Francorchamps on 14 June 1964. It was race 3 of 10 in both the 1964 World Championship of Drivers and the 1964 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.
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. Peter Revson was disqualified because he received a push start after his engine cut out.
Classification Qualifying +PosNoDriverConstructorGapQ1Q21 15 Dan Gurney Brabham-Climax3:50.9 3:51.7—2 1 Graham Hill BRM3:57.3 3:52.7 +1.83 14 Jack Brabham Brabham-Climax4:04.9 3:52.8 +1.94 24 Peter Arundell Lotus-Climax4:04.0 3:52.8 +1.95 10 John Surtees Ferrari3:55.2 3:59.6 +4.36 23 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax3:57.5 3:56.2 +5.37 20 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax3:58.8 3:56.2 +5.38 2 Richie Ginther BRM3:57.2 3:58.2 +6.39 11 Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari3:59.2 3:58.8 +7.910 29 Peter Revson Lotus-BRM4:06.9 3:59.9 +9.011 27 Chris Amon Lotus-BRM4:04.8 4:00.1 +9.212 4 Trevor Taylor BRP-BRM4:07.3 4:00.2 +9.313 17 Jo Siffert Brabham-BRM4:07.8 4:02.7 +11.814 16 Jo Bonnier Brabham-BRM4:59.9 4:02.7 +11.815 21 Phil Hill Cooper-Climax4:02.8 4:06.7 +11.916 3 Innes Ireland BRP-BRM4:04.0 4:04.3 +13.117 6 Giancarlo Baghetti BRMNo time 4:07.6 +16.718 7 Tony Maggs BRMNo time 4:07.8 +16.919 18 Bob Anderson Brabham-Climax4:25.3 4:08.5 +17.620 28 André Pilette Scirocco-Climax4:28.2 4:22.9 +32.0 Source:
Race 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 29 Peter Revson Lotus-BRM 28 Push start 10 17 Jo Siffert Brabham-BRM 14 Engine 13 21 Phil Hill Cooper-Climax 13 Engine 15 11 Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari 12 Engine 9 28 André Pilette Scirocco-Climax 11 Engine 20 16 Jo Bonnier Brabham-BRM 8 Unwell 14 10 John Surtees Ferrari 3 Engine 5 27 Chris Amon Lotus-BRM 3 Engine 11 7 Tony Maggs BRM Engine (18) 18 Bob Anderson Brabham-Climax Ignition (19)
Notes
This was the 50th race for a BRM-powered car.
Championship standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings PosDriverPoints 1 1 Jim Clark 21 1 2 Graham Hill 14 1 3 Richie Ginther 9 1 4 Peter Arundell 8 5 5 Bruce McLaren 6Source:
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 5Source:
Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only the best 6 results counted toward the championship so Graham Hill's 5th-place finish was eventually left out.
References
External links 1964 Belgian Grand Prix at StatsF1