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1963 British Grand Prix

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1963 British Grand Prix
Race details
Date 20 July 1963
Official name XVI RAC British Grand Prix
Location Silverstone Circuit
England
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.711 km (2.927 miles)
Distance 82 laps, 386.261 km (240.011 miles)
Weather Warm, dry and sunny
Pole position
Driver Lotus-Climax
Time 1:34.4
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom John Surtees Ferrari
Time 1:36.0 on lap 3
Podium
First Lotus-Climax
Second Ferrari
Third BRM
Lap leaders

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

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Qualifying

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Pos No Driver Constructor Qualifying times Gap
Q1 Q2 Q3
1 4 United Kingdom Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 1:39.6 1:34.4 1:34.6
2 9 United States Dan Gurney Brabham-Climax 1:42.0 1:35.8 1:34.6 +0.2
3 1 United Kingdom Graham Hill BRM 1:36.0 1:35.4 1:34.8 +0.4
4 8 Australia Jack Brabham Brabham-Climax 1:36.0 1:39.0 1:35.0 +0.6
5 10 United Kingdom John Surtees Ferrari 1:37.4 1:35.8 1:35.2 +0.8
6 6 New Zealand Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 1:38.8 1:35.6 1:35.4 +1.0
7 7 South Africa Tony Maggs Cooper-Climax 1:41.2 1:38.0 1:36.0 +1.6
8 3 Italy Lorenzo Bandini BRM No time 1:38.0 1:36.0 +1.6
9 2 United States Richie Ginther BRM 1:39.6 1:36.8 1:36.0 +1.6
10 5 United Kingdom Trevor Taylor Lotus-Climax 1:39.8 1:36.8 1:37.0 +2.4
11 11 United Kingdom Innes Ireland BRP-BRM 1:45.4 1:38.0 1:36.8 +2.4
12 14 Sweden Jo Bonnier Cooper-Climax 1:38.0 1:37.6 1:36.8 +2.4
13 12 United States Jim Hall Lotus-BRM 1:38.0 1:37.0 No time +2.6
14 19 New Zealand Chris Amon Lola-Climax 1:44.6 1:38.4 1:37.2 +2.8
15 25 Switzerland Jo Siffert Lotus-BRM 1:45.2 1:39.4 1:38.4 +4.0
16 22 United Kingdom Bob Anderson Lola-Climax 1:43.2 1:39.0 1:39.4 +4.6
17 20 United Kingdom Mike Hailwood Lotus-Climax 1:42.0 1:41.0 1:39.8 +5.4
18 15 United States Tony Settember Scirocco-BRM No time 1:45.0 1:40.8 +6.4
19 26 United Kingdom Ian Raby Gilby-BRM No time No time 1:42.4 +8.0
20 16 United Kingdom Ian Burgess Scirocco-BRM No time 1:49.4 1:42.6 +8.2
21 23 Netherlands Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 1:45.6 1:44.0 1:43.4 +9.0
22 21 United States Masten Gregory Lotus-BRM No time 1:44.2 1:47.4 +9.8
23 24 United Kingdom John Campbell-Jones Lola-Climax No time No time 1:48.8 +14.4
Source:[1]

Race

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Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 4 United Kingdom Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 82 2:14:09.6 1 9
2 10 United Kingdom John Surtees Ferrari 82 + 25.8 5 6
3 1 United Kingdom Graham Hill BRM 82 + 37.6 3 4
4 2 United States Richie Ginther BRM 81 + 1 lap 9 3
5 3 Italy Lorenzo Bandini BRM 81 + 1 lap 8 2
6 12 United States Jim Hall Lotus-BRM 80 + 2 laps 13 1
7 19 New Zealand Chris Amon Lola-Climax 80 + 2 laps 14
8 20 United Kingdom Mike Hailwood Lotus-Climax 78 + 4 laps 17
9 7 South Africa Tony Maggs Cooper-Climax 78 + 4 laps 7
10 23 Netherlands Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 76 + 6 laps 21
11 21 United States Masten Gregory Lotus-BRM 75 + 7 laps 22
12 22 United Kingdom Bob Anderson Lola-Climax 75 + 7 laps 16
13 24 United Kingdom John Campbell-Jones Lola-Climax 74 + 8 laps 23
Ret 25 Switzerland Jo Siffert Lotus-BRM 66 Gearbox 15
Ret 14 Sweden Jo Bonnier Cooper-Climax 65 Oil Pressure 12
Ret 9 United States Dan Gurney Brabham-Climax 59 Engine 2
Ret 26 United Kingdom Ian Raby Gilby-BRM 59 Gearbox 19
Ret 16 United Kingdom Ian Burgess Scirocco-BRM 36 Ignition 20
Ret 8 Australia Jack Brabham Brabham-Climax 27 Engine 4
Ret 11 United Kingdom Innes Ireland BRP-BRM 26 Ignition 11
Ret 5 United Kingdom Trevor Taylor Lotus-Climax 23 Fuel Pump 10
Ret 15 United States Tony Settember Scirocco-BRM 20 Ignition 18
Ret 6 New Zealand Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 6 Engine 6
DNP 27 Argentina Nasif Estéfano De Tomaso
WD 17 Italy Giancarlo Baghetti ATS Car not ready
WD 18 United States Phil Hill ATS Car not ready
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Notes

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Championship standings after the race

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  • Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

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  1. ^ "1963 British GP Qualification". chicanef1.com. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  2. ^ "1963 British Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Britain 1963 - Championship • STATS F1". statsf1.com. Retrieved 13 March 2019.


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