1963 Mediterranean Grand Prix
| 1963 Mediterranean Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-championship race in the 1963 Formula One season | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 18 August 1963 | ||
| Official name | II Gran Premio del Mediterraneo | ||
| Location | Autodromo di Pergusa, Sicily | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 4.803 km (2.985 miles) | ||
| Distance | 60 laps, 288.172 km (179.062 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||
| Time | 1:16.1 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 John Surtees | Ferrari | |
| Time | 1:15.9 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second | Lotus-Climax | ||
| Third | BRM | ||
The 1963 Mediterranean Grand Prix was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 18 August 1963 at the Autodromo di Pergusa, Sicily. The second running of the Mediterranean Grand Prix, the race was run over 60 laps of the circuit, and was dominated by British driver John Surtees in a Ferrari 156.
British driver Trevor Taylor suffered a spectacular accident during the race, in which he was fortunately thrown out of his Lotus 25 with fairly minor injuries, before the car broke up and caught fire.[1]
Results
References
- ^ "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974.