The 14th Solitude Grand Prix was a non-Championship

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, run to

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rules, held on 19 July 1964 at the

Solitudering The ''Solituderennen'' (eng: ''Solitude race'') motorsport events are held on the 11.4 km '' Solitudering'' race track near Stuttgart. The event and the track were named after the nearby Castle Solitude. Motorsports events were held there ...

, near

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. The race was run over 20 laps of the circuit, and was won by

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in a Lotus 33, after a close battle with

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in a

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. Seven drivers crashed out on the first lap due to heavy rain and standing water on the circuit."The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974.

Results

References

{{F1 NC race report , Name_of_race = Solitude Grand Prix , Year_of_race = 1964 , Previous_race_in_season = 1964 BRDC International Trophy , Next_race_in_season =

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, Previous_year's_race = 1963 Solitude Grand Prix , Next_year's_race = — Solitude Grand Prix Solituderennen Solitude Grand Prix