Sports car world championship 1964

The Porsche 904 GTS of Jo Siffert / Heinz Schiller (start number 65) and Gerhard Koch and Ben Pon at the 1000 km race on the Nürburgring

Bob Bondurant in the same race in the AC Cobra

Ludovico Scarfiotti in the Ferrari 250LM on his victory drive in the Sierra-Montagna hill climb

The 1964 World Sports Car Championship , also the International Championship for GT Manufacturers and the Prototype Trophy , was the twelfth season of this championship. It began on February 16 and ended on October 11, 1964.

championship

The 1964 world championship was also a championship for GT vehicles . To the ratings of the various GT-divisions, a prototype Trophy was extended, which the 12-hour race at Sebring , the Targa Florio , the 1000 km race at the Nürburgring and the 24-hour race at Le Mans included . A total of 20 races were given the status of a world championship run, including the sports car races mentioned , four hill climbs and the Tour de France for automobiles .

The races of the Prototype Trophy were shaped by the expected duels between the racing cars of Ferrari and Porsche . The Sebring 12-hour race ended with the success of Mike Parkes and Umberto Maglioli in the factory - Ferrari 275P . Ferrari decided not to go to the factory at the Targa Florio , so Antonio Pucci and Colin Davis in the Porsche 904 GTS won . Scuderia Ferrari was victorious again at the Nürburgring and in Le Mans. Due to the absence of the Scuderia at the Targa Florio, Ferrari was disqualified at the end of the season and lost overall victory in the Prototype Trophy to Porsche.

The various GT final ratings were won by Porsche, Ferrari and Abarth .

Scoring

Already after the end of the two previous seasons, the division into divisions, which was unclear to outsiders, was criticized. In 1964, a coefficient was also introduced for the award of world championship points. For the first six of the respective classes, the points were awarded in the order 9-6-4-3-2-1. However, the races received coefficients from 2.0 (Le Mans) to 1.0 (e.g. hill climb). There were also 1.6 (e.g. Sebring and the Targa Florio) and 1.3 (e.g. the RAC Tourist Trophy ). While the winner of Le Mans got double the number of points, there were only normal points for success in hill climbs. In the 1000 km race on the Nürburgring, the winner received 14.4 points from the coefficient 1.6, etc.

Racing calendar

No.	date	Race name / circuit	team	Overall winner	vehicle	championship
1	February 16	2000 km race at Daytona ( Daytona International Speedway )	North American Racing Team	Pedro Rodríguez Phil Hill	Ferrari 250 GTO / 64	GT
2	March 21st	Sebring 12-hour race ( Sebring International Raceway )	SEFAC Ferrari	Mike Parkes Umberto Maglioli	Ferrari 275P	Prototypes
3	26th of April	Targa Florio ( Piccolo circuito delle Madonie )	Porsche System Engineering	Antonio Pucci Colin Davis	Porsche 904 GTS	Prototypes
4th	May 3rd	Monza Grand Prix ( Autodromo Nazionale Monza )	Abarth	Franco Patria	Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero	GT
5	17th of May	500 km race of Spa-Francorchamps ( Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps )	Maranello Concessionaires	Mike Parkes	Ferrari 250 GTO / 64	GT
6th	May 24th	Consuma hill climb ( Passo della Consuma )		Odoardo Govoni	Maserati Tipo 60	GT
7th	31. May	1000 km race on the Nürburgring ( Nürburgring )	Ferrari SEFAC Spa	Ludovico Scarfiotti Nino Vaccarella	Ferrari 275P	Prototypes
8th	31. May	Hillclimb Rossfeld ( Roßfeldhöhenringstraße )	Porsche System Engineering	Edgar Barth	Elva Mk.7	GT
9	June 20-21	24 Hours of Le Mans ( Circuit des 24 Heures )	Ferrari SEFAC Spa	Jean Guichet Nino Vaccarella	Ferrari 275P	Prototypes
10	5th July	Reims 12 hour race ( Circuit de Reims-Gueux )	Maranello Concessionaires	Graham Hill Joakim Bonnier	Ferrari 250LM	GT
11	August 9	Hillclimb Freiburg-Schauinsland ( Schauinslandstraße )	Porsche System Engineering	Edgar Barth	Porsche 718 RS Spyder	GT
12	August 16	Coppa Cittá di Enna ( Autodromo di Pergusa )	Abarth	Hans Herrmann	Abarth-Simca 2000 GT	GT
13	29th August	RAC Tourist Trophy ( Goodwood Circuit )	Maranello Concessionaires	Graham Hill	Ferrari 330P	GT
14th	August 30th	Mountain race Sierra-Montagna ( Crans-Montana )	Scuderia Filipinetti	Ludovico Scarfiotti	Ferrari 250LM	GT
15th	September 6th	500 km race on the Nürburgring (Nürburgring)	Abarth	Hans Herrmann Klaus Steinmetz	Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero	GT
16	September 6th	3-hour race of Monza (Autodromo Nazionale Monza)	Ben Pon	Rob Slotemaker	Porsche 904 GTS	GT
17th	September 11-20	Tour de France for automobiles (Lille-Nice)	Ecurie Francorchamps	Lucien Bianchi Georges Berger	Ferrari 250LM	GT
18th	September 19th	500k Bridgehampton Race ( Bridgehampton Race Circuit )	Ed Weschler	Joe Buzzetta Bill Wuesthoff	Porsche 904 GTS	GT
19th	September 20th	500k Bridgehampton Race (Bridgehampton Race Circuit)	Mecom Racing Team	Walt Hansgen	Scarab MK.IV	GT
20th	October 11th	1000 km race from Paris ( Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry )	Maranello Concessionaires	Graham Hill Joakim Bonnier	Ferrari 330P	GT

