1963 Formula One season

17th season of FIA Formula One motor racing December 2023 1963 Drivers' Champion: Jim ClarkInternational Cup Champion: Lotus-Climax 3 450 Jim Clark in 1963 (cropped).JPG Jim Clark won the first of his two Formula One World Championships, driving a Lotus-Climax. Graham Hill Bestanddeelnr 924-6564.jpg Defending Champion Graham Hill finished as runner-up in the World Drivers' Championship. Richie Ginther and Roger Penske, 1964 (cropped).jpg Richie Ginther finished third in the World Drivers' Championship. Grand Prix te Zandvoort Nummer 6 Jim Clark aan kop met achter hem Graham Hill m, Bestanddeelnr 915-2877 (cropped).jpg Lotus won the International Cup for F1 Manufacturers with the Lotus 25. Training voor Grand Prix te Zandvoort begonnen Graham Hill (12 BRM) in de Huge, Bestanddeelnr 915-2840 (cropped).jpg BRM finished second with the BRM P57 & P61. Drivers at 1963 Dutch Grand Prix (cropped).jpg Brabham finished third in with the Brabham BT3, BT7 & Lotus 25. The 1963 Formula One season was the 17th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 14th World Championship of Drivers, the 6th International Cup for F1 Manufacturers, and numerous non-championship Formula One races. The World Championship was contested over ten races between 26 May and 28 December 1963. Jim Clark driving for Lotus won his first Drivers' Championship with three races to go.https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1963/drivers.html 1963 Driver Standings Formula1.com 3 April 2024 He won seven races in the championship, a number that would not be beaten until 1988, when Ayrton Senna won eight, and a win percentage that nearly beat Alberto Ascari's record from 1952. Lotus also won the Manufacturers' Championship for the first time.https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1963/team.html 1963 Constructor Standings Formula1.com 3 April 2024 Every pole position and race in the 1963 championship were won by British drivers, the first time that this was achieved by any single nation. (Italy is sometimes considered to have achieved this feat in 1952, but this only goes if the Indianapolis 500 is excluded from the statistic.) Teams and drivers The following teams and drivers competed in the 1963 FIA World Championship. All teams competed with tyres supplied by Dunlop. Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine Driver Rounds GBR Brabham Racing Organisation Lotus-Climax 25 Climax FWMV 1.5 V8AUS Jack Brabham 1 Brabham-Climax BT7BT3 2–10 USA Dan Gurney All GBR Owen Racing Organisation BRM P57P61 BRM P56 1.5 V8 USA Richie Ginther All GBR Graham Hill All GBR Cooper Car Company Cooper-Climax T66 Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 NZL Bruce McLaren All ZAF 1928 Tony Maggs All GBR Team Lotus Lotus-Climax 25 Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 GBR Jim Clark All GBR Trevor Taylor 1–6, 8–10 GBR Peter Arundell 4 GBR Mike Spence 7 MEX 1934 Pedro Rodríguez 8–9 GBR R.R.C. Walker Racing Team Cooper-Climax T60T66 Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 SWE Jo Bonnier All GBR British Racing Partnership Lotus-BRM 24 BRM P56 1.5 V8 USA Jim Hall 1–9 GBR Innes Ireland 1, 6 BRP-BRM Mk 1 2–5, 7 GBR Reg Parnell Racing Lola-Climax Mk4A Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 NZL Chris Amon 1–7 FRA Maurice Trintignant 1 BEL Lucien Bianchi 2 GBR Mike Hailwood 7 USA Masten Gregory 8–9 Lotus-Climax 24 Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 FRA Maurice Trintignant 4 GBR Mike Hailwood 5 Lotus-BRM BRM P56 1.5 V8 USA Masten Gregory 5 USA Rodger Ward 8 USA Hap Sharp 8–9 NZL Chris Amon 9 ITA Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 156 Ferrari 178 1.5 V6 BEL Willy Mairesse 1–2, 6 GBR John Surtees All ITA Ludovico Scarfiotti 3–4 ITA Lorenzo Bandini 7–10 FRA Bernard Collomb Lotus-Climax 24 Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 FRA Bernard Collomb 1, 6 CHE Siffert Racing Team Lotus-BRM 24 BRM P56 1.5 V8 CHE Jo