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1964 24 Hours of Le Mans
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The 1964 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 32nd Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on June 20 and 21 1964. It was also the ninth round of the World Sportscar Championship.

Pre-race[]

In 1963, Ford had almost won the Indianapolis 500 on its first try with Lotus. The Indianapolis powerplant, a 4.2L aluminum block Fairlane engine with a Colotti gearbox, was installed in the new Ford GT40s.

The new white and blue coupe made its first appearance in April at Le Mans test days. The results were disappointing, as the car was unstable on the straight, however Ford sent one car to Germany for Phil Hill and Bruce McLaren to race in the 1000km Nürburgring. The GT40 qualified second to a Ferrari 275P, but retired after 15 laps. Ford entered three GT40s in the 24 Hours and could also count on Shelby's Cobra Daytona coupés.

Even if the reliability of the GT40 was questionable, Ferrari took Ford as a serious threat. The works entered four prototypes at Le Mans, three 3.3L 275Pa and a 4.0L 330P. Other Ferrari prototypes, including two 330Ps, were entered by the British team Maranello Concessionaires, the Belgian team Equipe Nationale Belge and the American North American Racing Team (NART).

Race[]

Pedro Rodríguez took the best start with the NART 330P. Richard Attwood's No. 12 Ford GT-40 caught fire in the evening. Phil Hill drove the sole surviving GT40, and broke into the top three coming from 32nd during the night and establishing a lap record at 131.375 mph (211.4 km/h). Just before 05:30, Phil brought the last GT40 to the pits. After some discussion between Ford officials, the cause of the retirement was a gearbox failure. The factory-entered Ferrari of Jean Guichet and Nino Vaccarella took the win.

Official results[]

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Engine Laps
1 P
5.0
20 25px Italy SpA Ferrari SEFAC 25px France Jean Guichet
25px Italy Nino Vaccarella
Ferrari 275P Ferrari 3.3L V12 349
2 P
5.0
14 25px United Kingdom Maranello Concessionaires 25px United Kingdom Graham Hill
25px Sweden Jo Bonnier
Ferrari 330P Ferrari 4.0L V12 344
3 P
5.0
19 25px Italy SpA Ferrari SEFAC 25px United Kingdom John Surtees
25px Italy Lorenzo Bandini
Ferrari 330P Ferrari 4.0L V12 337
4 GT
+3.0
5 25px United States Shelby-American Inc. 25px United States Dan Gurney
25px United States Bob Bondurant
Shelby Cobra Daytona Ford 4.7L V8 334
5 GT
3.0
24 25px Belgium Ecurie Nationale Belge 25px Belgium Lucien Bianchi
25px Belgium Jean Blaton
Ferrari 250 GTO Ferrari 3.0L V12 333
6 GT
3.0
25 25px United Kingdom Maranello Concessionaires 25px United Kingdom Innes Ireland
25px South African flag after 1928 Tony Maggs
Ferrari 250 GTO Ferrari 3.0L V12 328
7 GT
2.0
34 25px France Auguste Veuillet 25px France Robert Buchet
25px France Guy Ligier
Porsche 904/4 GTS Porsche 2.0L Flat-4 323
8 GT
2.0
33 25px Netherlands Racing Team Holland 25px Netherlands Ben Pon
25px Netherlands Henk van Zalinge
Porsche 904/4 GTS Porsche 2.0L Flat-4 319
9 GT
3.0
27 25px United States North American Racing Team (NART)
25px France Fernand Tavano
25px France Fernand Tavano
25px United States Bob Grossman
Ferrari 250 GTO Ferrari 3.0L V12 315
10 GT
2.0
31 25px Germany Porsche System Engineering 25px Germany Gerhard Koch
25px Switzerland Heinz Schiller
Porsche 904/4 GTS Porsche 2.0L Flat-4 315
11 GT
2.0
35 25px Switzerland Scuderia Filipinetti 25px Switzerland Herbert Müller
25px Switzerland Claude Sage
Porsche 904/4 GTS Porsche 2.0L Flat-4 309
12 GT
2.0
32 25px France "Franc" 25px France Jacques Dewes
25px France Jean Kerguen
Porsche 904/4 GTS Porsche 2.0L Flat-4 308
13 GT
1.6
57 25px Italy Scuderia St. Ambroeus 25px Italy Roberto Bussinello
25px Italy Bruno Deserti
Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ Alfa Romeo 1.6L I4 307
14 P
+5.0
1 25px France Auguste Veuillet 25px Belgium Pierre Noblet
25px Switzerland Edgar Berney
Iso Grifo A3C Chevrolet 5.4L V8 307
15 GT
1.6
41 25px Italy Scuderia St. Ambroeus 25px Italy Giampiero Biscaldi
25px Italy Giancarlo Sala
Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ Alfa Romeo 1.6L I4 305
16 P
5.0
23 25px Belgium Ecurie Nationale Belge 25px France Pierre Dumay
25px Belgium Gerard Langlois van Ophem
Ferrari 250LM Ferrari 3.3L V12 298
17 P
3.0
46 25px France Société des Automobiles Alpine 25px France Roger Delageneste
25px Flag of the Republic of Ireland Henry Morrogh
Alpine M64 Renault-Gordini 1.1L I4 292
18 GT
+3.0
64 25px France Société Chardonnet 25px France Régis Fraissinet
25px France Jean de Mortemart
AC Cobra Ford 4.7L V8 289
19 GT
2.0
37 25px United Kingdom British Motor Corporation 25px United Kingdom Paddy Hopkirk
25px United Kingdom Andrew Hedges
MG MGB Hardtop MG 1.8L I4 287
20 P
3.0
59 25px France Société des Automobiles Alpine 25px France Roger Masson
25px Italy Teodore Zeccoli
Alpine M63 Renault-Gordini 1.0L I4 284
21 P
3.0
50 25px United Kingdom Standard Triumph 25px United Kingdom David Hobbs
25px Netherlands Rob Slotemaker
Triumph Spitfire Triumph 1.1L I4 272
22 GT
1.3
43 25px United Kingdom Team Elite '62 25px United Kingdom Clive Hunt
25px United Kingdom John Wagstaff
Lotus Elite Mk14 Coventry Climax 1.2L I4 266
23 GT
1.3
52 25px France Société Automobiles René Bonnet 25px France Philippe Farjon
25px France Serge Lelong
René Bonnet Aérodjet Renault-Gordini 1.1L I4 260
24 P
3.0
53 25px United Kingdom Donald Healey Motor Company 25px United Kingdom Clive Baker
25px United Kingdom William Bradley
Austin-Healey Sprite Sebring BMC 1.1L I4 257

