| Race details | ||
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| Race 2 of 10 in the 1963 Formula One season | ||
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| Date | June 9, 1963 | |
| Official name | XXIII Grote Prijs van Belgie | |
| Location | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Spa, Belgium | |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 14.100 km (8.761 mi) | |
| Distance | 32 laps, 451.200 km (280.363 mi) | |
| Weather | Wet and overcast | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  Graham Hill
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BRM |
| Time | 3:54.1 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver | Jim Clark
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Lotus-Climax |
| Time | 3:58.1 on lap 16 | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Jim Clark
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Lotus-Climax |
| Second |  Bruce McLaren
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Cooper-Climax |
| Third |  Dan Gurney
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Brabham-Climax |
The 1963 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race, held at Spa-Francorchamps on June 9, 1963. Jim Clark won the race in extremely wet and rainy conditions. After starting eighth on the grid Clark passed all of the cars in front of him, including early leader Graham Hill. About 17 laps into the race, with the rain coming down harder than ever, Clark had not only lapped the entire field except for Bruce McLaren, but he was almost five minutes ahead of McLaren and his Cooper. This would be the first of 7 victories for Clark and Team Lotus that year.
Classification[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Jim Clark
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Lotus-Climax | 32 | 2:27:47.6 | 8 | 9 |
| 2 | 14 | Bruce McLaren
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Cooper-Climax | 32 | + 4:54.0 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | 18 | Dan Gurney
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Brabham-Climax | 31 | + 1 lap | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 8 | Richie Ginther
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BRM | 31 | + 1 lap | 9 | 3 |
| 5 | 12 |  Jo Bonnier
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Cooper-Climax | 30 | + 2 laps | 13 | 2 |
| 6 | 29 |  Carel Godin de Beaufort
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Porsche | 30 | + 2 laps | 18 | 1 |
| 7 | 15 |  Tony Maggs
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Cooper-Climax | 27 | Accident | 4 | |
| 8 | 24 | Tony Settember
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Scirocco-BRM | 25 | Accident | 19 | |
| Ret | 9 | John Surtees
|
Ferrari | 19 | Injection | 10 | |
| Ret | 7 | Graham Hill
|
BRM | 17 | Gearbox | 1 | |
| Ret | 22 |  Lucien Bianchi
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Lola-Climax | 17 | Accident | 16 | |
| Ret | 5 | Jim Hall
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Lotus-BRM | 16 | Accident | 12 | |
| Ret | 28 |  Jo Siffert
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Lotus-BRM | 16 | Accident | 14 | |
| Ret | 26 | Phil Hill
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ATS | 13 | Gearbox | 17 | |
| Ret | 17 |  Jack Brabham
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Brabham-Climax | 12 | Injection | 6 | |
| Ret | 21 | Chris Amon
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Lola-Climax | 10 | Oil Leak | 15 | |
| Ret | 4 | Innes Ireland
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BRP-BRM | 9 | Gearbox | 7 | |
| Ret | 10 | Willy Mairesse
|
Ferrari | 7 | Injection | 3 | |
| Ret | 27 |  Giancarlo Baghetti
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ATS | 7 | Gearbox | 20 | |
| Ret | 2 | Trevor Taylor
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Lotus-Climax | 5 | Physical | 11 | |
| WD | 3 | Peter Arundell
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Lotus-Climax | No car | |||
| WD | 11 | Ludovico Scarfiotti
|
Ferrari | No car | |||
| WD | 19 | Lorenzo Bandini
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BRM | Car retained by BRM | |||
| WD | 25 | Ian Burgess
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Scirocco-BRM | Car not ready |
Notes[]
- Pole position: Graham Hill - 3:54.1
- Fastest Lap: Jim Clark - 3:58.1
- First podium: Brabham
- Chris Amon was 19 years old when he started in this race.
Championship standings after the race[]
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- Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References[]
- "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974.
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