John Surtees won the German Grand Prix 1964 at Nürburgring on 2 August 1964, starting from pole position. Graham Hill finished second for BRM, with Lorenzo Bandini completing the podium for Ferrari.
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | John SurteesSUR | Ferrari | 15 | 2:12:04.8 | 9 | |
| 2 | 5 | Graham HillHIL | BRM | 15 | +1:15.6 | 6 | |
| 3 | 4 | Lorenzo BandiniBAN | Ferrari | 15 | +4:52.8 | 4 | |
| 4 | 10 | Jo SiffertSIF | Brabham-BRM | 15 | +5:23.1 | 3 | |
| 5 | 14 | Maurice TrintignantTRI | BRM | 14 | Battery | 2 | |
| 6 | 16 | Tony MaggsMAG | BRM | 14 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 11 | Richie GintherGIN | BRM | 14 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | 17 | Mike SpenceSPE | Lotus-Climax | 14 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 19 | Gerhard MitterMIT | Lotus-Climax | 14 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 3 | Dan GurneyGUR | Brabham-Climax | 14 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 11 | 9 | Chris AmonAMO | Lotus-BRM | 12 | Suspension | 0 | |
| 12 | 6 | Jack BrabhamBRA | Brabham-Climax | 11 | Differential | 0 | |
| 13 | 22 | Ronnie BucknumBUC | Honda | 11 | Accident | 0 | |
| 14 | 18 | Peter RevsonREV | Lotus-BRM | 10 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 2 | Jim ClarkCLA | Lotus-Climax | 7 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 7 | Bruce McLarenMCL | Cooper-Climax | 4 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 15 | Bob AndersonAND | Brabham-Climax | 4 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 20 | Edgar BarthBAR | Cooper-Climax | 3 | Clutch | 0 | |
| R | 21 | Giancarlo BaghettiBAG | BRM | 2 | Throttle | 0 | |
| R | 8 | Phil HillHIL | Cooper-Climax | 1 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 12 | Jo BonnierBON | Brabham-BRM | 0 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | 13 | Mike HailwoodHAI | Lotus-BRM | 0 | Engine | 0 | |
| F | 0 | André PilettePIL | Scirocco | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |