1964 Rand Grand Prix

July 2023 July 2023 July 2023 NC South Africa 1928 Rand VII Rand Grand Prix Kyalami, Johannesburg 12 December 1964 Kyalami 1961 - 1967.jpg Permanent racing facility 2.545 4.096 25 x 2 127.25 204.8 Jackie Stewart UK Lotus-Climax 1:35.0 Mike Spence (Heat 1) Lotus-Climax UK 1:38.6 (Heat 1) / 1:36.0 (Heat 2) Jackie Stewart (Heat 2) Lotus-Climax UK Graham Hill UK Brabham-BRM Paul Hawkins Australia Brabham-Ford Bob Anderson UK 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 Pos Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Retired Grid Heat 1 / 2 1 UK Graham Hill John Willment Automobiles Brabham-BRM 1.22:48.7 24 1st / 2nd 2 Australia Paul Hawkins John Willment Automobiles Brabham-Ford + 52.9 4 3rd / 4th 3 UK Bob Anderson DW Racing Enterprises Brabham-Climax + 1:25.0 5 4th / 3rd 4 Rhodesia 1964 Sam Tingle Sam Tingle LDS-Alfa Romeo + 3:31.1 14 7th / 5th 5 South Africa 1928 Brausch Niemann Ted Lanfear Lotus-Ford + 3:55.8 10 9th / 6th 6 South Africa 1928 Doug Serrurier Otelle Nucci LDS-Climax 49 laps 11 8th / 7th 7 Rhodesia 1964 Clive Puzey Clive Puzey Motors Lotus-Climax 49 laps 15 10th / 9th 8 Rhodesia 1964 John Love John Love Cooper-Climax 46 laps 7 5th / 12th 9 South Africa 1928 Bob Hay Bob Hay Lotus-Ford 46 laps 19 13th / 11th 10 South Africa 1928 Neville Lederle Scuderia Scribante Lotus-Climax 45 laps 13 15th / 8th 11 South Africa 1928 David Hume Team Valencia Heron-Alfa Romeo 45 laps 16 11th / 13th 12 South Africa 1928 Alex Blignaut Team Valencia LDS-Alfa Romeo 44 laps 21 12th / 14th 13 South Africa 1928 Steve Mellet Stan Mellet LDS-Alfa Romeo 40 laps 25 16th / 15th 14 South Africa 1928 Rauten Hartmann Rauten Hartmann Netuar-Peugeot 37 laps / Engine 20 14th / Ret 15 South Africa 1928 Peter de Klerk Otelle Nucci Alfa Special-Alfa Romeo 27 laps / Accident 8 6th / Ret 16 UK Mike Spence Team Lotus Lotus-Climax 26 laps / Rose joint 2 2nd / Ret 17 UK Jackie Stewart Team Lotus Lotus-Climax Driveshaft / 25 laps 1 Ret / 1st 18 UK David Prophet David Prophet Racing Brabham-Ford Water in petrol / 23 laps 9 Ret / 10th 19 Rhodesia 1964 Ray Reed Rays Engineering RE-Alfa Romeo 23 laps / Engine 17 Ret / DNS Ret South Africa 1928 Trevor Blokdyk Hoffman Racing Cooper-Alfa Romeo Gearbox / Engine 6 Ret / Ret Ret South Africa 1928 David Clapham Lawson Organisation Cooper-Maserati Engine 18 Ret / DNS Ret South Africa 1928 Ernie Pieterse Ernie Pieterse Lotus-Climax Accident 12 Ret / DNS DNS South Africa 1928 Tony Maggs Reg Parnell Racing Lotus-BRM Camshaft in practice (3) - / - DNS South Africa 1928 Dave Charlton Ecurie Tomahawk Lotus-Ford Fire in practice (22) - / - DNS South Africa 1928 Jackie Pretorius Jackie Pretorius LDS-Alfa Romeo Withdrawn after practice (23) - / - DNP South Africa 1928 Lionel Wilmot Lionel Wilmot LDS-Alfa Romeo Oil leak - - / - References "The Grand Prix Who's Who", Steve Small, 1995. "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974. Race results at www.silhouet.com Rand Grand Prix 1964 1964 Mediterranean Grand Prix 1965 Race of Champions 1963 Rand Grand Prix 1965 Rand Grand Prix Rand Grand Prix Category:Rand Grand Prix Category:December 1964 sports events in Africa Category:1964 in South African motorsport