Not Classified[]

Failed to cover 70% of winner's distance (244 laps)

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Engine Laps
25 P
3.0
47 25px France Société des Automobiles Alpine 25px Belgium Mauro Bianchi
25px France Jean Vinatier
Alpine M63 Renault-Gordini 1.0L I4 230

Did Not Finish[]

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Engine Laps
26 P
3.0
30 25px Germany Porsche System Engineering 25px United Kingdom Colin Davis
25px Germany Gerhard Mitter
Porsche 904/8 Porsche 2.0L Flat-8 244
27 GT
+3.0
18 25px United Kingdom Michael Salmon 25px United Kingdom Michael Salmon
25px United Kingdom Peter Sutcliffe
Aston Martin DP214 Aston Martin 3.7L I6 235
28 P
3.0
48 25px France Société Automobiles René Bonnet 25px France Robert Bouharde
25px France Michel de Bourbon-Palma
René Bonnet Aérodjet Renault-Gordini 1.1L I4 216
29 P
5.0
10 25px United States Ford Motor Company 25px United States Phil Hill
25px New Zealand Bruce McLaren
Ford GT40 Mk.I Ford 4.2L V8 192
30 GT
+3.0
16 25px Germany Peter Lindner 25px Germany Peter Lindner
25px Germany Peter Nöcker
Jaguar E-Type Lightweight Jaguar 3.8L I6 149
31 P
3.0
65 25px United Kingdom Standard Triumph 25px France Jean-François Piot
25px France Jean-Louis Marnat
Triumph Spitfire Triumph 1.1L I4 140
32 P
3.0
29 25px Germany Porsche System Engineering 25px Germany Edgar Barth
25px Germany Herbert Linge
Porsche 904/8 Porsche 2.0L Flat-8 139
33 P
3.0
54 25px France Société des Automobile Alpine 25px France Philippe Vidal
25px France Henri Grandsire
Alpine M64 Renault-Gordini 1.1L I4 133
34 GT
+3.0
6 25px United States Briggs S. Cunningham 25px New Zealand Chris Amon
25px Germany Jochen Neerpasch
Shelby Cobra Daytona Ford 4.7L V8 131
35 P
3.0
45 25px France S.E.C.A. CD 25px France Pierre Lelong
25px France Guy Verrier
CD 3 Panhard 1.2L Supercharged Flat-2 124
36 GT
+3.0
9 25px United Kingdom Rootes Group 25px United Kingdom Peter Procter
25px United Kingdom Jimmy Blumer
Sunbeam Tiger Thunderbolt Ford 4.3L V8 118
37 GT
3.0
26 25px United States North American Racing Team (NART) 25px United States Ed Hugus
25px France José Rosinski
Ferrari 250 GTO Ferrari 3.0L V12 114
38 P
5.0
2 25px France Maserati France 25px France André Simon
25px France Maurice Trintignant
Maserati Tipo 151/1 Maserati 4.9L V8 99
39 GT
+3.0
17 25px United Kingdom P.J. Sargent 25px United Kingdom Peter Sargent
25px United Kingdom Peter Lumsden
Jaguar E-Type Lightweight Jaguar 3.8L I6 80
40 P
3.0
44 25px France S.E.C.A. CD 25px France Alain Bertaut
25px France André Guilhaudin
CD 3 Panhard 1.2L Supercharged Flat-2 77
41 GT
+3.0