Siffert 1–9 GBR Scirocco Powell Racing Cars Scirocco-BRM SP BRM P56 1.5 V8 USA Tony Settember 2, 4–7 GBR Ian Burgess 5–6 ITA Automobili Turismo e Sport ATS 100 ATS 100 1.5 V8 USA Phil Hill 2–3, 7–9 ITA Giancarlo Baghetti 2–3, 7–9 NLD Ecurie Maarsbergen Porsche 718 Porsche 547/3 1.5 F4 NLD Carel Godin de Beaufort 2–3, 5–10 FRG Gerhard Mitter 3, 6 CHE Ecurie Filipinetti Lotus-BRM 24 BRM P56 1.5 V8 USA Phil Hill 4 ITA Scuderia Centro Sud BRM P57 BRM P56 1.5 V8 ITA Lorenzo Bandini 4–6 FRA Maurice Trintignant 7 MEX 1934 Moisés Solana 9 Cooper-Climax T60 Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 PRT Mário de Araújo Cabral 6–7 Cooper-Maserati T53 Maserati 6-1500 1.5 L4 ITA Ernesto Brambilla 7 GBR Tim Parnell Lotus-BRM 24 BRM P56 1.5 V8 USA Masten Gregory 4, 7 Lola-Climax Mk4 Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 GBR John Campbell-Jones 5 Lotus-Climax 18/21 Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 BEL André Pilette 6 GBR Tim Parnell 6 GBR DW Racing Enterprises Lola-Climax Mk4 Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 GBR Bob Anderson 5, 7 GBR Ian Raby Racing Gilby-BRM 62 BRM P56 1.5 V8 GBR Ian Raby 5–7 FRG Kurt Kuhnke Lotus-Borgward 18 Borgward 1500 RS 1.5 L4 FRG Kurt Kuhnke 6 ITA Scuderia Settecolli De Tomaso-Ferrari F1 Ferrari 178 1.5 V6 ITA Roberto Lippi 7 BEL André Pilette Lotus-Climax 18/21 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 BEL André Pilette 7 CAN 1957 Canadian Stebro Racing Stebro-Ford Mk IV Ford 109E 1.5 L4 CAN 1957 Peter Broeker 8 USA Frank Dochnal Cooper-Climax T51 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 USA Frank Dochnal 9 ZAF 1928 Lawson Organisation Lotus-Climax 21 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 ZAF 1928 Ernie Pieterse 10 ZAF 1928 Selby Auto Spares Lotus-BRM 24 BRM P56 1.5 V8 ZAF 1928 Paddy Driver 10 ZAF 1928 Otelle Nucci LDS-Alfa Romeo Mk 1 Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.5 L4 ZAF 1928 Doug Serrurier 10 Alfa Special-Alfa Romeo Special ZAF 1928 Peter de Klerk 10 Rhodesia and Nyasaland John Love Cooper-Climax T55 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 Rhodesia and Nyasaland John Love 10 Rhodesia and Nyasaland Sam Tingle LDS-Alfa Romeo Mk 1 Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.5 L4 Rhodesia and Nyasaland Sam Tingle 10 ZAF 1928 Ted Lanfear Lotus-Ford 22 Ford 109E 1.5 L4 ZAF 1928 Brausch Niemann 10 GBR David Prophet Brabham-Ford BT6 Ford 109E 1.5 L4 GBR David Prophet 10 ZAF 1928 Scuderia Lupini Cooper-Maserati T51 Maserati 6-1500 1.5 L4 ZAF 1928 Trevor Blokdyk 10 Team and driver changes Porsche withdrew their works team after 1962, choosing to focus on their road-going sports cars. Ex-driver Jo Bonnier signed with Rob Walker's private team, while Dan Gurney signed with the relatively new team of double World Champion Jack Brabham. This left only the private Porsche driven by Carel Godin de Beaufort. 1961 champion Phil Hill and his teammate Giancarlo Baghetti left Scuderia Ferrari after 1962 to go to ATS. The new team was formed by ex-Ferrari employees, including chief engineers Carlo Chiti and Giotto Bizzarrini, after the "palace revolt" of 1961. John Surtees signed with Ferrari in 1963, leaving Reg Parnell to search for new drivers, which he found in veteran Maurice Trintignant and debutant Chris Amon. Mid-season changes Ferrari hired Belgian Willy Mairesse and Italian Ludovico Scarfiotti to share the role of teammate to John Surtees. Mairesse suffered a heavy crash in the German Grand Prix and broke his arm. 1962 Ferrari driver Lorenzo Bandini was brought in to finish the season. Lotus driver Trevor Taylor crashed out of the (non-championship) 1963 Mediterranean Grand Prix at Enna-Pergusa. He was thrown out of his car, which then caught fire. He escaped with fairly minor injuries but missed the Italian Grand Prix. Mike Spence substituted for him. Calendar Round Grand Prix Circuit Date 1 Monaco Grand Prix MCO Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo 