1964 Monaco Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

Graham Hill opened the championship with a second consecutive Monaco victory, leading Richie Ginther in a BRM one-two. Peter Arundell took third for Lotus after Jim Clark’s challenge ended in mechanical trouble.

Result	Driver / Time	Team
Pole position	Jim Clark	Lotus
Pole time	1:34.0
Fastest lap	Graham Hill	BRM
Fastest-lap time	1:33.900 on lap 53
First	Graham Hill	BRM
Second	Richie Ginther	BRM
Third	Peter Arundell	Lotus

Weekend Schedule

Date	Session	Local Time
7 May 1964	Thursday timed practice	Start time unconfirmed
8 May 1964	Friday morning timed practice	08:00–09:00
9 May 1964	Saturday final qualifying	Start time unconfirmed
10 May 1964	Race	Approximately 15:15

All times are local. The race time is the scheduled start; weather delays and interruptions are described below.

Championship background

The 1964 F1 World Championship began with a fresh points table and the first opportunity to measure the teams in race conditions. Circuit de Monaco hosted the opening contest, where qualifying pace, tyre management and reliability would all shape the result.

Race entries

BRM and Brabham arrived with their new cars ready, while Lotus relied on updated older chassis following a testing accident. Phil Hill joined McLaren at Cooper, Ferrari paired Surtees and Bandini, and Arundell partnered Clark. Several independent entrants faced a contest for the sixteen available starts.

Thursday timed practice

Clark and Gurney were still returning from Indianapolis, leaving their team-mates to begin preparations. Surtees narrowly headed Brabham and Hill on a dusty circuit. Ireland suffered a major accident at the chicane after brake trouble, wrecking his Lotus but escaping with bruising. Arundell compared the two works Lotus cars while their wheel and suspension specifications differed.

Friday morning timed practice

Clark immediately joined the battle and ended fastest. Surtees switched to the spare Ferrari after gearbox trouble, while Phil Hill showed encouraging Cooper pace. Hailwood hit a wall and damaged his car, and McLaren stopped when a steering arm broke. Gurney also lost running with mechanical trouble.

Saturday final qualifying

The final hour decided the remaining places, with Amon, Revson and Collomb missing the cut. Anderson impressed among the owner-drivers. Hill and Surtees improved, but Clark retained pole ahead of Brabham. Repairs occupied several teams: McLaren used an older Cooper, Hailwood’s Lotus had been rebuilt, and Arundell lost running during wheel-conversion work.

Qualifying Classification

The fastest lap from three timed sessions set the grid, with sixteen starters accepted. The schedule reflects the Thursday, Friday morning and Saturday sessions actually held.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Timed session 1	Timed session 2	Timed session 3	Best Time
1	12	Jim Clark	Lotus	No time	1:34.0	1:34.9	1:34.0
2	5	Jack Brabham	Brabham	1:35.1	1:34.1	1:36.5	1:34.1
3	8	Graham Hill	BRM	1:35.3	1:34.8	1:34.5	1:34.5
4	21	John Surtees	Ferrari	1:35.0	1:35.6	1:34.5	1:34.5
5	6	Dan Gurney	Brabham	No time	1:34.7	1:34.7	1:34.7
6	11	Peter Arundell	Lotus	1:37.3	1:35.5	No time	1:35.5
7	20	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari	1:36.0	1:35.5	1:36.5	1:35.5
8	7	Richie Ginther	BRM	1:38.1	1:36.5	1:35.9	1:35.9
9	9	Phil Hill	Cooper	1:37.0	1:35.9	1:39.5	1:35.9
10	10	Bruce McLaren	Cooper	1:37.7	1:36.6	1:37.8	1:36.6
11	19	Jo Bonnier	Cooper	1:38.6	1:37.9	1:37.4	1:37.4
12	16	Bob Anderson	Brabham	1:40.0	1:38.3	1:38.0	1:38.0
13	4	Maurice Trintignant	BRM	1:38.5	1:38.3	1:38.1	1:38.1
14	15	Trevor Taylor	BRP	1:38.2	1:38.1	1:38.5	1:38.1
15	14	Innes Ireland	Lotus	1:38.2	No time	No time	1:38.2
16	18	Mike Hailwood	Lotus	1:39.6	1:38.5	1:39.2	1:38.5
17	24	Jo Siffert	Lotus	1:39.4	1:39.8	1:38.7	1:38.7
18	17	Chris Amon	Lotus	1:40.8	1:39.8	1:39.1	1:39.1
19	2	Peter Revson	Lotus	1:44.2	1:39.9	1:39.9	1:39.9
20	3	Bernard Collomb	Lotus	1:44.4	1:41.8	1:41.4	1:41.4

What happened in the 1964 Monaco Grand Prix?

Clark led away and survived contact with the chicane’s straw bales on the opening lap. Brabham, Hill, Gurney and Surtees formed the chasing group, but mechanical problems gradually reshaped the contest.

