1964 New Zealand Grand Prix

Race 2 of 8 in 1964 Tasman Series
Race details
Date|  11 January 1964
Location|  Pukekohe Park Raceway, Pukekohe, New Zealand
Course|  Permanent racing facility
Course length|  2.82 km (1.76 miles)
Distance|  50 laps, 141 km (88 miles)
Weather|  Sunny
Pole position
Driver|

* Jack Brabham

|  Brabham-Climax
Fastest lap
Driver|  Frank Matich|  Brabham-Climax
Time|  1'26.2
Podium
First|

* Bruce McLaren

|  Cooper-Climax
Second|

* Denny Hulme

|  Brabham-Climax
Third|

* Timmy Mayer

|  Cooper-Climax

Motor car race

The 1964 New Zealand Grand Prix was a race held at Pukekohe Park Raceway on 11 January 1964. The race had 16 starters.

It was the eleventh New Zealand Grand Prix and doubled as round two of the 1964 Tasman Series. Bruce McLaren broke through to finally win his home grand prix in this the first official Tasman Series. This win paved the way for McLaren's overall victory in the first Tasman Series.

## Classification

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Results as follows:[1][2]

Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time | Points

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1  | 47  |  Bruce McLaren | Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | Cooper T70 / Climax FPF 2.5  | 50  | 1h 14m 20.7s  | 9
2  | 5  |  Denny Hulme | Brabham Racing | Brabham BT4 / Climax FPF 2.5  | 50  | 1h 14m 25.1s  | 6
3  | 48  |  Timmy Mayer | Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | Cooper T70 / Climax FPF 2.5  | 50  | 1h 14m 36.4s  | 4
4  | 8  |  John Youl | John Youl  | Cooper T55 / Climax FPF 2.5  | 50  | 1h 15m 21.6s  | 3
5  | 41  |  Jim Palmer  | Frank Garrett  | Cooper T53 / Climax FPF 2.5  | 49  |  | 2
6  | 11  |  Tony Shelly | Shelly Motors Ltd.  | Lotus 18/21 / Climax FPF 2.5  | 48  |  | 1
7  | 12  |  Andy Buchanan  | Wilson Motors Ltd.  | Brabham BT6 / Ford 1.6  | 46  |  |
8  | 6  |  David Young  | David Young  | Cooper T59 / Ford 1.5  | 46  |  |
9  | 22  |  Roly Levis  | R.A. Levis  | Lotus 22 / Ford 1.6  | 45  |  |
10  | 23  |  Dene Hollier  | Dene Hollier Ltd.  | Cooper T52 / Ford 1.5  | 43  |  |
11  | 7  |  Ken Sagar  | J.H. Sagar  | Lotus 20 / Ford 1.5  | 43  |  |
12  | 25  |  Rex Flowers  | Flowers Transport  | Lotus 20B / Ford 1.5  | 43  |  |
Ret  | 4  |  Jack Brabham | Brabham Racing | Brabham BT7A / Climax FPF 2.5  | 29  |  |
Ret  | 2  |  Frank Matich | Team Total  | Brabham BT7A / Climax FPF 2.5  | 27  |  |
Ret  |  |  Arnold Glass  | Capitol Motors  | Lotus 27 / Ford 1.5  | 26  |  |
Ret  | 3  |  Chris Amon | Reg Parnell Racing | Lola Mk4 / Climax FPF 2.5  | 12  |  |
Ret  | 16  |  Jim Boyd  | Jack Malcolm  | Valour VP1 / Ford 1.1  | 11  |  |
DNS  | 9  |  Bill Thomasen  | Corsair Racing Team  | Cooper T51 / Climax FPF 2.0  |  |  |
DNQ  | 15  |  Ken Smith | M.J. Smith  | Lola Mk.2 / Ford 1.5  |  |  |

## Notes

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* Pole position: Jack Brabham
* Fastest lap: Frank Matich – 1'26.2

## References

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1. ^ Anderson, Don. "XI New Zealand Grand Prix". tasman-series.com. Archived from the original on 23 July 2008. Retrieved 23 May 2009.
2. ^ Sergent, Bruce. "1964 Round 2 Pukekohe". Kia Ora. Archived from the original on 15 September 2009. Retrieved 23 May 2009.

Preceded by

1964 Levin International

|  Tasman Series
1964 | Succeeded by

1964 Lady Wigram Trophy

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Preceded by

1963 New Zealand Grand Prix

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1964  | Succeeded by

1965 New Zealand Grand Prix

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