1964 24 Hours of Le Mans

32nd 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race

The 1964 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 32nd Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 20 and 21 June 1964. It was also the ninth round of the 1964 World Sportscar Championship season. This year marked the arrival of American teams in force, with Ford V8 engines in ten cars. It also marked the last appearance of Aston Martin and Jaguar for twenty years. Over half the entrants were mid or rear engined, and almost half the field had a 3 litre engine or bigger. But the number of retirements due to gearbox and clutch issues from the increased power in the cars was noticeable. Ferrari was the winner for a record fifth year in a row – the 275 P of Nino Vaccarella and former Ferrari privateer Jean Guichet covered a record distance. The second was the Ferrari of Graham Hill and Jo Bonnier for the British Maranello Concessionaires team, ahead of the works 330 P of John Surtees and Lorenzo Bandini. Ferrari dominance of the GT category was broken for the first time however by the new Shelby Cobra of Dan Gurney and Bob Bondurant finishing in fourth ahead of two of the Ferrari 250 GTOs.

Aside from a few adjustments to the sliding scale of minimum weight to engine capacity, the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) made very few changes to its regulations this year. With the greatly disparate speeds, the minimum engine size was increased from 700cc to 1000cc. Otherwise, the final lap now had to be completed in fifteen minutes, down from twenty minutes.

The ACO received 71 entries and 55 cars arrived to practice, with 10 reserves. There was a strong turn out from the current Formula 1 drivers, with the notable exception of Jim Clark and Jack Brabham. The proposed entry list comprised:

Category Classes PrototypeEntries GTEntries TotalEntries Large engines 5.0+, 5.0, 4.0, 3.0L12 (+1 reserve)14 (+2 reserves)26 Medium engines 2.5, 2.0, 1.6L311 (+2 reserves)14 Small engines 1.3, 1.15, 1.0L13 (+5 reserves)215 Total Cars 28 (+6 reserves)27 (+4 reserves) 55

