The 1964 Formula One season was the 18th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 15th World Championship of Drivers, the 7th International Cup for F1 Manufacturers, and eight non-championship races open to Formula One cars. The World Championship was contested over ten races between 10 May and 25 October 1964.

John Surtees won the Drivers' Championship with Scuderia Ferrari.^[1] It was his first and only title. Ferrari were also awarded the International Cup for F1 Manufacturers.^[2] It was their second title and the last until 1975.

Maurice Trintignant retired at the age of 46 after 15 seasons in F1. He was the last driver to have competed in the first World Championship season in 1950.

Dutch driver Carel Godin de Beaufort crashed during practice for the German Grand Prix and succumbed to his injuries the following day in hospital.

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
					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
					Trevor Taylor	5
	BRP-BRM	Mk 1 Mk 2	BRM P56 1.5 V8		Innes Ireland	3–5, 7–10
					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			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
					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
	Brabham-BRM	BT11				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
					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

Team and driver changes

• Trevor Taylor had driven for Team Lotus in 1963 but admitted his confidence was shaken by two serious accidents at Spa-Francorchamps and Enna-Pergusa. Team owner Colin Chapman suggested Taylor take a sabbatical and then return to Lotus.^[3][4][5] However, Taylor signed with British Racing Partnership for 1964. Lotus promoted their Formula Junior driver Peter Arundell to the F1 team.
• Italian car manufacturer ATS had entered the 1963 season with a self-designed chassis, aiming to compete against Ferrari, but after spending the year battling many technical difficulties, they decided to withdraw from the sport.^[6] Their driver, 1961 champion Phil Hill, moved to Cooper, where he replaced Tony Maggs.^[7][8]
• Privateer Reg Parnell Racing switched from using a Lola chassis to second-hand Lotus cars. This marked Lola's exit from the sport until their collaboration with Honda in 1967.

Mid-season changes

• Lotus driver Peter Arundell suffered a severe accident in an Formula Two race at Reims-Gueux. Mike Spence was called up to replace him from the British Grand Prix on.
• Carel Godin de Beaufort crashed during practice for the German Grand Prix. He succumbed to his injuries the following day in hospital. Although not a works Porsche driver, he had driven a Porsche 718 in all his races since 1961. His demise marked the disappearance of Porsche's name from F1 until 1983.
• Honda entered the grid half-way through the 1964 season. They had designed their own chassis and engine, something only Ferrari and BRM were doing at the time. Driver Ronnie Bucknum made his F1 debut in the Honda during the 1964 German Grand Prix.

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

Calendar changes

• The Dutch Grand Prix was moved up four weeks, ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix.
• On 23 August, the Austrian Grand Prix was run in the championship for the first time, after making their debut as a non-championship event in 1963.
• The South African Grand Prix at the Prince George Circuit was scheduled for 26 December but was moved back a week to become the season opener of the 1965 Formula One season.^[9]

Championship report

Rounds 1 to 4

After a dominant 1963 season with seven wins in ten races, reigning champion Jim Clark was still in form for the first race of 1964, the Monaco Grand Prix. He qualified his Lotus-Climax on pole position, but Jack Brabham (world champion in 1959 and 1960) was just 0.1 seconds behind him in his Brabham-Climax. 1962 champion Graham Hill started in third for BRM and John Surtees fourth for Ferrari. Clark set a blistering pace from the start but went too fast through the harbour chicane and caught some straw bales lining the track. He was lucky to carry on without losing a position. Dan Gurney had started in fifth but overtook Hill and his teammate Brabham on lap 12. Brabham would later retire, as would Surtees. Clark pitted to fix the damage from his first-lap misstep, allowing Gurney and Hill to the front. Just past half-distance, Hill took the lead and Gurney retired with a failing gearbox. Surprisingly, Clark could not match Hill's pace, but it did not matter anyway, since his Lotus developed an oil leak and he retired with four laps to go. Hill took the chequered flag, a lap ahead of his teammate Richie Ginther, awarding BRM a surprise 1-2 finish. Debutant Peter Arundell was third for Lotus, with his team leader being classified fourth to rack up valuable points.^[10]

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