1963 German Grand Prix

The 1963 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Nürburgring on August 4, 1963. It was race 6 of 10 in both the 1963 World Championship of Drivers and the 1963 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 15-lap race was won by Ferrari driver John Surtees after he started from second position. Jim Clark finished second for the Lotus team and BRM driver Richie Ginther came in third.

1963 German Grand Prix
Race details
Date August 4, 1963
Official name XXV Grosser Preis von Deutschland
Location Nürburgring
Nürburg, West Germany
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 22.810 km (14.173 mi)
Distance 15 laps, 342.150 km (212.602 mi)
Weather Warm, dry and sunny
Pole position
Driver
Lotus-Climax
Time 8:45.8
Fastest lap
Driver John Surtees Ferrari
Time 8:47.0 on lap 9
Podium
First
Ferrari
Second
Lotus-Climax
Third
BRM

Race report

Jim Clark led away from pole in his customary fashion. Behind him Lorenzo Bandini spun in front of Innes Ireland who collected him, Willy Mairesse had an accident, and Chris Amon sustained a knee injury when the steering broke, catapulting him into the trees. Graham Hill retired leaving Clark to battle away with John Surtees and Trevor Taylor before engine problems befell Taylor. When Clark's engine went down to just 7 cylinders, Surtees was able to pass him easily to lead him home to take his first F1 victory. Richie Ginther completed the podium. Gerhard Mitter finished in a superb fourth place in his home race from Jim Hall and Jo Bonnier.

This race was notable for being the only time Jim Clark ever finished second in a World Championship race, as well the only race of the season won by a non-British team.

Classification

Qualifying
Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 3 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 8:45.8 —
2 7 John Surtees Ferrari 8:46.7 +0.9
3 15 Lorenzo Bandini BRM 8:54.3 +8.5
4 1 Graham Hill BRM 8:57.2 +11.4
5 5 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 8:57.3 +11.5
6 2 Richie Ginther BRM 9:02.8 +17.0
7 8 Willy Mairesse Ferrari 9:03.5 +17.7
8 9 Jack Brabham Brabham-Climax 9:04.2 +18.4
9 18 Jo Siffert Lotus-BRM 9:11.1 +25.3
10 6 Tony Maggs Cooper-Climax 9:11.6 +25.8
11 14 Innes Ireland Lotus-BRM 9:14.6 +28.8
12 16 Jo Bonnier Cooper-Climax 9:16.0 +30.2
13 10 Dan Gurney Brabham-Climax 9:17.2 +31.4
14 21 Chris Amon Lola-Climax 9:20.1 +34.3
15 26 Gerhard Mitter Porsche 9:20.9 +35.1
16 20 Jim Hall Lotus-BRM 9:22.7 +36.9
17 17 Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 9:25.1 +39.3
18 4 Trevor Taylor Lotus-Climax 9:33.8 +48.0
19 24 Ian Burgess Scirocco-BRM 9:52.2 +1:06.4
20 22 Mário de Araújo Cabral Cooper-Climax 9:53.1 +1:07.3
21 28 Bernard Collomb Lotus-Climax 10:01.0 +1:15.2
22 23 Tony Settember Scirocco-BRM 10:02.0 +1:16.2
DNQ 29 André Pilette Lotus-Climax 10:20.0 +1:34.2
DNQ 25 Ian Raby Gilby-BRM 10:44.7 +1:58.9
DNQ 30 Tim Parnell Lotus-Climax 11:07.2 +2:21.4
DNQ 27 Kurt Kuhnke Lotus-Borgward 11:23.5 +2:37.7
Source:[1]

Race
Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 7 John Surtees Ferrari 15 2:13:06.8 2 9
2 3 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 15 + 1:17.5 1 6
3 2 Richie Ginther BRM 15 + 2:44.9 6 4
4 26 Gerhard Mitter Porsche 15 + 8:11.5 15 3
5 20 Jim Hall Lotus-BRM 14 + 1 lap 16 2
6 16 Jo Bonnier Cooper-Climax 14 + 1 lap 12 1
7 9 Jack Brabham Brabham-Climax 14 + 1 lap 8
8 4 Trevor Taylor Lotus-Climax 14 + 1 lap 18
9 18 Jo Siffert Lotus-BRM 10 Differential 9
10 28 Bernard Collomb Lotus-Climax 10 + 5 laps 21
Ret 17 Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 9 Wheel 17
Ret 6 Tony Maggs Cooper-Climax 7 Engine 10
Ret 10 Dan Gurney Brabham-Climax 6 Gearbox 13
Ret 22 Mário de Araújo Cabral Cooper-Climax 6 Gearbox 20
Ret 24 Ian Burgess Scirocco-BRM 5 Steering 19
Ret 23 Tony Settember Scirocco-BRM 5 Accident 22
Ret 5 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 3 Accident 5
Ret 1 Graham Hill BRM 2 Gearbox 4
Ret 21 Chris Amon Lola-Climax 1 Accident 14
Ret 8 Willy Mairesse Ferrari 1 Accident 7
Ret 14 Innes Ireland Lotus-BRM 1 Accident 11
Ret 15 Lorenzo Bandini BRM 0 Accident 3
DNQ 29 André Pilette Lotus-Climax
DNQ 25 Ian Raby Gilby-BRM
DNQ 30 Tim Parnell Lotus-Climax
DNQ 27 Kurt Kuhnke Lotus-Borgward
WD 11 Phil Hill ATS Car damaged in transit
WD 12 Giancarlo Baghetti ATS Car damaged in transit
WD 19 Masten Gregory Lotus-BRM 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 German GP Qualification". www.chicanef1.com. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  2. "1963 German Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 6 October 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  3. "Germany 1963 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
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