1964 New Zealand Grand Prix
The 1964 New Zealand Grand Prix was a race held at Pukekohe Park Raceway on 11 January 1964. The race had 16 starters.
| 1964 New Zealand Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 2 of 8 in 1964 Tasman Series | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 11 January 1964 | ||
| Location | Pukekohe Park Raceway, Pukekohe, New Zealand | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.82 km (1.76 mi) | ||
| Distance | 50 laps, 141 km (88 mi) | ||
| Weather | Sunny | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Brabham-Climax | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Frank Matich | Brabham-Climax | |
| Time | 1'26.2 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Cooper-Climax | ||
| Second | Brabham-Climax | ||
| Third | Cooper-Climax | ||
It was the eleventh New Zealand Grand Prix and doubled as round two of the 1964 Tasman Series. Bruce McLaren broke through to finally win his home grand prix in this the first official Tasman Series. This win paved the way for McLaren's overall victory in the first Tasman Series.
Classification
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 47 |  Bruce McLaren |
Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | Cooper T70 / Climax FPF 2.5 | 50 | 1h 14m 20.7s | 9 |
| 2 | 5 | Denny Hulme |
Brabham Racing | Brabham BT4 / Climax FPF 2.5 | 50 | 1h 14m 25.1s | 6 |
| 3 | 48 |  Timmy Mayer |
Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | Cooper T70 / Climax FPF 2.5 | 50 | 1h 14m 36.4s | 4 |
| 4 | 8 | John Youl |
John Youl | Cooper T55 / Climax FPF 2.5 | 50 | 1h 15m 21.6s | 3 |
| 5 | 41 | Jim Palmer |
Frank Garrett | Cooper T53 / Climax FPF 2.5 | 49 | 2 | |
| 6 | 11 | Tony Shelly |
Shelly Motors Ltd. | Lotus 18/21 / Climax FPF 2.5 | 48 | 1 | |
| 7 | 12 | Andy Buchanan |
Wilson Motors Ltd. | Brabham BT6 / Ford 1.6 | 46 | ||
| 8 | 6 | David Young |
David Young | Cooper T59 / Ford 1.5 | 46 | ||
| 9 | 22 | Roly Levis |
R.A. Levis | Lotus 22 / Ford 1.6 | 45 | ||
| 10 | 23 | Dene Hollier |
Dene Hollier Ltd. | Cooper T52 / Ford 1.5 | 43 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Ken Sagar |
J.H. Sagar | Lotus 20 / Ford 1.5 | 43 | ||
| 12 | 25 | Rex Flowers |
Flowers Transport | Lotus 20B / Ford 1.5 | 43 | ||
| Ret | 4 | Jack Brabham |
Brabham Racing | Brabham BT7A / Climax FPF 2.5 | 29 | ||
| Ret | 2 | Frank Matich |
Team Total | Brabham BT7A / Climax FPF 2.5 | 27 | ||
| Ret | Arnold Glass |
Capitol Motors | Lotus 27 / Ford 1.5 | 26 | |||
| Ret | 3 | Chris Amon |
Reg Parnell Racing | Lola Mk4 / Climax FPF 2.5 | 12 | ||
| Ret | 16 | Jim Boyd |
Jack Malcolm | Valour VP1 / Ford 1.1 | 11 | ||
| DNS | 9 | Bill Thomasen |
Corsair Racing Team | Cooper T51 / Climax FPF 2.0 | |||
| DNQ | 15 | Ken Smith |
M.J. Smith | Lola Mk.2 / Ford 1.5 | |||
Notes
- Pole position: Jack Brabham
- Fastest lap: Frank Matich – 1'26.2
References
- Anderson, Don. "XI New Zealand Grand Prix". tasman-series.com. Archived from the original on 27 May 2009. Retrieved 23 May 2009.
- Sergent, Bruce. "1964 Round 2 Pukekohe". Kia Ora. Archived from the original on 27 May 2009. Retrieved 23 May 2009.
| Preceded by 1964 Levin International |
Tasman Series 1964 |
Succeeded by 1964 Lady Wigram Trophy |
| Preceded by 1963 New Zealand Grand Prix |
New Zealand Grand Prix 1964 |
Succeeded by 1965 New Zealand Grand Prix |
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