The 1964 Formula One season crowned as champion John Surtees.
Season review
1964 Drivers Championship final standings
| Pos.
|
Driver
|
MON
|
NED
|
BEL
|
FRA
|
GBR
|
GER
|
AUT
|
ITA
|
USA
|
MEX
|
Pts.
|
| 1
|
John Surtees
|
Ret
|
2
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
3
|
1
|
Ret
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
40
|
| 2
|
Graham Hill
|
1
|
4
|
5
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
1
|
11
|
39 (41)
|
| 3
|
Jim Clark
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
Ret
|
1
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
15
|
7
|
5
|
32
|
| 4
|
Lorenzo Bandini
|
10
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
9
|
5
|
3
|
1
|
3
|
Ret
|
3
|
23
|
| 5
|
Richie Ginther
|
2
|
11
|
4
|
5
|
8
|
7
|
2
|
4
|
4
|
8
|
23
|
| 6
|
Dan Gurney
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
6
|
1
|
13
|
10
|
Ret
|
10
|
Ret
|
1
|
19
|
| 7
|
Bruce McLaren
|
Ret
|
7
|
2
|
6
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
2
|
Ret
|
7
|
13
|
| 8
|
Jack Brabham
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
3
|
3
|
4
|
12
|
9
|
14
|
Ret
|
15
|
11
|
| 9
|
Peter Arundell
|
3
|
3
|
9
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11
|
| 10
|
Jo Siffert
|
8
|
13
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
11
|
4
|
Ret
|
7
|
3
|
17
|
7
|
| 11
|
Bob Anderson
|
7
|
6
|
DNS
|
12
|
7
|
Ret
|
3
|
11
|
|
|
5
|
| 12
|
Mike Spence
|
|
|
|
|
9
|
8
|
Ret
|
6
|
Ret
|
4
|
4
|
| 13
|
Tony Maggs
|
|
Ret
|
DNS
|
|
Ret
|
6
|
4
|
|
|
|
4
|
| 14
|
Innes Ireland
|
|
|
10
|
Ret
|
10
|
|
5
|
5
|
Ret
|
12
|
4
|
| 15
|
Jo Bonnier
|
5
|
9
|
Ret
|
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
6
|
12
|
Ret
|
18
|
3
|
| 16
|
Chris Amon
|
DNQ
|
5
|
Ret
|
10
|
Ret
|
11
|
Ret
|
|
Ret
|
14
|
2
|
| 17
|
Maurice Trintignant
|
Ret
|
|
|
11
|
DNQ
|
5
|
|
Ret
|
|
|
2
|
| 18
|
Walt Hansgen
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5
|
|
2
|
| 19
|
Phil Hill
|
9
|
8
|
Ret
|
7
|
6
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
|
Ret
|
9
|
1
|
| 20
|
Trevor Taylor
|
Ret
|
|
7
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
|
Ret
|
DNQ
|
6
|
19
|
1
|
| 21
|
Mike Hailwood
|
6
|
12
|
|
8
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
8
|
Ret
|
8
|
16
|
1
|
| 22
|
Pedro Rodriguez
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6
|
1
|
| 23
|
Giancarlo Baghetti
|
|
10
|
8
|
|
12
|
Ret
|
7
|
8
|
|
|
0
|
| 24
|
Gerhard Mitter
|
|
|
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
| 25
|
Ludovico Scarfiotti
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
0
|
| 26
|
Moises Solana
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10
|
0
|
| 27
|
Peter Revson
|
DNQ
|
|
DSQ
|
DNS
|
Ret
|
14
|
|
13
|
|
|
0
|
| 28
|
Ronnie Bucknum
|
|
|
|
|
|
13
|
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
|
0
|
| 29
|
Hap Sharp
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NC
|
13
|
0
|
| 30
|
John Taylor
|
|
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
| —
|
Carel Godin de Beaufort
|
|
Ret
|
|
|
|
DNS
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
| —
|
André Pilette
|
|
|
Ret
|
|
|
DNQ
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
| —
|
Ian Raby
|
|
|
|
|
Ret
|
|
|
DNQ
|
|
|
0
|
| —
|
Frank Gardner
|
|
|
|
|
Ret
|
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
| —
|
Edgar Barth
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ret
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
| —
|
Jochen Rindt
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ret
|
|
|
|
0
|
| —
|
Mario de Araujo Cabral
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ret
|
|
|
0
|
| —
|
Bernard Collomb
|
DNQ
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
| —
|
John Love
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DNQ
|
|
|
0
|
| —
|
Geki
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DNQ
|
|
|
0
|
| Pos.
|
Driver
|
MON
|
NED
|
BEL
|
FRA
|
GBR
|
GER
|
AUT
|
ITA
|
USA
|
MEX
|
Pts.
|
|
Key
| Colour |
Result
|
| Gold |
Winner
|
| Silver |
2nd place
|
| Bronze |
3rd place
|
| Green |
Points finish
|
| Blue
|
Non-points finish
|
| Non-classified finish (NC)
|
| Purple |
Did not finish (Ret)
|
| Red
|
Did not qualify (DNQ)
|
| Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
|
| Black |
Disqualified (DSQ)
|
| White
|
Did not start (DNS)
|
| Race cancelled (C)
|
| Light blue
|
Practiced only (PO)
|
Friday test driver (TD)
(starting in 2003)
|
| Blank
|
Did not practice (DNP)
|
| Excluded (EX)
|
| Did not arrive (DNA)
|
| Withdrew entry before the event (WD)
|
|
- Only best 6 results counted toward the championship. Hill scored 41 points during the year, but only 39 points were counted toward the championship. Surtees scored 40 points, all of which counted toward the championship. Thus, Surtees became the World Champion, although he did not score most points over the course of the year.