| abstract | - Qualifying and practice were a rather sorry affair, particularly on Friday where half of the field refused to run at all after being made to fight for four starting places (twelve having been allocated to the six manufacturer entrants). Fortunately a compromise expanded the grid allocation to twenty, but that still meant two would miss out, as Englishman Graham Hill swept to pole for BRM. A miserable day in the Ardennes Forest, featuring grey skies and rain, greeted the field for race day, and it was Hill who got away best from pole. The Englishman, however, would be bested before the end of the opening lap by Scot Jim Clark through the Masta Kink. The Scot then began to pull out a huge lead and lap his British rival. Hill was also taken by impressive Scottish youngster, and team mate, Jackie Stewart who would be the only man to stay on the lead lap. Pole sitter Hill would fall to fifth come the end of the race as the Scots danced away at the front, with Bruce McLaren and Jack Brabham also getting by. The race was also notable for the feats of Richie Ginther, who claimed a maiden World Championship point for Honda.
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