1964 German Grand Prix

1964 German Grand Prix
Race details
Date 2 August 1964 (1964-08-02)
Official name XXVI Grosser Preis von Deutschland
Location Nürburgring
Nürburg, West Germany
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 22.810 km (14.173 mi)
Distance 15 laps, 342.150 km (212.602 mi)
Weather Dry
Pole position
Driver Ferrari
Time 8:38.4
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom John Surtees Ferrari
Time 8:39.0 on lap 11
Podium
First Ferrari
Second BRM
Third Ferrari
Lap leaders

The 1964 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Nürburgring on 2 August 1964. It was race 6 of 10 in both the 1964 World Championship of Drivers and the 1964 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 15-lap race was won by Ferrari driver John Surtees after he started from pole position. Graham Hill finished second for the BRM team and Surtees's teammate Lorenzo Bandini came in third. The race was marred by the death of Dutch gentleman racer Carel Godin de Beaufort during practice. The embankment at the Karussell had been eliminated and replaced with grass and a wheel-wide tarmac strip at the bottom of the concrete banking.