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. The embankment at the Karussell had been eliminated and replaced with grass and a wheel-wide tarmac strip at the bottom of the concrete banking.
Classification Qualifying +PosNoDriverConstructorGapQ1Q2Q3Q4 1 7 John Surtees Ferrari 8:45.28:43.08:39.2 8:38.4 2 1 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 9:04.18:47.98:42.2 8:38.8 +0.4 3 5 Dan Gurney Brabham-Climax 8:47.88:43.28:56.1 8:39.3 +0.9 4 8 Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari 8:49.38:42.69:03.9 10:40.9 +4.2 5 3 Graham Hill BRM 8:44.48:44.68:43.8 8:46.1 +5.4 6 6 Jack Brabham Brabham-Climax 9:10.68:59.68:53.1 8:46.6 +8.2 7 9 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 9:13.08:57.99:33.3 8:47.1 +8.7 8 10 Phil Hill Cooper-Climax 9:26.18:52.79:07.3 9:01.8 +14.3 9 14 Chris Amon Lotus-BRM No time8:54.0No time 8:54.7 +15.6 10 19 Jo Siffert Brabham-BRM 10:04.49:02.89:05.1 8:56.9 +18.5 11 4 Richie Ginther BRM 9:09.48:57.99:08.4 No time +19.5 12 11 Jo Bonnier Brabham-BRM 9:43.39:16.59:36.7 9:01.3 +22.9 13 15 Mike Hailwood Lotus-BRM 9:21.69:08.49:26.9 9:01.9 +23.5 14 22 Maurice Trintignant BRM 9:20.79:14.09:12.5 9:06.8 +28.4 15 16 Bob Anderson Brabham-Climax 9:19.09:07.510:25.7 No time +29.1 16 26 Tony Maggs BRM 10:07.79:18.79:59.9 9:09.6 +31.2 17 2 Mike Spence Lotus-Climax 9:31.99:09.99:21.5 9:13.0 +31.5 18 27 Peter Revson Lotus-BRM 9:50.99:50.99:23.9 9:13.0 +34.6 19 23 Gerhard Mitter Lotus-Climax No timeNo timeNo time 9:14.1 +35.7 20 12 Edgar Barth Cooper-Climax 10:33.69:27.19:38.0 9:14.2 +35.8 21 18 Giancarlo Baghetti BRM 9:38.89:33.19:34.9 9:14.6 +36.2 22 20 Ronnie Bucknum Honda 10:04.19:34.3No time No time +55.9 23 29 Carel Godin de BeaufortHe 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. Porsche No time9:52.49:37.9 9:40.4 +59.5 24 28 André Pilette Scirocco-Climax No time10:29.413:45.2 10:30.1 +1:51.0
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 1 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 7 Engine/Valve 2 9 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 4 Engine/Valve 7 16 Bob Anderson Brabham-Climax 4 Suspension 15 12 Edgar Barth Cooper-Climax 3 Clutch 20 18 Giancarlo Baghetti BRM 2 Throttle 21 10 Phil Hill Cooper-Climax 1 Engine 8 15 Mike Hailwood Lotus-BRM 0 Engine 13 11 Jo Bonnier Brabham-BRM 0 Ignition 12 29 Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche Fatal accident during qualifying 28 André Pilette Scirocco-Climax
Notes
This was the Formula One World Championship debut race for American driver Ronnie Bucknum. This race marked the 50th Formula One World Championship Grand Prix win for a British driver. This race marked the Formula One World Championship debut for Honda; the first Japanese and Asian constructor and engine supplier in Formula One.
Championship standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings PosDriverPoints 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 11Source:
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 10Source:
Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
External links 1964 German Grand Prix at statsf1.com 1964 German Grand Prix at grandprix.com