1963 Formula One season

sports season

The 1963 Formula One season crowned as champion Jim Clark.

Season review

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Rnd Race Date Location Winning driver Constructor Report
1   Monaco Grand Prix May 26 Monaco   Graham Hill   BRM Report
2   Belgian Grand Prix June 9 Spa-Francorchamps   Jim Clark   Lotus-Climax Report
3   Dutch Grand Prix June 23 Zandvoort   Jim Clark   Lotus-Climax Report
4   French Grand Prix June 30 Reims-Gueux   Jim Clark   Lotus-Climax Report
5   British Grand Prix July 20 Silverstone   Jim Clark   Lotus-Climax Report
6   German Grand Prix August 4 Nürburgring   John Surtees   Ferrari Report
7   Italian Grand Prix September 8 Monza   Jim Clark   Lotus-Climax Report
8   United States Grand Prix October 6 Watkins Glen   Graham Hill   BRM Report
9   Mexican Grand Prix October 27 Hermanos Rodriguez   Jim Clark   Lotus-Climax Report
10   South African Grand Prix December 28 Prince George   Jim Clark   Lotus-Climax Report

1963 Drivers Championship final standings

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Pos. Driver MON
 
BEL
 
NED
 
FRA
 
GBR
 
GER
 
ITA
 
USA
 
MEX
 
RSA
 
Pts.[1]
1   Jim Clark 8 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 1 54 (73)
2   Graham Hill 1 Ret Ret 3 3 Ret 16 1 4 3 29
3   Richie Ginther 2 4 5 Ret 4 3 2 2 3 Ret 29 (34)
4   John Surtees 4 Ret 3 Ret 2 1 Ret 9 DSQ Ret 22
5   Dan Gurney Ret 3 2 5 Ret Ret 14 Ret 6 2 19
6   Bruce McLaren 3 2 Ret 12 Ret Ret 3 11 Ret 4 17
7   Jack Brabham 9 Ret Ret 4 Ret 7 5 4 2 13 14
8   Tony Maggs 5 7 Ret 2 9 Ret 6 Ret Ret 7 9
9   Innes Ireland Ret Ret 4 9 Ret Ret 4 6
10   Lorenzo Bandini 10 5 Ret Ret 5 Ret 5 6
11   Jo Bonnier 7 5 11 NC Ret 6 7 8 5 6 6
12   Gerhard Mitter Ret 4 3
13   Jim Hall Ret Ret 8 11 6 5 8 10 8 3
14   Carel Godin de Beaufort 6 9 10 Ret DNQ 6 10 10 2
15   Jo Siffert Ret Ret 7 6 Ret 9 Ret Ret 9 1
16   Trevor Taylor 6 Ret 10 13 Ret 8 Ret Ret 8 1
17   Ludovico Scarfiotti 6 DNS 1
18   Chris Amon DNS Ret Ret 7 7 Ret DNS Ret 0
19   Hap Sharp Ret 7 0
20   Peter Broeker 7 0
21   Maurice Trintignant Ret 8 9 0
22   Mike Hailwood 8 10 0
23   Tony Settember 8 Ret Ret Ret DNQ 0
24   John Love 9 0
25   Bernard Collomb DNQ 10 0
26   Phil Hill Ret Ret NC 11 Ret Ret 0
27   Masten Gregory Ret 11 Ret Ret Ret 0
28   Moises Solana 11 0
29   Doug Serrurier 11 0
30   Bob Anderson 12 12 0
31   Trevor Blokdyk 12 0
32   John Campbell-Jones 13 0
33   Mike Spence 13 0
34   Brausch Niemann 14 0
35   Giancarlo Baghetti Ret Ret 15 Ret Ret 0
  Willy Mairesse Ret Ret Ret 0
  Ian Burgess Ret Ret 0
  Pedro Rodriguez Ret Ret 0
  Ian Raby Ret DNQ DNQ 0
  Lucien Bianchi Ret 0
  Mário de Araújo Cabral Ret DNS 0
  Rodger Ward Ret 0
  Peter de Klerk Ret 0
  Sam Tingle Ret 0
  Ernie Pieterse Ret 0
  David Prophet Ret 0
  Andre Pilette DNQ DNQ 0
  Tim Parnell DNQ 0
  Kurt Kuhnke DNQ 0
  Roberto Lippi DNQ 0
  Ernesto Brambilla DNQ 0
  Frank Dochnal DNQ 0
Pos. Driver MON
 
BEL
 
NED
 
FRA
 
GBR
 
GER
 
ITA
 
USA
 
MEX
 
RSA
 
Pts.[1]
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Light blue Practiced only (PO)
Friday test driver (TD)
(starting in 2003)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Only the best 6 results counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.