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1963 British Grand Prix
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Formula One motor race held in 1963
October 2023
June 2013
F1 United Kingdom British Silverstone Circuit 1952 to 1974.png 20 July 1963 XVI RAC British Grand Prix Silverstone CircuitEngland Permanent racing facility 2.927 4.711 82 240.011 386.261 Warm, dry and sunny Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 1:34.4 UK John Surtees Ferrari 1:36.0 3 UK Jim Clark Lotus-Climax UK John Surtees Ferrari UK Graham Hill BRM UK GBR
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 Scotsman Jim Clark for the second year in succession driving a Lotus 25.
Classification
Qualifying
PosNoDriverConstructorQualifying timesGapQ1Q2Q31 4 UK Jim Clark Lotus-Climax1:39.61:34.4 1:34.6—2 9 USA Dan Gurney Brabham-Climax1:42.01:35.8 1:34.6 +0.23 1 UK Graham Hill BRM1:36.01:35.4 1:34.8 +0.44 8 Australia Jack Brabham Brabham-Climax1:36.01:39.0 1:35.0 +0.65 10 UK John Surtees Ferrari1:37.41:35.8 1:35.2 +0.86 6 New Zealand Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax1:38.81:35.6 1:35.4 +1.07 7 South Africa 1928 Tony Maggs Cooper-Climax1:41.21:38.0 1:36.0 +1.68 3 Italy Lorenzo Bandini BRMNo time1:38.0 1:36.0 +1.69 2 USA Richie Ginther BRM1:39.61:36.8 1:36.0 +1.610 5 UK Trevor Taylor Lotus-Climax1:39.81:36.8 1:37.0 +2.411 11 UK Innes Ireland BRP-BRM1:45.41:38.0 1:36.8 +2.412 14 Sweden Jo Bonnier Cooper-Climax1:38.01:37.6 1:36.8 +2.413 12 USA Jim Hall Lotus-BRM1:38.01:37.0 No time +2.614 19 New Zealand Chris Amon Lola-Climax1:44.61:38.4 1:37.2 +2.815 25 Switzerland Jo Siffert Lotus-BRM1:45.21:39.4 1:38.4 +4.016 22 UK Bob Anderson Lola-Climax1:43.21:39.0 1:39.4 +4.617 20 UK Mike Hailwood Lotus-Climax1:42.01:41.0 1:39.8 +5.418 15 USA Tony Settember Scirocco-BRMNo time1:45.0 1:40.8 +6.419 26 UK Ian Raby Gilby-BRMNo timeNo time 1:42.4 +8.020 16 UK Ian Burgess Scirocco-BRMNo time1:49.4 1:42.6 +8.221 23 Netherlands Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche1:45.61:44.0 1:43.4 +9.022 21 USA Masten Gregory Lotus-BRMNo time1:44.2 1:47.4 +9.823 24 UK John Campbell-Jones Lola-ClimaxNo timeNo time 1:48.8 +14.4 Source:http://www.chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1963&gp=British%20GP&r=1&type=qual 1963 British GP Qualification chicanef1.com 12 August 2020
Race
Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 4 UK Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 82 2:14:09.6 1 9 2 10 UK John Surtees Ferrari 82 + 25.8 5 6 3 1 UK Graham Hill BRM 82 + 37.6 3 4 4 2 USA Richie Ginther BRM 81 + 1 lap 9 3 5 3 Italy Lorenzo Bandini BRM 81 + 1 lap 8 2 6 12 USA Jim Hall Lotus-BRM 80 + 2 laps 13 1 7 19 New Zealand Chris Amon Lola-Climax 80 + 2 laps 14 8 20 UK Mike Hailwood Lotus-Climax 78 + 4 laps 17 9 7 South Africa 1928 Tony Maggs Cooper-Climax 78 + 4 laps 7 10 23 Netherlands Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 76 + 6 laps 21 11 21 USA Masten Gregory Lotus-BRM 75 + 7 laps 22 12 22 UK Bob Anderson Lola-Climax 75 + 7 laps 16 13 24 UK John Campbell-Jones Lola-Climax 74 + 8 laps 23 Ret Retired 25 Switzerland Jo Siffert Lotus-BRM 66 Gearbox 15 Ret Retired 14 Sweden Jo Bonnier Cooper-Climax 65 Oil Pressure 12 Ret Retired 9 USA Dan Gurney Brabham-Climax 59 Engine 2 Ret Retired 26 UK Ian Raby Gilby-BRM 59 Gearbox 19 Ret Retired 16 UK Ian Burgess Scirocco-BRM 36 Ignition 20 Ret Retired 8 Australia Jack Brabham Brabham-Climax 27 Engine 4 Ret Retired 11 UK Innes Ireland BRP-BRM 26 Ignition 11 Ret Retired 5 UK Trevor Taylor Lotus-Climax 23 Fuel Pump 10 Ret Retired 15 USA Tony Settember Scirocco-BRM 20 Ignition 18 Ret Retired 6 New Zealand Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 6 Engine 6 DNP Did not practice 27 Argentina Nasif Estéfano De Tomaso WD Withdrawn 17 Italy Giancarlo Baghetti ATS Car not ready WD Withdrawn 18 USA Phil Hill ATS Car not readySource:http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1963/617/ 1963 British Grand Prix formula1.com 20 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20131005011321/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1963/617/ 5 October 2013
Notes
This was the Formula One World Championship debut for British drivers Mike Hailwood, Bob Anderson and Ian Raby.
Championship standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings
PosDriverPoints 10px 1 UK Jim Clark 36 10px 1 2 USA Richie Ginther 14 10px 2 3 UK Graham Hill 13 10px 3 4 UK John Surtees 13 10px 3 5 USA Dan Gurney 12Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1963/grande-bretagne/championnat.aspx Britain 1963 - Championship • STATS F1 statsf1.com 13 March 2019
Constructors' Championship standings
Pos Constructor Points 10px 1 UK Lotus-Climax 37 10px 1 2 UK BRM 18 10px 1 3 UK Cooper-Climax 16 10px 4 UK Brabham-Climax 13 10px 5 ITA Ferrari 13Source:
Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
British Grand Prix 1963 1963 French Grand Prix 1963 German Grand Prix 1962 British Grand Prix 1964 British Grand Prix
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