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Season review

1964 season

John Surtees won the drivers' title.

Races

10

Different winners

5

Most wins

3

Jim Clark

Drivers

38

scored or classified

Races

Rounds

Drivers

Drivers' championship

Cumulative points
  • Surtees
  • Hill
  • Clark
  • Bandini
  • Ginther
  • Gurney
  • Rest of field
Show data table
RoundSurteesHillClarkBandiniGintherGurney
R1 · Monaco GP093060
R2 · Dutch GP61212060
R3 · Belgian GP61421091
R4 · French GP6202101110
R5 · British GP10263021110
R6 · German GP19323061110
R7 · Austrian GP193230151710
R8 · Italian GP283230192010
R9 · United States GP344130192310
R10 · Mexican GP404132232319

The chart adds up every point scored. The official table applies the rules of the time (dropped results, or only the best-placed car scoring for a team), so some totals below are lower.

Teams

Constructors' championship

Cumulative points
  • BRM
  • Ferrari
  • Lotus-Climax
  • Brabham-Climax
  • Cooper-Climax
  • Brabham-BRM
  • Rest of field
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RoundBRMFerrariLotus-ClimaxBrabham-ClimaxCooper-ClimaxBrabham-BRM
R1 · Monaco GP1507020
R2 · Dutch GP18620120
R3 · Belgian GP23629680
R4 · French GP316321990
R5 · British GP37124122100
R6 · German GP46254122103
R7 · Austrian GP55344127103
R8 · Italian GP58474227163
R9 · United States GP70534427167
R10 · Mexican GP70644936167

The chart adds up every point scored. The official table applies the rules of the time (dropped results, or only the best-placed car scoring for a team), so some totals below are lower.

PosTeamWinsGapPts
1Ferrari345
2BRM2−342
3Lotus-Climax3−837
4Brabham-Climax2−1530
5Cooper-Climax−2916
6Brabham-BRM−387
7BRP−405
8Lotus-BRM−423
-Honda−450
-Scirocco−450
-Derrington−450
-Porsche−450
-Brabham-Ford−450

Head to head

Teammate battles

Ferrari
Qualifying (grid)
9
1
Race
4
0
Points
40
23

Not classified: SUR 4 · BAN 3

4 short pairings (fewer than 3 races)
  • SUR vs SCA · 1 race · qualifying 1–0 · race 1–0 · points 9–0
  • BAN vs SCA · 1 race · qualifying 1–0 · race 1–0 · points 4–0
  • SUR vs ROD · 1 race · qualifying 1–0 · race 1–0 · points 6–1
  • BAN vs ROD · 1 race · qualifying 1–0 · race 1–0 · points 4–1
BRM
PairingRacesQualifying (grid)RacePoints
HIL vs GIN1010–06–241–23
HIL vs BAG76–03–026–0
GIN vs BAG76–04–118–0
HIL vs MAG53–01–024–4
GIN vs MAG53–01–112–4
MAG vs BAG52–11–04–0
HIL vs TRI44–02–021–2
GIN vs TRI44–01–111–2
TRI vs BAG31–10–02–0
5 short pairings (fewer than 3 races)
  • MAG vs TRI · 2 races · qualifying 0–1 · race 0–1 · points 1–2
  • HIL vs ATT · 1 race · qualifying 1–0 · race 0–0 · points 6–0
  • GIN vs ATT · 1 race · qualifying 1–0 · race 0–0 · points 0–0
  • BAG vs ATT · 1 race · qualifying 1–0 · race 0–0 · points 0–0
  • MAG vs ATT · 1 race · qualifying 1–0 · race 0–0 · points 0–0
Lotus-Climax
Qualifying (grid)
5
1
Race
1
2
Points
11
4

