The 1963 Mexican Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Ciudad Deportiva Magdalena Mixhuca in Mexico City on 27 October 1963. It was race 9 of 10 in both the 1963 World Championship of Drivers and the 1963 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.
Jim Clark dominated the race from pole position, a time that was 1.7 seconds faster than anybody else. Mexico was considered one of his most successful venues. His fastest lap of the race eclipsed his pole time by 0.7 seconds, and he lapped the entire field except for second and third behind him.Kettlewell, Mike. "Grand Prix Racing South of the Border", in Ward, Ian, executive editor. World of Automobiles (London: Orbis, 1974) Volume 12, p.1331. He eventually scored a total of five pole positions, four fastest laps and three victories at the venue in his Formula One career. This was also his sixth win, his sixth fastest lap, and his sixth pole position of the nine races completed in 1963.
This was also the only World Championship Grand Prix where a car raced with the number 13 until Pastor Maldonado selected the number as his permanent race number in 2014.
Classification Qualifying PosNoDriverConstructorGapQ1Q21 8 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 1:58.82:07.3—2 23 John Surtees Ferrari 2:00.52:05.4 +1.73 1 Graham Hill BRM 2:00.62:05.7 +1.84 6 Dan Gurney Brabham-Climax 2:01.62:07.6 +2.85 2 Richie Ginther BRM 2:01.82:14.4 +3.06 3 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 2:02.32:08.7 +3.57 24 Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari 2:02.42:11.3 +3.68 11 Jo Bonnier Cooper-Climax 2:02.62:10.5 +3.89 14 Jo Siffert Lotus-BRM 2:03.32:29.4 +4.510 5 Jack Brabham Brabham-Climax 2:04.32:03.6 +4.811 13 Moisés Solana BRM 2:04.12:20.6 +5.312 9 Trevor Taylor Lotus-Climax 2:04.92:17.0 +6.113 4 Tony Maggs Cooper-Climax 2:05.22:09.3 +6.414 17 Masten Gregory Lola-Climax 2:05.52:11.7 +6.715 16 Jim Hall Lotus-BRM 2:06.12:18.4 +7.316 22 Hap Sharp Lotus-BRM 2:07.72:23.2 +8.917 25 Phil Hill ATS No time2:13.6 +14.818 12 Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 2:14.12:23.6 +15.319 18 Chris Amon Lotus-BRM 2:14.72:24.0 +15.920 10 Pedro Rodríguez Lotus-Climax 2:15.3No time +16.521 26 Giancarlo Baghetti ATS 2:22.33:00.5 +23.522 20 Frank Dochnal Cooper-Climax No timeNo time Source:
Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 8 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 65 2:09:52.1 1 9 2 5 Jack Brabham Brabham-Climax 65 + 1:41.1 10 6 3 2 Richie Ginther BRM 65 + 1:54.7 5 4 4 1 Graham Hill BRM 64 + 1 lap 3 3 5 11 Jo Bonnier Cooper-Climax 62 + 3 laps 8 2 6 6 Dan Gurney Brabham-Climax 62 + 3 laps 4 1 7 22 Hap Sharp Lotus-BRM 61 + 4 laps 16 8 16 Jim Hall Lotus-BRM 61 + 4 laps 15 9 14 Jo Siffert Lotus-BRM 59 + 6 laps 9 10 12 Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 58 + 7 laps 18 11 13 Moisés Solana BRM 57 Engine 11 25 Phil Hill ATS 46 Suspension 17 24 Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari 36 Ignition 7 3 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 30 Engine 6 10 Pedro Rodríguez Lotus-Climax 26 Suspension 20 17 Masten Gregory Lola-Climax 23 Suspension 14 23 John Surtees Ferrari 19 Push start 2 9 Trevor Taylor Lotus-Climax 19 Engine 12 26 Giancarlo Baghetti ATS 12 Engine 21 18 Chris Amon Lotus-BRM 9 Gearbox 19 4 Tony Maggs Cooper-Climax 7 Engine 13 20 Frank Dochnal Cooper-Climax Practice accident 7 Walt Hansgen Lotus 15 Innes Ireland Lotus-BRM Driver injured 19 Thomas Monarch Lotus-Climax
Surtees was disqualified for a push-start.
Notes
This was the Formula One World Championship debut for Mexican driver Moisés Solana and for American driver Frank Dochnal.
Championship standings after the race Bold text indicates the World Champions.
Drivers' Championship standings PosDriverPoints 1 Jim Clark 54 (64) 2 Richie Ginther 29 (34) 3 Graham Hill 25 4 John Surtees 22 5 Bruce McLaren 14Source:
Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Lotus-Climax 54 (65) 2 BRM 36 (41) 3 Ferrari 24 1 4 Brabham-Climax 24 1 5 Cooper-Climax 23Source:
Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only the best 6 results counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.
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