1964 World Sportscar Championship season

1964 World Sportscar Championship season
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The 1964 World Sportscar Championship season was the 12th season of FIA 'World Sportscar Championship' motor racing. It featured the 1964 International Championship for GT Manufacturers which was open to Group 3 GT cars and was contested from February 16, 1964 to October 11, 1964 over a twenty race series. Titles were awarded in three engine capacity divisions:

• Division I – Under 1300cc
• Division II – Under 2000cc
• Division III – Over 2000cc

The season also included the 1964 International Prototype Trophy which was open to Prototype cars and was contested over four of the twenty championship races. Titles were awarded for:

• Outright
• Under 3000cc

Schedule

The twenty championship races each counted towards one or more of the five FIA Titles, as shown below. A points coefficient multiplication factor was applied for each race to the determine the number of championship points to be awarded.

Race	Race name	Circuit or Location	Date	GTI	GTII	GTIII	Prot.	Points Coefficient
1	2000 km of Daytona	Daytona International Speedway	February 16	-	Rd 1	Rd 1	-	1.3
2	12 Hours of Sebring	Sebring International Raceway	March 21	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 2	Rd 1	1.6
3	Targa Florio	Palermo	April 26	-	Rd 3	Rd 3	Rd 2	1.6
4	Monza 3 Hours	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	May 3	Rd 2	-	-	-	1.3
5	500 km of Spa	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	May 17	-	Rd 4	Rd 4	-	1.3
6	La Consuma Hillclimb	Consuma	May 24	Rd 3	-	-	-	1.0
7	1000km Nürburgring	Nürburgring	May 31	Rd 4	Rd 5	Rd 5	Rd 3	1.6
8	Alpenbergpreis Rossfeld	Rossfeld	June 7	Rd 5	-	-	-	1.0
9	24 Hours of Le Mans	Circuit de la Sarthe	June 20-21	-	Rd 6	Rd 6	Rd 4	2.0
10	International 12 Hours of Reims	Reims-Gueux	July 5	-	Rd 7	Rd 7	-	1.0
11	Grosser Bergpreis Freiburg-Schauinsland	Schauinsland	August 9	-	Rd 8	Rd 8	-	1.0
12	Coppa Citta di Enna	Autodromo di Pergusa	August 16	-	Rd 9	-	-	1.3
13	RAC Gallaghers Tourist Trophy	Goodwood Circuit	August 26	-	-	Rd 9	-	1.3
14	Grosser Bergerpreis Sierra Crans-Montana	Crans-Montana	August 30	Rd 6	Rd 10	Rd 10	-	1.0
15	500 km Nürburgring	Nürburgring	September 6	Rd 7	-	-	-	1.0
16	Coppa Inter-Europa	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	September 6	-	Rd 11	-	-	1.3
17	Double 500 km	Bridgehampton Race Circuit	September 19	Rd 8	Rd 12	Rd 11	-	1.6
18	Double 500 km	Bridgehampton Race Circuit	September 20	Rd 9	Rd 13	-	-	1.3
19	Tour de France		September 11-20	-	-	Rd 12	-	1.3
20	1000 km de Paris	Autodrome de Montlhéry	October 11	Rd 10	Rd 14	-	-	1.6

Points system

International Championship for GT Manufacturers

• Points were awarded for the top six positions in each division in each race on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis with the relevant points coefficient applied (see Schedule above).
• Points were awarded only for the position gained by the best placed car from each manufacturer in each division at each race.
• Only the best six race results plus one hillclimb result were retained towards the final classification.
• Manufacturers had to enter at least six races and one hillclimb to be eligible for championship classification.

International Prototypes Trophy

• Points were awarded for the top six positions outright and in the Under 3000cc division in each race on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis with the relevant points coefficient applied (see Schedule above).
• Points were awarded only for the position gained by the best placed car from each manufacturer at each race.
• All points were retained towards the final classification.
• Manufacturers had to enter all four Trophy races to be eligible for championship classification.

Results

International Championship for GT Manuafcturers

Division I (1300 cc)

Pos	Manufacturer	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Total
1	Abarth-Simca		14,4		11,7		9	14,4				(9)			(9)	9					14,4	59,9
2	Triumph														3			14,4			6,4	24
3	Alpine																	6,4	7,8			14,4
4	Lotus		4,8		3,9							4										12,7
5	Fiat-Abarth				2,6							6			(1)	2						10,6
6	Alfa Romeo																	9,6	11,7			11,7
7	René Bonnet		9,6																			9,6
8	Austin-Healey																		5,2			5,2
9=	NSU																	4,8				4,8
9=	Glas							4,8								3						4,8
11	Honda															4						4
12	Marcos															1						1

Division II (2000 cc)

Pos	Manufacturer	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Total
1	Porsche	(11,7)	14,4	14,4		(11,7)		14,4	9	18	(9)		(1,3)		(4)		(11,7)	14,4	(11,7)		14,4	99
2	Alfa Romeo		6,4	6,4						4			(2,6)				(1,3)	3,2	5,2		4,8	30
3	Abarth-Simca					2,6			(1)				11,7		9				3,9			26,2
4	MG		4,8																			4,8
5	Lotus-Ford		3,2																			3,2
6=	Volvo																		2,6			2,6
6=	Sunbeam	2,6																				2,6
8	Lotus																	1,6				1,6

Division III (+2000 cc)

Pos	Manufacturer	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Total
1	Ferrari	11,7	(4,8)	14,4		11,7		14,4		12	(9)	6		(3,9)	(3)			14,4				84,6
2	Shelby	3,9	14,4	9,6		(1,3)		(1,6)		18		9		11,7	(9)					11,7		78,3
3	Jaguar										4			2,6								6,6
4	A.C.									4												4
5	Lancia																					1,6

Note: Some manufacturers (other than the three Division winners) may have been ineligible for championship classification under the minimum race participation regulation.

International Prototypes Trophy

Pos	Manufacturer	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Total
1	Porsche		4,8	14,4				9,6		6												34,8
2	Alpine			9,6																		9,6
3	Austin-Healey							1,6														1,6

Note:

• Ferrari scored 46.8 points but was deemed ineligible for classification as it had not contested the Prototype category at all four races.
• Iso, MG & Chevrolet also scored points but were ineligible for classification for the same reason.

- 3000 cc

Pos	Manufacturer	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Total
1	Porsche		14,4	14,4				14,4		18												62,4
2	Alpine		3,2	9,6						12												24,8
3	Austin-Healey		4,8					4,8		4												11,6

Note:

• MG, Rene Bonnet, Triumph, Diva, Martini & Volvo all scored points but were deemed ineligible for classification as they had not contested the Prototype category at all four races..

External links

• Championship points tables at wspr-racing.com
• 1964 Championship race results at wspr-racing.com
• 1964 Championship points tables & race results at www.teamdan.com
• Championship race results & images at www.racingsportscars.com

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