1963 German Grand Prix

6th round of the 1963 Formula One Championship June 2024 F1 West Germany German Circuit_N%C3%BCrburgring-1927-Nordschleife.svg 4 August 1963 XXV Grosser Preis von Deutschland NürburgringNürburg, West Germany Permanent racing facility 14.173 22.810 15 212.602 342.150 Warm, dry and sunny, 21C. Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 8:45.8 UK John Surtees Ferrari 8:47.0 9 UK John Surtees Ferrari UK Jim Clark Lotus-Climax UK Richie Ginther BRM USA GER The 1963 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Nürburgring on 4 August 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. 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 PosNoDriverConstructorQualifying timesGapQ1Q2Q31 3 UK Jim Clark Lotus-Climax9:02.09:44.0 8:45.8—2 7 UK John Surtees Ferrari8:53.79:46.68:53.4 +7.63 15 Italy Lorenzo Bandini BRM8:59.310:28.0 8:54.3 +8.54 1 UK Graham Hill BRM9:11.810:13.8 8:57.2 +11.45 5 New Zealand Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax10:01.510:09.9 8:57.3 +11.56 2 USA Richie Ginther BRM9:02.89:55.0 Unknown +17.07 8 Belgium Willy Mairesse Ferrari9:05.510:41.2 9:03.5 +17.78 9 Australia Jack Brabham Brabham-Climax9:04.211:17.8 Unknown +18.49 18 Switzerland Jo Siffert Lotus-BRM9:23.39:59.3 9:11.1 +25.310 6 South Africa 1928 Tony Maggs Cooper-Climax9:45.010:04.4 9:11.6 +25.811 14 UK Innes Ireland Lotus-BRM9:48.110:37.9 9:14.6 +28.812 16 Sweden Jo Bonnier Cooper-Climax9:24.39:58.6 9:16.0 +30.213 10 USA Dan Gurney Brabham-Climax9:38.210:41.4 9:17.2 +31.414 21 New Zealand Chris Amon Lola-ClimaxNo timeNo time 9:20.1 +34.315 26 West Germany Gerhard Mitter Porsche9:34.810:58.8 9:20.9 +35.116 20 USA Jim Hall Lotus-BRM9:50.111:19.0 9:22.7 +36.917 17 Netherlands Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche9:34.910:21.5 9:25.1 +39.318 4 UK Trevor Taylor Lotus-Climax9:33.810:34.2 Unknown +48.019 24 UK Ian Burgess Scirocco-BRMNo timeNo time 9:52.2 +1:06.420 22 Portugal Mário de Araújo Cabral Cooper-Climax14:20.3No time 9:53.1 +1:07.321 28 France Bernard Collomb Lotus-Climax10:11.4No time 10:01.0 +1:15.222 23 USA Tony Settember Scirocco-BRMNo timeNo time 10:02.0 +1:16.223 29 Belgium André Pilette Lotus-Climax11:16.911:20.1 10:20.0 +1:34.224 25 UK Ian Raby Gilby-BRM10:44.711:37.1 Unknown +1:58.925 30 UK Tim Parnell Lotus-Climax11:07.212:02.2 No time +2:21.426 27 West Germany Kurt Kuhnke Lotus-Borgward14:48.112:53.1 11:23.5 +2:37.7 Source:http://www.chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1963&gp=German%20GP&r=1&type=qual 1963 German GP Qualification www.chicanef1.com 12 August 2020 Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 7 UK John Surtees Ferrari 15 2:13:06.8 2 9 2 3 UK Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 15 + 1:17.5 1 6 3 2 USA Richie Ginther BRM 15 + 2:44.9 6 4 4 26 West Germany Gerhard Mitter Porsche 15 + 8:11.5 15 3 5 20 USA Jim Hall Lotus-BRM 14 + 1 lap 16 2 6 16 Sweden Jo Bonnier Cooper-Climax 14 + 1 lap 12 1 7 9 Australia Jack Brabham Brabham-Climax 14 + 1 lap 8 8 4 UK Trevor Taylor Lotus-Climax 14 + 1 lap 18 9 18 Switzerland Jo Siffert Lotus-BRM 10 Differential 9 10 28 France Bernard Collomb Lotus-Climax 10 + 5 laps 21 Ret Retired 17 Netherlands Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 9 Wheel 17 Ret Retired 6 South Africa 1928 Tony Maggs Cooper-Climax 7 Engine 10 Ret Retired 10 USA Dan Gurney Brabham-Climax 6 Gearbox 13 Ret Retired 22 Portugal Mário de Araújo Cabral Cooper-Climax 6 Gearbox 20 Ret Retired 24 UK Ian Burgess Scirocco-BRM 5 Steering 19 Ret Retired 23 USA Tony Settember Scirocco-BRM 5 Accident 22 Ret Retired 5 New Zealand Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 3 Accident 5 Ret Retired 1 UK Graham Hill BRM 2 Gearbox 4 Ret Retired 21 New Zealand Chris Amon Lola-Climax 1 Accident 14 Ret Retired 8 Belgium Willy Mairesse Ferrari 1 Accident 7 Ret Retired 14 UK Innes Ireland Lotus-BRM 1 Accident 11 Ret Retired 15 Italy Lorenzo Bandini BRM 0 Accident 3 DNQ Did not qualify 29 Belgium André Pilette Lotus-Climax DNQ Did not qualify 25 UK Ian Raby Gilby-BRM DNQ Did not qualify 30 UK Tim Parnell Lotus-Climax DNQ Did not qualify 27 West Germany Kurt Kuhnke Lotus-Borgward WD Withdrawn 11 USA Phil Hill ATS Car damaged in transit WD Withdrawn 12 Italy Giancarlo Baghetti ATS Car damaged in transit WD Withdrawn 19 USA Masten Gregory Lotus-BRM Car not readySource:http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1963/619/ 1963 German Grand Prix formula1.com 20 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20131006121602/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1963/619/ 6 October 2013 Notes This was the Formula One World Championship debut for German driver Kurt Kuhnke. This was the 100th race for a Ferrari-powered car. This race marked the 99th and 100th Formula One World Championship podium finish for a British driver. Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings PosDriverPoints 10px 1 UK Jim Clark 42 10px 2 2 UK John Surtees 22 10px 1 3 USA Richie Ginther 18 10px 1 4 UK Graham Hill 13 10px 5 USA Dan Gurney 12Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1963/allemagne/championnat.aspx Germany 1963 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 18 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 10px 1 UK Lotus-Climax 43 10px 3 2 ITA Ferrari 22 10px 1 3 UK BRM 22 10px 1 4 UK Cooper-Climax 17 10px 1 5 UK Brabham-Climax 13Source: Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. References 30em German Grand Prix 1963 1963 British Grand Prix 1963 Italian Grand Prix 1962 German Grand Prix 1964 German Grand Prix German Grand Prix Category:German Grand Prix German Grand Prix Ger