1963 British Grand Prix
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Formula One motor race held in 1963
| 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 | ||
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Lap leaders | |||
Motor car race
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
[edit ]Qualifying
[edit ]| 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
[edit ]Notes
[edit ]- This was the Formula One World Championship debut for British drivers Mike Hailwood, Bob Anderson and Ian Raby.
Championship standings after the race
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- Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
[edit ]- ^ "1963 British GP Qualification". chicanef1.com. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ "1963 British Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ^ a b "Britain 1963 - Championship • STATS F1". statsf1.com. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
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