1963 British Grand Prix

  1963 British Grand Prix

Race details
Race 5 of 10 in the 1963 Formula One season
Date	20 July 1963
Official name	XVI RAC British Grand Prix
Location	Silverstone Circuit England
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.711 km (2.927 mi)
Distance	82 laps, 386.261 km (240.011 mi)
Weather	Warm, dry and sunny
Pole position
Driver	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax
Time	1:34.4
Fastest lap
Driver	John Surtees	Ferrari
Time	1:36.0 on lap 3
Podium
First	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax
Second	John Surtees	Ferrari
Third	Graham Hill	BRM

The 1963 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Silverstone on July 20, 1963.

Classification

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

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Jim Clark 36 2 Richie Ginther 14 3 Graham Hill 13 4 John Surtees 13 5 Dan Gurney 12

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Lotus-Climax 37 2 BRM 18 3 Cooper-Climax 16 4 Brabham-Climax 13 5 Ferrari 13

• 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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