| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-championship race in the 1964 Formula One season | |||
| Date | 16 August 1964 | ||
| Official name | III Gran Premio del Mediterraneo | ||
| Location | Autodromo di Pergusa, Sicily | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 4.803 km (2.985 mi) | ||
| Distance | 60 laps, 288.172 km (179.1 mi) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Brabham-BRM | ||
| Time | 1:17.1 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |  | Lotus-Climax | |
| Time | 1:16.0 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Brabham-BRM | ||
| Second | Lotus-Climax | ||
| Third | BRP-BRM | ||
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