Brand world championship for designers

GT car

Division I GT cars up to 1.3 liter displacement

position	constructor	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	12	13	14th	15th	16	17th	18th	19th	20th	total
1	Abarth-Simca		14.4		11.7		9	14.4				(9)			(9)	9					14.4	72.9
2	triumph														3			14.4			6.4	23.8
3	Alfa Romeo																	9.6	11.7			21.3
4th	Alpine																	6.4	7.8			14.2
5	lotus		4.8		3.9							4th										12.7
6th	Fiat Abarth				2.6							6th			(1)	2						10.6
7th	Automobiles René Bonnet		9.6																			9.6
8th	Glass							4.8								3						7.8
9	Austin-Healey																		5.2			5.2
10	NSU																	4.8				4.8
11	Honda															4th						4th
12	Marcos															1						1

GT car division II up to 2-liter displacement

position	constructor	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	12	13	14th	15th	16	17th	18th	19th	20th	total
1	Porsche	(11.7)	14.4	14.4		(11.7)		14.4	9	18th	(9)		(1.3)		(4)		(11.7)	14.4	(11.7)		14.4	99
2	Alfa Romeo		6.4	6.4						4th			(2.6)				(1.3)	3.2	5.2		4.8	30th
3	Abarth-Simca					2.6			(1)				11.7		9				3.9			27.2
4th	MG		4.8																			4.8
5	Lotus Ford		3.2																			3.2
6 =	Volvo																		2.6			2.6
6 =	Sunbeam	2.6																				2.6
8th	lotus																	1.6				1.6

GT car division III over 2 liter displacement

position	constructor	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	12	13	14th	15th	16	17th	18th	19th	20th	total
1	Ferrari	11.7	(4.8)	14.4		11.7		14.4		12	(9)	6th		(3.9)	(3)			14.4				84.6
2	Shelby	3.9	14.4	9.6		(1.3)		(1.6)		18th		9		11.7	(9)					11.7		78.3
3	jaguar										4th			2.6								6.6
4th	AC Cars									4th												4th
5	Lancia							1.6														1.6

Prototype Trophy

Prototypes up to 3 liter cubic capacity

position	constructor	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	12	13	14th	15th	16	17th	18th	19th	20th	total
1	Porsche		4.8	14.4				9.6		6th												34.8
2	Alpine			9.6																		9.6
3	Austin-Healey							1.6														1.6

Prototypes over 3 liter cubic capacity

position	constructor	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	12	13	14th	15th	16	17th	18th	19th	20th	total
1	Porsche		14.4	14.4				14.4		18th												61.2
2	Alpine		3.2	9.6						12												24.8
3	Austin-Healey		4.8					4.8		4th												13.6

literature

• Alain Bienvenu: Endurance. 50 ans d'histoire. Volume 1: 1953-1963. Éditions ETAI, Boulogne-Billancourt 2004, ISBN 2-7268-9327-9 .
• 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

Commons : World Sports Car Championship 1964  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Results of the 1964 World Sports Car Championship