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The 1964 Italian GP, officially known as the XXXV Gran Premio d'Italia, was the eighth round of the 1964 FIA F1 World Championship, held on the 6th of September 1964. John Surtees driving this Ferrari 159F1 gives Maranello a home victory in titanic battle with Dan Gurney; Ferrari team-mate Lorenzo finishes third
The race would be the turning point in the 1964 Championship, as John Surtees and Ferrari leapt into title contention, as Jim Clark and Graham Hill hit problems.
Amid the sunshine around Monza, Surtees was able to claim pole position for Ferrari, much to the delight of the tifosi. Yet, at the start, the Englishman, and fellow front starters Dan Gurney and Graham Hill were all outdone by Bruce McLaren who launched into the lead. Hill himself failed to get away at all, his BRM suffering a terminal clutch failure meaning most of the field had to avoid the former Champion.
The top four, with Clark joining in the fun, proceeded to duel around Monza using the slipstream effect to try and find an advantage over the car in front. Soon Gurney and Surtees were able to make a break for a seperate duel for the lead, leaving McLaren and Clark to scrap for third, until the defending Champion fell with an engine failure. McLaren then ran just behind the lead battle, which saw Gurney and Surtees frequently swapping positions.
As an ever enticing truel for fourth between Jack Brabham, Richie Ginther and Lorenzo Bandini drew eyes away from the lead battle, the issue was settled when Gurney's engine began to sound rough. He slowly tumbled the order alongside team mate Brabham, whose engine also let him down, leaving Surtees to sweep home to claim a memorable home victory for Ferrari. McLaren came home for an increasingly rare second place for Cooper-Climax, while Bandini managed to escape the clutches of Ginther to earn third place at his home race.

1964-09-06 158 F1 (2) John Surtees ITA - Monza 1

1964-09-06 158 F1 (2) John Surtees ITA - Monza 1
The 1964 Italian GP, officially known as the XXXV Gran Premio d'Italia, was the eighth round of the 1964 FIA F1 World Championship, held on the 6th of September 1964. John Surtees driving this Ferrari 159F1 gives Maranello a home victory in titanic battle with Dan Gurney; Ferrari team-mate Lorenzo finishes third
The race would be the turning point in the 1964 Championship, as John Surtees and Ferrari leapt into title contention, as Jim Clark and Graham Hill hit problems.
Amid the sunshine around Monza, Surtees was able to claim pole position for Ferrari, much to the delight of the tifosi. Yet, at the start, the Englishman, and fellow front starters Dan Gurney and Graham Hill were all outdone by Bruce McLaren who launched into the lead. Hill himself failed to get away at all, his BRM suffering a terminal clutch failure meaning most of the field had to avoid the former Champion.
The top four, with Clark joining in the fun, proceeded to duel around Monza using the slipstream effect to try and find an advantage over the car in front. Soon Gurney and Surtees were able to make a break for a seperate duel for the lead, leaving McLaren and Clark to scrap for third, until the defending Champion fell with an engine failure. McLaren then ran just behind the lead battle, which saw Gurney and Surtees frequently swapping positions.
As an ever enticing truel for fourth between Jack Brabham, Richie Ginther and Lorenzo Bandini drew eyes away from the lead battle, the issue was settled when Gurney's engine began to sound rough. He slowly tumbled the order alongside team mate Brabham, whose engine also let him down, leaving Surtees to sweep home to claim a memorable home victory for Ferrari. McLaren came home for an increasingly rare second place for Cooper-Climax, while Bandini managed to escape the clutches of Ginther to earn third place at his home race.