1964 Austrian Grand Prix

The 1964 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One World Championship motor race held at Zeltweg Airfield on 23 August 1964. It was race 7 of 10 in both the 1964 World Championship of Drivers and the 1964 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 105-lap race was won by Ferrari driver Lorenzo Bandini after he started from seventh position. Richie Ginther finished second for the BRM team and Brabham driver Bob Anderson came in third. This was the debut World Championship race of the future world champion Jochen Rindt.

1964 Austrian Grand Prix
Race details
Date	23 August 1964 (1964-08-23)
Official name	II Großer Preis von Österreich
Location	Zeltweg Airfield Zeltweg, Austria
Course	Temporary airport facility
Course length	3.186 km (1.980 mi)
Distance	105 laps, 336.0 km (208.781 mi)
Weather	Dry
Pole position
Driver	Graham Hill	BRM
Time	1:09.84
Fastest lap
Driver	Dan Gurney	Brabham-Climax
Time	1:10.56 on lap 32
Podium
First	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari
Second	Richie Ginther	BRM
Third	Bob Anderson	Brabham-Climax
Lap leaders

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	3	Graham Hill	BRM	1:09.84	—
2	7	John Surtees	Ferrari	1:10.12	+0.28
3	1	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	1:10.21	+0.37
4	5	Dan Gurney	Brabham-Climax	1:10.40	+0.56
5	4	Richie Ginther	BRM	1:10.40	+0.56
6	6	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Climax	1:10.57	+0.73
7	8	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari	1:10.63	+0.79
8	2	Mike Spence	Lotus-Climax	1:11.00	+1.16
9	9	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	1:11.25	+1.41
10	11	Jo Bonnier	Brabham-Climax	1:11.59	+1.75
11	14	Innes Ireland	BRP-BRM	1:11.60	+1.76
12	20	Jo Siffert	Brabham-BRM	1:11.82	+1.98
13	12	Jochen Rindt	Brabham-BRM	1:12.00	+2.16
14	22	Bob Anderson	Brabham-Climax	1:12.04	+2.20
15	18	Giancarlo Baghetti	BRM	1:12.10	+2.26
16	15	Trevor Taylor	BRP-BRM	1:12.23	+2.39
17	16	Chris Amon	Lotus-Climax	1:12.28	+2.44
18	17	Mike Hailwood	Lotus-BRM	1:12.40	+2.56
19	19	Tony Maggs	BRM	1:12.40	+2.56
20	10	Phil Hill	Cooper-Climax	1:13.15	+3.31
Source:[1]

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	8	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari	105	2:06:18.23	7	9
2	4	Richie Ginther	BRM	105	+6.18	5	6
3	22	Bob Anderson	Brabham-Climax	102	+3 laps	14	4
4	19	Tony Maggs	BRM	102	+3 laps	19	3
5	14	Innes Ireland	BRP-BRM	102	+3 laps	11	2
6	11	Jo Bonnier	Brabham-Climax	101	+4 laps	10	1
7	18	Giancarlo Baghetti	BRM	96	+9 laps	15
8	17	Mike Hailwood	Lotus-BRM	95	+10 laps	18
9	6	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Climax	76	+29 laps	6
Ret	12	Jochen Rindt	Brabham-BRM	58	Steering	13
Ret	10	Phil Hill	Cooper-Climax	58	Accident/fire	20
Ret	5	Dan Gurney	Brabham-Climax	47	Suspension	4
Ret	9	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	43	Engine/valve	9
Ret	2	Mike Spence	Lotus-Climax	41	Halfshaft/transmission	8
Ret	1	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	40	Halfshaft/transmission	3
Ret	15	Trevor Taylor	BRP-BRM	21	Suspension	16
Ret	20	Jo Siffert	Brabham-BRM	18	Accident	12
Ret	7	John Surtees	Ferrari	9	Suspension	2
Ret	16	Chris Amon	Lotus-Climax	7	Engine	17
Ret	3	Graham Hill	BRM	5	Distributor	1
Source:[2]

Notes

• This was the Formula One World Championship debut race for Austrian driver and future World Champion Jochen Rindt. Rindt was also the first Austrian to participate in Formula One.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Graham Hill 32 2 Jim Clark 30 3 John Surtees 19 4 Richie Ginther 17 4 5 Lorenzo Bandini 15 Source:[3]

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 1 BRM 36 (39) 1 2 Lotus-Climax 34 3 Ferrari 28 4 Brabham-Climax 21 5 Cooper-Climax 10 Source:[3]

• Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only best 6 results counted toward the championship. Numbers without parentheses are championship points, numbers in parentheses are total points scored.