- Winner
- Graham Hill
- Team
- BRM
- Top listed
- Graham Hill, John Surtees, and Jo Siffert
- Race date
- October 4, 1964
- Pole
- Jim Clark
- Fastest lap
- Jim Clark
- Classified drivers
- 21
- Circuit
- Watkins Glen International
The decisive result
Graham Hill finished first for BRM. John Surtees is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Jo Siffert 3 for Brabham.
Grid to finish
Walt Hansgen from P17 to P5 (+12), Jo Siffert from P12 to P3 (+9), and Richie Ginther from P13 to P4 (+9) 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 3 Engine, 3 Finished, 2 +3 laps, 1 +1 lap, and 1 +4 laps. Jim Clark holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:12.700 on lap 81. 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.