1964 Daily Mirror Trophy

  1964 Daily Mirror Trophy

Race details
Non-Championship race in the 1964 Formula One season
Date	14 March 1964
Official name	II Daily Mirror Trophy
Location	Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, West Sussex
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.361 km (2.71 mi)
Distance	35 (reduced from 50) laps, 152.635 km (94.85 mi)
Weather	Cold, sleet, snow
Pole position
Driver	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax
Time	1:32.8
Fastest lap
Driver	Peter Arundell	Lotus-Climax
Time	1:51.2
Podium
First	Innes Ireland	BRP-BRM
Second	Jo Bonnier	Cooper-Climax
Third	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax

The 2nd Daily Mirror Trophy was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 14 March 1964 at Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, England. The race was run over 35 laps of the circuit, and was won by British driver Innes Ireland in a BRP.

The weather conditions for this race were atrocious, with driving sleet and snow, and the length of the race was cut from 50 laps to 35. ^[1] Three of the favourites were out of contention early in the race, as Jim Clark and Jack Brabham suffered badly from their cars being fitted with smaller wheels than the others, while Graham Hill had an accident on lap 6, aquaplaning into an earth bank while leading. Peter Arundell led from then until lap 22 when his gearbox failed, and after Jo Bonnier led briefly, Ireland took the lead on lap 26 and pulled away to take the victory.

Giancarlo Baghetti was unable to make the start after his car's engine failed while it was being practiced by Phil Hill.

Results

Pos	No.	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid
1	14	Innes Ireland	British Racing Partnership	BRP-BRM	1.12:53.4	17
2	20	Jo Bonnier	Rob Walker Racing Team	Cooper-Climax	+ 20.0 s	6
3	9	Bruce McLaren	Cooper Car Company	Cooper-Climax	+ 1:03.0 s	4
4	11	Phil Hill	Scuderia Centro Sud	BRM	+ 1:36.2	8
5	17	Chris Amon	Reg Parnell Racing	Lotus-BRM	33 laps	9
6	25	Jackie Epstein	Epstein-Eyre Racing Team	BRM	32 laps	14
7	26	André Pilette	Equipe Scirocco Belge	Scirocco-Climax	31 laps	16
Ret	18	Peter Revson	Revson Racing (America)	Lotus-BRM	Accident	11
Ret	19	Ian Raby	Ian Raby (Racing)	Brabham-BRM	Accident	12
Ret	2	Peter Arundell	Team Lotus	Lotus-Climax	Gearbox	3
Ret	5	Jack Brabham	Brabham Racing Organisation	Brabham-Climax	Scavenge pump	5
Ret	1	Jim Clark	Team Lotus	Lotus-Climax	Ignition	1
Ret	16	Mike Hailwood	Reg Parnell (Racing)	Lotus-BRM	Engine	18
Ret	15	Trevor Taylor	British Racing Partnership	Lotus-BRM	Engine	7
Ret	3	Graham Hill	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM	Accident	2
Ret	23	Jock Russell	Jock Russell	Lotus-Climax	Engine	15
Ret	22	Bernard Collomb	Bernard Collomb	Lotus-Climax	Engine	13
DNS	12	Giancarlo Baghetti	Scuderia Centro Sud	BRM	Engine	(10)
WD	4	Richie Ginther	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM	Car not ready	-
WD	21	Bob Anderson	DW Racing Enterprises	Brabham-Climax	Car not delivered	-
WD	24	Graham Eden	Graham Eden	Cooper Arden-Climax	Car not ready	-

Scuderia Ferrari had entered two cars, numbered 7 and 8, but withdrew before naming drivers. Brabham and Cooper entered cars given numbers 6 and 10 respectively, which were also withdrawn.

References

• "The Grand Prix Who's Who", Steve Small, 1995.
• "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974, pp.174-175.