Defending champions Ferrari again arrived in force, with twelve entrants. To meet the Ford challenge, the factory team brought two new models. The 275 P was the next development of the previous year's race winning 250 P and the new 3.3 litre V12 developed 320 bhp. Ludovico Scarfiotti, winner of that 1963 race was paired with Mike Parkes, Umberto Maglioli with Giancarlo Baghetti. Stalwart Ferrari privateer Jean Guichet was rewarded with a works drive this year alongside Nino Vaccarella. The team's F1 drivers, John Surtees and Lorenzo Bandini, drove the 330 P, a new model for this race. The 4.0 litre V12 developed 370 bhp capable of 305 kp/h (190 mph). Ferrari also supplied two 330 P's to their American and British customer teams, the North American Racing Team (NART) for Pedro Rodriguez and Skip Hudson, and Maranello Concessionaires for Graham Hill and Jo Bonnier. There was also a pair of 250 LM models run by the Equipe Nationale Belge and NART. After a messy and unsuccessful attempt to purchase the Ferrari company (for US$16 million), Ford pledged to build their own sports car to beat the Ferraris. In 1963, Ford had almost won the Indianapolis 500 at its first attempt, with Lotus. Eric Broadley’s Lola had performed well in the 1963 race and was taken on board to work on the new GT design. The resulting GT40 (named for only being 40” high) bore a strong resemblance to the Lola Mk6. The Indianapolis powerplant, a 4.2L aluminium block Fairlane V8 engine developed 350 bhp capable of 340 kp/h (210 mph). The issue had been finding a gearbox robust enough to handle the raw engine power, and the Colotti 5 speed box was chosen. John Wyer, from Aston Martin, was brought on as project manager and three cars were entered for the race. Americans Richie Ginther and Masten Gregory had one car, while Phil Hill was paired up with Kiwi Bruce McLaren and Jo Schlesser drove with Richard Attwood (who had driven the Lola in the 1963 race). Col. John Simone's Maserati France continued to fly the flag for the manufacturer. In turn, Maserati revised their Tipo 151 giving it fuel injection and over 400 bhp now making it able to reach 310 kp/h (190 mph). Regular team driver André Simon, still recovering after a testing accident at Monza, was joined by fellow French veteran Maurice Trintignant. New entrant Iso brought its new Grifo A3C, designed by Ferrari engineer Giotto Bizzarrini (who had previously designed the 250 GTO). Mounting a small block, 327 cu in (5.35L), Chevrolet V8, it put out almost 400 bhp. Porsche moved on from derivatives of the 356 and introduced a new racer, the 904, to counter the new threats from Abarth and Alfa Romeo. However the proposed 200 bhp Flat 6 engine was not ready yet, so the GT cars were fitted with the Flat 4 from the 356 Carrera. Two prototypes were entered using the Flat 8 engine from the concluded Formula 1 program. Putting out 225 bhp made them the fastest ever 2 litre cars at Le Mans, capable of 280 kp/h (175 mph). Regular team drivers Edgar Barth / Herbert Linge were joined by Gerhard Mitter / Colin Davis – who had earlier had a sensational win in the 1964 Targa Florio. The Porsche 2 litres were now being considered “dark horses” for an outright podium place. René Bonnet, the previous year's class winner, returned with five cars including a pair of the victorious Aérodjet LM6s, now with an 1149cc Renault engine. Alpine returned after a tragic debut the previous year. They ran five cars – a mix of the updated M64 and the older M63 variants and running either 1149cc or 1001cc Renault engines. The Ferrari 250 GTO had delivered Ferrari the GT victory for two years running. Four customer teams (NART, Maranello Concessionaires, Equipe Nationale Belge and privateer Fernand Tavano) entered the reliable 3 litre thoroughbred, now with new body styling. As well as the Ford GT, Ford engines were also supplied to AC and Sunbeam with varying success. The Shelby Cobras had been very successful in American racing, and for the new year, it was given new aerodynamic bodywork and the bigger 289 cu in (4.7L) Windsor engine. Putting out nearly 400 bhp it was capable of 295 kp/h (180 mph) making it 10 kp/h faster than its Ferrari GTO competition. Four cars were entered: two for Shelby American, and one each for Briggs Cunningham and Ed Hugus. In the end though only two arrived alongside a works entry Cobra Coupé from AC Cars. The Sunbeam Tiger was to be the Rootes Group answer to the AC Cobra. It used the 260cu in (4.3L) Windsor engine from Shelby American. The body was developed from the Alpine with Lister Cars, but being made of steel it was far too heavy. The 275 bhp could only get the car up to 230 kp/h (145 mph). Aston Martin shut down their racing department when John Wyer left to manage the Ford program, selling off the three DP prototypes. Mike Salmon bought one of the DP214s and entered it as a privateer. Similarly, the Jaguar E Type Lightweights were becoming obsolete and only two privateer entries arrived, from Peter Sargent and German Peter Lindner. The new Porsche 904 had quickly been homologated to the GT category with the requisite production of 100 cars, most pre sold for customer orders. Even with only the old Flat 4 engine, it could still reach 260 kp/h (160 mph). Seven cars were entered for the race: aside from the works car there were entries from the new Racing Team Holland of Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema and the Scuderia Filipinetti. Jean Kerguen and Jacques Dewes also gave up their Aston Martin (badly damaged at the previous year's race) for Dewes’ new 904. Their only competition in class was a works MGB entry, driven by British rally ace Paddy Hopkirk and Andrew Hedges. In the GT 1600 class the new Autodelta motorsport division of Alfa Romeo set its first development project to be the Giulia TZ. Now homologated to the GT category, the uprated 1570cc engine developed 135 bhp with a top speed of 245 kp/h (150 mph). Three cars were entered by the Milanese Scuderia Sant Ambroeus team who had already taken class victories at the Sebring, Targa Florio and Nürburgring races.

