1963 Belgian Grand Prix

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox Grand Prix race report The 1963 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race, held at Spa-Francorchamps on 9 June 1963. It was race 2 of 10 in both the 1963 World Championship of Drivers and the 1963 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. Jim Clark won the race in extremely wet and rainy conditions. After starting eighth on the grid, Clark passed all the cars in front of him, including early leader Graham Hill. At the end of the race, Clark had not only lapped the entire field except for Bruce McLaren, but the margin to the second-placed Cooper driver was almost five minutes. The Scot's performance was made even more impressive by the fact that gearbox issues meant that he had to hold his gear lever in place, thus driving one-handed, whenever fifth gear was selected on this high-speed circuit. Given the rainy conditions, Clark eventually chose not to engage fifth gear at all, leaving him with only four gears.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> This would be the first of seven victories for Clark and Team Lotus that year.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Template:Nowrap		Gap
				Q1	Q2
1	7	Template:Flagicon Graham Hill	BRM	4:01.6	3:54.1	—
2	18	Template:Flagicon Dan Gurney	Brabham-Climax	4:28.8	3:55.0	+0.9
3	10	Template:Flagicon Willy Mairesse	Ferrari	3:56.2	3:55.3	+1.2
4	15	Template:Flagicon Tony Maggs	Cooper-Climax	3:57.1	3:56.0	+1.9
5	14	Template:Flagicon Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	3:58.3	3:56.2	+2.1
6	17	Template:Flagicon Jack Brabham	Brabham-Climax	3:56.6	4:00.7	+2.5
7	4	Template:Flagicon Innes Ireland	BRP-BRM	4:05.3	3:56.9	+2.8
8	1	Template:Flagicon Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	4:06.7	3:57.1	+3.0
9	8	Template:Flagicon Richie Ginther	BRM	4:04.5	3:57.6	+3.5
10	9	Template:Flagicon John Surtees	Ferrari	3:57.9	3:57.9	+3.8
11	2	Template:Flagicon Trevor Taylor	Lotus-Climax	4:02.7	3:58.1	+4.0
12	5	Template:Flagicon Jim Hall	Lotus-BRM	4:05.4	4:00.1	+6.0
13	12	Template:Flagicon Jo Bonnier	Cooper-Climax	4:01.4	4:00.1	+6.0
14	28	Template:Flagicon Jo Siffert	Lotus-BRM	4:03.9	4:02.3	+8.2
15	21	Template:Flagicon Chris Amon	Lola-Climax	4:17.2	4:04.9	+10.8
16	22	Template:Flagicon Lucien Bianchi	Lola-Climax	4:08.5	4:06.5	+12.4
17	26	Template:Flagicon Phil Hill	ATS	4:26.1	4:06.7	+12.6
18	29	Template:Flagicon Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche	4:14.6	6:55.2	+20.5
19	24	Template:Flagicon Tony Settember	Scirocco-BRM	4:31.7	4:25.2	+31.1
20	27	Template:Flagicon Giancarlo Baghetti	ATS	8:34.8	4:33.6	+39.5
Source:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Template:Flagicon Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	32	2:27:47.6	8	9
2	14	Template:Flagicon Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	32	+ 4:54.0	5	6
3	18	Template:Flagicon Dan Gurney	Brabham-Climax	31	+ 1 lap	2	4
4	8	Template:Flagicon Richie Ginther	BRM	31	+ 1 lap	9	3
5	12	Template:Flagicon Jo Bonnier	Cooper-Climax	30	+ 2 laps	13	2
6	29	Template:Flagicon Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche	30	+ 2 laps	18	1
7	15	Template:Flagicon Tony Maggs	Cooper-Climax	27	Accident	4
8	24	Template:Flagicon Tony Settember	Scirocco-BRM	25	Accident	19
Ret	9	Template:Flagicon John Surtees	Ferrari	19	Injection	10
Ret	7	Template:Flagicon Graham Hill	BRM	17	Gearbox	1
Ret	22	Template:Flagicon Lucien Bianchi	Lola-Climax	17	Accident	16
Ret	5	Template:Flagicon Jim Hall	Lotus-BRM	16	Accident	12
Ret	28	Template:Flagicon Jo Siffert	Lotus-BRM	16	Accident	14
Ret	26	Template:Flagicon Phil Hill	ATS	13	Gearbox	17
Ret	17	Template:Flagicon Jack Brabham	Brabham-Climax	12	Injection	6
Ret	21	Template:Flagicon Chris Amon	Lola-Climax	10	Oil Leak	15
Ret	4	Template:Flagicon Innes Ireland	BRP-BRM	9	Gearbox	7
Ret	10	Template:Flagicon Willy Mairesse	Ferrari	7	Injection	3
Ret	27	Template:Flagicon Giancarlo Baghetti	ATS	7	Gearbox	20
Ret	2	Template:Flagicon Trevor Taylor	Lotus-Climax	5	Physical	11
WD	3	Template:Flagicon Peter Arundell	Lotus-Climax		No car
WD	11	Template:Flagicon Ludovico Scarfiotti	Ferrari		No car
WD	19	Template:Flagicon Lorenzo Bandini	BRM		Car retained by BRM
WD	25	Template:Flagicon Ian Burgess	Scirocco-BRM		Car not ready
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Notes

• This was the Formula One World Championship debut for British constructors Scirocco and BRP and for Italian constructor ATS.
• It was also the first podium finish for the Brabham team.
• This marked the 50th race for a Coventry Climax-powered car.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
2	1	Template:Flagicon Bruce McLaren	10
6	2	Template:Flagicon Jim Clark	9
2	3	Template:Flagicon Graham Hill	9
2	4	Template:Flagicon Richie Ginther	9
5	5	Template:Flagicon Dan Gurney	4
Source: <ref name="champ">Template:Cite web</ref>

Constructors' Championship standings

	Pos	Constructor	Points
	1	Template:Flagicon BRM	12
2	2	Template:Flagicon Lotus-Climax	10
1	3	Template:Flagicon Cooper-Climax	10
1	4	Template:Flagicon Brabham-Climax	4
2	5	Template:Flagicon Ferrari	3
Source: <ref name="champ"/>

• Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

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