1964 Syracuse Grand Prix

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1964 Syracuse Grand Prix
Non-championship race in the 1964 Formula One season
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Race details
Date12 April 1964
Official name XIII Gran Premio di Siracusa
Location Syracuse Circuit, Syracuse, Sicily
Course Temporary road circuit
Course length 5.612 km (3.487 miles)
Distance 56 (reduced to 40) laps, 224.47 km (139.48 miles)
Weather Wet
Pole position
Driver Ferrari
Time 1:50.5
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari
Time 1:53.9
Podium
First Ferrari
Second Ferrari
Third Lotus-Climax

The 13th Syracuse Grand Prix was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 12 April 1964 at Syracuse Circuit, Sicily. The race was run over 40 laps of the circuit, reduced from the original race distance of 56 laps due to bad weather, after lobbying from Jo Bonnier on behalf of the GPDA. The race was won easily by British driver John Surtees in a Ferrari 158.

Jo Siffert was injured in a crash during the practice sessions, in which he rolled his Lotus 24.

During the race, Peter Arundell's Lotus developed gearbox trouble, and he swapped cars with Mike Spence. Arundell took the healthy Lotus to third place after a close fight with Lorenzo Bandini, while Spence retired the other one soon after the swap.

Results

PosDriverEntrantConstructorTime/RetiredGrid
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Surtees SEFAC Ferrari Ferrari 1.19:51.82
2 Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Bandini SEFAC Ferrari Ferrari + 37.31
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Spence / Peter Arundell Team Lotus Lotus-Climax + 37.413
4 Flag of Sweden.svg Jo Bonnier Rob Walker Racing Team Cooper-Climax + 1:09.26
5 Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Amon Reg Parnell Racing Lotus-BRM + 1:19.44
6 Flag of the United States.svg Masten Gregory Scuderia Centro Sud BRM 39 laps12
7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Hailwood Reg Parnell Racing Lotus-BRM 39 laps3
8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ian Raby Ian Raby (Racing) Brabham-BRM 36 laps7
9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jackie Epstein Epstein-Eyre Racing Team BRM 33 laps14
Ret Flag of Switzerland.svg Jean-Claude Rudaz Fabre Urbain Cooper-Climax Suspension10
Ret Flag of Italy.svg Giancarlo Baghetti Scuderia Centro Sud BRM Electrics15
Ret Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Arundell / Mike Spence Team Lotus Lotus-Climax Gearbox11
Ret Flag of Belgium (civil).svg André Pilette Equipe Scirocco Belge Scirocco-Climax Gear linkage8
Ret Flag of the United States.svg Peter Revson Revson Racing (America) Lotus-BRM Accident9
DNS Flag of Switzerland.svg Jo Siffert Siffert Racing Team Lotus-BRM Practice accident(5)
DNQ Flag of Switzerland.svg André Wicky André Wicky Lotus-BRM -
WD Flag of the Netherlands.svg Carel Godin de Beaufort Ecurie Maarsbergen Porsche -
WD Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bob Anderson DW Racing Enterprises Brabham-Climax Car not delivered-

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