Mountain race Sierra-Montagna 1964

Ludovico Scarfiotti on his victory drive in the Ferrari 250LM

The mountain race Sierra-Montagna 1964 , also the Grand Mountain Prize of Switzerland, Sierre-Montagna-Crans , was a mountain race that took place on August 30, 1964. The race was the 14th round of the World Sports Car Championship and the seventh race of the European Hill Climb Championship this year.

The race

The race in Crans-Montana in 1964 was the fourth hill climb that was both a valuation run of the European Hill Climb Championship and the World Sports Car Championship. After the success of Odoardo Govoni in a Maserati Tipo 60 at the Consuma hill climb and Edgar Barth on the Rossfeld and in Freiburg-Schauinsland , the Scuderia Filipinetti won a double in Switzerland . Ludovico Scarfiotti won in a Ferrari 250LM ahead of his teammate Herbert Müller , who contested the race in a Porsche 904/8 .

Results

Final ranking

Item	class	No.	team	driver	vehicle	Travel time
1	S + 3.0	72	Scuderia Filipinetti	Ludovico Scarfiotti	Ferrari 250LM	0: 13: 26,000
2	S 2.0	63	Scuderia Filipinetti	Herbert Mueller	Porsche 904/8	0: 13: 38,600
3	R.			Jean-Claude Rudaz	cooper	0: 13: 46.600
4th	GT 2.0	140	Abarth	Franco Patria	Abarth-Simca 2000 GT	0: 13: 52.700
5	GT + 4.0	176	Shelby American	Bob Bondurant	Shelby Cobra Roadster	0: 13: 54,000
6th	GT 2.0	141	Abarth	Hans Herrmann	Abarth-Simca 2000 GT	0: 13: 55.800
7th	R.			Charles Vögele	Brabham	0: 13: 56.900
8th	GT + 4.0	177	Shelby American	Jo Schlesser	Shelby Cobra	0: 13: 59,600
9	GT 2.0	146	Scuderia Filipinetti	André Knörr	Porsche 904 GTS	0: 14: 02,300
10	R.			Jack Brabham	Brabham	0: 14: 02,800
11	GT + 4.0	175	Shelby American	Jochen Neerpasch	Shelby Cobra	0: 14: 04,000
12	GT 2.0	142	Abarth	Herbert Demetz	Abarth-Simca 2000 GT	0: 14: 10,500
13	S + 3.0	74	Edgar Berney	Edgar Berney	Iso Grifo A3C	0: 14: 11.900
14th	S 2.0	64	Anton Fischhaber	Anton Fischhaber	Lotus 23	0: 14: 14.300
15th	GT 2.0	147	Heini Walter	Heini Walter	Porsche 904 GTS	0: 14: 17,600
16	S 1.6	55	Karl Foitek	Karl Foitek	Lotus 23	0: 14: 23,600
17th	GT 2.0	144	basilisk	Hans Kühnis	Abarth-Simca 2000 GT	0: 14: 24,000
18th	S 2.0	62	Sepp Greger	Sepp Greger	Elva Mk.7	0: 14: 33,500
19th	GT 2.0	148	Biennoise	Hans-Peter Bigler	Porsche 904 GTS	0: 14: 41,100
20th	S + 3.0	71	ÖASC	Gotfrid Köchert	Ferrari 250LM	0: 14: 43.700
21st	S 1.0	43	ÖASC	Walter Schatz	Lotus 23	0: 14: 57.700
22nd	GT 3.0	159	Pierre Sudan	Pierre Sudan	Ferrari 250 GTO	0: 15: 06,800
23	GT 1.3	113	André Wicky	Denis Borel	Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero	0: 15: 08,600
24	GT 1.6	120	North	Jean-Paul Humberset	Lotus Elan	0:15: 10,000
25th	S 1.0	40	Tartaruga	Peter Ettmüller	Fiat-Abarth 1000 MC	0: 15: 10.100
26th	S 1.3	48	Karl Foitek	Franz Schaffhauser	Lola MK1	0: 15: 16,600
27	GT 1.3	115	Karl Foitek	Peter Marron	Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero	0: 15: 29,500
28	S 1.6	127	Charly Bonvin	Charly Bonvin	Lotus Elan	0: 15: 30.400
29	R 2.0	62	Joe Zuccatti	Joe Zuccatti	Porsche 718 RS	0: 15: 35,300
30th	GT 1.6	132	Lions	Charly Cuénoud	Porsche 356 Carrera	0: 15: 38.800
31	GT 3.0	163	Walter Ringgenberg	Walter Ringgenberg	Ferrari 250 GT	0: 15: 40,400
32	GT 1.3	112	Karl Foitek	Roland Stierli	Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero	0: 15: 41,200
33	GT 3.0	162	Biennoise	Daniel Siebenmann	Ferrari 250 GT	0: 15: 43,200
34	R 2.0	51	Troisime Etoiles	Roger Rey	Osca 2000S	0: 15: 53.900
35	GT 1.6	122	Peter Boner	Peter Boner	Lotus Elan	0: 15: 57.300
36	GT 3.0	161	Charly Müller	Charly Müller	Ferrari 250 GT Lusso	0: 16: 00,300
37	GT 2.0	149	Antonin Chalut	Antonin Chalut	Porsche 904 GTS	0: 16: 10,500
38	GT 1.6	128	Dmitri Nabokov	Dmitri Nabokov	Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ	0: 16: 13,400
