1963 British Grand Prix

The 1963 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Silverstone Circuit in Northamptonshire, England on 20 July 1963. It was race 5 of 10 in both the 1963 World Championship of Drivers and the 1963 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. It was also the eighteenth British Grand Prix, and the first to be held at Silverstone since 1960. The race was won by Jim Clark for the second year in succession driving a Lotus 25.

1963 British Grand Prix
Race details
Date 20 July 1963
Official name XVI RAC British Grand Prix
Location Silverstone Circuit
England
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.711 km (2.927 mi)
Distance 82 laps, 386.261 km (240.011 mi)
Weather Warm, dry and sunny
Pole position
Driver
Lotus-Climax
Time 1:34.4
Fastest lap
Driver John Surtees Ferrari
Time 1:36.0 on lap 3
Podium
First
Lotus-Climax
Second
Ferrari
Third
BRM

Classification

Qualifying
Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 4 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 1:34.4 —
2 9 Dan Gurney Brabham-Climax 1:34.6 +0.2
3 1 Graham Hill BRM 1:34.8 +0.4
4 8 Jack Brabham Brabham-Climax 1:35.0 +0.6
5 10 John Surtees Ferrari 1:35.2 +0.8
6 6 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 1:35.4 +1.0
7 7 Tony Maggs Cooper-Climax 1:36.0 +1.6
8 3 Lorenzo Bandini BRM 1:36.0 +1.6
9 2 Richie Ginther BRM 1:36.0 +1.6
10 5 Trevor Taylor Lotus-Climax 1:36.8 +2.4
11 11 Innes Ireland BRP-BRM 1:36.8 +2.4
12 14 Jo Bonnier Cooper-Climax 1:36.8 +2.4
13 12 Jim Hall Lotus-BRM 1:37.0 +2.6
14 19 Chris Amon Lola-Climax 1:37.2 +2.8
15 25 Jo Siffert Lotus-BRM 1:38.4 +4.0
16 22 Bob Anderson Lola-Climax 1:39.0 +4.6
17 20 Mike Hailwood Lotus-Climax 1:39.8 +5.4
18 15 Tony Settember Scirocco-BRM 1:40.8 +6.4
19 26 Ian Raby Gilby-BRM 1:42.4 +8.0
20 16 Ian Burgess Scirocco-BRM 1:42.6 +8.2
21 23 Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 1:43.4 +9.0
22 21 Masten Gregory Lotus-BRM 1:44.2 +9.8
23 24 John Campbell-Jones Lola-Climax 1:48.8 +14.4
Source:[1]

Race
Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 4 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 82 2:14:09.6 1 9
2 10 John Surtees Ferrari 82 + 25.8 5 6
3 1 Graham Hill BRM 82 + 37.6 3 4
4 2 Richie Ginther BRM 81 + 1 lap 9 3
5 3 Lorenzo Bandini BRM 81 + 1 lap 8 2
6 12 Jim Hall Lotus-BRM 80 + 2 laps 13 1
7 19 Chris Amon Lola-Climax 80 + 2 laps 14
8 20 Mike Hailwood Lotus-Climax 78 + 4 laps 17
9 7 Tony Maggs Cooper-Climax 78 + 4 laps 7
10 23 Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 76 + 6 laps 21
11 21 Masten Gregory Lotus-BRM 75 + 7 laps 22
12 22 Bob Anderson Lola-Climax 75 + 7 laps 16
13 24 John Campbell-Jones Lola-Climax 74 + 8 laps 23
Ret 25 Jo Siffert Lotus-BRM 66 Gearbox 15
Ret 14 Jo Bonnier Cooper-Climax 65 Oil Pressure 12
Ret 9 Dan Gurney Brabham-Climax 59 Engine 2
Ret 26 Ian Raby Gilby-BRM 59 Gearbox 19
Ret 16 Ian Burgess Scirocco-BRM 36 Ignition 20
Ret 8 Jack Brabham Brabham-Climax 27 Engine 4
Ret 11 Innes Ireland BRP-BRM 26 Ignition 11
Ret 5 Trevor Taylor Lotus-Climax 23 Fuel Pump 10
Ret 15 Tony Settember Scirocco-BRM 20 Ignition 18
Ret 6 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 6 Engine 6
DNP 27 Nasif Estéfano De Tomaso
WD 17 Giancarlo Baghetti ATS Car not ready
WD 18 Phil Hill ATS Car not ready
Source:[2]

Championship standings after the race
  • Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References
  1. "1963 British GP Qualification". www.chicanef1.com. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  2. "1963 British Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  3. "Britain 1963 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
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