1964 season/Round 4
French Grand Prix 1964
- Rouen-Les-Essarts
- Rouen
- 28 June 1964
- 57 laps
- 372.9 km
- 6.542 km a lap
- P1Dan GurneyBrabham2:07:49.100
- P2Graham HillBRM+24.100
- P3Jack BrabhamBrabham+24.900
- Pole positionJim ClarkLotus · 2:09.600
- Fastest lapJack Brabham2:11.400 · lap 44
- Winner started fromP2on the grid
Result
| Pos | Driver | No. | Team · engine | Grid | Laps | Time / reason | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dan Gurney | 22 | Brabham · Climax | 2 | 57 | 2:07:49.100 | 9 |
| 2 | Graham Hill | 8 | BRM | 6 | 57 | +24.100 | 6 |
| 3 | Jack Brabhamfastest lap | 20 | Brabham · Climax | 5 | 57 | +24.900 | 4 |
| 4 | Peter Arundell | 4 | Lotus · Climax | 4 | 57 | +1:10.600 | 3 |
| 5 | Richie Ginther | 10 | BRM | 9 | 57 | +2:12.100 | 2 |
| 6 | Bruce McLaren | 12 | Cooper · Climax | 7 | 56 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | Phil Hill | 14 | Cooper · Climax | 10 | 56 | +1 lap | |
| 8 | Mike Hailwood | 36 | Lotus · BRM | 13 | 56 | +1 lap | |
| 9 | Lorenzo Bandini | 26 | Ferrari | 8 | 55 | +2 laps | |
| 10 | Chris Amon | 34 | Lotus · BRM | 14 | 53 | +4 laps | |
| 11 | Maurice Trintignant | 28 | BRM | 16 | 52 | +5 laps | |
| 12 | Bob Anderson | 32 | Brabham · Climax | 15 | 50 | +7 laps | |
| DNF | Innes Ireland | 16 | BRP · BRM | 11 | 31 | Accident | |
| DNF | Jim Clark | 2 | Lotus · Climax | 1 | 31 | Engine | |
| DNF | John Surtees | 24 | Ferrari | 3 | 6 | Engine | |
| DNF | Trevor Taylor | 18 | BRP · BRM | 12 | 6 | Brakes | |
| DNF | Jo Siffert | 30 | Brabham · BRM | 17 | 4 | Clutch | |
| DNS | Peter Revson | 36 | Lotus · BRM | – | Car raced by Hailwood |
A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Clark | Lotus | 2:09.600 | |
| 2 | Dan Gurney | Brabham | 2:10.100 | +0.500 |
| 3 | John Surtees | Ferrari | 2:11.100 | +1.500 |
| 4 | Peter Arundell | Lotus | 2:11.600 | +2.000 |
| 5 | Jack Brabham | Brabham | 2:11.800 | +2.200 |
| 6 | Graham Hill | BRM | 2:12.100 | +2.500 |
| 7 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper | 2:12.400 | +2.800 |
| 8 | Lorenzo Bandini | Ferrari | 2:12.800 | +3.200 |
| 9 | Richie Ginther | BRM | 2:13.900 | +4.300 |
| 10 | Phil Hill | Cooper | 2:14.500 | +4.900 |
| 11 | Innes Ireland | BRP | 2:14.800 | +5.200 |
| 12 | Trevor Taylor | BRP | 2:14.900 | +5.300 |
| 13 | Mike Hailwood | Lotus | 2:16.200 | +6.600 |
| 14 | Chris Amon | Lotus | 2:16.400 | +6.800 |
| 15 | Bob Anderson | Brabham | 2:16.900 | +7.300 |
| 16 | Peter Revson | Lotus | 2:18.500 | +8.900 |
| 17 | Maurice Trintignant | BRM | 2:21.500 | +11.900 |
| 18 | Jo Siffert | Brabham | 2:23.600 | +14.000 |
Fastest laps
Each driver's quickest lap of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Brabham | 44 | 2:11.400 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 4. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Clark | 21 | |
| 2 | Graham Hill | 20 | |
| 3 | Richie Ginther | 11 | |
| 4 | Peter Arundell | 11 | |
| 5 | Dan Gurney | 10 | ▲5 |
| 6 | Jack Brabham | 8 | ▲1 |
| 7 | Bruce McLaren | 7 | ▼2 |
| 8 | John Surtees | 6 | ▼3 |
| 9 | Chris Amon | 2 | ▼1 |
| 9 | Jo Bonnier | 2 | ▼1 |