1963 Mexican Grand Prix
| 1963 Mexican Grand Prix | |||
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| Race 9 of 10 in the 1963 Formula One season | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | October 27, 1963 | ||
| Official name | II Gran Premio de Mexico | ||
| Location | Magdalena Mixhuca, Mexico City | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 5.000 km (3.107 miles) | ||
| Distance | 65 laps, 325.000 km (201.946 miles) | ||
| Weather | Overcast, Dry. | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Lotus-Climax | ||
| Time | 1:58.8 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | |
| Time | 1:58.1 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Lotus-Climax | ||
| Second | Brabham-Climax | ||
| Third | BRM | ||
The 1963 Mexican Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Mexico City on October 27, 1963.
Jim Clark dominated the race from pole position, a time that was 1.7 seconds faster than anybody else. Mexico was considered one of his most successful venues. His fastest lap of the race eclipsed his pole time by 0.7 seconds, and he came close to lapping the entire field. He would eventually score a total of five pole positions, four fastest laps and three victories at the venue in his Formula One career. This was also his sixth win, his sixth fastest lap and his sixth pole position of the nine races completed in 1963.
Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Jim Clark
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Lotus-Climax | 65 | 2:09:52.1 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 5 |  Jack Brabham
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Brabham-Climax | 65 | + 1:41.1 | 10 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 |  Richie Ginther
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BRM | 65 | + 1:54.7 | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | Graham Hill
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BRM | 64 | + 1 lap | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | 11 |  Jo Bonnier
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Cooper-Climax | 62 | + 3 laps | 8 | 2 |
| 6 | 6 | Dan Gurney
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Brabham-Climax | 62 | + 3 laps | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | 22 | Hap Sharp
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Lotus-BRM | 61 | + 4 laps | 16 | |
| 8 | 16 | Jim Hall
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Lotus-BRM | 61 | + 4 laps | 15 | |
| 9 | 14 |  Jo Siffert
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Lotus-BRM | 59 | + 6 laps | 9 | |
| 10 | 12 |  Carel Godin de Beaufort
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Porsche | 58 | + 7 laps | 18 | |
| 11 | 13 |  Moisés Solana
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BRM | 57 | Engine | 11 | |
| Ret | 25 | Phil Hill
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ATS | 46 | Suspension | 17 | |
| Ret | 24 |  Lorenzo Bandini
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Ferrari | 36 | Ignition | 7 | |
| Ret | 3 |  Bruce McLaren
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Cooper-Climax | 30 | Engine | 6 | |
| Ret | 10 | Pedro Rodríguez
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Lotus-Climax | 26 | Suspension | 20 | |
| Ret | 17 | Masten Gregory
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Lola-Climax | 23 | Suspension | 14 | |
| DSQ | 23 | John Surtees
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Ferrari | 19 | Disqualified | 2 | |
| Ret | 9 | Trevor Taylor
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Lotus-Climax | 19 | Engine | 12 | |
| Ret | 26 | Giancarlo Baghetti
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ATS | 12 | Engine | 21 | |
| Ret | 18 | Chris Amon
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Lotus-BRM | 9 | Gearbox | 19 | |
| Ret | 4 |  Tony Maggs
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Cooper-Climax | 7 | Engine | 13 | |
| DNQ | 20 | Frank Dochnal
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Cooper-Climax | Practice accident | |||
| WD | 7 | Walt Hansgen
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Lotus | ||||
| WD | 15 | Innes Ireland
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Lotus-BRM | Driver injured | |||
| WD | 19 | Thomas Monarch
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Lotus-Climax |
- Surtees was disqualified for a push-start.
Notes
- Pole position: Jim Clark - 1:58.8
- Fastest Lap: Jim Clark - 1:58.1
- This was also the only World Championship Grand Prix where a car raced with the Number 13 by the Mexican Moisés Solana.[1] With the arrival of permanent numbers in 2014, this will no longer apply, with Williams driver Pastor Maldonado using the number.
Championship standings after the race
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- Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only the best 6 results counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.
References
- "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974.