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Jim Clark won the first of his two Formula One World Championships, driving a Lotus-Climax.

The 1963 Formula One season was the 17th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 14th World Championship of Drivers, the 6th International Cup for F1 Manufacturers, and numerous non-championship Formula One races. The World Championship was contested over ten races between 26 May and 28 December 1963.

Jim Clark driving for Lotus won his first Drivers' Championship with three races to go.[1] He won seven races in the championship, a number that would not be beaten until 1988, when Ayrton Senna won eight, and a win percentage that nearly beat Alberto Ascari's record from 1952. Lotus also won the Manufacturers' Championship for the first time.[2]

Every pole position and race in the 1963 championship were won by British drivers, the first time that this was achieved by any single nation. (Italy is sometimes considered to have achieved this feat in 1952, but this only goes if the Indianapolis 500 is excluded from the statistic.)

Teams and drivers

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The following teams and drivers competed in the 1963 FIA World Championship. All teams competed with tyres supplied by Dunlop.

Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine Driver Rounds
United Kingdom Brabham Racing Organisation Lotus-Climax 25 Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 Australia Jack Brabham 1
Brabham-Climax BT7
BT3
2–10
United States Dan Gurney All
United Kingdom Owen Racing Organisation BRM P57
P61
BRM P56 1.5 V8 United States Richie Ginther All
United Kingdom Graham Hill All
United Kingdom Cooper Car Company Cooper-Climax T66 Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 New Zealand Bruce McLaren All
South Africa Tony Maggs All
United Kingdom Team Lotus Lotus-Climax 25 Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 United Kingdom Jim Clark All
United Kingdom Trevor Taylor 1–6, 8–10
United Kingdom Peter Arundell 4
United Kingdom Mike Spence 7
Mexico Pedro Rodríguez 8–9
United Kingdom R.R.C. Walker Racing Team Cooper-Climax T60
T66
Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 Sweden Jo Bonnier All
United Kingdom British Racing Partnership Lotus-BRM 24 BRM P56 1.5 V8 United States Jim Hall 1–9
United Kingdom Innes Ireland 1, 6
BRP-BRM Mk 1 2–5, 7
United Kingdom Reg Parnell Racing Lola-Climax Mk4A Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 New Zealand Chris Amon 1–7
France Maurice Trintignant 1
Belgium Lucien Bianchi 2
United Kingdom Mike Hailwood 7
United States Masten Gregory 8–9
Lotus-Climax 24 Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 France Maurice Trintignant 4
United Kingdom Mike Hailwood 5
Lotus-BRM BRM P56 1.5 V8 United States Masten Gregory 5
United States Rodger Ward 8
United States Hap Sharp 8–9
New Zealand Chris Amon 9
Italy Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 156 Ferrari 178 1.5 V6 Belgium Willy Mairesse 1–2, 6
United Kingdom John Surtees All
Italy Ludovico Scarfiotti 3–4
Italy Lorenzo Bandini 7–10
France Bernard Collomb Lotus-Climax 24 Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 France Bernard Collomb 1, 6
Switzerland Siffert Racing Team Lotus-BRM 24 BRM P56 1.5 V8 Switzerland Jo Siffert 1–9
United Kingdom Scirocco Powell Racing Cars Scirocco-BRM SP BRM P56 1.5 V8 United States Tony Settember 2, 4–7
United Kingdom Ian Burgess 5–6
Italy Automobili Turismo e Sport ATS 100 ATS 100 1.5 V8 United States Phil Hill 2–3, 7–9
Italy Giancarlo Baghetti 2–3, 7–9
Netherlands Ecurie Maarsbergen Porsche 718 Porsche 547/3 1.5 F4 Netherlands Carel Godin de Beaufort 2–3, 5–10
West Germany Gerhard Mitter 3, 6
Switzerland Ecurie Filipinetti Lotus-BRM 24 BRM P56 1.5 V8 United States Phil Hill 4
Italy Scuderia Centro Sud BRM P57 BRM P56 1.5 V8 Italy Lorenzo Bandini 4–6
France Maurice Trintignant 7
Mexico Moisés Solana 9
Cooper-Climax T60 Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 Portugal Mário de Araújo Cabral 6–7
Cooper-Maserati T53 Maserati 6-1500 1.5 L4 Italy Ernesto Brambilla 7
United Kingdom Tim Parnell Lotus-BRM 24 BRM P56 1.5 V8 United States Masten Gregory 4, 7
Lola-Climax Mk4 Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 United Kingdom John Campbell-Jones 5
Lotus-Climax 18/21 Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 Belgium André Pilette 6
United Kingdom Tim Parnell 6
United Kingdom DW Racing Enterprises Lola-Climax Mk4 Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 United Kingdom Bob Anderson 5, 7
United Kingdom Ian Raby Racing Gilby-BRM 62 BRM P56 1.5 V8 United Kingdom Ian Raby 5–7
West Germany Kurt Kuhnke Lotus-Borgward 18 Borgward 1500 RS 1.5 L4 West Germany Kurt Kuhnke 6
Italy Scuderia Settecolli De Tomaso-Ferrari F1 Ferrari 178 1.5 V6 Italy Roberto Lippi 7
Belgium André Pilette Lotus-Climax 18/21 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 Belgium André Pilette 7
Canada Canadian Stebro Racing Stebro-Ford Mk IV Ford 109E 1.5 L4 Canada Peter Broeker 8
United States Frank Dochnal Cooper-Climax T51 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 United States Frank Dochnal 9
South Africa Lawson Organisation Lotus-Climax 21 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 South Africa Ernie Pieterse 10
South Africa Selby Auto Spares Lotus-BRM 24 BRM P56 1.5 V8 South Africa Paddy Driver 10
South Africa Otelle Nucci LDS-Alfa Romeo Mk 1 Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.5 L4 South Africa Doug Serrurier 10
Alfa Special-Alfa Romeo Special South Africa Peter de Klerk 10
Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland John Love Cooper-Climax T55 Climax FPF 1.5 L4 Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland John Love 10
Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Sam Tingle LDS-Alfa Romeo Mk 1 Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.5 L4 Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Sam Tingle 10
South Africa Ted Lanfear Lotus-Ford 22 Ford 109E 1.5 L4 South Africa Brausch Niemann 10
United Kingdom David Prophet Brabham-Ford BT6 Ford 109E 1.5 L4 United Kingdom David Prophet 10
South Africa Scuderia Lupini Cooper-Maserati T51 Maserati 6-1500 1.5 L4 South Africa Trevor Blokdyk 10

