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1964 Standings

John Surtees won the 1964 Drivers' Championship for Ferrari. Final 1964 standings — every driver and constructor ranked by points and wins.

Driver Leader
John Surtees
40 pts · Ferrari
Title Gap
1 pts
John Surtees over Graham Hill
Constructors
Ferrari
45 pts · gap 3
Most Wins
3
Jim Clark
Control Tower
Drivers Championship
Season
1964 Season Report

John Surtees won the 1964 Formula 1 World Drivers' Championship driving for Ferrari, finishing on 40 points, 1 clear of Graham Hill. Surtees won 2 races that season.

Ferrari took the Constructors' Championship with 45 points, 3 ahead of BRM.

5 different drivers won a Grand Prix, and 22 drivers scored championship points.

Championships in this era were decided on a "best results" basis — drivers counted only their highest-scoring finishes towards the title, so season totals can differ from the sum of every race result. Dropped scores were abolished from 1991.

Standings compiled from the Ergast/Jolpica Formula 1 results archive. Spotted an error? Tell us.

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1964 Driver Order

Pos
Driver
Form
Points
Wins
P1
John Surtees
Ferrari
Championship Pace100%
Championship Leader
40
Points
2
Wins
P2
Graham Hill
BRM
Championship Pace98%
1 pts off the lead.
39
Points
2
Wins
P3
Jim Clark
Lotus-Climax
Championship Pace80%
8 pts off the lead.
32
Points
3
Wins
P4
Lorenzo Bandini
Ferrari
Championship Pace57%
17 pts off the lead.
23
Points
1
Wins
P5
Richie Ginther
BRM
Championship Pace57%
17 pts off the lead.
23
Points
0
Wins
P6
Dan Gurney
Brabham-Climax
Championship Pace48%
21 pts off the lead.
19
Points
2
Wins
P7
Bruce McLaren
Cooper-Climax
Championship Pace33%
27 pts off the lead.
13
Points
0
Wins
P8
Jack Brabham
Brabham-Climax
Championship Pace28%
29 pts off the lead.
11
Points
0
Wins
P9
Peter Arundell
Lotus-Climax
Championship Pace28%
29 pts off the lead.
11
Points
0
Wins
P10
Jo Siffert
Lotus-BRM
Championship Pace18%
33 pts off the lead.
7
Points
0
Wins
P11
Bob Anderson
Brabham-Climax
Championship Pace13%
35 pts off the lead.
5
Points
0
Wins
P12
Mike Spence
Lotus-Climax
Championship Pace10%
36 pts off the lead.
4
Points
0
Wins
P13
Tony Maggs
BRM
Championship Pace10%
36 pts off the lead.
4
Points
0
Wins
P14
Innes Ireland
Lotus-BRM
Championship Pace10%
36 pts off the lead.
4
Points
0
Wins
P15
Jo Bonnier
Cooper-Climax
Championship Pace8%
37 pts off the lead.
3
Points
0
Wins
P16
Chris Amon
Lotus-BRM
Championship Pace5%
38 pts off the lead.
2
Points
0
Wins
P17
Maurice Trintignant
BRM
Championship Pace5%
38 pts off the lead.
2
Points
0
Wins
P18
Walt Hansgen
Lotus-Climax
Championship Pace5%
38 pts off the lead.
2
Points
0
Wins
P19
Phil Hill
Cooper-Climax
Championship Pace3%
39 pts off the lead.
1
Points
0
Wins
P20
Trevor Taylor
BRP
Championship Pace3%
39 pts off the lead.
1
Points
0
Wins
P21
Mike Hailwood
Lotus-BRM
Championship Pace3%
39 pts off the lead.
1
Points
0
Wins
P22
Pedro Rodríguez
Ferrari
Championship Pace3%
39 pts off the lead.
1
Points
0
Wins
P23
Giancarlo Baghetti
BRM
Championship Pace0%
40 pts off the lead.
0
Points
0
Wins
P24
Gerhard Mitter
Lotus-Climax
Championship Pace0%
40 pts off the lead.
0
Points
0
Wins
P25
Ludovico Scarfiotti
Ferrari
Championship Pace0%
40 pts off the lead.
0
Points
0
Wins
P26
Moisés Solana
Lotus-Climax
Championship Pace0%
40 pts off the lead.
0
Points
0
Wins
P27
Peter Revson
Lotus-BRM
Championship Pace0%
40 pts off the lead.
0
Points
0
Wins
P28
Hap Sharp
Brabham-BRM
Championship Pace0%
40 pts off the lead.
0
Points
0
Wins
P29
Ronnie Bucknum
Honda
Championship Pace0%
40 pts off the lead.
0
Points
0
Wins
P30
John Taylor
Cooper-Climax
Championship Pace0%
40 pts off the lead.
0
Points
0
Wins
About the 1964 championships · How F1 points work

John Surtees leads the 1964 Drivers Championship with 40 points, holding a 1-point advantage over Graham Hill (BRM). A gap of fewer than 25 points — one race win — means the title race remains mathematically open every single weekend.

In the 1964 Constructors Championship, Ferrari leads with 45 points — a 3-point margin over BRM. The Constructors title is decided by the combined points haul of a team's two drivers from every race, making car reliability, pit stop execution, and strategic pairing as important as raw pace.

The current FIA points system awards points to the top ten finishers in every Grand Prix: 25–18–15–12–10–8–6–4–2–1. An additional point goes to the driver who sets the fastest lap of the race, provided they finish inside the top ten. Sprint events — held on Saturday at select rounds — offer a separate points structure: 8–7–6–5–4–3–2–1 for the top eight finishers, counting toward both championships independently of the main race result.

A driver must hold an FIA Super Licence and score at least one championship point to register on the standings. DNFs score zero, but a classified finish — completing at least 90% of the race distance — earns the driver’s finishing position even without a points reward.