Clark’s Lotus required attention to its rear anti-roll-bar mounting, and Hill moved into control. The Lotus later developed fuel-delivery and oil-pressure trouble, ending Clark’s chance of recovering victory.

Hill won ahead of Ginther, giving BRM a one-two finish. Arundell secured third, while Hailwood earned his first championship point in sixth. The opening round rewarded durability as much as speed.

After the race, Graham Hill headed the drivers’ standings with 9 points, followed by Richie Ginther on 6. BRM led the constructors’ table on 9, with Lotus – Climax on 4.

1964 Monaco Grand Prix race results

The 1964 Monaco Grand Prix was held on 10 May 1964, with a scheduled start of Approximately 15:15 local time.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	8	Graham Hill	BRM	100	2:41:19.5	9
2	7	Richie Ginther	BRM	99	+ 1 lap	6
3	11	Peter Arundell	Lotus	97	+ 3 laps	4
4	12	Jim Clark	Lotus	96	Engine	3
5	19	Jo Bonnier	Cooper	96	+ 4 laps	2
6	18	Mike Hailwood	Lotus	96	+ 4 laps	1
7	16	Bob Anderson	Brabham	86	Gearbox	0
8	24	Jo Siffert	Lotus	78	+ 22 laps	0
9	9	Phil Hill	Cooper	70	Suspension	0
10	20	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari	67	Gearbox	0
Ret	6	Dan Gurney	Brabham	61	Gearbox	0
Ret	4	Maurice Trintignant	BRM	53	Overheating	0
Ret	5	Jack Brabham	Brabham	29	Injection	0
Ret	10	Bruce McLaren	Cooper	17	Wheel Bearing	0
Ret	21	John Surtees	Ferrari	14	Gearbox	0
Ret	15	Trevor Taylor	BRP	7	Fuel Leak	0
DNS	14	Innes Ireland	Lotus		Practice accident	0
DNQ	17	Chris Amon	Lotus			0
DNQ	2	Peter Revson	Lotus			0
DNQ	3	Bernard Collomb	Lotus			0
WD	1	André Pilette	Scirocco			0
WD	22	Giancarlo Baghetti	BRM		Car not ready	0
WD	23	Tony Maggs	BRM		Car not ready	0

1964 Monaco Grand Prix Fastest Laps

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Lap	Time
1	8	Graham Hill	BRM	53	1:33.900

Only drivers with a recorded lap time appear. No fastest-lap bonus point was awarded.

1964 Post-Race F1 Championship Standings

Championship standings after the 1964 Monaco Grand Prix.

1964 Post-Race F1 Drivers' Championship Standings

POS	Driver	Nationality	Car	PTS
1	Graham Hill	British	BRM	9
2	Richie Ginther	American	BRM	6
3	Peter Arundell	British	Lotus	4
4	Jim Clark	British	Lotus	3
5	Jo Bonnier	Swedish	Cooper	2
6	Mike Hailwood	British	Lotus	1
–	Bob Anderson	British	Brabham	0
–	Jo Siffert	Swiss	Lotus	0
–	Phil Hill	American	Cooper	0
–	Lorenzo Bandini	Italian	Ferrari	0
–	Dan Gurney	American	Brabham	0
–	Maurice Trintignant	French	BRM	0
–	Jack Brabham	Australian	Brabham	0
–	Bruce McLaren	New Zealander	Cooper	0
–	John Surtees	British	Ferrari	0
–	Trevor Taylor	British	BRP	0
–	Innes Ireland	British	Lotus	0
–	André Pilette	Belgian	Scirocco	0
–	Giancarlo Baghetti	Italian	BRM	0
–	Tony Maggs	South African	BRM	0

1964 Post-Race F1 Constructors' Championship Standings

POS	Car	PTS
1	BRM	9
2	Lotus – Climax	4
3	Cooper – Climax	2
4	Lotus – BRM	1
—	Brabham – Climax	0
—	Ferrari	0
—	BRP – BRM	0
—	Scirocco – Climax	0

Drivers and constructors counted their best 6 results. Only the highest-placed eligible car for each constructor could score constructor points.

1964 Formula 1 Race Calendar

Round	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date
1	1964 Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo	10 May
2	1964 Dutch Grand Prix	Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort	24 May
3	1964 Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot	14 June
4	1964 French Grand Prix	Reims-Gueux, Reims	28 June
5	1964 British Grand Prix	Brands Hatch, West Kingsdown	11 July
6	1964 German Grand Prix	Nürburgring, Nürburg	2 August
7	1964 Austrian Grand Prix	Zeltweg Airfield, Zeltweg	23 August
8	1964 Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza	6 September
9	1964 United States Grand Prix	Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, New York	4 October
10	1964 Mexican Grand Prix	Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City	25 October