1964 Grote Prijs van Limborg

March 2014 thumb|Circuit Zolder (1963–1972) The 1964 Grote Prijs van Limborg (Limborgh Grand Prix), was the inaugural race to bear the title. It was a non-championship race for Formula Two cars, held on the Zolder, race track in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium, on 23 August 1964.http://formula2.net/F264_17.htm Formula 2 1964 - Limbourg GP formula2.net 2014-03-08 Report Entry A total of 30 F2 cars were entered for the event. However, only 21 took part in qualifying. Qualifying Jackie Stewart took pole position for Ron Harris-Lotus, in their Lotus 32-Cosworth, averaging a speed of 93.506 mph on. Race The race was held over two heats, both of 25 laps of the Zolder circuit. The winner was based on the aggregated points scored across the two heats. Points were awarded, based on the drivers finishing positions. Denny Hulme took the overall winner's spoils for the works Brabham team, driving their Brabham-Cosworth BT10. Hulme won in an aggregated time of 1hr 24:47.2mins., averaging a speed of 89.165 mph on. 45.9 seconds behind was the second place car of Lucien Bianchi, for Ron Harris-Team Lotus in their Cosworth-powered Lotus 32. The podium was completed by another Ron Harris Lotus, of Brian Hart, in a Lotus 32, just a further 9.9 seconds behind his team-mate, despite being equal on points. Heat One saw Jackie Stewart take the win for Ron Harris, with Hulme 4.6seconds adrift and Richard Attwood in third. However, as Stewart and Attwood retired in the second heat, this left Hulme in first place, nearly 17 seconds clear of Alan Rees. Hart was a further 4.9 seconds behind, but this combined with his sixth place in heat one, left him equal on points with Bianchi, who finished fifth and fourth in the heats respectively, but approximately 10 seconds down on the aggregate race times. Classification Aggregate race result Pos. No Driver Entrant Car - Engine Time, Laps Pts. 1st 10 New Zealand Denis Hulme Brabham Racing Developments Brabham-Cosworth BT10 1hr 24:47.2 3 2nd 4 Belgium Lucien Bianchi Ron Harris - Team Lotus Lotus-Cosworth 32 1hr 25:33.1 9 3rd 8 GBR Brian Hart Ron Harris - Team Lotus Lotus-Cosworth 32 1hr 25:43.0 9 4th 58 GBR David Hobbs Merlyn Racing Merlyn-Cosworth Mk 7 1hr 26:52.5 14 5th 24 France Jo Schlesser Ecurie Ford France S.A. Brabham-Cosworth BT10 1hr 26:57.4 15 6th 42 GBR David Prophet David Prophet Racing Brabham-Cosworth BT10 1hr 27:28.8 16 7th 26 France Guy Ligier Ecurie Ford France S.A. Brabham-Cosworth BT6 1hr 28:06.4 17 8th 16 GBR Alan Rees Roy Winkelmann Racing Brabham-Cosworth BT10 48 20 9th 34 Belgium Mauro Bianchi Société des Automobiles Alpine Alpine-Renault A270 46 24 NC 54 GBR Richard Attwood Midland Racing Partnership Lola-Cosworth T55 35 NC 12 GBR Mike Beckwith Normand Racing Team Ltd. Cooper-Cosworth T71 35 NC 6 GBR Peter Procter Ron Harris – Team Lotus Lotus-Cosworth 32 32 NC 18 Australia Frank Gardner John Willment Automobiles Brabham-Cosworth BT10 29 NC 2 GBR Jackie Stewart Ron Harris – Team Lotus Lotus-Cosworth 32 27 NC 28 France Jacques Maglia Jacques Maglia Brabham-Cosworth BT10 22 NC 46 Germany Kurt Ahrens Jr. Kurt Ahrens Jr. Cooper-Cosworth T65 13 NC 14 GBR Tony Hegbourne Normand Racing Team Ltd. Cooper-Cosworth T71 12 NC 22 USA Peter Revson Team Alexis Alexis-Cosworth Mk 5 6 NC 44 Belgium Jean-Claude Franck David Prophet Racing Lotus-Cosworth 32 0 NC 20 Australia Paul Hawkins John Willment Automobiles Lola-Cosworth T55 0 DNS 44 GBR Piers Courage David Prophet Racing Lotus-Cosworth 32 DNQ 32 Switzerland Frank Dörfliger Siffert Racing Team Brabham-Cosworth BT10 Source: Fastest lap: Richard Attwood, 1:40.45secs. 93.553 mph onTristan Wood, “Drive It! The Complete Book of Formula 2 Motor Racing” (Foulis/Haynes, ASIN B009UWU1BW, 1984) Heat 1 result Pos. Driver Time, Laps Reason Out 1st Stewart 42:15.2 2nd Hulme 42:19.8 3rd Attwood 42:22.0 4th Procter 42:39.5 5th L. Bianchi 42:42.1 6th Hart 42:55.9 7th Beckwith 43:23.6 8th Hobbs 43:26.8 9th Prophet 43:36.8 10th Schlesser 43:54.3 11th Ligier 43:57.7 12th Rees 23 13th Maglia 22 14th M. Bianchi 22 DNF Ahrens 13 Mechanical DNF Hegbourne 12 DNF Revson 6 DNF Gardner 4 Oil Pipe DNF Hawkins 0 Cam follower DNF Franck 0 Oil pressure Source: Heat 2 result Pos. Driver Time, Laps Reason Out 1st Hulme 42:27.4 2nd Rees 42:44.2 3rd Hart 42:47.1 4th L. Bianchi 42:51.0 5th Gardner 43:00.7 6th Schlesse 43:03.1 7th Hobbs 43:27.7 8th Prophet 43:52.0 9th Ligier 44:08.7 10th M. Bianchi 24 DNF Attwood 10 Distributor DNF Beckwith 10 Engine DNF Procter 7 Engine DNF Stewart 2 Engine Source: References Grote Prijs van Limborg Category:Grote Prijs van Limborg Category:Formula Two races