Not classified: CLA 2 · SPE 2

Qualifying (grid)
3
1
Race
2
1
Points
21
11

Not classified: CLA 1 · ARU 0

10 short pairings (fewer than 3 races)
  • CLA vs REV · 1 race · qualifying 1–0 · race 0–0 · points 9–0
  • ARU vs REV · 1 race · qualifying 1–0 · race 0–0 · points 0–0
  • SPE vs MIT · 1 race · qualifying 1–0 · race 1–0 · points 0–0
  • CLA vs MIT · 1 race · qualifying 1–0 · race 0–0 · points 0–0
  • SPE vs AMO · 1 race · qualifying 1–0 · race 0–0 · points 0–0
  • CLA vs AMO · 1 race · qualifying 1–0 · race 0–0 · points 0–0
  • CLA vs HAN · 1 race · qualifying 1–0 · race 0–1 · points 0–2
  • SPE vs HAN · 1 race · qualifying 1–0 · race 0–0 · points 0–2
  • SPE vs SOL · 1 race · qualifying 1–0 · race 1–0 · points 3–0
  • CLA vs SOL · 1 race · qualifying 1–0 · race 1–0 · points 2–0
Brabham-Climax
PairingRacesQualifying (grid)RacePoints
GUR vs BRA109–13–219–11
GUR vs AND77–02–19–5
BRA vs AND77–02–27–5
BRA vs BON55–00–24–1
GUR vs BON55–01–010–1
4 short pairings (fewer than 3 races)
  • AND vs BON · 2 races · qualifying 0–2 · race 2–0 · points 4–1
  • BRA vs SIF · 1 race · qualifying 1–0 · race 0–0 · points 4–0
  • GUR vs SIF · 1 race · qualifying 1–0 · race 0–0 · points 1–0
  • SIF vs BON · 1 race · qualifying 1–0 · race 0–0 · points 0–0
Cooper-Climax
Qualifying (grid)
8
1
Race
3
0
Points
7
1

Not classified: MCL 5 · HIL 4

6 short pairings (fewer than 3 races)
  • BON vs HIL · 1 race · qualifying 0–1 · race 1–0 · points 2–0
  • MCL vs BON · 1 race · qualifying 1–0 · race 0–0 · points 0–2
  • HIL vs TAY · 1 race · qualifying 1–0 · race 1–0 · points 1–0
  • MCL vs TAY · 1 race · qualifying 1–0 · race 0–0 · points 0–0
  • MCL vs BAR · 1 race · qualifying 1–0 · race 0–0 · points 0–0
  • HIL vs BAR · 1 race · qualifying 1–0 · race 0–0 · points 0–0
Brabham-BRM
Qualifying (grid)
1
2
Race
0
1
Points
3
0

Not classified: SIF 0 · BON 2

4 short pairings (fewer than 3 races)
  • SIF vs SHA · 2 races · qualifying 2–0 · race 0–0 · points 4–0
  • SIF vs RAB · 1 race · qualifying 1–0 · race 0–0 · points 0–0
  • BON vs RAB · 1 race · qualifying 1–0 · race 0–0 · points 0–0
  • SIF vs RIN · 1 race · qualifying 1–0 · race 0–0 · points 0–0
Lotus-BRM
Qualifying (grid)
5
1
Race
1
1
Points
2
0

Not classified: AMO 3 · HAI 3

Qualifying (grid)
3
0
Race
0
0
Points
0
0

Not classified: HAI 3 · REV 1

7 short pairings (fewer than 3 races)
  • AMO vs REV · 2 races · qualifying 2–0 · race 1–0 · points 0–0
  • SIF vs HAI · 1 race · qualifying 0–1 · race 0–1 · points 0–1
  • IRE vs HAI · 1 race · qualifying 0–0 · race 0–0 · points 0–1
  • SIF vs IRE · 1 race · qualifying 0–0 · race 0–0 · points 0–0
  • TAY vs REV · 1 race · qualifying 1–0 · race 0–0 · points 0–0
  • TAY vs HAI · 1 race · qualifying 0–1 · race 0–0 · points 0–0
  • AMO vs TAY · 1 race · qualifying 1–0 · race 0–0 · points 0–0

Over the races in which both drivers had a result for the team. Qualifying: who qualified ahead (from the starting grid: there is no qualifying data for this season). Race: who finished ahead, counted only when both were classified. Points: race and sprint points from those races, before dropped results (not every result counted towards the championship). In early seasons the team is the chassis maker, so privateers in the same make count as teammates; the Indianapolis 500 is left out.