1964 Rand Grand Prix
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1964 Rand Grand Prix | |||
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Non-championship race in the 1964 Formula One season | |||
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Race details | |||
Date | 12 December 1964 | ||
Official name | VII Rand Grand Prix | ||
Location | Kyalami, Johannesburg | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 4.096 km (2.545 miles) | ||
Distance | 25 x 2 laps, 204.8 km (127.25 miles) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Lotus-Climax | ||
Time | 1:35.0 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Drivers | ![]() | Lotus-Climax | |
![]() | Lotus-Climax | ||
Time | 1:38.6 (Heat 1) / 1:36.0 (Heat 2) | ||
Podium | |||
First | Brabham-BRM | ||
Second | Brabham-Ford | ||
Third | Brabham-Climax |
The 7th Rand Grand Prix was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 12 December 1964 at Kyalami, South Africa. The race was run over two heats, each of 25 laps of the circuit, and was won overall by British driver Graham Hill in a Brabham BT11.
This race was the Formula One debut for future triple world champion Jackie Stewart, who secured pole position for the first heat. His car failed on the grid, and Hill won with Mike Spence in second. Stewart took the second heat, but Hill came second to claim the overall victory. Brabham cars filled the first three places, each with different makes of engine.
Results
[edit]Pos | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid | Heat 1 / 2 |
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1 | ![]() | John Willment Automobiles | Brabham-BRM | 1.22:48.7 | 24 | 1st / 2nd |
2 | ![]() | John Willment Automobiles | Brabham-Ford | + 52.9 | 4 | 3rd / 4th |
3 | ![]() | DW Racing Enterprises | Brabham-Climax | + 1:25.0 | 5 | 4th / 3rd |
4 | ![]() | Sam Tingle | LDS-Alfa Romeo | + 3:31.1 | 14 | 7th / 5th |
5 | ![]() | Ted Lanfear | Lotus-Ford | + 3:55.8 | 10 | 9th / 6th |
6 | ![]() | Otelle Nucci | LDS-Climax | 49 laps | 11 | 8th / 7th |
7 | ![]() | Clive Puzey Motors | Lotus-Climax | 49 laps | 15 | 10th / 9th |
8 | ![]() | John Love | Cooper-Climax | 46 laps | 7 | 5th / 12th |
9 | ![]() | Bob Hay | Lotus-Ford | 46 laps | 19 | 13th / 11th |
10 | ![]() | Scuderia Scribante | Lotus-Climax | 45 laps | 13 | 15th / 8th |
11 | ![]() | Team Valencia | Heron-Alfa Romeo | 45 laps | 16 | 11th / 13th |
12 | ![]() | Team Valencia | LDS-Alfa Romeo | 44 laps | 21 | 12th / 14th |
13 | ![]() | Stan Mellet | LDS-Alfa Romeo | 40 laps | 25 | 16th / 15th |
14 | ![]() | Rauten Hartmann | Netuar-Peugeot | 37 laps / Engine | 20 | 14th / Ret |
15 | ![]() | Otelle Nucci | Alfa Special-Alfa Romeo | 27 laps / Accident | 8 | 6th / Ret |
16 | ![]() | Team Lotus | Lotus-Climax | 26 laps / Rose joint | 2 | 2nd / Ret |
17 | ![]() | Team Lotus | Lotus-Climax | Driveshaft / 25 laps | 1 | Ret / 1st |
18 | ![]() | David Prophet Racing | Brabham-Ford | Water in petrol / 23 laps | 9 | Ret / 10th |
19 | ![]() | Rays Engineering | RE-Alfa Romeo | 23 laps / Engine | 17 | Ret / DNS |
Ret | ![]() | Hoffman Racing | Cooper-Alfa Romeo | Gearbox / Engine | 6 | Ret / Ret |
Ret | ![]() | Lawson Organisation | Cooper-Maserati | Engine | 18 | Ret / DNS |
Ret | ![]() | Ernie Pieterse | Lotus-Climax | Accident | 12 | Ret / DNS |
DNS | ![]() | Reg Parnell Racing | Lotus-BRM | Camshaft in practice | (3) | - / - |
DNS | ![]() | Ecurie Tomahawk | Lotus-Ford | Fire in practice | (22) | - / - |
DNS | ![]() | Jackie Pretorius | LDS-Alfa Romeo | Withdrawn after practice | (23) | - / - |
DNP | ![]() | Lionel Wilmot | LDS-Alfa Romeo | Oil leak | - | - / - |
References
[edit]- "The Grand Prix Who's Who", Steve Small, 1995.
- "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974.
- Race results at www.silhouet.com [1]