Team and driver changes

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Mid-season changes

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Calendar

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Round Grand Prix Circuit Date
1 Monaco Grand Prix Monaco Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo 26 May
2 Belgian Grand Prix Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot 9 June
3 Dutch Grand Prix Netherlands Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort 23 June
4 French Grand Prix France Reims-Gueux, Gueux 30 June
5 British Grand Prix United Kingdom Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone 20 July
6 German Grand Prix West Germany Nürburgring, Nürburg 4 August
7 Italian Grand Prix Italy Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza 8 September
8 United States Grand Prix United States Watkins Glen International, New York 6 October
9 Mexican Grand Prix Mexico Magdalena Mixhuca, Mexico City 27 October
10 South African Grand Prix South Africa Prince George Circuit, East London 28 December

Calendar changes

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Championship report

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Rounds 1 to 3

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The Monaco Grand Prix received the honorary title of European Grand Prix and, more importantly, functioned as the 1963 season opener. With little driver changes in the front-running teams and constructors withholding to introduce new designs to the narrow streets of Monte Carlo, the battle between the 1962 championship protagonists was expected to restart. Only five drivers were guaranteed a starting place: the previous World Champions or winners of the Monaco Grand Prix. The rest had to fight in qualifying over the remaining eleven spaces. 1962's runner-up Jim Clark managed this with ease in his Lotus-Climax. He posted the fastest practice time and started the race on pole position. Reigning champion Graham Hill started second in his BRM, while John Surtees (Ferrari) and Richie Ginther (BRM). Hill and Ginther took the lead at the start, but the first nine cars kept going nose-to-tail. Clark managed to get past Hill on lap 7, but then went wide at the Station hairpin and going down to third once again. He tried again and the lead changes hands multiple times, before Clark went ahead definitively and increased his lead to 17 seconds at three-quarters race-distance. Then suddenly, his gearbox jammed and his wheels locked. Hill was gifted the win, ahead of teammate Ginther and Bruce McLaren in the Cooper.[3]

