Spa-Francorchamps 24-hour race 1964
The 16th Spa-Francorchamps 24-hour race , also known as the 24-hour Spa-Francorchamps , took place from July 25th to 26th, 1964 on the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps .
The race
Just one year after the first 24-hour race at Le Mans in 1923 , a 24-hour race was held in Spa for the first time in 1924 . After the Second World War , the race was held only twice, in 1948 and 1953 . After the race in 1953 there was a break of eleven years before a 24-hour race was announced again in 1964, this time for touring cars and on the 14.10 km circuit.
Vehicles between 0.85 and 3 liters of displacement were permitted. The fastest in training was the Briton John Whitmore , who shared the cockpit of a Ford Lotus Cortina with Frank Gardner . The duo also led the first few hours of the race, then a defective clutch forced them to give up. Then Eugen Böhringer and Dieter Glemser took the lead in the Mercedes-Benz 300SE. The German team were later disqualified for using outside help. Despite some problems with the gearbox, another Mercedes team led the race from midnight with drivers Robert Crevits and Taf Gosselin , who ultimately won it.
Which was overshadowed endurance race of the death of Italian Piero Frescobaldi , the evening at 10 o'clock in the stretch Malmedy in a serious accident with his Lancia Flavia Sport Zagato was killed.
Results
Final ranking
Item | class | No. | team | driver | vehicle | Round | ||
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1 | C7 | 102 |
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Mercedes-Benz 300SE | 281 | |||
2 | C6 | 204 |
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BMW 1800 TI | 280 | |||
3 | C7 | 103 |
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Alfa Romeo 2600 Sprint | 269 | |||
4th | C5 | 311 |
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Alfa Romeo Giulia TI Super | 265 | ||
5 | C5 | 309 |
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Alfa Romeo Giulia TI Super | 264 | ||
6th | C6 | 210 |
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Volvo 122S | 248 | |||
7th | C6 | 209 |
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Volvo 122S | 247 | |||
8th | C4 | 404 |
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Glass 1204TS | 245 | |||
9 | C5 | 305 |
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Ford Lotus Cortina | 242 | ||
10 | C6 | 211 |
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Volvo 122S | 242 | |||
11 | C6 | 201 |
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Citroën DS19 | 238 | |||
12 | C4 | 405 |
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Glass 1204TS | 233 | |||
13 | C3 | 504 |
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Morris Mini Cooper S 970 | 232 | |||
14th | C5 | 304 |
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Ford Lotus Cortina | 231 | ||
15th | C5 | 308 |
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Alfa Romeo Giulia TI Super | 228 | ||
16 | C4 | 408 |
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Morris Mini Cooper S. | 228 | |||
17th | C5 | 313 |
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VW 1500S | 227 | |||
18th | C5 | 315 |
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VW 1500S | 227 | |||
19th | C4 | 403 |
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Glass 1204TS | 223 | |||
20th | C3 | 508 |
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Alpine A108 | 223 | |||
21st | C3 | 501 |
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Opel Kadett | 216 | |||
22nd | C3 | 506 |
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Morris Mini Cooper S 970 | 209 | |||
23 | C3 | 510 |
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NSU Prinz 1000 | 207 | |||
24 | C3 | 502 |
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Opel Kadett | 205 | |||
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25th | C5 |
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VW 1500S | 225 | ||||
26th | C5 |
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VW 1500S | 225 | ||||
27 | C6 |
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Peugeot 404 | 215 | ||||
28 | C4 |
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Austin Mini Cooper S. | 199 | ||||
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29 | C4 |
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Morris Mini Cooper S. | |||||
30th | C4 |
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Morris Mini Cooper S. | |||||
31 | C4 |
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Morris Mini Cooper S. | ||||
32 | C3 | 5 |
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Morris Mini Cooper S. | ||||
33 | C6 | 201 |
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Citroën DS19 | ||||
34 | C7 | 101 |
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Mercedes-Benz 300SE | ||||
35 | C7 | 100 |
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Mercedes-Benz 300SE | ||||
36 | C5 |
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Alfa Romeo Giulia TI Super | |||||
37 | C5 |
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Alfa Romeo Giulia TI Super | |||||
38 | C7 |
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Alfa Romeo 2600 Sprint | |||||
39 | C5 |
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Alfa Romeo Giulia TI Super | |||||
40 | C3 |
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Opel Kadett | |||||
41 | C5 |
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Ford Lotus Cortina | |||||
42 | C5 |
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Ford Cortina GT | |||||
43 | C4 | 300 |
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Ford Lotus Cortina | |||
44 | C6 | 204 |
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BMW 1800 TI | ||||
45 | C6 | 206 |
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Lancia Flavia Sport Zagato | |||
46 | C7 |
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Lancia Flaminia | |||||
47 | C5 | 301 |
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Ford Lotus Cortina | |||
48 | C6 |
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Volvo 122S | |||||
49 | C7 |
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Lancia Flaminia | |||||
50 | C7 |
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Lancia Flaminia | |||||
51 | C3 |
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DKW F12 | |||||
52 | C6 | 200 |
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Citroën DS19 | ||||
53 | C6 |
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Volvo 122S | |||||
54 | C6 | 205 |
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Lancia Flavia Sport Zagato | |||
55 | C6 | 207 |
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Lancia Flavia Sport Zagato |
Only in the entry list
No further reports are known for this race.
Class winner
Racing data
- Starter: 55
- Race day weather: warm and dry
- Route length: 14.120 km
- Distance of the winning team:
- Winner's average: 164.800 km / h
- Fastest training time: John Whitemore - Ford Lotus Cortina - 4.46.100 = 176.420 km / h
- Fastest race lap: Eugen Böhringer - Mercedes-Benz 300SE - 4.46.300 = 177.296 km / h