There was strong support at the Test Weekend on 18–19 April with 34 cars present, although the rain limited performance. Ludovico Scarfiotti put up the fastest time, of 3m43.8 in the new Ferrari 275 P, with John Surtees not far behind with 3m45.9 in his 330 P stablemate. A pair of Ford GTs made their first appearance but the results were disappointing. The car was unstable on the straight, with the nose lifting at speed. On the first day, Jo Schlesser had a major accident at the Mulsanne kink after hitting standing water. The door flew off Roy Salvadori’s car, and the next day he also had an accident approaching the Mulsanne corner. Although uninjured, it was enough to convince Salvadori to leave the program. The Rover BRM turbine car was at the April test weekend. But the car suffered damage on the trip back to the factory. This, as well as problems with the new heat exchanger, meant it was not ready for the race itself. By race week, the Fords had got aerodynamic improvements making them much more competitive, including a tail ‘lip’ to reduce rear end lift. At scrutineering though their fuel tanks were found to be bigger than the 140 litre limit and displacement blocks had to be added. It was John Surtees who took pole position with a new record lap of 3m42.0 in his 330 P at dusk on the last practice. Richie Ginther got his Ford into second with a 3m45.3, ahead of Pedro Rodriguez's NART Ferrari (3m.45.5) and Phil Hill's Ford (3m45.9). In fact the two manufacturers took the top nine grid positions. Dan Gurney was 10th in his Shelby Cobra (3m56.1) as the fastest GT car. The lead Shelby Cobra, along with the works AC and Aston Martin, were the only GTs to get under 4 minute laps. But rally specialist Pierre Orsini rolled his Alpine at Dunlop curve and broke his ankle.

The weather was cold but dry for the 4pm start. Just before the start ten spectators were seriously injured when an advertising hoarding they were on collapsed. Pedro Rodríguez got the best start with the NART 330 P, with a power slide and much tyre noise. His teammate, David Piper's Ferrari, burst an oil line immediately and left a trail of oil through the Esses to where the car stopped at Tertre Rouge. Phil Hill had trouble starting his GT40, and was last away almost 70 seconds behind. Maurice Trintignant also bought in the Maserati with a lack of power – a sponge was found in an air intake. On the second lap with the cars wary of the oil flags, Ginther got a run on the three Ferraris ahead of him and blasted past them on the Mulsanne Straight doing 7200rpm (unofficially nearly 340kp/h). Dropping back the revs to the 6500rpm prescribed by the team, he still managed to pull out a 40 second lead in the first hour covering a record 15 laps. He led the Ferraris of Surtees, Rodriguez, Hill and Guichet. Then came the Cobras of Gurney and Sears, ahead of Attwood's Ford, Barth's Porsche and Tavano's Ferrari GTO rounding out the Top 10. But a bad first pit stop dropped them to second behind the Surtees Ferrari. Phil Hill had made a half dozen pit stops with the troublesome Ford until the cause was traced to a blocked carburettor left uncleaned after an engine change the night before. Just on 6pm, Mike Rothschild lost control of his Triumph when overtaken by a Cobra in the Dunlop Curve. Sliding off the road, he just missed Hudson's NART Ferrari as he rebounded back into the middle of the road. By dusk the Maserati had made up its two laps lost at the start and was running in third behind the SEFAC Ferraris. It was then delayed ten laps with ignition problems and retired before midnight with a complete electrical failure. Edgar Barth became the first driver to do a sub four minute lap in a 2 litre car with his Porsche prototype, an average speed just over 200 kp/h. The unreliability expected of a new car told as the Ginther/Gregory Ford was put out after 9.30pm with the gearbox only giving first or second gear. Dick Attwood had already retired from 6th when he had to bail out of his Ford when its engine caught fire on the Mulsanne Straight.

