1964 Solitude Grand Prix
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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.


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{{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 =
1964 Mediterranean Grand Prix The 3rd Mediterranean Grand Prix was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 16 August 1964 at the Autodromo di Pergusa, Sicily. The race was run over 60 laps of the circuit, and was won by Swiss driver Jo Siffert in a Brabham BT11. Brit ...
, Previous_year's_race = 1963 Solitude Grand Prix , Next_year's_race = — Solitude Grand Prix Solituderennen Solitude Grand Prix