The 1963 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Zandvoort on 23 June 1963. It was race 3 of 10 in both the 1963 World Championship of Drivers and the 1963 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 80-lap race was won by Lotus driver Jim Clarkby a margin of more than a full lapafter he started from pole position. Dan Gurney finished second for the Brabham team and Ferrari driver John Surtees came in third.
Classification Qualifying PosNoDriverConstructorGapQ1Q2Q31 6 Jim Clark Lotus-ClimaxNo time1:33.0 1:31.6—2 12 Graham Hill BRM1:33.31:32.2 1:32.5 +0.63 20 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax1:34.11:33.3 1:32.3 +0.74 16 Jack Brabham Brabham-Climax1:35.11:33.0 1:32.4 +0.85 2 John Surtees Ferrari1:33.71:33.6 1:33.0 +1.46 14 Richie Ginther BRM1:37.21:34.5 1:33.3 +1.77 30 Innes Ireland BRP-BRM1:33.6†1:39.0 (1:33.4) +1.78 28 Jo Bonnier Cooper-Climax1:35.31:34.7 1:34.1 +2.59 22 Tony Maggs Cooper-Climax1:35.81:35.0 1:34.3 +2.710 8 Trevor Taylor Lotus-ClimaxNo time1:40.4 1:35.2 +3.611 4 Ludovico Scarfiotti Ferrari1:37.3No time 1:35.6 +4.012 10 Chris Amon Lola-Climax1:37.31:38.4 1:35.9 +4.313 24 Phil Hill ATS1:40.11:38.0 1:36.0 +4.414 18 Dan Gurney Brabham-ClimaxNo time1:36.2 No time +4.615 26 Giancarlo Baghetti ATS1:49.71:37.8 1:41.0 +6.216 34 Gerhard Mitter PorscheNo time1:41.4 1:38.8 +7.217 36 Jo Siffert Lotus-BRMNo time1:39.0 1:39.7 +7.418 42 Jim Hall Lotus-BRMNo timeNo time 1:39.0 +7.419 32 Carel Godin de Beaufort PorscheNo time1:40.2 1:39.3 +7.7 Source:
Notes
† – Ireland posted a faster time (1:33.3) in a Lotus-BRM car, but he surrendered the car during the final qualifying session to Jim Hall, whose entry had not been accepted initially by the organizers.
Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 6 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 80 2:08:13.7 1 9 2 18 Dan Gurney Brabham-Climax 79 + 1 lap 14 6 3 2 John Surtees Ferrari 79 + 1 lap 5 4 4 30 Innes Ireland BRP-BRM 79 + 1 lap 7 3 5 14 Richie Ginther BRM 79 + 1 lap 6 2 6 4 Ludovico Scarfiotti Ferrari 78 + 2 laps 11 1 7 36 Jo Siffert Lotus-BRM 77 + 3 laps 17 8 42 Jim Hall Lotus-BRM 77 + 3 laps 18 9 32 Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 75 + 5 laps 19 10 8 Trevor Taylor Lotus-Climax 66 + 14 laps 10 11 28 Jo Bonnier Cooper-Climax 56 + 24 laps 8 12 Graham Hill BRM 69 Overheating 2 16 Jack Brabham Brabham-Climax 68 Accident 4 10 Chris Amon Lola-Climax 29 Water pump 12 26 Giancarlo Baghetti ATS 17 Ignition 15 24 Phil Hill ATS 15 Suspension 13 22 Tony Maggs Cooper-Climax 14 Overheating 9 20 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 7 Gearbox 3 34 Gerhard Mitter Porsche 2 Clutch 16 38 Tony Settember Scirocco-BRM 40 Ian Burgess Scirocco-BRM
Notes
This was the Formula One World Championship debut for Italian driver Ludovico Scarfiotti and German driver Gerhard Mitter. This was the 50th Formula One World Championship race start for a BRM. This was the 10th Formula One World Championship Grand Prix win for a Lotus.
Championship standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings PosDriverPoints 1 1 Jim Clark 18 2 2 Richie Ginther 11 2 3 Bruce McLaren 10 1 4 Dan Gurney 10 2 5 Graham Hill 9Source:
Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 1 Lotus-Climax 19 1 2 BRM 14 3 Cooper-Climax 10 4 Brabham-Climax 10 5 Ferrari 7Source:
Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
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