Unusually for mid summer, it was a bitterly cold night, with occasional patches of mist.) at Maison Blanche. The car spun and was then collected by the Ferrari of Giancarlo Baghetti. Tragically, the Ferrari (the Cobra) speared off into the barriers and crushed three young French spectators. James Gilbert, Lionel Yvonnick (both 19) and Jacques Ledoux (17) had been standing in a prohibited area when struck by the Ferrari. Baghetti was uninjured, and Bolton was taken to hospital with minor injuries. At midnight the Ferraris were still running 1 2 3, with the Surtees/Bandini 330 P having done 119 laps, a lap ahead of the Vaccarella/Guichet 275 P and 3 laps ahead of the British 330 P of Hill/Bonnier. After alternator problems struck the Cunningham Cobra, their compatriots Gurney and Bondurant inherited their fourth place and heading the GT classes, five laps behind. Fifth, and a further lap back, was the 2 litre Porsche of Barth and Linge benefitting from the bigger cars’ issues, and leading the Index of Performance. The Hill/McLaren Ford had pushed its way back up to 6th) and flew off into the crowd, no one was seriously injured. At 2.30am the clutch of the leading Porsche broke, stranding Herbert Linge out at Tertre Rouge. Their teammates, Davis/Mitter up in 6th were also suffering clutch problems. Just before 4.30am there was a major accident on the front straight: Jean Louis Marnat was seen slumped at the wheel of his Triumph. He had fallen unconscious from carbon monoxide poisoning after an earlier collision had damaged the exhaust. The Lindner Jaguar was back in the pits just before 7am, overheating, but with 10 laps until its next permitted refill it was retired. At 7am Surtees lost second place as they took 10 minutes to address their fuel issues. Hill and Bonnier, moving up, were also having niggling problems with the throttle and clutch. Twice they were lucky that problems happened within coasting distance of the pits. By 8am, after 16 hours, Ferraris were in the top four places. Vaccarella/Guichet had done 235 laps, now with a 7 lap lead over Hill/Bonnier and Surtees/Bandini. The Tavano Ferrari was leading the GTs in 4th on 222 laps, with the pursuing Cobra of Gurney/Bondurant and Ferrari GTO of “Beurlys”/Bianchi each a lap further back. In a race of records, there were five new distance records set in the competing classes, including all three Prototype winners. As in the previous year, the winning Ferrari also won the Index of Performance. Alpine got a 1–2 victory in the Index of Thermal Efficiency, the winners being Delageneste/Morrogh who finished 17th overall. 1964 proved to be a watershed for a number of manufacturers. Despite his racing success, it was the last time that René Bonnet bought his own cars to Le Mans. In financial trouble he sold his company to the new Matra car company a few months later. Formerly closely tied to Bonnet, It was also the last appearance at Le Mans for Panhard, whose racing pedigree went back to 1895. Although very aerodynamically advanced, the CD 3 never raced again. Aston Martin had first raced in 1928, then had been at every race since 1931, including a victory in 1959. Although it briefly returned in 1977 and 1989, it would be 40 years until its reprise in 2005. Likewise Jaguar, so dominant in the 1950s with five victories would not be seen again for 20 years, culminating with two further victories in 1988 and 1990. It was also the last appearance for the Cunningham team. Briggs Cunningham had been the main American presence postwar, bringing his own roadsters to push for outright victory in the 1950s. Now as the American teams started arriving in force, after 11 races the Cunningham team passed the baton on. Peter Lindner, who had brought his privateer Jaguar to the race, would be killed at the end of the year in that car when he crashed in heavy rain at Montlhéry. Dutchman Jonkheer Carel Godin de Beaufort, stalwart privateer Porsche driver in sports cars and F1 would also be killed later in the year, in practice for the German F1 Grand Prix.