3 25px United Kingdom AC Cars Ltd. 25px United Kingdom Peter Bolton
25px United Kingdom Jack Sears
AC Cobra Coupe Ford 4.7L V8 77
42 P
5.0
21 25px Italy SpA Ferrari SEFAC 25px United Kingdom Mike Parkes
25px Italy Ludovico Scarfiotti
Ferrari 275P Ferrari 3.3L V12 71
43 P
5.0
22 25px Italy SpA Ferrari SEFAC 25px Italy Giancarlo Baghetti
25px Italy Umberto Maglioli
Ferrari 275P Ferrari 3.3L V12 69
44 P
5.0
11 25px United States Ford Motor Company 25px United States Richie Ginther
25px United States Masten Gregory
Ford GT40 Mk.I Ford 4.2L V8 63
45 P
3.0
56 25px France Société Automobiles René Bonnet 25px France Pierre Monneret
25px Switzerland Jean-Claude Rudaz
René Bonnet Aérodjet Renault-Gordini 1.0L I4 62
46 P
5.0
15 25px United States North American Racing Team (NART) 25px Mexico Pedro Rodríguez
25px United States Skip Hudson
Ferrari 330P Ferrari 4.0L V12 58
47 P
5.0
12 25px United States Ford Motor Company 25px United Kingdom Richard Attwood
25px France Jo Schlesser
Ford GT40 Mk.I Ford 4.2L V8 58
48 P
3.0
55 25px France Société Automobiles René Bonnet 25px France Jean-Pierre Beltoise
25px France Gérard Laureau
René Bonnet Aérodjet Renault-Gordini 1.1L I4 54
49 GT
1.6
40 25px Italy Scuderia St. Ambroeus 25px Italy Fernand Masoreo
25px France Jean Rolland
Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ Alfa Romeo 1.6L I4 47
50 P
3.0
60 25px France Société Automobiles René Bonnet 25px Italy Bruno Basini
25px France Roland Charriére
René Bonnet RB5 Renault-Gordini 1.2L I4 44
51 GT
+3.0
8 25px United Kingdom Rootes Group 25px Belgium Claude Dubois
25px United Kingdom Keith Ballisat
Sunbeam Tiger Thunderbolt Ford 4.3L V8 37
52 P
3.0
49 25px United Kingdom Standard Triumph 25px United States Michael Rotschild
25px United States Bob Tullius
Triumph Spitfire Triumph 1.1L I4 23
53 P
3.0
42 25px United Kingdom Lawrence Tune Engineering 25px United Kingdom Chris J. Lawrence
25px United Kingdom Gordon Spice
Deep Sanderson 301 BMC 1.3L I4 13
54 GT
1.6
38 25px France Royal Elysées 25px France René Richard
25px France "Pierre Gelé"
Lotus Elan Lotus 1.6L I4 7
55 P
5.0
58 25px United States North American Racing Team (NART) 25px United Kingdom David Piper
25px Austria Jochen Rindt
Ferrari 250LM Ferrari 3.3L V12 0

Statistics[]

  • Pole Position - #19 SpA Ferrari SEFAC - 3:42.0
  • Fastest Lap - #10 Ford Motor Company - 3:49.2
  • Distance - 4695.31 km
  • Average Speed - 195.638 km/h

Trophy Winners[]

  • Index of Performance - #20 SpA Ferrari SEFAC
  • Index of Thermal Efficiency - #46 Société des Automobiles Alpine
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