The 1964 Formula One season was the 18th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It included the 1964 World Championship of Drivers,^[1] won by John Surtees; and the 1964 International Cup for F1 Manufacturers,^[2] won by Ferrari – both of which were contested concurrently over a series which commenced on 10 May and ended on 25 October after ten races. The season also included eight non-championship races for Formula One cars.

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers competed in the 1964 FIA World Championship.

Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Driver	Rounds
Revson Racing	Lotus-BRM	24	BRM P56 1.5 V8	D	Peter Revson	1, 6, 8
Bernard Collomb	Lotus-Climax	24	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	D	Bernard Collomb	1
Maurice Trintignant	BRM	P57	BRM P56 1.5 V8	D	Maurice Trintignant	1, 4–6, 8
Brabham Racing Organisation	Brabham-Climax	BT7 BT11	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	D	Jack Brabham	All
Brabham Racing Organisation	Brabham-Climax	BT7 BT11	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	D	Dan Gurney	All
Owen Racing Organisation	BRM	P261 P67	BRM P56 1.5 V8	D	Richie Ginther	All
					Graham Hill	All
					Richard Attwood	5
Cooper Car Company	Cooper-Climax	T73 T66	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	D	Phil Hill	1–7, 9–10
					Bruce McLaren	All
					John Love	8
Team Lotus	Lotus-Climax	25 33	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	D	Peter Arundell	1–4
					Jim Clark	All
					Mike Spence	5–10
					Gerhard Mitter	6
					Walt Hansgen	9
					Moisés Solana	10
British Racing Partnership	Lotus-BRM	24	BRM P56 1.5 V8	D	Innes Ireland	1
	Lotus-BRM	24	BRM P56 1.5 V8		Trevor Taylor	5
	BRP-BRM	Mk 1 Mk 2	BRM P56 1.5 V8		Innes Ireland	3–5, 7–10
	BRP-BRM	Mk 1 Mk 2	BRM P56 1.5 V8		Trevor Taylor	1, 3–4, 7–10
DW Racing Enterprises	Brabham-Climax	BT11	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	D	Bob Anderson	1–8
Reg Parnell Racing	Lotus-Climax	25	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	D	Chris Amon	7
	Lotus-BRM	25 24	BRM P56 1.5 V8		Chris Amon	1–6, 9–10
					Mike Hailwood	1–2, 4–10
					Peter Revson	3–5
R.R.C. Walker Racing Team	Cooper-Climax	T66	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	D	Edgar Barth	6
	Cooper-Climax	T66	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8		Jo Bonnier	1
	Brabham-Climax	BT7	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8			7–10
	Brabham-BRM	BT11	BRM P56 1.5 V8			2–3, 5–6
					Jochen Rindt	7
					Geki	8
					Jo Siffert	9–10
					Hap Sharp	9–10
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC North American Racing Team	Ferrari	156 158 1512	Ferrari 178 1.5 V6 Ferrari 205B 1.5 V8 Ferrari 207 1.5 F12	D	Lorenzo Bandini	All
					John Surtees	All
					Ludovico Scarfiotti	8
					Pedro Rodríguez	10
Siffert Racing Team	Lotus-BRM	24	BRM P56 1.5 V8	D	Jo Siffert	1
Siffert Racing Team	Brabham-BRM	BT11	BRM P56 1.5 V8	D	Jo Siffert	2–8
Ecurie Maarsbergen	Porsche	718	Porsche 547/3 1.5 F4	D	Carel Godin de Beaufort	2, 6
Scuderia Centro Sud	BRM	P57	BRM P56 1.5 V8	D	Tony Maggs	2–3, 5–7
Scuderia Centro Sud	BRM	P57	BRM P56 1.5 V8	D	Giancarlo Baghetti	2–3, 5–8
Equipe Scirocco Belge	Scirocco-Climax	SP	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	D	André Pilette	3, 6
Bob Gerard Racing	Cooper-Ford	T71/73	Ford 109E 1.5 L4	D	John Taylor	5
Ian Raby Racing	Brabham-BRM	BT3	BRM P56 1.5 V8	D	Ian Raby	5, 8
John Willment Automobiles	Brabham-Ford	BT10	Ford 109E 1.5 L4	D	Frank Gardner	5
Honda R & D Company	Honda	RA271	Honda RA271E 1.5 V12	D	Ronnie Bucknum	6, 8–9
Derrington-Francis Racing Team	ATS	DF	ATS 100 1.5 V8	G	Mário de Araújo Cabral	8
Fabre Urbain	Cooper-Climax	T60	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	D	Jean-Claude Rudaz	8

