1964 Australian Grand Prix


The 1964 Australian Grand Prix was a motor race held at the Sandown Park circuit in suburban Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on 9 February 1964.
It was the twenty ninth Australian Grand Prix and was also Round 5 of the 1964 Tasman Series and Round 1 of the 1964 Australian Drivers' Championship. The race was open to Racing Cars complying with the Australian National Formula or the Australian 1½ Litre Formula.
Defending winner Jack Brabham won the race driving a Repco Brabham. It was his third and final Australian Grand Prix victory.

Classification

Results as follows:
PosNo.DriverEntrantCarLapsTime /
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11 Jack BrabhamEcurie VitesseRepco Brabham BT7A / Climax FPF631h 15m 19.2s
26 Bib StillwellB.S. StillwellRepco Brabham BT4 / Climax FPF631h 15m 31.1s
35 John YoulJohn C. YoulCooper T55 / Climax FPF631h 15m 34.1s
48 Timmy MayerBruce McLaren Motor Racing Pty. Ltd.Cooper T70 / Climax FPF631h 16m 06.5s
52 Denny HulmeEcurie VitesseRepco Brabham BT4 / Climax FPF60
612 Jim PalmerJ. PalmerCooper T53 / Climax FPF60
717 Arnold GlassCapitol Motors Pty. Ltd.Lotus 27 / Ford 1.557
814 Tony ShellyA. L. ShellyLola Mk4A / Climax FPF57
926 David WalkerDavid WalkerBrabham BT2 / Ford 1.554
1021 Frank GardnerAlex. Mildren Racing Pty. Ltd.Brabham BT6 / Ford 1.549
Ret9 Bill Patterson
Doug Whiteford
Bill Patterson MotorsCooper T53 / Climax FPF42Driver sick / Accident
Ret7 Bruce McLarenBruce McLaren Motor Racing Pty. Ltd.Cooper T70 / Climax FPF37Engine
Ret10 Doug WhitefordBill Patterson MotorsCooper T51 / Climax FPF 2.236Engine
Ret4 Lex DavisonEcurie AustralieCooper T62 / Climax FPF29Piston
Ret22 David FletcherD. K. FletcherLola Mk5 / Ford 1.529Accident
Ret24 Mel McEwinMel McEwinElfin FJ / Ford 1.524Gearbox
Ret18 Keith RilstoneK. N. RilstoneElfin FJ / Ford 1.55Piston
Ret11 Frank MatichTotal TeamRepco Brabham BT7A / Climax FPF4Differential
Ret16 Charlie SmithC. G. SmithElfin FJ / Ford 1.52Timing Gear
Ret15 Tony OsborneA. J. R. OsborneCooper T53 / Climax FPF2Differential
Ret19 Wally MitchellEast Burwood MotorsMRD Brabham / Ford 1.5
DNS25 Leo GeogheganTotal TeamLotus 27 / Ford 1.5
DNS20 Glyn ScottGlyn Scott MotorsLotus 27 / Ford 1.5
DNS23 Jack HunnamJack Hunnam MotorsElfin Catalina / Ford 1.5

In popular culture

A "science-fiction" version of the 1964 Australian Grand Prix was depicted five years before it took place in the American film On the Beach, based on the Nevil Shute novel of the same name.