| abstract | - The XII Grote Prijs van Nederland, otherwise known as the 1964 Dutch Grand Prix, was the second round of the 1964 FIA Formula One World Championship, held on the 24th of May 1964. Staged at the popular Zandvoort circuit amid the Dutch sand dunes, the 1964 edition of the Dutch Grand Prix would be remembered for an excellent display by defending World Champion Jim Clark. Having been denied a victory in Monaco once again, the Scot had arrived in the Netherlands hoping to get back to winning ways. Clark, however, would have to settle for second in qualifying as Dan Gurney earned Brabham-Climax their maiden pole position with a new circuit record. It would be Scotland versus New York off the line, and with better line into Tarzan, the green-gold Lotus was able to pull into the lead of the race. Gurney also got caught out by Graham Hill who surged into second, with a fast starting Peter Arundell getting his Lotus into fourth. John Surtees, however, was the man on the move, with the Englishman picking off car after car to climb into second in the first quarter of the race. Shortly after the scarlet Ferrari claimed second, Gurney suffered a steering failure and so dropped out, joined later on on the sidelines by Jack Brabham in the sister car. Clark, meanwhile, was dancing through the dunes claiming fastest lap as he built a minute lead to the rest of the field. Surtees did well to stay within a minute of the charging Scot, while a misfire for Hill saw him lose out to Arundell just before half distance. The rest of the race was largely undramatic, battles in the lower orders punctuated by the green-gold Lotus as the Scot came to lap everyone bar Surtees at least once on his way to an eleventh career victory. Surtees and Arundell completed the podium, while Hill, Chris Amon and Bob Anderson rounded out the scorers.
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