Results taken from Quentin Spurring's book, officially licensed by the ACO Class Winners are in Bold text. Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Engine Laps 1 P4.0 20 SpA Ferrari SEFAC Nino Vaccarella Jean Guichet Ferrari 275 P Ferrari 3.3L V12 349 2 P4.0 14 Maranello Concessionaires Graham Hill Jo Bonnier Ferrari 330 P Ferrari 4.0L V12 344 3 P4.0 19 SpA Ferrari SEFAC John Surtees Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari 330 P Ferrari 4.0L V12 337 4 GT5.0 5 Shelby American Inc. Dan Gurney Bob Bondurant Shelby Daytona Cobra Coupe Ford 4.7L V8 334 5 GT3.0 24 Equipe Nationale Belge Lucien Bianchi “Beurlys” (Jean Blaton) Ferrari 250 GTO Ferrari 3.0L V12 333 6 GT3.0 25 Maranello Concessionaires Innes Ireland Tony Maggs Ferrari 250 GTO Ferrari 3.0L V12 328 7 GT2.0 34 Auguste Veuillet Robert Buchet Guy Ligier Porsche 904/4 GTS Porsche 1967cc F4 323 8 GT2.0 33 Racing Team Holland Ben Pon Henk van Zalinge Porsche 904/4 GTS Porsche 1967cc F4 319 9 GT3.0 27 F. Tavano(private entrant) Fernand Tavano Bob Grossman Ferrari 250 GTO Ferrari 3.0L V12 315 10 GT2.0 31 Porsche System Engineering Gerhard 'Gerd' Koch Heinz Schiller Porsche 904/4 GTS Porsche 1967cc F4 315 11 GT2.0 35 Scuderia Filipinetti Herbert Müller Claude Sage Porsche 904/4 GTS Porsche 1967cc F4 309 12 GT2.0 32 "Franc"(private entrant) “Franc” (Jacques Dewes) Jean Kerguen Porsche 904/4 GTS Porsche 1967cc F4 308 13 GT1.6 57 Scuderia St. Ambroeus Roberto Bussinello Bruno Deserti Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ Alfa Romeo 1570cc S4 307 14 P+5.0 1 Auguste Veuillet Pierre Noblet Edgar Berney Iso Grifo A3C Chevrolet 5.4L V8 307 15 GT1.6 41 Scuderia St. Ambroeus Giampiero Biscaldi Giancarlo Sala Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ Alfa Romeo 1570cc S4 305 16 P4.0 23 Equipe Nationale Belge Pierre Dumay Gerard Langlois van Ophem Ferrari 250 LM Ferrari 3.3L V12 298 17 P1.15 46 Société des Automobiles Alpine Roger Delageneste Henry Morrogh Alpine M64 Renault Gordini1149cc S4 292 18 GT5.0 64(reserve) Société Chardonnet Régis Fraissinet Jean de Mortemart AC Cobra Ford 4.7L V8 289 19 GT2.0 37 British Motor Corporation Paddy Hopkirk Andrew Hedges MG MGB Hardtop MG 1801cc S4 287 20 P1.15 59(reserve) Société des Automobiles Alpine Roger Masson Teodoro Zeccoli Alpine M63B Renault Gordini1001cc S4 284 21 P1.15 50 Standard TriumphInternational David Hobbs Rob Slotemaker Triumph Spitfire Triumph 1147cc S4 272 22 GT1.3 43 Team Elite Clive Hunt John Wagstaff Lotus Elite Mk14 Coventry Climax1216cc S4 266 23 GT1.15 52 Société AutomobilesRené Bonnet Philippe Farjon Serge Lelong Bonnet Aérodjet LM6 Renault Gordini1108cc S4 260 24 P1.15 53 Donald Healey Motor Company Clive Baker Bill Bradley Austin Healey Sebring Sprite BMC 1101cc S4 257 N/C* P1.15 47 Société des Automobiles Alpine Mauro Bianchi Jean Vinatier Alpine M64 Renault Gordini1001cc S4 230
'Note *: Not Classified because Insufficient distance covered.