The Belgian Grand Prix was run at Spa-Francorchamps, one of the fastest circuits of the year, with the 1.5 litre cars running full throttle for some three minutes per lap. Clark was still suffering from gearbox issues, so Hill took pole position, ahead of Dan Gurney (Brabham) and local hero Willy Mairesse (Ferrari). Clark started eighth, but somehow, managed to take the lead before the first corner was reached. Hill followed him and the pair had a 15 second lead after the first lap. The race was run in very wet conditions and Clark had the upper-hand, stretching out a lead of his own to almost 30 seconds at half-distance. Then when Hill's gearbox broke, his win looked sealed, expect the heaviest storm of the day flooded the track. Five drivers crashed and it was discussed to stop the race, but Clark cautiously completed the laps, ahead of McLaren and Gurney.[4]

Jim Clark on his way to win the Dutch Grand Prix

Moving north some 300 km (190 mi), Circuit Zandvoort hosted the Dutch Grand Prix. Clark started on pole, ahead of Hill and McLaren. The three arrived side-by-side at Tarzan corner, but the positions were unchanged. Brabham had started fourth but got up to second while his teammate Gurney drew everyone's attention with a heroic recovery drive after a bad start. Hill got back up to second, but his BRM was overheating. Gurney had climbed to fourth, but a strut underneath the car had come loose and a pit stop brought him back down the order. Hill's engine had enough on lap 58 and he was forced to pit, letting Surtees into second and Gurney up to third. The latter had been working wonders again, but Clark, meanwhile, was a lap ahead of everyone else. He won the race to make it a "grand slam", ahead of Gurney and Surtees, a late spin by the Ferrari driver gave Gurney a deserved place as 'best-of-the-rest'.[5]

In the Drivers' Championship, Jim Clark (Lotus) was leading with 18 points, ahead of Richie Ginther (BRM with 11 and Bruce McLaren (Cooper) and Dan Gurney (Brabham), both with 10. Lotus was leading the Manufacturers' Championship with 19 points, ahead of BRM with 14 and Cooper and Brabham with 10.

Rounds 4 to 7

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Championship leader Jim Clark scored another pole position at the French Grand Prix, ahead of Graham Hill and Dan Gurney. At the start, Hill stalled his engine, along with Masten Gregory and the unrelated Phil Hill, but they were allowed to be push-started without further consequence, which was a diversion from the normal rules by the French race director. Behind Clark, a group of Brabhams and BRMs were fighting over second place. A couple of laps later, a series of retirements had changed the picture, and Clark's engine was not reaching full rpm either. Jack Brabham was catching the leading Lotus, but when the rain fell, Clark was again the fastest man on track and took the chequered flag to complete another "grand slam" and a hattrick of wins. When an electrical wire had come loose, Brabham's engine died. Although he could restart it, second place was now up for grabs. Hill took first advantage but his clutch slipped and it was Tony Maggs for Cooper that was the first to finish behind the almighty Clark. During the race, the stewards decided to penalise the three drivers that stalled on the grid by adding a minute to their race time.[6] Hill was still classified as third, but at a later point, it was decided to withhold his championship points. No points were awarded for third place.[7]

For the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, Clark scored a fourth consecutive pole position, ahead of Gurney and Hill. Clark bogged down at the start, but he was back in front after just four laps. Brabham was the first of a group tightly fighting over second place. Gurney took over when Brabham's engine blew up. The race went on without incidents until Gurney's engine blew up on lap 60 and spread oil across the track. Hill went into second place before he starting running out of fuel, letting Surtees into second and coasting over the line in third place. Clark scored his fourth win in a row. [8]

Clark looked unstoppable going into the German Grand Prix, putting his Lotus on pole once again, ahead of Surtees and Bandini (BRM). Clark held the lead at the start and was expected to run away with it, but sixth-starting Richie Ginther overtook him and so did Surtees, later in the first lap. Surtees and Clark soon passed Ginther, but still, it was a Ferrari in front and not a Lotus. And that remained for a while, with Clark going faster through the corners, but his Climax engine cutting out a cylinder, slowing him down on the straights. Graham Hill retired with a failing gearbox. When Surtees set a new lap record, Clark eased off to at least ensure a second place. Surtees delivered Ferrari's first win in two years. Ginther finished third. There were multiple heavy crashes during the race: Surtees's teamamte Willy Mairesse came off worst with a broken arm.[9]

