The 1964 World Sportscar Championship season was the 12th season of FIA 'World Sportscar Championship' motor racing. It featured the 1964 International Championship for GT Manufacturers which was open to Group 3 GT cars and was contested from 16 February 1964 to 11 October 1964 over a twenty race series. Titles were awarded in three engine capacity divisions:
Division I – Under 1300cc
Division II – Under 2000cc
Division III – Over 2000cc
The season also included the 1964 International Prototype Trophy which was open to Prototype cars and was contested over four of the twenty championship races. Titles were awarded to those that were:
Outright
Under 3000cc
Schedule
The twenty championship races each counted towards one or more of the five FIA Titles, as shown below.[1] A points coefficient multiplication factor was applied for each race to the determine the number of championship points to be awarded.[2]
Points system
International Championship for GT Manufacturers
Points were awarded to the top six positions in each division in each race on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis with the relevant points coefficient applied (see Schedule above).[2]
Points were awarded only for the position gained by the best placed car from each manufacturer in each division at each race.
Only the best six race results plus one hillclimb result were retained towards the final classification.[3]
Manufacturers had to enter at least six races and one hillclimb to be eligible for championship classification.[3]
International Prototypes Trophy
Points were awarded to the top six positions outright and in the Under 3000cc division in each race on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis with the relevant points coefficient applied (see Schedule above).[2]
Points were awarded only for the position gained by the best placed car from each manufacturer at each race.
All points were retained towards the final classification.
Manufacturers had to enter all four Trophy races to be eligible for championship classification.[3]
Results
Porsche won the GT Division II title with the 904 GTSFerrari won the GT Division III title with the 250 GTOPorsche won the Prototype Trophy with the 904
International Championship for GT Manufacturers
Division I (1300 cc)
Division II (2000 cc)
Division III (+2000 cc)
Note: Some manufacturers (other than the three Division winners) may have been ineligible for championship classification under the minimum race participation regulation.[3]
International Prototypes Trophy
Note:
Ferrari scored 46.8 points but was deemed ineligible for classification as it had not contested the Prototype category at all four races.[4]
Iso, MG & Chevrolet also scored points but were ineligible for classification for the same reason.[4]
- 3000 cc
Note:
MG, Rene Bonnet, Triumph, Diva, Martini & Volvo all scored points but were deemed ineligible for classification as they had not contested the Prototype category at all four races.[4]
References
^János L. Wimpffen, Time and Two Seats, 1999, pages 481-554
^ a b c dJános L. Wimpffen, Time and Two Seats, 1999, page 483
^ a b c dJános L. Wimpffen, Time and Two Seats, 1999, page 553
^ a b cJános L. Wimpffen, Time and Two Seats, 1999, pages 553-554
External links
Championship points tables at wspr-racing.com
1964 Championship race results at wspr-racing.com
1964 Championship points tables & race results at www.teamdan.com Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
Championship race results & images at www.racingsportscars.com
