1963 French Grand Prix

F1 France French Circuit-Reims-1954.png 30 June 1963 XLIX Grand Prix de l'A.C.F. Reims, France Permanent racing facility 5.159 8.302 53 273.407 440.006 Sunny, then rain Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 2:20.2 UK Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 2:21.6 12 UK Jim Clark Lotus-Climax UK Tony Maggs Cooper-Climax South Africa 1928 Graham Hill BRM UK FRA The 1963 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Reims on 30 June 1963. It was race 4 of 10 in both the 1963 World Championship of Drivers and the 1963 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The race was won by Jim Clark driving a Lotus 25-Climax 1.5 litre V8.Small Steve The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who's Who Guinness 1994 109 0851127029 Race report Jim Clark took the lead at the start from Richie Ginther in the BRM. All Graham Hill's hard work in qualifying second despite mechanical problems in practice came to nothing when his engine died on the grid and his car had to be push started. The subsequent one-minute penalty dropped him well back. Clark led dominantly, his lead being extended when a stone pierced Ginther's radiator, forcing him into the pits. Jack Brabham took second place after a strong fight with Trevor Taylor, who also suffered mechanical problems. Brabham then began to gain significantly on Clark as the Scot's Climax engine started to splutter, however this proved to be a sporadic fault and he had enough of a lead to maintain the position. Brabham himself was delayed when an ignition lead came loose,Mike Lang, Grand Prix!, Volume 1 1950 to 1965, page 222 handing second and third to Tony Maggs and a delighted Hill. Clark was over a minute ahead of them after yet another start-to-finish victory. Graham Hill was push started, incurring a one-minute penalty from the organisers, and was awarded no championship points for his third place. By finishing 7th, at 19 years and 345 days old, Chris Amon became the youngest driver to finish a world championship race. This record would hold for another 38 years, until it was broken by Fernando Alonso at the 2001 Australian Grand Prix. Classification Qualifying PosNoDriverConstructorQualifying timesGapQ1Q2Q31 18 UK Jim Clark Lotus-Climax2:21.0No time 2:20.2—2 2 UK Graham Hill BRM3:13.42:36.4 2:20.9 +0.73 8 USA Dan Gurney Brabham-ClimaxNo time3:02.4 2:21.7 +1.54 16 UK John Surtees Ferrari2:24.42:33.8 2:21.9 +1.75 6 Australia Jack Brabham Brabham-ClimaxNo time2:39.2 2:21.9 +1.76 10 New Zealand Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax2:25.1No time 2:22.5 +2.37 20 UK Trevor Taylor Lotus-Climax2:23.7No time 2:25.1 +3.58 12 South Africa 1928 Tony Maggs Cooper-Climax2:24.5No time 2:24.4 +4.29 32 UK Innes Ireland BRP-BRMNo time2:41.8 2:25.1 +4.910 36 Switzerland Jo Siffert Lotus-BRM2:26.9No time 2:25.2 +5.011 44 Sweden Jo Bonnier Cooper-Climax2:26.52:40.5 2:25.7 +5.512 4 USA Richie Ginther BRM2:26.82:40.0 2:25.9 +5.713 14 Italy Ludovico Scarfiotti Ferrari2:27.02:41.6 No time +6.814 42 USA Phil Hill Lotus-BRMNo timeNo time 2:27.7 +7.515 28 France Maurice Trintignant Lotus-ClimaxNo time2:49.5 2:28.3 +8.116 22 UK Peter Arundell Lotus-Climax2:28.5— — +8.317 30 New Zealand Chris Amon Lola-ClimaxNo time2:53.1 2:30.5 +10.318 34 USA Jim Hall Lotus-BRMNo time3:25.2 2:30.9 +10.719 48 USA Masten Gregory Lotus-BRMNo timeNo time 2:33.2 +13.020 38 USA Tony Settember Scirocco-BRMNo time2:54.5 2:36.7 +16.521 46 Italy Lorenzo Bandini BRMNo timeNo time 2:37.8 +17.6 Source:https://database.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1963-french-grand-prix 1963 French Grand Prix Motor Sport Magazine 12 August 2020 Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 18 UK Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 53 2:10:54.3 1 9 2 12 South Africa 1928 Tony Maggs Cooper-Climax 53 + 1:04.9 8 6 3 2 UK Graham Hill BRM 53 + 1:13.9 2 4 6 Australia Jack Brabham Brabham-Climax 53 + 2:15.2 5 3 5 8 USA Dan Gurney Brabham-Climax 53 + 2:33.4 3 2 6 36 Switzerland Jo Siffert Lotus-BRM 52 + 1 lap 10 1 7 30 New Zealand Chris Amon Lola-Climax 51 + 2 laps 17 8 28 France Maurice Trintignant Lotus-Climax 50 + 3 laps 15 9 32 UK Innes Ireland BRP-BRM 49 + 4 laps 9 10 46 Italy Lorenzo Bandini BRM 45 + 8 laps 21 11 34 USA Jim Hall Lotus-BRM 45 + 8 laps 18 12 10 New Zealand Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 42 Ignition 6 13 20 UK Trevor Taylor Lotus-Climax 41 Suspension 7 NC Not classified 42 USA Phil Hill Lotus-BRM 34 Not Classified 14 NC Not classified 44 Sweden Jo Bonnier Cooper-Climax 32 Not Classified 11 Ret Retired 48 USA Masten Gregory Lotus-BRM 30 Gearbox 19 Ret Retired 16 UK John Surtees Ferrari 12 Fuel Pump 4 Ret Retired 38 USA Tony Settember Scirocco-BRM 5 Wheel Bearing 20 Ret Retired 4 USA Richie Ginther BRM 4 Radiator 12 DNS Did not start 14 Italy Ludovico Scarfiotti Ferrari Practice Accident DNS Did not start 22 UK Peter Arundell Lotus-Climax Entry denied; support race WD Withdrawn 26 Italy Giancarlo Baghetti ATS WD Withdrawn 40 UK Ian Burgess Scirocco-BRM Car not ready WD Withdrawn 50 Argentina Nasif Estéfano De Tomaso Car not readySource:http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1963/615/ 1963 French Grand Prix formula1.com 20 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20131226140623/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1963/615/ 26 December 2013 Phil Hill was originally entered as car #24, to drive the ATS. When the ATS team withdrew, he switched to drive the Scuderia Filipinetti Lotus-BRM. Notes This was the Formula One World Championship debut for British driver Peter Arundell. This was the 100th Formula One World Championship race where a British driver participated. By 1963, Great Britain was the most successful nation in Formula One. Of those 100 races, British drivers had won 39, had 95 podiums, 38 pole positions, 43 fastest laps and 3 World Championships. Only Argentinians had more World Championships - by courtesy of Juan Manuel Fangio's five titles - but by the end of 1965 the British drivers would surpass that record as well. Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings PosDriverPoints 10px 1 UK Jim Clark 27 10px 2 2 USA Dan Gurney 12 10px 1 3 USA Richie Ginther 11 10px 1 4 NZL Bruce McLaren 10 10px 5 UK Graham Hill 9Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1963/france/championnat.aspx France 1963 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 15 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 10px 1 UK Lotus-Climax 28 10px 1 2 UK Cooper-Climax 16 10px 1 3 UK BRM 14 10px 4 UK Brabham-Climax 13 10px 5 ITA Ferrari 7Source: Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. References 30em French Grand Prix 1963 1963 Dutch Grand Prix 1963 British Grand Prix 1962 French Grand Prix 1964 French Grand Prix French Grand Prix Category:French Grand Prix Category:1963 in French motorsport Category:June 1963 sports events in Europe