39	GT 3.0	158	Leman	Armand Boller	Ferrari 250 GTO	0: 16: 15,500
40	GT 1.6	113	Hermann Binder	Hermann Binder	Porsche 356B	0: 16: 16,600
41	R + 2.0	69	Clive Aston	Clive Aston	Aston Martin DB3S	0: 16: 21.700
42	GT 2.0	150	Carrera Lions	René Froidevaux	Porsche 356B 2000 GS	0: 16: 27,200
43	GT 4.0	171	Hans Olsen	Hans Olsen	Jaguar E-Type	0: 16: 27,600
44	GT 1.6	123	Leman	Henri Bürgisser	Lotus Elan	0: 16: 33,300
45	GT 3.0	167	Romande	Daniel Pache	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL	0: 16: 33.800
46	S 1.3	49		Tim Cash	Elva Mk.7	0: 16: 34,300
47	S 1.0	41	Tartaruga	Emil Knecht	Lotus 23	0: 16: 44,200
48	GT 3.0	164	“Orlando”	“Orlando”	Ferrari 250 GT	0: 16: 45,000
49	GT 1.6	134	Troisime Etoiles	Fernand Duzzex	Porsche 356 Super 90	0: 16: 46.700
50	GT 1.6	135	Alain Bernardo	Alain Bernardo	Porsche 356 Super 90	0: 17: 00,200
51	R + 2.0	70	Thomas Rose	Thomas Rose	Aston Martin DB3S	0: 17: 07,500
52	GT 1.15	103	Leyland Switzerland	Walter Rheiner	Triumph Spitfire	0: 17: 09,300
53	GT 1.15	104	Leyland Switzerland	Ruedi Binder	Triumph Spitfire	0: 17: 12,800
54	GT 700	80	Caposcarico	Hans Affentranger	Fiat-Abarth 700 Bialbero	0: 17: 13.700
55	GT 700	81	Caposcarico	Joseph Egli	Fiat-Abarth 700 Bialbero	0: 17: 15,500
55	GT 1.3	110	Arnaldo Maestrini	Arnaldo Maestrini	Lotus Elite	0: 17: 15,500
57	GT 1.6	126	Edouard choice	Edouard choice	Lotus Elan	0: 17: 17,600
58	GT 1.6	126	Rico Kurrus	Rico Kurrus	Porsche 356 Super 90	0: 17: 18,500
59	GT 2.0	152	Lions	René Froidevaux	Porsche 356B 2000 GS Carrera	0: 17: 19.300
60	GT 4.0	170	Ernst Brem	Ernst Brem	Jaguar E-Type	0: 17: 22,300
61	GT 1.15	99	Lions	Jean-Claude Gret	René Bonnet Djet	0: 17: 25,200
62	GT 1.15	102	Leyland Switzerland	Peter Lear	Triumph Spitfire	0: 17: 25,300
63	GT 1.15	106	Leyland Switzerland	Antonio Laghi	Triumph Spitfire	0: 17: 27,100
64	GT 3.0	157	Michel Pilet	Michel Pilet	Triumph TR4	0: 17: 57.700
65	GT 3.0	160	Karl Stewart Richardson	Karl Stewart Richardson	Ferrari 250 GT	0: 18: 04,900
66	GT 1.15	107	Oskar Muller	Oskar Muller	Triumph Spitfire	0: 18: 13,100
67	GT 2.0	154	Mario Polla	Mario Polla	MGB	0: 18: 15,400
68	GT 1.15	101	Humoristica	Remi Peterelli	Abarth simca 1150	0: 18: 17.400
69	GT 1.15	108	Leman	Fred Gysler	Triumph Spitfire	0: 18: 58.300
70	GT 700	82	Basilea	Jürgen Pauli	BMW 700S	0: 19: 27,500
71	GT 700	78	pack	Michel Christians	NSU Prince	0: 19: 31,000
72	GT 1.6	138	Lions	Roger Cavadini	MGA	0: 20: 09,600
73	GT 700	85	Bruno Huber	Bruno Huber	NSU Prince	0: 20: 25,400
74	S 1.0	42	Bernoise	Bernhard Holzer	Fiat-Abarth Special	0: 20: 40.700
Failed
75	S 2.0	60	Porsche system	Edgar Barth	Porsche 718 RS Spyder	0: 06: 43,100
76	S 1.3	47	Maurice Scemama	Maurice Scemama	Elva Mk 4
77	R 1.6	52	Geneve Groupe Competition	Renaud Zwissig	Lotus Super Seven
78	S 2.0	65	Peter Westbury	David Good	Lotus 23B
79	GT 700	77	Leman	Edwin Heusser	NSU Prince
80	GT 1.15	98	Tartaruga	Georges Theiler	René Bonnet GT
81	GT 1.6	129	Lemans	Charles Ramu-Caccia	Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ
82	GT 1.6	137	Lions	Jean Buol	Porsche 356 S95
83	GT 2.0	145	Troisime Etoiles	Jean Zufferey	Abarth-Simca 2000 GT
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84	GT 1.0	90	Bodania	Theo Hofer	Fiat-Abarth 1000 Bialbero	1
85	GT 1.0	92	Humoristica	Ulrich Eggenberger	Fiat-Abarth 1000 Bialbero	2
86	GT 1.0	92	Biennoise	Gustav Schlup	Fiat-Abarth 1000 Bialbero	3
87	GT 1.15	100	Walter Egger	Walter Egger	René Bonnet Djet	4th
88	GT 1.6	130		Karl Federhofer	René Bonnet Djet	5
89	GT 1.6	131	Gabriel Lanzo Wambolt from Umstadt	Gabriel Lanzo Wambolt from Umstadt	Porsche 356B Carrera	6th
90	GT 3.0	166	Rudy Kraus	Rudy Kraus	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL	7th
91	GT + 4.0	178	Karl Foitek	Edwin Haessig	Chevrolet Corvette	8th

