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 Qualifying PosNoDriverConstructorGapQ1Q2Q31 4 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax1:39.61:34.4 1:34.6—2 9 Dan Gurney Brabham-Climax1:42.01:35.8 1:34.6 +0.23 1 Graham Hill BRM1:36.01:35.4 1:34.8 +0.44 8 Jack Brabham Brabham-Climax1:36.01:39.0 1:35.0 +0.65 10 John Surtees Ferrari1:37.41:35.8 1:35.2 +0.86 6 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax1:38.81:35.6 1:35.4 +1.07 7 Tony Maggs Cooper-Climax1:41.21:38.0 1:36.0 +1.68 3 Lorenzo Bandini BRMNo time1:38.0 1:36.0 +1.69 2 Richie Ginther BRM1:39.61:36.8 1:36.0 +1.610 5 Trevor Taylor Lotus-Climax1:39.81:36.8 1:37.0 +2.411 11 Innes Ireland BRP-BRM1:45.41:38.0 1:36.8 +2.412 14 Jo Bonnier Cooper-Climax1:38.01:37.6 1:36.8 +2.413 12 Jim Hall Lotus-BRM1:38.01:37.0 No time +2.614 19 Chris Amon Lola-Climax1:44.61:38.4 1:37.2 +2.815 25 Jo Siffert Lotus-BRM1:45.21:39.4 1:38.4 +4.016 22 Bob Anderson Lola-Climax1:43.21:39.0 1:39.4 +4.617 20 Mike Hailwood Lotus-Climax1:42.01:41.0 1:39.8 +5.418 15 Tony Settember Scirocco-BRMNo time1:45.0 1:40.8 +6.419 26 Ian Raby Gilby-BRMNo timeNo time 1:42.4 +8.020 16 Ian Burgess Scirocco-BRMNo time1:49.4 1:42.6 +8.221 23 Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche1:45.61:44.0 1:43.4 +9.022 21 Masten Gregory Lotus-BRMNo time1:44.2 1:47.4 +9.823 24 John Campbell-Jones Lola-ClimaxNo timeNo time 1:48.8 +14.4 Source:
Race 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 25 Jo Siffert Lotus-BRM 66 Gearbox 15 14 Jo Bonnier Cooper-Climax 65 Oil Pressure 12 9 Dan Gurney Brabham-Climax 59 Engine 2 26 Ian Raby Gilby-BRM 59 Gearbox 19 16 Ian Burgess Scirocco-BRM 36 Ignition 20 8 Jack Brabham Brabham-Climax 27 Engine 4 11 Innes Ireland BRP-BRM 26 Ignition 11 5 Trevor Taylor Lotus-Climax 23 Fuel Pump 10 15 Tony Settember Scirocco-BRM 20 Ignition 18 6 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 6 Engine 6 27 Nasif Estéfano De Tomaso 17 Giancarlo Baghetti ATS Car not ready 18 Phil Hill ATS Car not ready
Notes
This was the Formula One World Championship debut for British drivers Mike Hailwood, Bob Anderson and Ian Raby.
Championship standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings PosDriverPoints 1 Jim Clark 36 1 2 Richie Ginther 14 2 3 Graham Hill 13 3 4 John Surtees 13 3 5 Dan Gurney 12Source:
Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Lotus-Climax 37 1 2 BRM 18 1 3 Cooper-Climax 16 4 Brabham-Climax 13 5 Ferrari 13Source:
Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
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