1964 Rand Grand Prix

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1964 Rand Grand Prix
Non-championship race in the 1964 Formula One season
Kyalami 1961 - 1967.jpg
Race details
Date12 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 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Spence (Heat 1) Lotus-Climax
Fastest lap Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jackie Stewart (Heat 2) 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

PosDriverEntrantConstructorTime/RetiredGridHeat 1 / 2
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Hill John Willment Automobiles Brabham-BRM 1.22:48.7241st / 2nd
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Hawkins John Willment Automobiles Brabham-Ford + 52.943rd / 4th
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bob Anderson DW Racing Enterprises Brabham-Climax + 1:25.054th / 3rd
4 Flag of Rhodesia (1964-1968).svg Sam Tingle Sam Tingle LDS-Alfa Romeo + 3:31.1147th / 5th
5 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Brausch Niemann Ted Lanfear Lotus-Ford + 3:55.8109th / 6th
6 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Doug Serrurier Otelle Nucci LDS-Climax 49 laps118th / 7th
7 Flag of Rhodesia (1964-1968).svg Clive Puzey Clive Puzey Motors Lotus-Climax 49 laps1510th / 9th
8 Flag of Rhodesia (1964-1968).svg John Love John Love Cooper-Climax 46 laps75th / 12th
9 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Bob Hay Bob Hay Lotus-Ford 46 laps1913th / 11th
10 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Neville Lederle Scuderia Scribante Lotus-Climax 45 laps1315th / 8th
11 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg David Hume Team Valencia Heron-Alfa Romeo 45 laps1611th / 13th
12 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Alex Blignaut Team Valencia LDS-Alfa Romeo 44 laps2112th / 14th
13 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Steve Mellet Stan Mellet LDS-Alfa Romeo 40 laps2516th / 15th
14 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Rauten Hartmann Rauten Hartmann Netuar-Peugeot 37 laps / Engine2014th / Ret
15 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Peter de Klerk Otelle Nucci Alfa Special-Alfa Romeo 27 laps / Accident86th / Ret
16 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Spence Team Lotus Lotus-Climax 26 laps / Rose joint22nd / Ret
17 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jackie Stewart Team Lotus Lotus-Climax Driveshaft / 25 laps1Ret / 1st
18 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Prophet David Prophet Racing Brabham-Ford Water in petrol / 23 laps9Ret / 10th
19 Flag of Rhodesia (1964-1968).svg Ray Reed Rays Engineering RE-Alfa Romeo 23 laps / Engine17Ret / DNS
Ret Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Trevor Blokdyk Hoffman Racing Cooper-Alfa Romeo Gearbox / Engine6Ret / Ret
Ret Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg David Clapham Lawson Organisation Cooper-Maserati Engine18Ret / DNS
Ret Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Ernie Pieterse Ernie Pieterse Lotus-Climax Accident12Ret / DNS
DNS Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Tony Maggs Reg Parnell Racing Lotus-BRM Camshaft in practice(3)- / -
DNS Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Dave Charlton Ecurie Tomahawk Lotus-Ford Fire in practice(22)- / -
DNS Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Jackie Pretorius Jackie Pretorius LDS-Alfa Romeo Withdrawn after practice(23)- / -
DNP Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Lionel Wilmot Lionel Wilmot LDS-Alfa Romeo Oil leak-- / -

References

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