Bridgehampton 500 km race 1964, 2nd race
The 500 km race of Bridgehampton , also Bridgehampton Double 500 (500 km Race for FIA Grand Touring Category, and for the GT Prototype, SCCA Modified and FIA Appendix C Sports Cars +1600 cc), Bridgehampton , was 1964 in two races extended. The vehicles in the classes up to 2-liter cubic capacity were launched on September 19. One day later, on September 20, the GT racing cars up to and including 3-liter displacement took off.
The race
The race of the GT cars ended with a surprise. Against the strong competition of the Ferraris of the North American Racing Team and the Shelby Cobras , which were reported by Carroll Shelby International , Walt Hansgen won on a Scarab .
Results
Final ranking
Item | class | No. | team | driver | chassis | Round | ||
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1 | SR / P + 1.6 | 90 |
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Scarab MK.IV | 110 | ||
2 | SR / P + 1.6 | 81 |
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Ferrari 275P | 110 | ||
3 | SR / P + 1.6 | 85 |
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Ferrari 250LM | 108 | ||
4th | GT + 3.0 | 98 |
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Shelby Cobra | 107 | ||
5 | SR / P + 1.6 | 82 |
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Ferrari 330P | 107 | ||
6th | GT + 3.0 | 97 |
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Shelby Cobra | 107 | ||
7th | GT + 3.0 | 96 |
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Shelby Cobra | 106 | ||
8th | GT + 3.0 | 60 |
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Shelby Cobra | 102 | ||
9 | GT + 3.0 | 65 |
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Shelby Cobra | 102 | ||
10 | SR / P + 1.6 | 88 |
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genius | 100 | ||
11 | GT + 3.0 | 94 |
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Shelby Cobra | 99 | ||
12 | SR / P + 1.6 | 86 |
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Cooper T61 | 98 | ||
13 | SR / P + 1.6 | 77 |
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Ferrari Dino 196SP | 98 | ||
14th | GT + 3.0 | 69 |
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Chevrolet Corvette | 97 | ||
15th | SR / P + 1.6 | 74 |
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Porsche 356RS | 86 | ||
16 | GT + 3.0 | 61 |
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Chevron B21 / 23 | 85 | ||
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17th | SR / P + 1.6 | 80 |
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Ferrari 330P | 105 | ||
18th | GT 3.0 | 31 |
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Volvo P1800 | 53 | ||
19th | SR / P + 1.6 | 87 |
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Ferrari 330P | 50 | ||
20th | SR / P 1.6 | 76 |
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MGB | 48 | ||
21st | GT + 3.0 | 95 |
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Shelby Cobra | 48 | ||
22nd | GT + 3.0 | 99 |
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Shelby Cobra | 48 | ||
23 | GT + 3.0 | 66 |
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Chevrolet Corvette | 37 | ||
24 | GT + 3.0 | 63 |
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Chevrolet Corvette | 36 | ||
25th | GT + 3.0 | 51 |
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Austin-Healey 3000 | 18th | ||
26th | GT + 3.0 | 62 |
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Shelby Cobra | 18th | ||
27 | SR / P + 1.6 | 91 |
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Ferrari 250LM | 15th | ||
28 | GT + 3.0 | 66 |
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Shelby Cobra | 14th | ||
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29 | GT 3.0 | 50 |
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Ferrari 250 GTO | 1 | ||
30th | SR / P + 1.6 | 75 |
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Elva Mk.7 | 2 |
1 not started 2 not started
Only in the entry list
Here you will find teams, drivers and vehicles that were originally registered for the race but did not take part for a variety of reasons.
Item | class | No. | team | driver | chassis |
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31 | GT + 2.0 | 52 |
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Ferrari 250 GTO |
32 | GT + 2.0 | 53 |
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Ferrari 250 GTO |
Class winner
class | driver | vehicle | Placement in the overall ranking |
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Scarab | Overall victory |
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Shelby Cobra | Rank 4 |
Racing data
- Registered: 32
- Started: 28
- Valued: 16
- Race classes: 2
- Spectators: 15,000
- Weather on race day: cold and dissiguous
- Route length: 4.603 km
- Driving time of the winning team: 3:20: 54,100 hours
- Total laps of the winning team: 110
- Total distance of the winning team: 506,300 km
- Winner's average: 151.208 km / h
- Pole position: Ludovico Scarfiotti - Ferrari 330P (# 80) - 1.43.000 - 160.872 km / h
- Fastest race lap: Walt Hansgen - Scarab MK.IV (# 90) 1.44.600 - 158.411 km / h
- Racing series: 19th round of the 1964 World Sports Car Championship
literature
- Ken Breslauer: Sebring. The official History of America's Great Sports Car Race. David Bull, Cambridge MA 1995, ISBN 0-9649722-0-4 .
- Peter Higham: The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing. A complete Reference from Formula 1 to Touring Car. Guinness Publishing Ltd., London 1995, ISBN 0-85112-642-1 .
Web links
- Results ( Memento of June 8, 2003 in the Internet Archive )
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