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1964 United States Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitWatkins Glen, 110 laps
Round9 of 10
Race numbers

The 1964 United States Grand Prix was the:

  • 130th World Championship race
  • 6th World Championship United States Grand Prix
  • 4th World Championship race at Watkins Glen
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+3(GBR) Graham HillBRM1102hr 16m 38.000s9
2 (GBR) John SurteesFerrari110+30.500s6
3+9(CHE) Jo SiffertBrabham-BRM (privateer)109+1 lap4
4+9(USA) Richie GintherBRM107+3 laps3
5+12(USA) Walt HansgenLotus-Climax107+3 laps2
6+9(GBR) Trevor TaylorBRP-BRM106+4 laps1
7-1Lotus-Climax102DNF 
8+8(GBR) Mike HailwoodLotus-BRM (privateer)101DNF 
R (USA) Dan GurneyBrabham-Climax69DNF 
NC (USA) Hap SharpBrabham-BRM (privateer)65+45 laps 
R (ITA) Lorenzo BandiniFerrari58DNF 
R Lotus-Climax54DNF 
R (USA) Ronnie BucknumHonda50DNF 
R (NZL) Chris AmonLotus-BRM (privateer)47DNF 
R (SWE) Jo BonnierBrabham-Climax (privateer)37DNF 
R (NZL) Bruce McLarenCooper-Climax26DNF 
R (AUS) Jack BrabhamBrabham-Climax14DNF 
R (USA) Phil HillCooper-Climax4DNF 
R (GBR) Innes IrelandBRP-BRM2DNF 

Notes

  • Jim Clark eneded lap 102 in P7 before retiring on the following lap.
  • Mike Hailwood ended lap 101 in P4 before retiring on the following lap.

Starting grid

Pole time: 1:12.650

PosDriverConstructor
1(GBR) Jim ClarkLotus-Climax
2(GBR) John SurteesFerrari
3(USA) Dan GurneyBrabham-Climax
4(GBR) Graham HillBRM
5(NZL) Bruce McLarenCooper-Climax
6(GBR) Mike SpenceLotus-Climax
7(AUS) Jack BrabhamBrabham-Climax
8(ITA) Lorenzo BandiniFerrari
9(SWE) Jo BonnierBrabham-Climax (privateer)
10(GBR) Innes IrelandBRP-BRM
11(NZL) Chris AmonLotus-BRM (privateer)
12(CHE) Jo SiffertBrabham-BRM (privateer)
13(USA) Richie GintherBRM
14(USA) Ronnie BucknumHonda
15(GBR) Trevor TaylorBRP-BRM
16(GBR) Mike HailwoodLotus-BRM (privateer)
17(USA) Walt HansgenLotus-Climax
18(USA) Hap SharpBrabham-BRM (privateer)
19(USA) Phil HillCooper-Climax

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(GBR) Graham Hill39
2(GBR) John Surtees34
3(GBR) Jim Clark30
4(USA) Richie Ginther23
5(ITA) Lorenzo Bandini19
6(NZL) Bruce McLaren13
7(GBR) Peter Arundell11
=(AUS) Jack Brabham11
9(USA) Dan Gurney10
10(CHE) Jo Siffert7
11(GBR) Bob Anderson5
12(ZAF) Tony Maggs4
13(GBR) Innes Ireland4
14(SWE) Jo Bonnier3
15(NZL) Chris Amon2
=(FRA) Maurice Trintignant2
=(USA) Walt Hansgen2
18(GBR) Mike Hailwood1
=(USA) Phil Hill1
=(GBR) Mike Spence1
=(GBR) Trevor Taylor1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Ferrari43
2BRM42
3Lotus-Climax36
4Brabham-Climax21
5Cooper-Climax16
6Brabham-BRM7
7BRP-BRM5
8Lotus-BRM3

Stats & milestones

Last start
Walt Hansgen
Wins
8th for Graham Hill
9th for BRM
Podiums
17th for Graham Hill
11th for John Surtees
1st for Jo Siffert (82nd different podium finisher, 2nd Swiss driver; last podium until 1968; first Swiss driver to finish on the podium since 1952; only podium for Brabham)
139th for Ferrari
31st for BRM
9th for Brabham
Poles
17th for Jim Clark
22nd for Lotus
Fastest laps
15th for Jim Clark
19th for Lotus
Front row starts
24th for Jim Clark
12th for John Surtees
Points finishes
3rd and last for Trevor Taylor
1st and only for Walt Hansgen (130th different point scorer, 42nd American driver)