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1964 Syracuse Grand Prix
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | NC |
| Country | Italy |
| Grand Prix | Syracuse |
| Official name | XIII Gran Premio di Siracusa |
| Location | Syracuse Circuit, Syracuse, Sicily |
| Image | Map-siracusa old.png |
| Date | 12 April |
| Year | 1964 |
| Course | Temporary road circuit |
| Course_mi | 3.487 |
| Course_km | 5.612 |
| Distance_laps | 56 (reduced to 40) |
| Distance_mi | 139.48 |
| Distance_km | 224.47 |
| Weather | Wet |
| Pole_Driver | Lorenzo Bandini |
| Pole_Country | Italy |
| Pole_Team | Ferrari |
| Pole_Time | 1:50.5 |
| Fast_Driver | Lorenzo Bandini |
| Fast_Team | Ferrari |
| Fast_Time | 1:53.9 |
| Fast_Country | Italy |
| First_Driver | John Surtees |
| First_Country | UK |
| First_Team | Ferrari |
| Second_Driver | Lorenzo Bandini |
| Second_Country | Italy |
| Second_Team | Ferrari |
| Third_Driver | Mike Spence |
| Third_Country | UK |
| Third_Team | Lotus-Climax |
| Third_Driver2 | Peter Arundell |
| Third_Country2 | UK |
The 13th Syracuse Grand Prix was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 12 April 1964 at Syracuse Circuit, Sicily. The race was run over 40 laps of the circuit, reduced from the original race distance of 56 laps due to bad weather, after lobbying from Jo Bonnier on behalf of the GPDA. The race was won easily by British driver John Surtees in a Ferrari 158.
Jo Siffert was injured in a crash during the practice sessions, in which he rolled his Lotus 24.
During the race, Peter Arundell's Lotus developed gearbox trouble, and he swapped cars with Mike Spence. Arundell took the healthy Lotus to third place after a close fight with Lorenzo Bandini, while Spence retired the other one soon after the swap.
Results
| Pos | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNS | DNQ | WD | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK John Surtees | SEFAC Ferrari | Ferrari | 1.19:51.8 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Italy Lorenzo Bandini | SEFAC Ferrari | Ferrari | + 37.3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| UK Mike Spence / Peter Arundell | Team Lotus | Lotus-Climax | + 37.4 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sweden Jo Bonnier | Rob Walker Racing Team | Cooper-Climax | + 1:09.2 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand Chris Amon | Reg Parnell Racing | Lotus-BRM | + 1:19.4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| USA Masten Gregory | Scuderia Centro Sud | BRM | 39 laps | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
| UK Mike Hailwood | Reg Parnell Racing | Lotus-BRM | 39 laps | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| UK Ian Raby | Ian Raby (Racing) | Brabham-BRM | 36 laps | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| UK Jackie Epstein | Epstein-Eyre Racing Team | BRM | 33 laps | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland Jean-Claude Rudaz | Fabre Urbain | Cooper-Climax | Suspension | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Italy Giancarlo Baghetti | Scuderia Centro Sud | BRM | Electrics | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
| UK Peter Arundell / Mike Spence | Team Lotus | Lotus-Climax | Gearbox | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Belgium André Pilette | Equipe Scirocco Belge | Scirocco-Climax | Gear linkage | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| USA Peter Revson | Revson Racing (America) | Lotus-BRM | Accident | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland Jo Siffert | Siffert Racing Team | Lotus-BRM | Practice accident | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland André Wicky | André Wicky | Lotus-BRM | - | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands Carel Godin de Beaufort | Ecurie Maarsbergen | Porsche | - | ||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Bob Anderson | DW Racing Enterprises | Brabham-Climax | Car not delivered | - |
- The first session practice times for Arundell and Spence were disallowed as punishment for missing scrutineering. The first session was dry, and the second was wet, so their times in the wet resulted in their low grid positions.
References
- "The Grand Prix Who's Who", Steve Small, 1995.
- "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974.
- Race results at www.silhouet.com http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/nc/1964/1964.html#syr
| Previous_year's_race = 1963 Syracuse Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1965 Syracuse Grand Prix
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