Clark was now 20 points ahead in the championship, and he would clinch the title if he won the Italian Grand Prix, no matter the results of his rivals. Unlike in 1962, the organisers had planned to use the full 10 km (6.2 mi) Monza circuit, including the oval. Bob Anderson crashed his Lola in practice and described it the safest accident he could wish to have. However, the police went round the track and noted that there were no fences on the inside of the oval to protect spectators. The organisers quickly agreed, seeing that there was a petition going to refuse the race unless the banking was eliminated, and declared to use the road circuit only for the rest of the weekend. Surtees qualified on pole in front of Ferrari's home crowd, ahead of Hill and Clark. Hill got the best start and was followed by Clark, before the traditional slipstreaming commenced and the lead changes hands multiple times through the next laps. Soon, though, Surtees and Clark were on their own, and then the Ferrari engine blew up. This gifted Clark the lead, but without a slipstream, the Climax engine was not up for it, so Hill and Gurney caught him and they formed a new trio at the front. But Hill's clutch gave out just after half-distance and Gurney's BRM had trouble with its fuel system, so Clark was left alone once more and his pace dropped. By this point, however, he was a lap ahead of second-placed Ginther and he cruised to the finish, to take the win and claim the 1963 championship.[10]

Jim Clark (Lotus) led the championship with 51 points, ahead of Richie Ginther (BRM, 24) and John Surtees (Ferrari, 22). On the basis of points, Ginther could still get level with Clark, but only the six best results in the season would count towards the championship, so on the minute chance that he would win the last three races, a number of third and second place finishes would be discounted. It marked Clark's and Lotus's first titles, and it was the first time that a driver secured the title with three races to go. In the Manufacturers' Championship, Lotus stood on 51 points, ahead of BRM (28) and Ferrari (22).

Rounds 8 to 10

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Even with the title in the pocket, Jim Clark was not easing off and fought for pole position for the United States Grand Prix, but it was 1962 champion Graham Hill that snatched it by a tenth of a second. His rivals in the hunt for second position in the championship, John Surtees and Richie Ginther, started on the second row. At the start, Clark's engine stalled, so Hill was unchallenged into the first corner. The Lotus was pushed to life and the freshly crowned champion started his race over a lap down. On lap 7, Surtees took the lead from Hill and Dan Gurney took third place from Ginther. Hill followed the Ferrari but had had enough of it by lap 30. He tried to overtake twice, but both times, Surtees repassed him on the straight. By lap 80, Hill was falling back with handling problems, but Surtees came into the pits with a failing engine. The BRMs of Hill and Ginther finished 1-2, ahead of Clark in third, whose engine was misfiring but had seen more than ten other drivers retiring.[11]

Clark was back on top for the Mexican Grand Prix, he started ahead of Surtees and Hill. Ginther, second in the championship standings, started fifth. At the start, Hill missed a gear and moved down to eighth. Fourth-starting Gurney moved up to second. Surtees pitted on lap 19 and was disqualified for needing a push-start from his mechanics. Double World Champion Jack Brabham inherited third place and managed to get past Ginther. Clark finished an lonely race at the top, almost a lap ahead of Brabham and Ginther. Hill finished fourth.[12]

Going into the final race, the South African Grand Prix, Ginther (29 points), Hill (25) and Surtees (22) could all still finish runner-up in the championship. The deal would be done if one of them could beat Clark to victory, but the champion started on pole position. Surtees started fourth, was up to second at the end of the first lap, but was back to fourth on lap 5. He suddenly retired on lap 43 when his engine blew up. Brabham had started second but fell back with a loss of power, while teammate Gurney was running a comfortable second, actually keeping up with Clark but not able to do more than that. Ginther's driveshaft failed on lap 44, letting Hill into third place and gifting the Brit second place in the championship.[13]

The Drivers' Championship ended with Jim Clark (Lotus) on 54 points, winning his first title, ahead of BRM teammates Graham Hill and Richie Ginther, both scoring 29 points, but the Brit getting second place on countback. In the Manufacturers' Championship, Lotus gathered 54 points, winning their first title as well, ahead of BRM with 36 and Brabham with 28.