26 May 2 Belgian Grand Prix BEL Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot 9 June 3 Dutch Grand Prix NLD Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort 23 June 4 French Grand Prix FRA Reims-Gueux, Gueux 30 June 5 British Grand Prix GBR Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone 20 July 6 German Grand Prix FRG Nürburgring, Nürburg 4 August 7 Italian Grand Prix ITA Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza 8 September 8 United States Grand Prix USA Watkins Glen International, New York 6 October 9 Mexican Grand Prix MEX Magdalena Mixhuca, Mexico City 27 October 10 South African Grand Prix ZAF 1928 Prince George Circuit, East London 28 December Calendar changes The Dutch Grand Prix was organised a month later than in 1962, moving it back to be the third race in the championship. The French Grand Prix was moved back to Reims-Gueux. It would alternate to host the GP with Rouen-Les-Essarts until 1964. The British Grand Prix was moved from Aintree to Silverstone. Aintree had alternated with Silverstone since 1955, but 1962 was the last time that they hosted F1. The Mexican Grand Prix was added to the calendar and was held at the Magdalena Mixhuca circuit in Mexico City. Championship report Rounds 1 to 3 The Monaco Grand Prix received the honorary title of European Grand Prix and, more importantly, functioned as the 1963 season opener. With little driver changes in the front-running teams and constructors withholding to introduce new designs to the narrow streets of Monte Carlo, the battle between the 1962 championship protagonists was expected to restart. Only five drivers were guaranteed a starting place: the previous World Champions or winners of the Monaco Grand Prix. The rest had to fight in qualifying over the remaining eleven spaces. 1962's runner-up Jim Clark managed this with ease in his Lotus-Climax. He posted the fastest practice time and started the race on pole position. Reigning champion Graham Hill started second in his BRM, with John Surtees (Ferrari) and Richie Ginther (BRM) in third and fourth. Hill and Ginther took the lead at the start, but the first nine cars kept going nose-to-tail. Clark managed to get past Hill on lap 7, but then went wide at the Station hairpin and went down to third once again. He tried again and the lead changed hands multiple times, before Clark went ahead definitively and increased his lead to 17 seconds at three-quarters race-distance. Then suddenly, his gearbox jammed and his wheels locked. Hill was gifted the win, ahead of teammate Ginther and Bruce McLaren in the Cooper.https://web.archive.org/web/20231204025940/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/july-1963/26/xxi-monaco-grand-prix/ https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/july-1963/26/xxi-monaco-grand-prix/ 1963 Monaco Grand Prix race report: BRM beats the street Motorsport Magazine Denis Jenkinson 26 May 1963 4 December 2023 3 April 2024 The Belgian Grand Prix was run at Spa-Francorchamps, one of the fastest circuits of the year, with the 1.5 litre cars running full throttle for some three minutes per lap. Clark was still suffering from gearbox issues, so Hill took pole position, ahead of Dan Gurney (Brabham) and local hero Willy Mairesse (Ferrari). Clark started eighth, but somehow, managed to take the lead before the first corner was reached. Hill followed him and the pair had a 15-second lead after the first lap. The race was run in very wet conditions and Clark had the upper-hand, stretching out a lead of his own to almost 30 seconds at half-distance. Then when Hill's gearbox broke, his win looked sealed, expect the heaviest storm of the day flooded the track. Five drivers crashed and it was discussed to stop the race, but Clark cautiously completed the laps, ahead of McLaren and Gurney.https://web.archive.org/web/20230527144201/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/july-1963/11/the-xxii-belgian-grand-prix-lotus-all-the-way/ https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/july-1963/11/the-xxii-belgian-grand-prix-lotus-all-the-way/ 1963 Belgian Grand Prix race report: Clark vanquishes field in Spa spray Motorsport Magazine Denis Jenkinson 9 June 1963 27 May 2023 3 April 2024 thumb|right|Jim Clark on his way to win the Dutch Grand Prix Moving north some 300 km, Circuit Zandvoort hosted the Dutch Grand Prix. Clark started on pole, ahead of Hill and McLaren. The three arrived side-by-side at Tarzan corner, but the positions were unchanged. Brabham had started fourth but got up to second while his teammate Gurney drew everyone's attention with a heroic recovery drive after a bad start. Hill got back up to second, but his BRM was overheating. Gurney had climbed to fourth, but a strut underneath the car had come loose and a pit stop brought him back down the order. Hill's engine had enough on lap 58 and he was forced to pit, letting Surtees into second and Gurney up to third. The latter had been working wonders again, but Clark, meanwhile, was a lap ahead of everyone else. He won the race to make it a "grand slam", ahead of Gurney and Surtees, a late spin by the Ferrari driver gave Gurney a deserved place as 'best-of-the-rest'.https://web.archive.org/web/20221209181753/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/august-1963/20/the-dutch-grand-prix-2 https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/august-1963/20/the-dutch-grand-prix-2 1963 Dutch Grand Prix race report: Clark at the double Motorsport Magazine Denis Jenkinson 23 June 1963 9 December 2022 3 April 2024 In the Drivers' Championship, Jim Clark (Lotus) was leading with 18 points, ahead of Richie Ginther (BRM) with 11 and Bruce McLaren (Cooper) and Dan Gurney (Brabham), both with 10. Lotus was leading the Manufacturers' Championship with 19 points, ahead of BRM with 14 and Cooper and Brabham with 10. Rounds 4 to 7 Championship leader Jim Clark scored another pole position at the French Grand Prix, ahead of Graham Hill and Dan Gurney. At the start, Hill stalled his engine, along with Masten Gregory and the unrelated Phil Hill, but they were allowed to be push-started without further consequence, which was a diversion from the normal rules by the French race director. Behind Clark, a group of Brabhams and BRMs were fighting over second place. A couple of laps later, a series of retirements had changed the picture, and Clark's engine was not reaching full rpm either. Jack Brabham was catching the leading Lotus, but when the rain fell, Clark was again the fastest man on track and took the chequered flag to complete another "grand slam" and a hattrick of wins. When an electrical wire had come loose, Brabham's engine died. Although he could restart it, second place was now up for grabs. Hill took first advantage but his clutch slipped and it was Tony Maggs for Cooper that was the first to finish behind the almighty Clark. During the race, the stewards decided to penalise the three drivers that stalled on the grid by adding a minute to their race time.https://web.archive.org/web/20211129062707/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/august-1963/26/49th-french-grand-prix https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/august-1963/26/49th-french-grand-prix 1963 French Grand Prix race report: Clark completes his hat-trick Motorsport Magazine Denis Jenkinson 30 June 1963 29 November 2021 3 April 2024 Hill was still classified as third, but at a later point, it was decided to withhold his championship points. No points were awarded for third place.https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1963/races/208/france/race-result.html 1963 French Grand Prix - RACE RESULT Formula1.com 3 April 2024 For the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, Clark scored a fourth consecutive pole position, ahead of Gurney and Hill. Clark bogged down at the start, but he was back in front after just four laps. Brabham was the