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Engine Laps Reason DNF P2.0 30 Porsche System Engineering Colin Davis Gerhard Mitter Porsche 904/8 Porsche 1981cc F8 244 Clutch (20hr) DSQ GT5.0 18 M. Salmon(private entrant) Mike Salmon Peter Sutcliffe Aston Martin DP214 Aston Martin 3.8L S6 235 Premature oil change (19hr) DNF P1.15 48 Société AutomobilesRené Bonnet Robert Bouharde Michel de Bourbon Parma Bonnet Aérodjet LM6 Renault Gordini1149cc S4 216 Gearbox (18hr) DNF P5.0 10 Ford Motor Company Phil Hill Bruce McLaren Ford GT40 Mk. I Ford 4.2L V8 192 Gearbox (14hr) DNF GT5.0 16 P. Lindner(private entrant) Peter Lindner Peter Nöcker Jaguar E Type Lightweight Jaguar 3.8L S6 149 Head gasket (16hr) DNF P1.15 65(reserve) Standard TriumphInternational Jean François Piot Jean Louis Marnat Triumph Spitfire Triumph 1147cc S4 140 Accident (14hr) DNF P2.0 29 Porsche System Engineering Edgar Barth Herbert Linge Porsche 904/8 Porsche 1981cc F8 139 Clutch (11hr) DNF P1.15 54 Société desAutomobiles Alpine Philippe Vidal Henri Grandsire Alpine A110 M64 Renault Gordini1149cc S4 133 Gearbox (15hr) DSQ GT+3.0 6 Briggs S. Cunningham Chris Amon Jochen Neerpasch Shelby Daytona Cobra Coupe Ford 4.7L V8 131 Outside assistance (11hr) DNF P1.15 45 AutomobilesCharles Deutsch Pierre Lelong Guy Verrier CD 3 Panhard 848ccsupercharged F2 124 Gearbox (13hr) DNF GT5.0 9 Rootes Group Peter Procter Jimmy Blumer Sunbeam Tiger Ford 4.3L V8 118 Engine (10hr) DNF GT3.0 26 North American Racing Team Ed Hugus José Rosinski Ferrari 250 GTO Ferrari 3.0L V12 110 Propshaft (9hr) DNF P5.0 2 Maserati France André Simon Maurice Trintignant Maserati Tipo 151/3 Maserati 4.9L V8 99 Electrical (9hr) DNF GT5.0 17 P. J. Sargent(private entrant) Peter Sargent Peter Lumsden Jaguar E Type Lightweight Jaguar 3.8L S6 80 Gearbox (8hr) DNF P1.15 44 AutomobilesCharles Deutsch Alain Bertaut André Guilhaudin CD 3 Panhard 848ccsupercharged F2 77 Engine (10hr) DNF GT5.0 3 AC Cars Ltd. Jack Sears Peter Bolton AC Cobra Coupé Ford 4.7L V8 77 Accident (7hr) DNF P4.0 21 SpA Ferrari SEFAC Mike Parkes Ludovico Scarfiotti Ferrari 275 P Ferrari 3.3L V12 71 Oil pump (12hr) DNF P4.0 22 SpA Ferrari SEFAC Giancarlo Baghetti Umberto Maglioli Ferrari 275 P Ferrari 3.3L V12 68 Accident (7hr) DNF P5.0 11 Ford Motor Company Richie Ginther Masten Gregory Ford GT40 Mk. I Ford 4.2L V8 63 Gearbox (6hr) DNF P1.15 56 Société AutomobilesRené Bonnet Pierre Monneret Jean Claude Rudaz Bonnet Aérodjet LM6 Renault Gordini1001cc S4 62 Engine (7hr) DNF P4.0 15 North American Racing Team Pedro Rodríguez Skip Hudson Ferrari 330 P Ferrari 4.0L V12 58 Head gasket (5hr) DNF P5.0 12 Ford Motor Company Richard Attwood Jo Schlesser Ford GT40 Mk. I Ford 4.2L V8 58 Fire (5hr) DNF P1.15 55 Société AutomobilesRené Bonnet Jean Pierre Beltoise Gérard Laureau Bonnet RB5 Renault Gordini1149cc S4 54 Fuel pump (7hr) DNF GT1.6 40 Scuderia St. Ambroeus Fernand Masoreo Jean Rolland Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ Alfa Romeo 1570cc S4 47 Accident (5hr) DNF P1.15 60(reserve) Société AutomobilesRené Bonnet Bruno Basini Roland Charrière Bonnet Aérodjet LM6 Renault Gordini1149cc S4 44 Engine (6hr) DNF GT5.0 8 Rootes Group Claude Dubois Keith Ballisat Sunbeam Tiger Ford 4.3L V8 37 Engine (4hr) DNF P1.15 49 Standard TriumphInternational Michael Rothschild Bob Tullius Triumph Spitfire Triumph 1147cc S4 23 Accident (3hr) DNF P1.3 42 Lawrence Tune Engineering Chris Lawrence Gordon Spice Deep Sanderson 301 BMC 1293cc S4 13 Overheating (3hr) DNF GT1.6 38 Royal Elysées(private entrant) René Richard Pierre Gelé Lotus Elan Coventry Climax1594cc S4 7 Overheating (3hr) DNF P4.0 58(reserve) North American Racing Team David Piper Jochen Rindt Ferrari 250 LM Ferrari 3.3L V12 0 Oil pipe (1hr)