Calendar

Round	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date
1	Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo	10 May
2	Dutch Grand Prix	Circuit Park Zandvoort, Zandvoort	24 May
3	Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot	14 June
4	French Grand Prix	Rouen-Les-Essarts, Orival	28 June
5	British Grand Prix	Brands Hatch, West Kingsdown	11 July
6	German Grand Prix	Nürburgring, Nürburg	2 August
7	Austrian Grand Prix	Zeltweg Air Base, Styria	23 August
8	Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza	6 September
9	United States Grand Prix	Watkins Glen International, New York	4 October
10	Mexican Grand Prix	Magdalena Mixhuca, Mexico City	25 October

The South African Grand Prix at the Prince George Circuit was scheduled for 26 December but was cancelled and run a week later to be the season opener of the 1965 Formula One season.^[3]

Season summary

The World Championship of Drivers, fiercely contested by Jim Clark, John Surtees and Graham Hill, was decided at the Mexican Grand Prix when Hill was delayed after a collision with Lorenzo Bandini's Ferrari. Clark was forced to stop with an oil leak on the last lap, and Ferrari signalled Bandini to let Surtees through into the second place which gave him the championship by one point from Hill. A Ferrari 158 car officially entered by the American privateer team NART sealed the win of the championship with Surtees, as the works team competed the last two races (the United States Grand Prix and Mexican Grand Prix) in cars painted white and blue – the national colours of the United States. This was done as a protest concerning arguments between Ferrari and the Italian motorsport body ACI regarding the homologation of a new mid-engined Ferrari Le Mans race car.^[4] Ferrari won the International Cup for F1 Manufacturers.^[5] Honda made a low-key debut in Grand Prix racing with the American driver Ronnie Bucknum, and Maurice Trintignant retired at the age of 46 after one of the longest world championship careers. He was the last active driver to have competed in the first World Championship season in 1950.

Dutchman Carel Godin de Beaufort died during practice for the German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring, driving a privately entered Porsche 718.

Results and standings

Grands Prix

Round	Grand Prix	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning constructor	Tyre	Report
1	Monaco Grand Prix	Jim Clark	Graham Hill	Graham Hill	BRM	D	Report
2	Dutch Grand Prix	Dan Gurney	Jim Clark	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	D	Report
3	Belgian Grand Prix	Dan Gurney	Dan Gurney	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	D	Report
4	French Grand Prix	Jim Clark	Jack Brabham	Dan Gurney	Brabham-Climax	D	Report
5	British Grand Prix	Jim Clark	Jim Clark	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	D	Report
6	German Grand Prix	John Surtees	John Surtees	John Surtees	Ferrari	D	Report
7	Austrian Grand Prix	Graham Hill	Dan Gurney	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari	D	Report
8	Italian Grand Prix	John Surtees	John Surtees	John Surtees	Ferrari	D	Report
9	United States Grand Prix	Jim Clark	Jim Clark	Graham Hill	BRM	D	Report
10	Mexican Grand Prix	Jim Clark	Jim Clark	Dan Gurney	Brabham-Climax	D	Report

World Drivers' Championship standings

Further information: List of Formula One World Championship points scoring systems

Championship points were awarded on a 9–6–4–3–2–1 basis for the first six positions in each race. Only the best 6 results counted toward the championship. Hill scored 41 points during the year, but only 39 points were counted toward the championship. Surtees scored 40 points, all of which counted toward the championship. Thus, Surtees became the World Champion, although he did not score the most points over the course of the year.