Results and standings

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Grands Prix

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Round Grand Prix Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning constructor Tyre Report
1 Monaco Monaco Grand Prix United Kingdom Jim Clark United Kingdom John Surtees United Kingdom Graham Hill United Kingdom BRM D Report
2 Belgium Belgian Grand Prix United Kingdom Graham Hill United Kingdom Jim Clark United Kingdom Jim Clark United Kingdom Lotus-Climax D Report
3 Netherlands Dutch Grand Prix United Kingdom Jim Clark United Kingdom Jim Clark United Kingdom Jim Clark United Kingdom Lotus-Climax D Report
4 France French Grand Prix United Kingdom Jim Clark United Kingdom Jim Clark United Kingdom Jim Clark United Kingdom Lotus-Climax D Report
5 United Kingdom British Grand Prix United Kingdom Jim Clark United Kingdom John Surtees United Kingdom Jim Clark United Kingdom Lotus-Climax D Report
6 West Germany German Grand Prix United Kingdom Jim Clark United Kingdom John Surtees United Kingdom John Surtees Italy Ferrari D Report
7 Italy Italian Grand Prix United Kingdom John Surtees United Kingdom Jim Clark United Kingdom Jim Clark United Kingdom Lotus-Climax D Report
8 United States United States Grand Prix United Kingdom Graham Hill United Kingdom Jim Clark United Kingdom Graham Hill United Kingdom BRM D Report
9 Mexico Mexican Grand Prix United Kingdom Jim Clark United Kingdom Jim Clark United Kingdom Jim Clark United Kingdom Lotus-Climax D Report
10 South Africa South African Grand Prix United Kingdom Jim Clark United States Dan Gurney United Kingdom Jim Clark United Kingdom Lotus-Climax D Report

Scoring system

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Points were awarded to the top six classified finishers. Only the best six results counted towards the championship.

The International Cup for F1 Manufacturers only counted the points of the highest-finishing driver for each race. Additionally, like the Drivers' Championship, only the best six results counted towards the cup.

Numbers without parentheses are championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored. Points were awarded in the following system:

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th 
Race 9 6 4 3 2 1
Source:[14]

World Drivers' Championship standings

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Pos. Driver MON
Monaco
BEL
Belgium
NED
Netherlands
FRA
France
GBR
United Kingdom
GER
West Germany
ITA
Italy
USA
United States
MEX
Mexico
RSA
South Africa
Pts.[15]
1 United Kingdom Jim Clark 8 1 1 1 1 (2) 1 (3) 1 (1) 54 (73)
2 United Kingdom Graham Hill 1 Ret Ret 3‡ 3 Ret 16 1 4 3 29
3 United States Richie Ginther 2 4 (5) Ret (4) 3 2 2 3 Ret 29 (34)
4 United Kingdom John Surtees 4 Ret 3 Ret 2 1 Ret 9 DSQ Ret 22
5 United States Dan Gurney Ret 3 2 5 Ret Ret 14 Ret 6 2 19
6 New Zealand Bruce McLaren 3 2 Ret 12 Ret Ret 3 11 Ret 4 17
7 Australia Jack Brabham 9 Ret Ret 4 Ret 7 5 4 2 13 14
8 South Africa Tony Maggs 5 7 Ret 2 9 Ret 6 Ret Ret 7 9
9 United Kingdom Innes Ireland Ret Ret 4 9 Ret Ret 4 6
10 Italy Lorenzo Bandini 10 5 Ret Ret 5 Ret 5 6
11 Sweden Jo Bonnier 7 5 11 NC Ret 6 7 8 5 6 6
12 West Germany Gerhard Mitter Ret 4 3
13 United States Jim Hall Ret Ret 8 11 6 5 8 10 8 3
14 Netherlands Carel Godin de Beaufort 6 9 10 Ret DNQ 6 10 10 2
15 Switzerland Jo Siffert Ret Ret 7 6 Ret 9 Ret Ret 9 1
16 United Kingdom Trevor Taylor 6 Ret 10 13 Ret 8 Ret Ret 8 1
17 Italy Ludovico Scarfiotti 6 DNS 1
New Zealand Chris Amon DNS Ret Ret 7 7 Ret DNS Ret 0
United States Hap Sharp Ret 7 0
Canada Peter Broeker 7 0
France Maurice Trintignant Ret 8 9 0
United Kingdom Mike Hailwood 8 10 0
United States Tony Settember 8 Ret Ret Ret DNQ 0
Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland John Love 9 0
France Bernard Collomb DNQ 10 0
United States Phil Hill Ret Ret NC 11 Ret Ret 0
United States Masten Gregory Ret 11 Ret Ret Ret 0
Mexico Moisés Solana 11 0
South Africa Doug Serrurier 11 0
United Kingdom Bob Anderson 12 12 0
South Africa Trevor Blokdyk 12 0
United Kingdom John Campbell-Jones 13 0
United Kingdom Mike Spence 13 0
South Africa Brausch Niemann 14 0
Italy Giancarlo Baghetti Ret Ret 15 Ret Ret 0
Belgium Willy Mairesse Ret Ret Ret 0
United Kingdom Ian Burgess Ret Ret 0
Mexico Pedro Rodriguez Ret Ret 0
United Kingdom Ian Raby Ret DNQ DNQ 0
Belgium Lucien Bianchi Ret 0
Portugal Mário de Araújo Cabral Ret DNS 0
United States Rodger Ward Ret 0
South Africa Peter de Klerk Ret 0
Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Sam Tingle Ret 0
South Africa Ernie Pieterse Ret 0
United Kingdom David Prophet Ret 0
Belgium André Pilette DNQ DNQ 0
United Kingdom Tim Parnell DNQ 0
West Germany Kurt Kuhnke DNQ 0
Italy Roberto Lippi DNQ 0
Italy Ernesto Brambilla DNQ 0
United States Frank Dochnal DNQ 0
South Africa Paddy Driver DNS 0
Pos. Driver MON
Monaco
BEL
Belgium
NED
Netherlands
FRA
France
GBR
United Kingdom
GER
West Germany
ITA
Italy
USA
United States
MEX
Mexico
RSA
South Africa
Pts.[15]
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Other points position
Blue Other classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrawn (WD)
Did not enter (cell empty)
Text formatting Meaning
Bold Pole position
Italics Fastest lap
  • Italics indicate fastest lap
  • Bold indicates pole position

