The fifth Trophée d’Auvergne, was the fourth round of the 1964 FFSA Trophées de France. This was held on the Circuit de Charade, in the Auvergne mountains, near the town of Clermont-Ferrand, on 19 July.[1] This Formula Two race podium was a sign of things to come: Denny Hulme, Jackie Stewart and Jochen Rindt showed their skill before the track hosted the 1965 French Grand Prix.[2][3]
Report
editEntry
editA total of 30 F2 cars were entered for the event, of which 22 took part in qualifying.[1]
Qualifying
editDenny Hulme took pole position for the Brabham Racing Developments team, in a Brabham-Cosworth BT10, averaging a speed of 81.532 mph (131.213 km/h), around the five mile (8km) course.[1]
Race
editThe race was held over 32 laps of the Circuit de Charade. Denny Hulme took the winner's spoils for the works Brabham team, driving their Brabham-Cosworth BT10. Hulme won in a time of 1hr 59:11.9mins., averaging a speed of 80.618 mph (129.742 km/h). Approximately 6.6s behind was the second place car, driven by Jackie Stewart, for Ron Harris - Lotus in their Cosworth-powered Lotus 32. The podium was completed by the second Brabham of Jochen Rindt.[4]
Classification
editRace Result
edit| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car - Engine | Time, Laps | Reason Out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 |  Denny Hulme
|
Brabham Racing Developments | Brabham-Cosworth BT10 | 1hr 59:11.9 | |
| 2nd | 18 |  Jackie Stewart
|
Ron Harris - Team Lotus | Lotus-Cosworth 32 | 1hr 59:18.5 | |
| 3rd | 5 |  Jochen Rindt
|
Ford Motor Co (Austria) | Brabham-Cosworth BT10 | 2hr 00:57.5 | |
| 4th | 4 |  Tony Maggs
|
Midland Racing Partnership | Lola-Cosworth T54 | 2hr 00:57.9 | |
| 5th | 19 | Peter Procter
|
Ron Harris - Team Lotus | Lotus-Cosworth 32 | 2hr 01:47.2 | |
| 6th | 1 | Alan Rees
|
Roy Winkelamnn Racing | Brabham-Cosworth BT10 | 2hr 02:47.2 | |
| 7th | 16 |  José Rosinski
|
Société des Automobiles Alpine | Alpine-Renault A270 | 31 | |
| 8th | 8 | Mike Beckwith
|
Normand Racing Team | Cooper-Cosworth T71 | 31 | |
| 9th | 9 | Jacques Maglia
|
Jacques Maglia | Brabham-Cosworth BT10 | 31 | |
| 10th | 17 | Jean Vinatier
|
Société des Automobiles Alpine | Alpine-Renault A270 | 30 | |
| 11th | 24 |  Teddy Pilette
|
Merlyn Racing | Merlyn-Cosworth Mk 7 | 30 | |
| 12th | 3 | Bill Bradley
|
Midland Racing Partnership | Lola-Cosworth T54 | 30 | |
| 13th | 6 |  John Ampt
|
Team Alexis | Alexis-Cosworth Mk 5 | 30 | |
| 14th | 21 |  Jean-Claude Rudaz
|
Société Automobiles René Bonnet | René Bonnet-Cosworth 1 | 29 | |
| 15th | 22 | Roland Charriére
|
Société Automobiles René Bonnet | René Bonnet-Cosworth 1 | 26 | |
| 16th | 11 | Warwick Banks
|
Normand Racing Team | Cooper-Cosworth T71 | 25 | |
| DNF | 2 | Richard Attwood
|
Midland Racing Partnership | Lola-Cosworth T54 | 22 | Accident |
| DNF | 25 | Herbert Nosek
|
Racing Team Austria | Cooper-Lotus T65 | 19 | |
| DNF | 23 | Robert Bouharde
|
Société Automobiles René Bonnet | René Bonnet-Cosworth 1 | 16 | |
| DNF | 14 | Jo Schlesser
|
Equipe Ford France SA | Brabham-Cosworth BT6 | 8 | |
| DNF | 12 | Frank Garner
|
John Willment Automobiles | Brabham-Cosworth BT10 | 0 | Gearbox |
| DNS | 8 | Rodney Bloor
|
Sports Motors (Manchester) | Lotus-Cosworth32 | Accident | |
| Source:[1] | ||||||
- Fastest lap: Richard Attwood, 3:40.9ecs. (81.569 mph) [1][5]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "GP d'Auvergne". Formula 2. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- ^ "Google Earth Hacks - Charade Circuit Racetrack". Gearthhacks.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- ^ "Charade Circuit". 11 March 2009. Archived from the original on 13 August 2011. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ "GP d'Auvergne". Formula 2. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- ^ Tristan Wood, "Drive It! The Complete Book of Formula 2 Motor Racing" (Foulis/Haynes, ASIN B009UWU1BW, 1984)