Pos.	Driver	MON	NED	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	ITA	USA	MEX	Pts.
1	John Surtees	Ret	2	Ret	Ret	3	1	Ret	1	2	2	40
2	Graham Hill	1	4	(5)	2	2	2	Ret	Ret	1	11	39 (41)
3	Jim Clark	4	1	1	Ret	1	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	5	32
4	Lorenzo Bandini	10	Ret	Ret	9	5	3	1	3	Ret	3	23
5	Richie Ginther	2	11	4	5	8	7	2	4	4	8	23
6	Dan Gurney	Ret	Ret	6	1	13	10	Ret	10	Ret	1	19
7	Bruce McLaren	Ret	7	2	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	2	Ret	7	13
8	Jack Brabham	Ret	Ret	3	3	4	12	9	14	Ret	Ret	11
=	Peter Arundell	3	3	9	4							11
10	Jo Siffert	8	13	Ret	Ret	11	4	Ret	7	3	Ret	7
11	Bob Anderson	7	6	DNS	12	7	Ret	3	11			5
12	Mike Spence					9	8	Ret	6	Ret	4	4
=	Tony Maggs		DNS	DNS		Ret	6	4				4
14	Innes Ireland	DNS		10	Ret	10		5	5	Ret	12	4
15	Jo Bonnier	5	9	Ret		Ret	Ret	6	12	Ret	Ret	3
16	Chris Amon	DNQ	5	Ret	10	Ret	11	Ret		Ret	Ret	2
=	Maurice Trintignant	Ret			11	DNQ	5		Ret			2
=	Walt Hansgen									5		2
19	Mike Hailwood	6	12		8	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	8	Ret	1
=	Phil Hill	9	8	Ret	7	6	Ret	Ret		Ret	9	1
=	Trevor Taylor	Ret		7	Ret	Ret		Ret	DNQ	6	Ret	1
=	Pedro Rodríguez										6	1
—	Giancarlo Baghetti		10	8		12	Ret	7	8			0
—	Gerhard Mitter						9					0
—	Ludovico Scarfiotti								9			0
—	Moisés Solana										10	0
—	Peter Revson	DNQ		DSQ	DNS	Ret	14		13			0
—	Ronnie Bucknum						13		Ret	Ret		0
—	Hap Sharp									NC	13	0
—	John Taylor					14						0
—	Carel Godin de Beaufort		Ret				DNS					0
—	André Pilette			Ret			DNQ					0
—	Ian Raby					Ret			DNQ			0
—	Frank Gardner					Ret						0
—	Edgar Barth						Ret					0
—	Jochen Rindt							Ret				0
—	Mário de Araújo Cabral								Ret			0
—	Richard Attwood					DNS						0
—	Jean-Claude Rudaz								DNS			0
—	Bernard Collomb	DNQ										0
—	John Love								DNQ			0
—	Geki								DNQ			0
Pos.	Driver	MON	NED	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	ITA	USA	MEX	Pts.

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Other points position
Blue	Other classified position
Blue	Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple	Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Excluded (EX)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Withdrawn (WD)
	Did not enter (cell empty)
Text formatting	Meaning
Bold	Pole position
Italics	Fastest lap

International Cup for F1 Manufacturers standings

Points were awarded on a 9–6–4–3–2–1 basis for the first six positions at each round with only the best six round results retained. Only the best placed car from each manufacturer at each round was eligible to score points.

Pos.	Manufacturer	MON	NED	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	ITA	USA	MEX	Pts.
1	Ferrari	10	2	Ret	9	(3)	1	1	1	2	2	45 (49)
2	BRM	1	(4)	(4)	2	2	2	2	(4)	1	8	42 (51)
3	Lotus-Climax	3	1	1	4	1	8	Ret	(6)	(5)	4	37 (40)
4	Brabham-Climax	7	6	3	1	4	10	3	10	Ret	1	30
5	Cooper-Climax	5	7	2	6	6	Ret	Ret	2	Ret	7	16
6	Brabham-BRM		9		Ret	11	4	Ret	7	3	13	7
7	BRP-BRM	Ret		7	Ret	10		5	5	6	12	5
8	Lotus-BRM	6	5	Ret	8	Ret	11	8	13	8	Ret	3
—	Honda						13		Ret	Ret		0
—	Cooper-Ford					14						0
—	Scirocco-Climax	WD		Ret			DNQ					0
—	Porsche		Ret				DNS					0
—	Brabham-Ford					Ret						0
—	ATS								Ret			0
Pos.	Manufacturer	MON	NED	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	ITA	USA	MEX	Pts.

Non-championship races

Eight other races which did not count towards the World Championship of Drivers and the International Cup for F1 Manufacturers were held for Formula One cars during the season.

Race Name	Circuit	Date	Winning driver	Constructor	Report
II Daily Mirror Trophy	Snetterton	14 March	Innes Ireland	BRP-BRM	Report
I News of the World Trophy	Goodwood	30 March	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	Report
XIII Syracuse Grand Prix	Syracuse	12 April	John Surtees	Ferrari	Report
IX Aintree 200	Aintree	18 April	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Climax	Report
XVI BRDC International Trophy	Silverstone	2 May	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Climax	Report
XIV Solitude Grand Prix	Solitudering	19 July	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	Report
III Mediterranean Grand Prix	Pergusa	16 August	Jo Siffert	Brabham-BRM	Report
VII Rand Grand Prix	Kyalami	12 December	Graham Hill	Brabham-BRM	Report

References

^ 1974 FIA Yearbook, grey section, page 118
^ 1974 FIA Yearbook, grey section, page 120
^ Hayhoe, David (18 June 2019), Formula 1: The Knowledge (2nd ed.), Veloce Publishing Ltd., p. 35, ISBN 9781787112377
^ "Do you remember...when Ferrari raced in blue". Formula 1 - The Official F1 Website. 28 October 2015. Archived from the original on 29 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
^ 1974 FIA Yearbook, grey section, pages 120–121

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