1963 Formula One season

1963 FIA Formula One World Championship season
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The 1963 Formula One season was the 14th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 14th FIA World Championship of Drivers, the sixth International Cup for F1 Manufacturers and numerous non-championship Formula One races. The World Championship commenced on May 26, 1963, and ended on December 28 after ten races.

Season summary

Dutch Newsreel on the 1963 Dutch Grand Prix.

Jim Clark won his first championship with seven wins to two by Graham Hill and one by John Surtees in a revised Ferrari. The ATS venture, founded by ex-Ferrari workers, a complete disaster which ruined Phil Hill's grand prix career, was unrelated to the late 1970s German operation which was marginally more successful.

Season review

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

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers competed in the 1963 FIA World Championship.

Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Driver	Rounds
Brabham Racing Organisation	Lotus Brabham	25 BT7 BT3	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	D	Jack Brabham	All
					Dan Gurney	All
Owen Racing Organisation	BRM	P57 P61	BRM P56 1.5 V8 BRM P60 1.5 V8	D	Richie Ginther	All
					Graham Hill	All
Cooper Car Company	Cooper	T66	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	D	Bruce McLaren	All
					Tony Maggs	All
Team Lotus	Lotus	25	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	D	Jim Clark	All
					Trevor Taylor	1–6, 8–10
					Peter Arundell	4
					Mike Spence	7
					Pedro Rodríguez	8–9
R.R.C. Walker Racing Team	Cooper	T60	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	D	Jo Bonnier	All
British Racing Partnership	Lotus BRP	24 Mk 1	BRM P56 1.5 V8	D	Jim Hall	1–9
					Innes Ireland	1–7
Reg Parnell Racing R.H.H. Parnell	Lola Lotus	Mk4A 24	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 BRM P56 1.5 V8	D	Chris Amon	1–7, 9
					Maurice Trintignant	1, 4
					Lucien Bianchi	2
					Mike Hailwood	5, 7
					Masten Gregory	5, 8–9
					Rodger Ward	8
					Hap Sharp	8–9
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari	156	Ferrari 178 1.5 V6	D	Willy Mairesse	1–2, 6
					John Surtees	All
					Ludovico Scarfiotti	3–4
					Lorenzo Bandini	7–10
Bernard Collomb	Lotus	24	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	D	Bernard Collomb	1, 6
Siffert Racing Team	Lotus	24	BRM P56 1.5 V8	D	Jo Siffert	1–9
Scirocco Powell Racing Cars	Scirocco	SP	BRM P56 1.5 V8	D	Tony Settember	2, 4–7
					Ian Burgess	5–6
Automobili Turismo e Sport	ATS	100	ATS 100 1.5 V8	D	Phil Hill	2–3, 7–9
					Giancarlo Baghetti	2–3, 7–9
Ecurie Maarsbergen	Porsche	718	Porsche 547/6 1.5 F4	D	Carel Godin de Beaufort	2–3, 5–10
					Gerhard Mitter	3, 6
Ecurie Filipinetti	Lotus	24	BRM P56 1.5 V8	D	Phil Hill	4
Scuderia Centro Sud	BRM Cooper	P57 T60 T53	BRM P56 1.5 V8 Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 Maserati 6-1500 1.5 L4	D	Lorenzo Bandini	4–6
					Mário de Araújo Cabral	6–7
					Ernesto Brambilla	7
					Maurice Trintignant	7
					Moisés Solana	9
Tim Parnell	Lotus Lola	24 Mk4 18/21	BRM P56 1.5 V8 Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 Climax FPF 1.5 L4	D	Masten Gregory	4, 7
					John Campbell-Jones	5
					André Pilette	6
					Tim Parnell	6
DW Racing Enterprises	Lola	Mk4	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	D	Bob Anderson	5, 7
Ian Raby Racing	Gilby	62	BRM P56 1.5 V8	D	Ian Raby	5–7
Kurt Kuhnke	Lotus	18	Borgward 1500 RS 1.5 L4	D	Kurt Kuhnke	6
Scuderia Settecolli	De Tomaso	F1	Ferrari 178 1.5 V6	D	Roberto Lippi	7
André Pilette	Lotus	18/21	Climax FPF 1.5 L4	D	André Pilette	7
Canadian Stebro Racing	Stebro	Mk IV	Ford 109E 1.5 L4	D	Peter Broeker	8
Frank Dochnal	Cooper	T51	Climax FPF 1.5 L4	D	Frank Dochnal	9
Lawson Organisation	Lotus	21	Climax FPF 1.5 L4	D	Ernie Pieterse	10
Selby Auto Spares	Lotus	24	BRM P56 1.5 V8	D	Paddy Driver	10
Otello Nucci	LDS Alfa Romeo	Mk 1 Special	Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.5 L4	D	Doug Serrurier	10
					Peter de Klerk	10
John Love	Cooper	T55	Climax FPF 1.5 L4	D	John Love	10
Sam Tingle	LDS	Mk 1	Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.5 L4	D	Sam Tingle	10
Ted Lanfear	Lotus	22	Ford 109E 1.5 L4	D	Brausch Niemann	10
David Prophet	Brabham	BT6	Ford 109E 1.5 L4	D	David Prophet	10
Scuderia Lupini	Cooper	T51	Maserati 6-1500 1.5 L4	D	Trevor Blokdyk	10

1963 Drivers Championship final standings

Points were awarded on an 9–6–4–3–2–1 basis at each round, with only the best six round results retained.

