1964 Australian Grand Prix
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| 1964 Australian Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 5 of 8 in 1964 Tasman Series | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 9 February 1964 | ||
| Location | Sandown Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 3.1 km (1.92 miles) | ||
| Distance | 63 laps, 195.3 km (120.96 miles) | ||
| Weather | Sunny | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Repco Brabham-Climax | ||
| Time | 1'09.6 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Drivers | Australia Jack Brabham | Repco Brabham-Climax | |
| New Zealand Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | ||
| Time | 1'09.5 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Repco Brabham-Climax | ||
| Second | Repco Brabham-Climax | ||
| Third | Cooper-Climax | ||
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The 1964 Australian Grand Prix was a motor race held at the Sandown Park circuit in suburban Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on 9 February 1964. It was the twenty ninth Australian Grand Prix and was also Round 5 of the 1964 Tasman Series and Round 1 of the 1964 Australian Drivers' Championship. The race was open to Racing Cars complying with the Australian National Formula or the Australian 1½ Litre Formula.[1]
Defending winner Jack Brabham won the race driving a Repco Brabham. It was his third and final Australian Grand Prix victory.
Classification
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| Pos | No. | Driver | Entrant[4] | Car | Laps | Time / comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Australia Jack Brabham | Ecurie Vitesse | Repco Brabham BT7A / Climax FPF[5] | 63 | 1h 15m 19.2s |
| 2 | 6 | Australia Bib Stillwell | B.S. Stillwell | Repco Brabham BT4 / Climax FPF[5] | 63 | 1h 15m 31.1s |
| 3 | 5 | Australia John Youl | John C. Youl | Cooper T55 / Climax FPF | 63 | 1h 15m 34.1s |
| 4 | 8 | Error creating thumbnail: Timmy Mayer | Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Pty. Ltd. | Cooper T70 / Climax FPF | 63 | 1h 16m 06.5s |
| 5 | 2 | New Zealand Denny Hulme | Ecurie Vitesse | Repco Brabham BT4 / Climax FPF[5] | 60 | |
| 6 | 12 | New Zealand Jim Palmer | J. Palmer | Cooper T53 / Climax FPF | 60 | |
| 7 | 17 | Australia Arnold Glass | Capitol Motors Pty. Ltd. | Lotus 27 / Ford 1.5 | 57 | |
| 8 | 14 | New Zealand Tony Shelly | A. L. Shelly | Lola Mk4A / Climax FPF[6] | 57 | |
| 9 | 26 | Australia David Walker | David Walker | Brabham BT2 / Ford 1.5 | 54 | |
| 10 | 21 | Australia Frank Gardner | Alex. Mildren Racing Pty. Ltd. | Brabham BT6 / Ford 1.5 | 49 | |
| Ret | 9 | Australia Bill Patterson Australia Doug Whiteford |
Bill Patterson Motors | Cooper T53 / Climax FPF | 42 | Driver sick / Accident |
| Ret | 7 | New Zealand Bruce McLaren | Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Pty. Ltd. | Cooper T70 / Climax FPF | 37 | Engine |
| Ret | 10 | Australia Doug Whiteford | Bill Patterson Motors | Cooper T51 / Climax FPF 2.2 | 36 | Engine |
| Ret | 4 | Australia Lex Davison | Ecurie Australie | Cooper T62 / Climax FPF | 29 | Piston |
| Ret | 22 | Australia David Fletcher | D. K. Fletcher | Lola Mk5 / Ford 1.5 | 29 | Accident |
| Ret | 24 | Australia Mel McEwin | Mel McEwin | Elfin FJ / Ford 1.5 | 24 | Gearbox |
| Ret | 18 | Australia Keith Rilstone | K. N. Rilstone | Elfin FJ / Ford 1.5 | 5 | Piston |
| Ret | 11 | Australia Frank Matich | Total Team | Repco Brabham BT7A / Climax FPF[5] | 4 | Differential |
| Ret | 16 | Australia Charlie Smith | C. G. Smith | Elfin FJ / Ford 1.5 | 2 | Timing Gear |
| Ret | 15 | Australia Tony Osborne | A. J. R. Osborne | Cooper T53 / Climax FPF | 2 | Differential |
| Ret | 19 | Australia Wally Mitchell | East Burwood Motors | MRD Brabham / Ford 1.5 | ||
| DNS | 25 | Australia Leo Geoghegan | Total Team | Lotus 27 / Ford 1.5 | ||
| DNS | 20 | Australia Glyn Scott | Glyn Scott Motors | Lotus 27 / Ford 1.5 | ||
| DNS | 23 | Australia Jack Hunnam | Jack Hunnam Motors | Elfin Catalina / Ford 1.5 |
Notes
[edit | edit source]- Pole position: Jack Brabham – 1:09.6
- Starters: 21[3]
- Winner's average speed: 96.7 mph (155.6 km/h)[7]
- Fastest lap: Jack Brabham / Bruce McLaren – 1:09.5
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In popular culture
[edit | edit source]A "science-fiction" version of the 1964 Australian Grand Prix was depicted five years before it took place in the American film On the Beach (1959), based on the Nevil Shute novel of the same name.
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ The 29th Australian Grand Prix, Manual of Motor Sport, 1964 Edition, Confedertion of Australian Motor Sport, p. 48
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Official Programme, Australian Grand Prix, Sandown, 9 February 1964
- ^ a b c d The cars of Brabham, Stillwell, Hulme and Matich were each listed in the Official Programme under the name "Repco Brabham"
- ^ Australian Grand Prix, Sandown Park, 9 Feb 1964, www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved 4 December 2018
- ^ The official history of the Australian Grand Prix – 80 Years, p. 221