1964 Grote Prijs van Limborg
# 1964 Grote Prijs van Limborg

The 1964 Grote Prijs van Limborg (Limborgh Grand Prix), was the inaugural race to bear the title. It was a non-championship race for Formula Two cars, held on the Zolder, race track in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium, on 23 August 1964.

## Report

### Entry

A total of 30 F2 cars were entered for the event. However, only 21 took part in qualifying.

### Qualifying

Jackie Stewart took pole position for Ron Harris-Lotus, in their Lotus 32-Cosworth, averaging a speed of 93.506 mph (150.483 km/h).

### Race

The race was held over two heats, both of 25 laps of the Zolder circuit. The winner was based on the aggregated points scored across the two heats. Points were awarded, based on the drivers finishing positions. Denny Hulme took the overall winner's spoils for the works Brabham team, driving their Brabham-Cosworth BT10. Hulme won in an aggregated time of 1hr 24:47.2mins., averaging a speed of 89.165 mph (143.497 km/h). 45.9 seconds behind was the second place car of Lucien Bianchi, for Ron Harris-Team Lotus in their Cosworth-powered Lotus 32. The podium was completed by another Ron Harris Lotus, of Brian Hart, in a Lotus 32, just a further 9.9 seconds behind his team-mate, despite being equal on points.

Heat One saw Jackie Stewart take the win for Ron Harris, with Hulme 4.6seconds adrift and Richard Attwood in third. However, as Stewart and Attwood retired in the second heat, this left Hulme in first place, nearly 17 seconds clear of Alan Rees. Hart was a further 4.9 seconds behind, but this combined with his sixth place in heat one, left him equal on points with Bianchi, who finished fifth and fourth in the heats respectively, but approximately 10 seconds down on the aggregate race times.

## Classification

### Aggregate race result

| Pos. | No | Driver | Entrant | Car - Engine | Time, Laps | Pts. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1st | 10 | Denis Hulme | Brabham Racing Developments | Brabham-Cosworth BT10 | 1hr 24:47.2 | 3 |
| 2nd | 4 | Lucien Bianchi | Ron Harris - Team Lotus | Lotus-Cosworth 32 | 1hr 25:33.1 | 9 |
| 3rd | 8 | Brian Hart | Ron Harris - Team Lotus | Lotus-Cosworth 32 | 1hr 25:43.0 | 9 |
| 4th | 58 | David Hobbs | Merlyn Racing | Merlyn-Cosworth Mk 7 | 1hr 26:52.5 | 14 |
| 5th | 24 | Jo Schlesser | Ecurie Ford France S.A. | Brabham-Cosworth BT10 | 1hr 26:57.4 | 15 |
| 6th | 42 | David Prophet | David Prophet Racing | Brabham-Cosworth BT10 | 1hr 27:28.8 | 16 |
| 7th | 26 | Guy Ligier | Ecurie Ford France S.A. | Brabham-Cosworth BT6 | 1hr 28:06.4 | 17 |
| 8th | 16 | Alan Rees | Roy Winkelmann Racing | Brabham-Cosworth BT10 | 48 | 20 |
| 9th | 34 | Mauro Bianchi | Société des Automobiles Alpine | Alpine-Renault A270 | 46 | 24 |
| NC | 54 | Richard Attwood | Midland Racing Partnership | Lola-Cosworth T55 | 35 | |
| NC | 12 | Mike Beckwith | Normand Racing Team Ltd. | Cooper-Cosworth T71 | 35 | |
| NC | 6 | Peter Procter | Ron Harris – Team Lotus | Lotus-Cosworth 32 | 32 | |
| NC | 18 | Frank Gardner | John Willment Autombiles | Brabham-Cosworth BT10 | 29 | |
| NC | 2 | Jackie Stewart | Ron Harris – Team Lotus | Lotus-Cosworth 32 | 27 | |
| NC | 28 | Jacques Maglia | Jacques Maglia | Brabham-Cosworth BT10 | 22 | |
| NC | 46 | Kurt Ahrens Jr. | Kurt Ahrens Jr. | Cooper-Cosworth T65 | 13 | |
| NC | 14 | Tony Hegbourne | Normand Racing Team Ltd. | Cooper-Cosworth T71 | 12 | |
| NC | 22 | Peter Revson | Team Alexis | Alexis-Cosworth Mk 5 | 6 | |
| NC | 44 | Jean-Claude Franck | David Prophet Racing | Lotus-Cosworth 32 | 0 | |
| NC | 20 | Paul Hawkins | John Willment Automobiles | Lola-Cosworth T55 | 0 | |
| DNS | 44 | Piers Courage | David Prophet Racing | Lotus-Cosworth 32 | | |
| DNQ | 32 | Frank Dörfliger | Siffert Racing Team | Brabham-Cosworth BT10 | | |
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* Fastest lap: Richard Attwood, 1:40.45secs. 93.553 mph (150.559 km/h)

### Heat 1 result

| Pos. | Driver | Time, Laps | Reason Out |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1st | Stewart | 42:15.2 | |
| 2nd | Hulme | 42:19.8 | |
| 3rd | Attwood | 42:22.0 | |
| 4th | Procter | 42:39.5 | |
| 5th | L. Bianchi | 42:42.1 | |
| 6th | Hart | 42:55.9 | |
| 7th | Beckwith | 43:23.6 | |
| 8th | Hobbs | 43:26.8 | |
| 9th | Prophet | 43:36.8 | |
| 10th | Schlesser | 43:54.3 | |
| 11th | Ligier | 43:57.7 | |
| 12th | Rees | 23 | |
| 13th | Maglia | 22 | |
| 14th | M. Bianchi | 22 | |
| DNF | Ahrens | 13 | Mechanical |
| DNF | Hegbourne | 12 | |
| DNF | Revson | 6 | |
| DNF | Gardner | 4 | Oil Pipe |
| DNF | Hawkins | 0 | Cam follower |
| DNF | Franck | 0 | Oil pressure |
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### Heat 2 result

| Pos. | Driver | Time, Laps | Reason Out |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1st | Hulme | 42:27.4 | |
| 2nd | Rees | 42:44.2 | |
| 3rd | Hart | 42:47.1 | |
| 4th | L. Bianchi | 42:51.0 | |
| 5th | Gardner | 43:00.7 | |
| 6th | Schlesse | 43:03.1 | |
| 7th | Hobbs | 43:27.7 | |
| 8th | Prophet | 43:52.0 | |
| 9th | Ligier | 44:08.7 | |
| 10th | M. Bianchi | 24 | |
| DNF | Attwood | 10 | Distributor |
| DNF | Beckwith | 10 | Engine |
| DNF | Procter | 7 | Engine |
| DNF | Stewart | 2 | Engine |
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