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Dan Gurney won the 1964 French Grand Prix

Dan Gurney won the 1964 French Grand Prix for Brabham, ahead of Graham Hill and Jack Brabham at Rouen-Les-Essarts.

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Race recap

Winner
Dan Gurney
Team
Brabham
Top listed
Dan Gurney, Graham Hill, and Jack Brabham
Race date
June 28, 1964
Pole
Jim Clark
Fastest lap
Jack Brabham
Classified drivers
18
Circuit
Rouen-Les-Essarts

The decisive result

Dan Gurney finished first for Brabham. Graham Hill is listed 2 for BRM, with Jack Brabham 3 for Brabham.

Grid to finish

Mike Hailwood from P13 to P8 (+5), Maurice Trintignant from P16 to P11 (+5), and Graham Hill from P6 to P2 (+4) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Jim Clark started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 5 Finished, 3 +1 lap, 2 Engine, 1 +2 laps, and 1 +4 laps. Jack Brabham holds the fastest-lap entry at 2:11.400 on lap 44. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Dan GurneyBrabham2:07:49.1009
2Graham HillBRM2:08:13.2006
3Jack BrabhamBrabham2:08:14.0004
4Peter ArundellTeam Lotus2:08:59.7003
5Richie GintherBRM2:10:01.2002
6Bruce McLarenCooper+1 lap1
7Phil HillCooper+1 lap0
8Mike HailwoodTeam Lotus+1 lap0
9Lorenzo BandiniFerrari+2 laps0
10Chris AmonTeam Lotus+4 laps0
11Maurice TrintignantBRM+5 laps0
12Bob AndersonBrabham+7 laps0
DNFInnes IrelandBRPAccident0
DNFJim ClarkTeam LotusEngine0
DNFJohn SurteesFerrariEngine0
DNFTrevor TaylorBRPBrakes0
DNFJo SiffertBrabhamClutch0
DNSPeter RevsonTeam LotusCar raced by Hailwood0