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1964 United States Grand Prix · qualifying

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Profile & context

Name: 1964 United States Grand Prix · qualifying

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F1DB

v2026.17.0 · session/130-qualifying

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F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.

Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.

Grand Prix context

1964 United States Grand Prix · Watkins Glen International

Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.

1964 Formula 1 World Championship · round 9

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Graham Hill	BRM	2:16:38.000 · 110 laps · brm	9
2	John Surtees	Ferrari	2:17:08.500 · 110 laps · ferrari	6
3	Jo Siffert	Brabham	Time not recorded · 109 laps · brm	4
4	Richie Ginther	BRM	Time not recorded · 107 laps · brm	3
5	Walt Hansgen	Lotus	Time not recorded · 107 laps · climax	2
6	Trevor Taylor	BRP	Time not recorded · 106 laps · brm	1
7	Mike Spence	Lotus	Out of fuel · Time not recorded · 102 laps · climax	Unknown / not applicable
7	Jim Clark	Lotus	Shared drive · Time not recorded · climax	Unknown / not applicable
8	Mike Hailwood	Lotus	Oil pipe · Time not recorded · 101 laps · brm	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Dan Gurney	Brabham	Oil pressure · Time not recorded · 69 laps · climax	Unknown / not applicable
NC	Hap Sharp	Brabham	Time not recorded · 65 laps · brm	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari	Engine · Time not recorded · 58 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jim Clark	Lotus	Fuel injection · Time not recorded · 54 laps · climax	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Mike Spence	Lotus	Shared drive · Time not recorded · climax	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Ronnie Bucknum	Honda	Engine · Time not recorded · 50 laps · honda	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Chris Amon	Lotus	Starter · Time not recorded · 47 laps · brm	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jo Bonnier	Brabham	Axle · Time not recorded · 37 laps · climax	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Bruce McLaren	Cooper	Engine valve · Time not recorded · 26 laps · climax	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jack Brabham	Brabham	Engine · Time not recorded · 14 laps · climax	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Phil Hill	Cooper	Ignition · Time not recorded · 4 laps · climax	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Innes Ireland	BRP	Gearbox · Time not recorded · 2 laps · brm	Unknown / not applicable

Qualifying

Recorded qualifying order; Q1/Q2/Q3 and earlier formats remain distinct in original evidence
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Jim Clark	Lotus	1:12.650 · climax
2	John Surtees	Ferrari	1:12.780 · ferrari
3	Dan Gurney	Brabham	1:12.900 · climax
4	Graham Hill	BRM	1:12.920 · brm
5	Bruce McLaren	Cooper	1:13.100 · climax
6	Mike Spence	Lotus	1:13.330 · climax
7	Jack Brabham	Brabham	1:13.630 · climax
8	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari	1:13.830 · ferrari
9	Jo Bonnier	Brabham	1:14.070 · climax
10	Innes Ireland	BRP	1:14.350 · brm
11	Chris Amon	Lotus	1:14.430 · brm
12	Jo Siffert	Brabham	1:14.650 · brm
13	Richie Ginther	BRM	1:14.670 · brm
14	Ronnie Bucknum	Honda	1:14.900 · honda
15	Trevor Taylor	BRP	1:15.300 · brm
16	Mike Hailwood	Lotus	1:15.650 · brm
17	Walt Hansgen	Lotus	1:15.900 · climax
18	Hap Sharp	Brabham	1:18.230 · brm
19	Phil Hill	Cooper	1:19.630 · climax

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Jim Clark	Lotus	1:12.650 · climax
2	John Surtees	Ferrari	1:12.780 · ferrari
3	Dan Gurney	Brabham	1:12.900 · climax
4	Graham Hill	BRM	1:12.920 · brm
5	Bruce McLaren	Cooper	1:13.100 · climax
6	Mike Spence	Lotus	1:13.330 · climax
7	Jack Brabham	Brabham	1:13.630 · climax
8	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari	1:13.830 · ferrari
9	Jo Bonnier	Brabham	1:14.070 · climax
10	Innes Ireland	BRP	1:14.350 · brm
11	Chris Amon	Lotus	1:14.430 · brm
12	Jo Siffert	Brabham	1:14.650 · brm
13	Richie Ginther	BRM	1:14.670 · brm
14	Ronnie Bucknum	Honda	1:14.900 · honda
15	Trevor Taylor	BRP	1:15.300 · brm
16	Mike Hailwood	Lotus	1:15.650 · brm
17	Walt Hansgen	Lotus	1:15.900 · climax
18	Hap Sharp	Brabham	1:18.230 · brm
19	Phil Hill	Cooper	1:19.630 · climax

Championship progression

Driver standings after this championship round
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Graham Hill	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	39
2	John Surtees	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	34
3	Jim Clark	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	30
4	Richie Ginther	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	23
5	Lorenzo Bandini	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	19
6	Bruce McLaren	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	13
7	Peter Arundell	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	11
8	Jack Brabham	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	11
9	Dan Gurney	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	10
10	Jo Siffert	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	7
11	Bob Anderson	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	5
12	Tony Maggs	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
13	Innes Ireland	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
14	Jo Bonnier	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
15	Chris Amon	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
15	Maurice Trintignant	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
15	Walt Hansgen	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
18	Mike Hailwood	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
18	Phil Hill	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
18	Mike Spence	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
18	Trevor Taylor	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1