1963 British Grand Prix

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

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Template:Nowrap			Gap
				Q1	Q2	Q3
1	4	Template:Flagicon Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	1:39.6	1:34.4	1:34.6	—
2	9	Template:Flagicon Dan Gurney	Brabham-Climax	1:42.0	1:35.8	1:34.6	+0.2
3	1	Template:Flagicon Graham Hill	BRM	1:36.0	1:35.4	1:34.8	+0.4
4	8	Template:Flagicon Jack Brabham	Brabham-Climax	1:36.0	1:39.0	1:35.0	+0.6
5	10	Template:Flagicon John Surtees	Ferrari	1:37.4	1:35.8	1:35.2	+0.8
6	6	Template:Flagicon Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	1:38.8	1:35.6	1:35.4	+1.0
7	7	Template:Flagicon Tony Maggs	Cooper-Climax	1:41.2	1:38.0	1:36.0	+1.6
8	3	Template:Flagicon Lorenzo Bandini	BRM	No time	1:38.0	1:36.0	+1.6
9	2	Template:Flagicon Richie Ginther	BRM	1:39.6	1:36.8	1:36.0	+1.6
10	5	Template:Flagicon Trevor Taylor	Lotus-Climax	1:39.8	1:36.8	1:37.0	+2.4
11	11	Template:Flagicon Innes Ireland	BRP-BRM	1:45.4	1:38.0	1:36.8	+2.4
12	14	Template:Flagicon Jo Bonnier	Cooper-Climax	1:38.0	1:37.6	1:36.8	+2.4
13	12	Template:Flagicon Jim Hall	Lotus-BRM	1:38.0	1:37.0	No time	+2.6
14	19	Template:Flagicon Chris Amon	Lola-Climax	1:44.6	1:38.4	1:37.2	+2.8
15	25	Template:Flagicon Jo Siffert	Lotus-BRM	1:45.2	1:39.4	1:38.4	+4.0
16	22	Template:Flagicon Bob Anderson	Lola-Climax	1:43.2	1:39.0	1:39.4	+4.6
17	20	Template:Flagicon Mike Hailwood	Lotus-Climax	1:42.0	1:41.0	1:39.8	+5.4
18	15	Template:Flagicon Tony Settember	Scirocco-BRM	No time	1:45.0	1:40.8	+6.4
19	26	Template:Flagicon Ian Raby	Gilby-BRM	No time	No time	1:42.4	+8.0
20	16	Template:Flagicon Ian Burgess	Scirocco-BRM	No time	1:49.4	1:42.6	+8.2
21	23	Template:Flagicon Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche	1:45.6	1:44.0	1:43.4	+9.0
22	21	Template:Flagicon Masten Gregory	Lotus-BRM	No time	1:44.2	1:47.4	+9.8
23	24	Template:Flagicon John Campbell-Jones	Lola-Climax	No time	No time	1:48.8	+14.4
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Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	4	Template:Flagicon Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	82	2:14:09.6	1	9
2	10	Template:Flagicon John Surtees	Ferrari	82	+ 25.8	5	6
3	1	Template:Flagicon Graham Hill	BRM	82	+ 37.6	3	4
4	2	Template:Flagicon Richie Ginther	BRM	81	+ 1 lap	9	3
5	3	Template:Flagicon Lorenzo Bandini	BRM	81	+ 1 lap	8	2
6	12	Template:Flagicon Jim Hall	Lotus-BRM	80	+ 2 laps	13	1
7	19	Template:Flagicon Chris Amon	Lola-Climax	80	+ 2 laps	14
8	20	Template:Flagicon Mike Hailwood	Lotus-Climax	78	+ 4 laps	17
9	7	Template:Flagicon Tony Maggs	Cooper-Climax	78	+ 4 laps	7
10	23	Template:Flagicon Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche	76	+ 6 laps	21
11	21	Template:Flagicon Masten Gregory	Lotus-BRM	75	+ 7 laps	22
12	22	Template:Flagicon Bob Anderson	Lola-Climax	75	+ 7 laps	16
13	24	Template:Flagicon John Campbell-Jones	Lola-Climax	74	+ 8 laps	23
Ret	25	Template:Flagicon Jo Siffert	Lotus-BRM	66	Gearbox	15
Ret	14	Template:Flagicon Jo Bonnier	Cooper-Climax	65	Oil Pressure	12
Ret	9	Template:Flagicon Dan Gurney	Brabham-Climax	59	Engine	2
Ret	26	Template:Flagicon Ian Raby	Gilby-BRM	59	Gearbox	19
Ret	16	Template:Flagicon Ian Burgess	Scirocco-BRM	36	Ignition	20
Ret	8	Template:Flagicon Jack Brabham	Brabham-Climax	27	Engine	4
Ret	11	Template:Flagicon Innes Ireland	BRP-BRM	26	Ignition	11
Ret	5	Template:Flagicon Trevor Taylor	Lotus-Climax	23	Fuel Pump	10
Ret	15	Template:Flagicon Tony Settember	Scirocco-BRM	20	Ignition	18
Ret	6	Template:Flagicon Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	6	Engine	6
DNP	27	Template:Flagicon Nasif Estéfano	De Tomaso
WD	17	Template:Flagicon Giancarlo Baghetti	ATS		Car not ready
WD	18	Template:Flagicon Phil Hill	ATS		Car not ready
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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

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1	Template:Flagicon Jim Clark	36
1	2	Template:Flagicon Richie Ginther	14
2	3	Template:Flagicon Graham Hill	13
3	4	Template:Flagicon John Surtees	13
3	5	Template:Flagicon Dan Gurney	12
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Constructors' Championship standings

	Pos	Constructor	Points
	1	Template:Flagicon Lotus-Climax	37
1	2	Template:Flagicon BRM	18
1	3	Template:Flagicon Cooper-Climax	16
	4	Template:Flagicon Brabham-Climax	13
	5	Template:Flagicon Ferrari	13
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• Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

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