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Engine Reason DNS GT2.0 36 J C Mosnier(private entrant) Jean Claude Mosnier André de Cortanze Porsche 904/4 GTS Porsche 1967cc F4 practice accident DNS P1.15 51 Société desAutomobiles Alpine Jacques Feret Pierre Orsini Alpine A110 M63 Renault Gordini1149cc S4 practice accident DNS P1.3 66 (reserve) Lawrence Tune Engineering Chris Spender Eamonn Donnelly Deep Sanderson 301 BMC 1293cc S4 practice accident DNA P5.0 4 Shelby American Inc. Ken Miles Bob Holbert Shelby Daytona Cobra Coupe Ford 4.7L V8 did not arrive DNA P5.0 7 E. Hugus(private entrant) Ed Hugus Shelby Daytona Cobra Coupe Ford 4.7L V8 did not arrive DNA P3.0 26 Owen Racing Organisation Graham Hill Richie Ginther Rover BRM Rover Turbine withdrawn DNA P2.5 28 Automobili Turismo e Sport Teodoro Zeccoli ATS 2500 GT ATS 2.5L V8 arrived too lateheld at Customs DNA P1.15 61 (reserve) Donald Healey Motor Company Austin Healey Sebring Sprite BMC 1101cc S4 did not practise DNP GT2.0 62 (reserve) Racing Team Holland Carel Godin de Beaufort Gerhard Mitter Porsche 904/4 GTS Porsche 1967cc F4 did not practise DNP GT5.0 63 (reserve) Société Chardonnet Lloyd ‘Lucky’ Casner Jean Vincent AC Cobra Ford 4.7L V8 did not practise DNP GT2.0 67 (reserve) R. J. Lutz(private entrant) Roland Lutz Richard O’Steen Elva Courier Mk4 MG 1798cc S4 did not practise

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Score 1 P1.15 46 Société desAutomobiles Alpine Roger Delageneste Henry Morrogh Alpine A110 M64 1.48 2 P1.15 59 Société desAutomobiles Alpine Roger Masson Teodoro Zeccoli Alpine A110 M63B 1.31 3 P4.0 20 SpA Ferrari SEFAC Nino Vaccarella Jean Guichet Ferrari 275 P 1.28 4 GT2.0 35 Scuderia Filipinetti Herbert Müller Claude Sage Porsche 904/4 GTS 1.17 5 GT2.0 33 Racing Team Holland Ben Pon Henk van Zalinge Porsche 904/4 GTS 1.16 6 GT3.0 24 Equipe Nationale Belge Lucien Bianchi “Beurlys” (Jean Blaton) Ferrari 250 GTO 1.15 7= GT2.0 34 Auguste Veuillet Robert Buchet Guy Ligier Porsche 904/4 GTS 1.12 7= GT1.15 52 Société AutomobilesRené Bonnet Philippe Farjon Serge Lelong Bonnet Aérodjet LM6 1.12 9= GT3.0 25 Maranello Concessionaires Innes Ireland Tony Maggs Ferrari 250 GTO 1.08 9= GT2.0 31 Porsche System Engineering Gerhard ‘ Gerd’ Koch Heinz Schiller Porsche 904/4 GTS 1.08
Note: Only the top ten positions are included in this set of standings.

Taken from Moity's book. Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Score 1 P4.0 20 SpA Ferrari SEFAC Nino Vaccarella Jean Guichet Ferrari 275 P 1.262 2 P4.0 14 Maranello Concessionaires Graham Hill Jo Bonnier Ferrari 330 P 1.227 3 GT2.0 34 Auguste Veuillet Robert Buchet Guy Ligier Porsche 904/4 GTS 1.224 4 GT3.0 24 Equipe Nationale Belge Lucien Bianchi “Beurlys” (Jean Blaton) Ferrari 250 GTO 1.212 5= P1.15 59(reserve) Société desAutomobiles Alpine Roger Masson Teodoro Zeccoli Alpine A110 M63B 1.207 5= GT2.0 33 Racing Team Holland Ben Pon Henk van Zalinge Porsche 904/4 GTS 1.207 7 P4.0 19 SpA Ferrari SEFAC John Surtees Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari 330 P 1.203 8 P1.15 46 Société desAutomobiles Alpine Roger Delageneste Henry Morrogh Alpine A110 M64 1.202 9 GT1.6 57 Scuderia St. Ambroeus Roberto Bussinello Bruno Deserti Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ 1.200 10 GT3.0 25 Maranello Concessionaires Innes Ireland Tony Maggs Ferrari 250 GTO 1.193
Note: Only the top ten positions are included in this set of standings. A score of 1.00 means meeting the minimum distance for the car, and a higher score is exceeding the nominal target distance.