first of a group tightly fighting over second place. Gurney took over when Brabham's engine blew up. The race went on without incidents until Gurney's engine blew up on lap 60 and spread oil across the track. Hill went into second place before he starting running out of fuel, letting Surtees into second and coasting over the line in third place. Clark scored his fourth win in a row.https://web.archive.org/web/20230608190829/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/august-1963/14/xvi-british-grand-prix/ https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/august-1963/14/xvi-british-grand-prix/ 1963 British Grand Prix race report - Clark (Lotus-Climax) uncatchable Motorsport Magazine Denis Jenkinson 20 July 1963 8 June 2023 3 April 2024 Clark looked unstoppable going into the German Grand Prix, putting his Lotus on pole once again, ahead of Surtees and Bandini (BRM). Clark held the lead at the start and was expected to run away with it, but sixth-starting Richie Ginther overtook him and so did Surtees, later in the first lap. Surtees and Clark soon passed Ginther, but still, it was a Ferrari in front and not a Lotus. And that remained for a while, with Clark going faster through the corners, but his Climax engine cutting out a cylinder, slowing him down on the straights. Graham Hill retired with a failing gearbox. When Surtees set a new lap record, Clark eased off to at least ensure a second place. Surtees delivered Ferrari's first win in two years. Ginther finished third. There were multiple heavy crashes during the race: Surtees's teammate Willy Mairesse came off worst with a broken arm.https://web.archive.org/web/20221202123158/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/september-1963/28/the-25th-german-grand-prix https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/september-1963/28/the-25th-german-grand-prix 1963 German Grand Prix race report: Surtees rules at the 'Ring Motorsport Magazine Denis Jenkinson 4 August 1963 2 December 2022 4 April 2024 Clark was now 20 points ahead in the championship, and he would clinch the title if he won the Italian Grand Prix, no matter the results of his rivals. Unlike in 1962, the organisers had planned to use the full 10 km Monza circuit, including the oval. Bob Anderson crashed his Lola in practice and described it the safest accident he could wish to have. However, the police went round the track and noted that there were no fences on the inside of the oval to protect spectators. The organisers quickly agreed, seeing that there was a petition going to refuse the race unless the banking was eliminated, and declared to use the road circuit only for the rest of the weekend. Surtees qualified on pole in front of Ferrari's home crowd, ahead of Hill and Clark. Hill got the best start and was followed by Clark, before the traditional slipstreaming commenced and the lead changes hands multiple times through the next laps. Soon, though, Surtees and Clark were on their own, and then the Ferrari engine blew up. This gifted Clark the lead, but without a slipstream, the Climax engine was not up for it, so Hill and Gurney caught him and they formed a new trio at the front. But Hill's clutch gave out just after half-distance and Gurney's BRM had trouble with its fuel system, so Clark was left alone once more and his pace dropped. By this point, however, he was a lap ahead of second-placed Ginther and he cruised to the finish, to take the win and claim the 1963 championship.https://web.archive.org/web/20230426094818/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/october-1963/40/34th-italian-grand-prix/ https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/october-1963/40/34th-italian-grand-prix/ 1963 Italian Grand Prix race report: Clark and Lotus rule supreme Motorsport Magazine Denis Jenkinson 8 September 1963 26 April 2023 4 April 2024 Jim Clark (Lotus) led the championship with 51 points, ahead of Richie Ginther (BRM, 24) and John Surtees (Ferrari, 22). On the basis of points, Ginther could still get level with Clark, but only the six best results in the season would count towards the championship, so on the minute chance that he would win the last three races with Clark out of the points in all 3, his 2 4th-place finishes and lone 5th-place finish would be discounted, which would leave Ginther on 43, still 8 short of Clark. It marked Clark's and Lotus's first titles, and it was the first time that a driver secured the title with three races to go. In the Manufacturers' Championship, Lotus stood on 51 points, ahead of BRM (28) and Ferrari (22). Rounds 8 to 10 Even with the title in the pocket, Jim Clark was not easing off and fought for pole position for the United States Grand Prix, but it was 1962 champion Graham Hill that snatched it by a tenth of a second. His rivals in the hunt for second position in the championship, John Surtees and Richie Ginther, started on the second row. At the start, Clark's engine stalled, so Hill was unchallenged into the first corner. The Lotus was pushed to life and the freshly crowned champion started his race over a lap down. On lap 7, Surtees took the lead from Hill and Dan Gurney took third place from Ginther. Hill followed the Ferrari but had had enough of it by lap 30. He tried to overtake twice, but both times, Surtees repassed him on the straight. By lap 80, Hill was falling back with handling problems, but Surtees came into the pits with a failing engine. The BRMs of Hill and Ginther finished 1–2, ahead of Clark in third, whose engine was misfiring but had seen more than ten other drivers retiring.https://web.archive.org/web/20221226233830/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/november-1963/29/grand-prix-of-united-states-2?v=79cba1185463 https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/november-1963/29/grand-prix-of-united-states-2?v=79cba1185463 1963 United States Grand Prix race report: Hill on top of the Glen as Surtees suffers again Motorsport Magazine Michael Tee 6 October 1963 26 December 2022 4 April 2024 Clark was back on top for the Mexican Grand Prix, he started ahead of Surtees and Hill. Ginther, second in the championship standings, started fifth. At the start, Hill missed a gear and moved down to eighth. Fourth-starting Gurney moved up to second. Surtees pitted on lap 19 and was disqualified for needing a push-start from his mechanics. Double World Champion Jack Brabham inherited third place and managed to get past Ginther. Clark finished a lonely race at the top, almost a lap ahead of Brabham and Ginther. Hill finished fourth.https://web.archive.org/web/20211130182147/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/december-1963/26/11-gran-premio-de-mexico https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/december-1963/26/11-gran-premio-de-mexico 1963 Mexican Grand Prix race report: Clark leaves them standing Motorsport Magazine Michael Tee 27 October 1963 30 November 2021 4 April 2024 Going into the final race, the South African Grand Prix, Ginther (29 points), Hill (25) and Surtees (22) could all still finish runner-up in the championship. The deal would be done if one of them could beat Clark to victory, but the champion started on pole position. Surtees started fourth, was up to second at the end of the first lap, but was back to fourth on lap 5. He suddenly retired on lap 43 when his engine blew up. Brabham had started second but fell back with a loss of power, while teammate Gurney was running a comfortable second, actually keeping up with Clark but not able to do more than that. Ginther's driveshaft failed on lap 44, letting Hill into third place and gifting the Brit second place in the championship.https://web.archive.org/web/20230607163114/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/february-1964/32/10th-south-african-grand-prix/ https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/february-1964/32/10th-south-african-grand-prix/ 