‡ No points awarded as Hill's car was pushed at the start line.[16]

International Cup for F1 Manufacturers standings

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Lotus-Climax won the International Cup for F1 Manufacturers with the Lotus 25
BRM placed second
Pos. Manufacturer MON
Monaco
BEL
Belgium
NED
Netherlands
FRA
France
GBR
United Kingdom
GER
West Germany
ITA
Italy
USA
United States
MEX
Mexico
RSA
South Africa
Pts.[15]
1 United Kingdom Lotus-Climax (6) 1 1 1 1 (2) 1 (3) 1 (1) 54 (74)
2 United Kingdom BRM 1 (4) (5) 3‡ 3 3 2 1 3 (3) 36 (45)
3 United Kingdom Brabham-Climax Ret 3 2 4 Ret 7 (5) 4 2 2 28 (30)
4 Italy Ferrari 4 Ret 3 Ret 2 1 Ret 5 Ret 5 26
5 United Kingdom Cooper-Climax 3 2 11 2 9 (6) 3 8 5 4 25 (26)
6 United Kingdom BRP-BRM Ret 4 9 Ret 4 WD WD 6
7 West Germany Porsche 6 9 10 4 DNQ 6 10 10 5
8 United Kingdom Lotus-BRM Ret Ret 7 6 6 5 8 10 7 DNS 4
United Kingdom Lola-Climax Ret Ret Ret 7 7 Ret 10 Ret Ret WD 0
Canada Stebro-Ford 7 0
United Kingdom Scirocco-BRM WD 8 WD Ret Ret Ret DNQ 0
Italy ATS WD Ret Ret WD WD WD 11 Ret Ret 0
South Africa LDS-Alfa Romeo 11 0
United Kingdom Cooper-Maserati DNQ 12 0
United Kingdom Lotus-Ford 14 0
United Kingdom Gilby-BRM Ret DNQ DNQ 0
South Africa Alfa Special-Alfa Romeo Ret 0
United Kingdom Lotus-Borgward DNQ 0
Italy De Tomaso-Ferrari WD WD DNP DNQ 0
Pos. Manufacturer MON
Monaco
BEL
Belgium
NED
Netherlands
FRA
France
GBR
United Kingdom
GER
West Germany
ITA
Italy
USA
United States
MEX
Mexico
RSA
South Africa
Pts.
  • Bold results counted to championship totals.

‡ No points awarded as Hill's car was pushed at the start line.[16]

Non-championship races

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Other Formula One races, which did not count towards the World Championship, were also held in 1963.

