Race details | |||
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Race 5 of 10 in the 1964 Formula One season | |||
Date | 11 July 1964 | ||
Official name | XVII RAC British Grand Prix | ||
Location |
Brands Hatch Kent, England |
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Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 4.265 km (2.651 mi) | ||
Distance | 80 laps, 341.000 km (212.057 mi) | ||
Weather | Warm, dry | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Lotus-Climax | ||
Time | 1:38.1 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | |
Time | 1:38.8 on lap 73 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Lotus-Climax | ||
Second | BRM | ||
Third | Ferrari |
The 1964 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Brands Hatch on 11 July 1964. The event was also designated as the European Grand Prix. It was the first of twelve Formula One races to be held at the southern England circuit, it would alternate with Silverstone until 1987. The race was won by Jim Clark driving a Lotus 25.