1963 South African Grand Prix race report: Clark's finish fantastic Motorsport Magazine Michael Tee 28 December 1963 7 June 2023 4 April 2024 The Drivers' Championship ended with Jim Clark (Lotus) on 54 points, winning his first title, ahead of BRM teammates Graham Hill and Richie Ginther, both scoring 29 points, but the Brit getting second place on countback. In the Manufacturers' Championship, Lotus gathered 54 points, winning their first title as well, ahead of BRM with 36 and Brabham with 28. Results and standings Grands Prix Round Grand Prix Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning constructor Tyre Report 1 MCO Monaco Grand Prix GBR Jim Clark GBR John Surtees GBR Graham Hill GBR BRM Dunlop Report 2 BEL Belgian Grand Prix GBR Graham Hill GBR Jim Clark GBR Jim Clark GBR Lotus-Climax Dunlop Report 3 NLD Dutch Grand Prix GBR Jim Clark GBR Jim Clark GBR Jim Clark GBR Lotus-Climax Dunlop Report 4 FRA French Grand Prix GBR Jim Clark GBR Jim Clark GBR Jim Clark GBR Lotus-Climax Dunlop Report 5 GBR British Grand Prix GBR Jim Clark GBR John Surtees GBR Jim Clark GBR Lotus-Climax Dunlop Report 6 FRG German Grand Prix GBR Jim Clark GBR John Surtees GBR John Surtees ITA Ferrari Dunlop Report 7 ITA Italian Grand Prix GBR John Surtees GBR Jim Clark GBR Jim Clark GBR Lotus-Climax Dunlop Report 8 USA United States Grand Prix GBR Graham Hill GBR Jim Clark GBR Graham Hill GBR BRM Dunlop Report 9 MEX 1934 Mexican Grand Prix GBR Jim Clark GBR Jim Clark GBR Jim Clark GBR Lotus-Climax Dunlop Report 10 ZAF 1928 South African Grand Prix GBR Jim Clark USA Dan Gurney GBR Jim Clark GBR Lotus-Climax Dunlop Report Scoring system List of Formula One World Championship points scoring systems Points were awarded to the top six classified finishers. Only the best six results counted towards the championship. The International Cup for F1 Manufacturers only counted the points of the highest-finishing driver for each race. Additionally, like the Drivers' Championship, only the best six results counted towards the cup. Numbers without parentheses are championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored. Points were awarded in the following system: Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th Race964321Source:18 January 2019 World Championship points systems http://8w.forix.com/6thgear/points.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20190924032459/http://8w.forix.com/6thgear/points.html 24 September 2019 21 December 2020 8W Forix World Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Driver MONMCO BELBEL NEDNLD FRAFRA GBRGBR GERFRG ITAITA USAUSA MEXMEX 1934 RSAZAF 1928 Pts. 1 GBR Jim Clark 8 p 1 f 1 p f 1 p f 1 p (2 p) 1 f (3 f) 1 p f (1 p) 54 (73) 2 GBR Graham Hill 1 Ret p Ret 3‡ 3 Ret 16 1 p 4 3 29 3 USA Richie Ginther 2 4 (5) Ret (4) 3 2 2 3 Ret 29 (34) 4 GBR John Surtees 4 f Ret 3 Ret 2 f 1 f Ret p 9 DSQ Ret 22 5 USA Dan Gurney Ret 3 2 5 Ret Ret 14 Ret 6 2 f 19 6 NZL Bruce McLaren 3 2 Ret 12 Ret Ret 3 11 Ret 4 17 7 AUS Jack Brabham 9 Ret Ret 4 Ret 7 5 4 2 13 14 8 ZAF 1928 Tony Maggs 5 7 Ret 2 9 Ret 6 Ret Ret 7 9 9 GBR Innes Ireland Ret Ret 4 9 Ret Ret 4 6 10 ITA Lorenzo Bandini 10 5 Ret Ret 5 Ret 5 6 11 SWE Jo Bonnier 7 5 11 NC Ret 6 7 8 5 6 6 12 FRG Gerhard Mitter Ret 4 3 13 USA Jim Hall Ret Ret 8 11 6 5 8 10 8 3 14 NLD Carel Godin de Beaufort 6 9 10 Ret DNQ 6 10 10 2 15 CHE Jo Siffert Ret Ret 7 6 Ret 9 Ret Ret 9 1 16 GBR Trevor Taylor 6 Ret 10 13 Ret 8 Ret Ret 8 1 17 ITA Ludovico Scarfiotti 6 DNS 1 — NZL Chris Amon DNS Ret Ret 7 7 Ret DNS Ret 0 — USA Hap Sharp Ret 7 0 — CAN 1957 Peter Broeker 7 0 — FRA Maurice Trintignant Ret 8 9 0 — GBR Mike Hailwood 8 10 0 — USA Tony Settember 8 Ret Ret Ret DNQ 0 — Rhodesia and Nyasaland John Love 9 0 — FRA Bernard Collomb DNQ 10 0 — USA Phil Hill Ret Ret NC 11 Ret Ret 0 — USA Masten Gregory Ret 11 Ret Ret Ret 0 — MEX 1934 Moisés Solana 11 0 — ZAF 1928 Doug Serrurier 11 0 — GBR Bob Anderson 12 12 0 — ZAF 1928 Trevor Blokdyk 12 0 — GBR John Campbell-Jones 