Race name Circuit Date Winning driver Constructor Report
United Kingdom IV Lombank Trophy Snetterton 30 March United Kingdom Graham Hill United Kingdom BRM Report
France XXIII Pau Grand Prix Pau 15 April United Kingdom Jim Clark United Kingdom Lotus-Climax Report
United Kingdom XI Glover Trophy Goodwood 15 April United Kingdom Innes Ireland United Kingdom Lotus-BRM Report
Italy IV Gran Premio Citta di Imola Imola 21 April United Kingdom Jim Clark United Kingdom Lotus-Climax Report
Italy XIV Gran Premio di Siracusa Syracuse 25 April Switzerland Jo Siffert United Kingdom Lotus-BRM Report
United Kingdom XIX BARC Aintree 200 Aintree 27 April United Kingdom Graham Hill United Kingdom BRM Report
United Kingdom XVI BRDC International Trophy Silverstone 11 May United Kingdom Jim Clark United Kingdom Lotus-Climax Report
Italy XV Gran Premio di Roma Vallelunga 19 May United Kingdom Bob Anderson United Kingdom Lola-Climax Report
West Germany III Solituderennen Solitudering 28 July Australia Jack Brabham United Kingdom Brabham-Climax Report
Sweden XII Kanonloppet Karlskoga 11 August United Kingdom Jim Clark United Kingdom Lotus-Climax Report
Italy III Mediterranean Grand Prix Enna Pergusa 18 August United Kingdom John Surtees Italy Ferrari Report
Austria I Austrian Grand Prix Zeltweg 1 September Australia Jack Brabham United Kingdom Brabham-Climax Report
United Kingdom X International Gold Cup Oulton Park 21 September United Kingdom Jim Clark United Kingdom Lotus-Climax Report
South Africa Rand Grand Prix Kyalami 14 December United Kingdom John Surtees Italy Ferrari Report

Notes and references

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  1. ^ "1963 Driver Standings". Formula1.com. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  2. ^ "1963 Constructor Standings". Formula1.com. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  3. ^ Denis Jenkinson (26 May 1963). "1963 Monaco Grand Prix race report: BRM beats the street". Motorsport Magazine. Archived from the original on 4 December 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  4. ^ Denis Jenkinson (9 June 1963). "1963 Belgian Grand Prix race report: Clark vanquishes field in Spa spray". Motorsport Magazine. Archived from the original on 27 May 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  5. ^ Denis Jenkinson (23 June 1963). "1963 Dutch Grand Prix race report: Clark at the double". Motorsport Magazine. Archived from the original on 9 December 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  6. ^ Denis Jenkinson (30 June 1963). "1963 French Grand Prix race report: Clark completes his hat-trick". Motorsport Magazine. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  7. ^ "1963 French Grand Prix - RACE RESULT". Formula1.com. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  8. ^ Denis Jenkinson (20 July 1963). "1963 British Grand Prix race report - Clark (Lotus-Climax) uncatchable". Motorsport Magazine. Archived from the original on 8 June 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  9. ^ Denis Jenkinson (4 August 1963). "1963 German Grand Prix race report: Surtees rules at the 'Ring". Motorsport Magazine. Archived from the original on 2 December 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  10. ^ Denis Jenkinson (8 September 1963). "1963 Italian Grand Prix race report: Clark and Lotus rule supreme". Motorsport Magazine. Archived from the original on 26 April 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  11. ^ Michael Tee (6 October 1963). "1963 United States Grand Prix race report: Hill on top of the Glen as Surtees suffers again". Motorsport Magazine. Archived from the original on 26 December 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  12. ^ Michael Tee (27 October 1963). "1963 Mexican Grand Prix race report: Clark leaves them standing". Motorsport Magazine. Archived from the original on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  13. ^ Michael Tee (28 December 1963). "1963 South African Grand Prix race report: Clark's finish fantastic". Motorsport Magazine. Archived from the original on 7 June 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  14. ^ "World Championship points systems". 8W. Forix. 18 January 2019. Archived from the original on 24 September 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  15. ^ a b c Only the best 6 results counted towards the championship. Numbers without parentheses are championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.
  16. ^ a b "1963 FIA World Championship". Formula One Administration Ltd. Archived from the original on 15 May 2010. Retrieved 8 May 2010.