1964 Mediterranean Grand Prix | |||
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Non-championship race in the 1964 Formula One season | |||
Race details | |||
Date | 16 August 1964 | ||
Official name | III Gran Premio del Mediterraneo | ||
Location | Autodromo di Pergusa, Sicily | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 4.803 km (2.985 miles) | ||
Distance | 60 laps, 288.172 km (179.1 miles) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Brabham-BRM | ||
Time | 1:17.1 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Mike Spence | Lotus-Climax | |
Time | 1:16.0 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Brabham-BRM | ||
Second | Lotus-Climax | ||
Third | BRP-BRM |
The 3rd Mediterranean Grand Prix was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 16 August 1964 at the Autodromo di Pergusa, Sicily. The race was run over 60 laps of the circuit, and was won by Swiss driver Jo Siffert in a Brabham BT11.
British driver Mike Hailwood was involved in an accident during the race, in which his Lotus 25 ended up in Pergusa Lake.[1]