The race began with Clark leading from pole position with Dan Gurney running second in the Brabham-Climax (Gurney had only ten points going into this race having won the French Grand Prix and scored a sixth place at the Belgian Grand Prix).
A carreira comezou con Clark saíndo desde a pole position por diante de Dan Gurney no Brabham-Climax (Gurney tiña só dez puntos ao inicio desta carreira logo de gañar o Gran Premio de Francia e dun sexto lugar).