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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
92	S 1.0	44	Alpine		Alpine M63
93	S 1.3	46	Dieter Spoerry	Dieter Spoerry	Osca 1100 RS
94	S 1.6	53	Biennoise	Robert Huber	Lotus 23B
95	S 1.6	54	Arthur Blank	Arthur Blank	Brabham
96	S 1.6	56	Trois chevrons	Benito Sechi	Elva Mk.7
97	S 2.0	66	Arthur Owen	Arthur Owen	Brabham Sport
98	S 3.0	68	Roba	Fritz Baumann	Lotus 23
99	GT 700	79	Jack Brabham		Honda S600
100	GT 700	83	Leman		BMW 700S
101	GT 700	84	Leman	Jean Schaffter	BMW 700S
102	GT 1.0	89	pack	Gerald Battiaz	René Bonnet Missile
103	GT 1.0	91	pack	Rolando Vaglio	Fiat-Abarth 1000 Bialbero
104	GT 1.15	97	Alpine		Alpine A110
105	GT 1.15	105	Leyland Switzerland	Peter Benz	Triumph Spitfire
106	GT 1.3	111	Charles Graemiger	Charles Graemiger	Lotus Elite
107	GT 1.3	114	Basilea	Renato Maggiorini	Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero
108	GT 1.6	121	Andreas Eichhorn	Andreas Eichhorn	Lotus Elan
109	GT 1.6	124	Corsaires	Francois Brelaz	Lotus Elan
110	GT 1.6	125	Troisime Etoiles	Alain Revaz	Lotus Elan
111	GT 2.0	143	Abarth		Abarth-Simca 2000 GT
112	GT 2.0	151	Lions	Willy Meier	Porsche 356B Carrera
113	GT 2.0	153	Fribourgeoise	Michel Niquille	Porsche 356B Carrera
114	GT 3.0	165	Frederic Burger	Frederic Burger	Ferrari 250 GT
115	GT 4.0	172	Mordus	Edgar Schoop	Jaguar E-Type

Class winner

class	driver	vehicle	Placement in the overall ranking
S + 3.0	Ludovico Scarfiotti	Ferrari 250LM	Overall victory
S 2.0	Herbert Mueller	Porsche 904/8	Rank 2
S 1.6	Karl Foitek	Lotus 23	Rank 16
S 1.3	Franz Schaffhauser	Lola MK1	Rank 26
S 1.0	Walter Schatz	Lotus 23	Rank 21
R + 2.0	Clive Aston	Aston Martin DB3S	Rank 41
R 2.0	Joe Zuccatti	Porsche 718 RS	Rank 29
R 1.6	no participant in the finish
R.	Jean-Claude Rudaz	cooper	Rank 3
GT + 4.0	Bob Bondurant	Shelby Cobra Roadster	Rank 5
GT 4.0	Hans Olsen	Jaguar E-Type	Rank 43
GT 3.0	Pierre Sudan	Ferrari 250 GTO	Rank 22
GT 2.0	Franco Patria	Abarth-Simca 2000 GT	Rank 5
GT 1.6	Jean-Paul Humberset	Lotus Elan	Rank 24
GT 1.3	Denis Borel	Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero	Rank 23
GT 1.15	Walter Rheiner	Triumph Spitfire	Rank 52
GT 1.0	no participant in the finish
GT 700	Hans Affentranger	Fiat-Abarth 700 Bialbero	Rank 54

Racing data

• Registered: 115
• Started: 83
• Rated: 74
• Race classes: 18
• Spectator: unknown
• Race day weather: warm and dry
• Route length: 11,000 km
• Driving time of the winning team: 0: 13: 26,000 hours
• Overall rounds of the winning team: 2
• Total distance of the winning team: 22,000 km
• Winner's average: 98.263 km / h
• Pole position: none
• Fastest race lap: Ludovico Scarfiotti - Ferrari 250LM (# 72) - 6: 40.700 = 98.827 km / h
• Racing series: 14th round of the 1964 World Sports Car Championship
• Racing series: 7th round of the European Hill Climb Championship in 1964

Web links

• Race results

Predecessor race RAC Tourist Trophy 1964

Sports car world championship

Follow -up race 500 km race on the Nürburgring 1964