Pos. Driver MON BEL NED FRA GBR GER ITA USA MEX RSA Pts. 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 — Chris Amon DNS Ret Ret 7 7 Ret DNS Ret 0 — Hap Sharp Ret 7 0 — Peter Broeker 7 0 — Maurice Trintignant Ret 8 9 0 — Mike Hailwood 8 10 0 — Tony Settember 8 Ret Ret Ret DNQ 0 — John Love 9 0 — Bernard Collomb DNQ 10 0 — Phil Hill Ret Ret NC 11 Ret Ret 0 — Masten Gregory Ret 11 Ret Ret Ret 0 — Moisés Solana 11 0 — Doug Serrurier 11 0 — Bob Anderson 12 12 0 — Trevor Blokdyk 12 0 — John Campbell-Jones 13 0 — Mike Spence 13 0 — Brausch Niemann 14 0 — 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 — André Pilette DNQ DNQ 0 — Tim Parnell DNQ 0 — Kurt Kuhnke DNQ 0 — Roberto Lippi DNQ 0 — Ernesto Brambilla DNQ 0 — Frank Dochnal DNS 0 Pos. Driver MON BEL NED FRA GBR GER ITA USA MEX RSA Pts.

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) (from 2003 onwards) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Excluded (EX) Did not arrive (DNA) Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

• Italics indicate fastest lap (1 point awarded – point shared equally between drivers sharing fastest lap)
• Bold indicates pole position

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

1963 International Cup for F1 Manufacturers – final standings

Points were awarded on a 9–6–4–3–2–1 basis at each round with only the best six round results retained. Only the best placed car from each manufacturer at each round was eligible to score points.

Pos.	Manufacturer	MON	BEL	NED	FRA	GBR	GER	ITA	USA	MEX	RSA	Pts.
1	Lotus-Climax	6	1	1	1	1	2	1	3	1	1	54 (74)
2	BRM	1	4	5	10	3	3	2	1	3	3	36 (45)
3	Brabham-Climax	Ret	3	2	4	Ret	7	5	4	2	2	28 (30)
4	Ferrari	4	Ret	3	Ret	2	1	Ret	5	Ret	5	26
5	Cooper-Climax	3	2	11	2	9	6	3	8	5	4	25 (26)
6	BRP-BRM		Ret	4	9	Ret		4	WD	WD		6
7	Porsche		6	9		10	4	DNQ	6	10	10	5
8	Lotus-BRM	Ret	Ret	7	6	6	5	8	10	7	DNS	4
—	Lola-Climax	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	7	Ret	10	Ret	Ret		0
—	Stebro-Ford								7			0
—	Scirocco-BRM	WD	8	WD	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNQ				0
—	ATS	WD	Ret	Ret	WD	WD	WD	11	Ret	Ret		0
—	LDS-Alfa Romeo										11	0
—	Cooper-Maserati							DNQ			12	0
—	Lotus-Ford										14	0
—	Gilby-BRM					Ret	DNQ	DNQ				0
—	Alfa Romeo										Ret	0
—	Lotus-Borgward						DNQ					0
—	De Tomaso-Ferrari							DNQ				0
Pos.	Manufacturer	MON	BEL	NED	FRA	GBR	GER	ITA	USA	MEX	RSA	Pts.

• Bold results counted to championship totals.

Non-Championship race results

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

#	Race Name	Circuit	Date	Winning driver	Constructor	Report
1	IV Lombank Trophy	Snetterton	30 March	Graham Hill	BRM	Report
2	XXIII Pau Grand Prix	Pau	15 April	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	Report
3	XI Glover Trophy	Goodwood	15 April	Innes Ireland	Lotus-BRM	Report
4	IV Gran Premio Citta di Imola	Imola	21 April	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	Report
5	XIV Gran Premio di Siracusa	Syracuse	25 April	Jo Siffert	Lotus-BRM	Report
6	XIX BARC Aintree 200	Aintree	27 April	Graham Hill	BRM	Report
7	XVI BRDC International Trophy	Silverstone	11 May	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	Report
8	XV Gran Premio di Roma	Vallelunga	19 May	Bob Anderson	Lola-Climax	Report
9	III Solituderennen	Solitudering	28 July	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Climax	Report
10	XII Kanonloppet	Karlskoga	11 August	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	Report
11	III Mediterranean Grand Prix	Enna Pergusa	18 August	John Surtees	Ferrari	Report
12	I Austrian Grand Prix	Zeltweg	1 September	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Climax	Report
13	X International Gold Cup	Oulton Park	21 August	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	Report
14	Rand Grand Prix	Kyalami	14 December	John Surtees	Ferrari	Report