Spa-Francorchamps 500 km race in 1964

Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps; Route 1964

The 500 km race of Spa-Francorchamps 1964 , also 500 km Spa, Spa-Francorchamps , took place on May 17th at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps and was the fifth round of the sports car world championship of that year.

The race

For the second time since 1963 , the 500 km race was part of the sports car world championship. As in 1963, there was also a clash between several Ferrari 250 GTO drivers over the full distance in 1964 . While in 1963 Willy Mairesse won the race, the event ended in 1964 with the success of Mike Parkes , who had a lead of more than a minute on Jean Guichet after 2 ½ hours driving time . Best non-Ferrari driver was Edgar Barth , of the plant - Porsche 904 GTS fifth.

Results

Final ranking

Item	class	No.	team	driver	vehicle	Round
1	GT 3.0	20th	Maranello Concessionaires	Mike Parkes	Ferrari 250 GTO / 64	36
2	GT 3.0	21st	Scuderia Filipinetti	Jean Guichet	Ferrari 250 GTO / 64	36
3	GT 3.0	22nd	Scuderia Filipinetti	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari 250 GTO / 64	36
4th	GT 3.0	25th	David Piper	David Piper	Ferrari 250 GTO	36
5	GT 2.0	41	Porsche System Engineering	Edgar Barth	Porsche 904 GTS	35
6th	GT 3.0	27	Ecurie Francorchamps	Gérard Langlois van Ophem	Ferrari 250 GTO	35
7th	GT 2.0	45		Gerhard Koch	Porsche 904 GTS	35
8th	GT 2.0	47	Racing Team Holland	Ben Pon	Porsche 904 GTS	35
9	GT + 3.0	3	Shelby American Inc.	Bob Bondurant	Shelby Cobra	35
10	GT + 3.0	8th	Peter Sutcliffe	Peter Sutcliffe	Jaguar E-Type Lightweight	35
11	GT + 3.0	4th	Shelby American Inc.	Jo Schlesser	Shelby Cobra	35
12	GT + 3.0	9	Dick Protheroe	Dick Protheroe	Jaguar E-Type Lightweight	35
13	GT 3.0	24	Pierre Noblet	Pierre Noblet	Ferrari 250 GTO	35
14th	GT 2.0	42	Scuderia Filipinetti	Herbert Mueller	Porsche 904 GTS	35
15th	GT + 3.0	2	Shelby American Inc.	Innes Ireland	Shelby Cobra	35
16	GT 2.0	55	Abarth Corse	Franco Patria	Abarth-Simca 2000GT	35
17th	GT 2.0	50		Guy Ligier	Porsche 904 GTS	35
18th	GT 2.0	40		Heini Walter	Porsche 904 GTS	34
19th	GT 1.6	70		Henri Quernette	Lotus Elan	30th
20th	GT 1.6	71		Jean Wauters	Lotus Elan
21st	GT 1.6	73		Falmer	Lotus Elan
22nd	GT + 3.0	1	Shelby American Inc.	Phil Hill	Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe
23	GT 3.0	32		Ulf Norinder	Ferrari 250 GTO
24	GT 2.0	43		Léon Dernier	Porsche 904 GTS
25th	GT 2.0	44		Emile-Claude Clemens	Porsche 904 GTS
26th	GT 2.0	57		Pip Arnold	Morgan Plus 4
Disqualified
27	GT 2.0	46		Gerhard Osterfeld	Porsche 904 GTS
Failed
28	GT 3.0	23	Ecurie Francorchamps	Lucien Bianchi	Ferrari 250 GTO / 64	31
29	GT + 3.0	6th	Dawnay Racing	Mike Salmon	Aston Martin DP214
30th	GT + 3.0	7th	Dawnay Racing	Brian Hetreed	Aston Martin DP214
31	GT + 3.0	10		Marcel van Bierbeek	Jaguar E-Type
32	GT 3.0	26th	Chris Kerrison	Chris Kerrison	Ferrari 250 GT SWB Drogo
33	GT 3.0	28	Ecurie Francorchamps	Francis van Lysbeth	Ferrari 250 GT SWB Drogo
34	GT 3.0	29	Peter Clarke	Peter Clarke	Ferrari 250 GTO
35	GT 3.0	30th	Ecurie Francorchamps	Xavier Boulanger	Ferrari 250 GTO
36	GT 3.0	31	Ramminger	Manfred Ramminger	Ferrari 250 GTO
37	GT 2.0	52		Jean-Pierre Gaban	Porsche 356C 2000
38	GT 2.0	53	Abarth Corse	Giancarlo Baghetti	Abarth-Simca 2000GT
39	GT 2.0	54	Abarth Corse	Hans Herrmann	Abarth-Simca 2000GT
40	GT 2.0	56		Chris Lawrence	Morgan Plus 4
41	GT 2.0	58		Neil Dangerfield	Triumph TR4
42	GT 2.0	59		Max Hobbel	Triumph TR4
43	GT 2.0	60		Jean Carpentier	MGB
44	GT 2.0	62		Jack Sharp	MGB
45	GT 2.0	63		John Gaston	TVR Grantura
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46	GT 2.0	48	Racing Team Holland	Henk van Zalinge	Porsche 904 GTS	1
47	GT 2.0	49		Edmond Meert	Porsche 904 GTS	2

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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
48	GT 2.0	51		Jacques Thenaers	Porsche 356C 2000
49	GT 2.0	61		Jean-Marie Pierson	MGB
50	GT 1.6	72		Andre Monbaerts	Lotus Elan

Class winner

class	driver	vehicle	Placement in the overall ranking
GT + 3.0	Bob Bondurant	Shelby Cobra	Rank 9
GT 3.0	Mike Parkes	Ferrari 250 GTO / 64	Overall victory
GT 2.0	Edgar Barth	Porsche 904 GTS	Rank 5
GT 1.6	Henri Quernette	Lotus Elan	Rank 19

Racing data

• Registered: 50
• Started: 45
• Valued: 27
• Race classes: 4
• Spectator: unknown
• Race day weather: warm and dry
• Route length: 14.100 km
• Driving time of the winning team: 2: 32: 05,200 hours
• Total laps of the winning team: 36
• Total distance of the winning team: 507,600 km
• Winner's average: 200.254 km / h
• Fastest training time: Mike Parkes - Ferrari 250 GTO / 64 (# 20) - 4: 09,000 = 203.855 km / h
• Fastest race lap: Phil Hill - Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe (# 1) - 4: 04.500 = 207.607 km / h
• Racing series: 5th round of the 1964 World Sports Car Championship

Web links

• Race results

Previous race of the 1964 Monza Grand Prix

Sports car world championship

Succession race hill climb Consuma 1964