13 0 — GBR Mike Spence 13 0 — ZAF 1928 Brausch Niemann 14 0 — ITA Giancarlo Baghetti Ret Ret 15 Ret Ret 0 — BEL Willy Mairesse Ret Ret Ret 0 — GBR Ian Burgess Ret Ret 0 — MEX 1934 Pedro Rodriguez Ret Ret 0 — GBR Ian Raby Ret DNQ DNQ 0 — BEL Lucien Bianchi Ret 0 — PRT Mário de Araújo Cabral Ret DNS 0 — USA Rodger Ward Ret 0 — ZAF 1928 Peter de Klerk Ret 0 — Rhodesia and Nyasaland Sam Tingle Ret 0 — ZAF 1928 Ernie Pieterse Ret 0 — GBR David Prophet Ret 0 — BEL André Pilette DNQ DNQ 0 — GBR Tim Parnell DNQ 0 — FRG Kurt Kuhnke DNQ 0 — ITA Roberto Lippi DNQ 0 — ITA Ernesto Brambilla DNQ 0 — USA Frank Dochnal DNQ 0 — GBR Peter Arundell DNS 0 — ZAF 1928 Paddy Driver DNS 0 Pos. Driver MONMCO BELBEL NEDNLD FRAFRA GBRGBR GERFRG ITAITA USAUSA MEXMEX 1934 RSAZAF 1928 Pts. Italics indicate fastest lap Bold indicates pole position ‡ No points awarded as Hill's car was pushed at the start line.http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1963/ 1963 FIA World Championship Formula One Administration Ltd 8 May 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100515075309/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1963/ 15 May 2010 live International Cup for F1 Manufacturers standings thumb|Lotus-Climax won the International Cup for F1 Manufacturers with the Lotus 25 thumb|BRM placed second Pos. Manufacturer MONMCO BELBEL NEDNLD FRAFRA GBRGBR GERFRG ITAITA USAUSA MEXMEX 1934 RSAZAF 1928 Pts.Only the best 6 results counted towards the championship. Numbers without parentheses are championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored. 1 GBR Lotus-Climax (6) 1 1 1 1 (2) 1 (3) 1 (1) 54 (74) 2 GBR BRM 1 (4) (5) 3‡ 3 3 2 1 3 (3) 36 (45) 3 GBR Brabham-Climax Ret 3 2 4 Ret 7 (5) 4 2 2 28 (30) 4 ITA Ferrari 4 Ret 3 Ret 2 1 Ret 5 Ret 5 26 5 GBR Cooper-Climax 3 2 11 2 9 (6) 3 8 5 4 25 (26) 6 GBR BRP-BRM Ret 4 9 Ret 4 WD WD 6 7 FRG Porsche 6 9 10 4 DNQ 6 10 10 5 8 GBR Lotus-BRM Ret Ret 7 6 6 5 8 10 7 DNS 4 — GBR Lola-Climax Ret Ret Ret 7 7 Ret 10 Ret Ret WD 0 — CAN 1957 Stebro-Ford 7 0 — GBR Scirocco-BRM WD 8 WD Ret Ret Ret DNQ 0 — ITA ATS WD Ret Ret WD WD WD 11 Ret Ret 0 — ZAF 1928 LDS-Alfa Romeo 11 0 — GBR Cooper-Maserati DNQ 12 0 — GBR Lotus-Ford 14 0 — GBR Gilby-BRM Ret DNQ DNQ 0 — ZAF 1928 Alfa Special-Alfa Romeo Ret 0 — GBR Lotus-Borgward DNQ 0 — ITA De Tomaso-Ferrari WD WD DNP DNQ 0 Pos. Manufacturer MONMCO BELBEL NEDNLD FRAFRA GBRGBR GERFRG ITAITA USAUSA MEXMEX 1934 RSAZAF 1928 Pts. Bold results counted to championship totals. ‡ No points awarded as Hill's car was pushed at the start line. Non-championship races Other Formula One races, which did not count towards the World Championship, were also held in 1963. Race name Circuit Date Winning driver Constructor Report GBR IV Lombank Trophy Snetterton 30 March GBR Graham Hill GBR BRM Report FRA XXIII Pau Grand Prix Pau 15 April GBR Jim Clark GBR Lotus-Climax Report GBR XI Glover Trophy Goodwood 15 April GBR Innes Ireland GBR Lotus-BRM Report ITA IV Gran Premio Citta di Imola Imola 21 April GBR Jim Clark GBR Lotus-Climax Report ITA XIV Gran Premio di Siracusa Syracuse 25 April CHE Jo Siffert GBR Lotus-BRM Report GBR XIX BARC Aintree 200 Aintree 27 April GBR Graham Hill GBR BRM Report GBR XVI BRDC International Trophy Silverstone 11 May GBR Jim Clark GBR Lotus-Climax Report ITA XV Gran Premio di Roma Vallelunga 19 May GBR Bob Anderson GBR Lola-Climax Report FRG III Solituderennen Solitudering 28 July AUS Jack Brabham GBR Brabham-Climax Report SWE XII Kanonloppet Karlskoga 11 August GBR Jim Clark GBR Lotus-Climax Report ITA III Mediterranean Grand Prix Enna Pergusa 18 August GBR John Surtees ITA Ferrari Report AUT I Austrian Grand Prix Zeltweg 1 September AUS Jack Brabham GBR Brabham-Climax Report GBR X International Gold Cup Oulton Park 21 September GBR Jim Clark GBR Lotus-Climax Report ZAF 1928 Rand Grand Prix Kyalami 14 December GBR John Surtees ITA Ferrari Report Notes and references Category:Formula One seasons Category:Articles containing video clips