1964 Rand Grand Prix

1964 Rand Grand Prix
Non-championship race in the 1964 Formula One season
Race details
Date 12 December 1964
Official name VII Rand Grand Prix
Location Kyalami, Johannesburg
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.096 km (2.545 miles)
Distance 25 x 2 laps, 204.8 km (127.25 miles)
Pole position
Driver Lotus-Climax
Time 1:35.0
Fastest lap
Drivers United Kingdom Mike Spence (Heat 1) Lotus-Climax
Fastest lap United Kingdom Jackie Stewart (Heat 2) Lotus-Climax
Time 1:38.6 (Heat 1) / 1:36.0 (Heat 2)
Podium
First Brabham-BRM
Second Brabham-Ford
Third Brabham-Climax

The 7th Rand Grand Prix was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 12 December 1964 at Kyalami, South Africa. The race was run over two heats, each of 25 laps of the circuit, and was won overall by British driver Graham Hill in a Brabham BT11.

This race was the Formula One debut for future triple world champion Jackie Stewart, who secured pole position for the first heat. His car failed on the grid, and Hill won with Mike Spence in second. Stewart took the second heat, but Hill came second to claim the overall victory. Brabham cars filled the first three places, each with different makes of engine.