1963 Belgian Grand Prix

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1963 Belgian Grand Prix
Spa 1950.jpg
Race details
Date9 June 1963
Official name XXIII Grand Prix de Belgique
Location Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Spa, Belgium
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 14.100 km (8.761 miles)
Distance 32 laps, 451.200 km (280.363 miles)
Weather Wet and overcast
Pole position
Driver BRM
Time 3:54.1
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jim Clark Lotus-Climax
Time 3:58.1 on lap 16
Podium
First Lotus-Climax
Second Cooper-Climax
Third Brabham-Climax
Lap leaders
  • 1963 Belgian Grand Prix

The 1963 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race, held at Spa-Francorchamps on 9 June 1963. It was race 2 of 10 in both the 1963 World Championship of Drivers and the 1963 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. Jim Clark won the race in extremely wet and rainy conditions. After starting eighth on the grid, Clark passed all the cars in front of him, including early leader Graham Hill. At the end of the race, Clark had not only lapped the entire field except for Bruce McLaren, but the margin to the second-placed Cooper driver was almost five minutes. The Scot's performance was made even more impressive by the fact that gearbox issues meant that he had to hold his gear lever in place, thus driving one-handed, whenever fifth gear was selected on this high-speed circuit. Given the rainy conditions, Clark eventually chose not to engage fifth gear at all, leaving him with only four gears. [1] This would be the first of seven victories for Clark and Team Lotus that year.

Contents

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorQualifying timesGap
Q1Q2
17 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Hill BRM 4:01.63:54.1
218 Flag of the United States.svg Dan Gurney Brabham-Climax 4:28.83:55.0+0.9
310 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Willy Mairesse Ferrari 3:56.23:55.3+1.2
415 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Tony Maggs Cooper-Climax 3:57.13:56.0+1.9
514 Flag of New Zealand.svg Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 3:58.33:56.2+2.1
617 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Brabham Brabham-Climax 3:56.64:00.7+2.5
74 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Innes Ireland BRP-BRM 4:05.33:56.9+2.8
81 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 4:06.73:57.1+3.0
98 Flag of the United States.svg Richie Ginther BRM 4:04.53:57.6+3.5
109 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Surtees Ferrari 3:57.93:57.9+3.8
112 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Trevor Taylor Lotus-Climax 4:02.73:58.1+4.0
125 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Hall Lotus-BRM 4:05.44:00.1+6.0
1312 Flag of Sweden.svg Jo Bonnier Cooper-Climax 4:01.44:00.1+6.0
1428 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jo Siffert Lotus-BRM 4:03.94:02.3+8.2
1521 Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Amon Lola-Climax 4:17.24:04.9+10.8
1622 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Lucien Bianchi Lola-Climax 4:08.54:06.5+12.4
1726 Flag of the United States.svg Phil Hill ATS 4:26.14:06.7+12.6
1829 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 4:14.66:55.2+20.5
1924 Flag of the United States.svg Tony Settember Scirocco-BRM 4:31.74:25.2+31.1
2027 Flag of Italy.svg Giancarlo Baghetti ATS 8:34.84:33.6+39.5
Source: [2]

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
11 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 322:27:47.689
214 Flag of New Zealand.svg Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 32+ 4:54.056
318 Flag of the United States.svg Dan Gurney Brabham-Climax 31+ 1 lap24
48 Flag of the United States.svg Richie Ginther BRM 31+ 1 lap93
512 Flag of Sweden.svg Jo Bonnier Cooper-Climax 30+ 2 laps132
629 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 30+ 2 laps181
715 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Tony Maggs Cooper-Climax 27Accident4
824 Flag of the United States.svg Tony Settember Scirocco-BRM 25Accident19
Ret9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Surtees Ferrari 19Injection10
Ret7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Hill BRM 17Gearbox1
Ret22 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Lucien Bianchi Lola-Climax 17Accident16
Ret5 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Hall Lotus-BRM 16Accident12
Ret28 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jo Siffert Lotus-BRM 16Accident14
Ret26 Flag of the United States.svg Phil Hill ATS 13Gearbox17
Ret17 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Brabham Brabham-Climax 12Injection6
Ret21 Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Amon Lola-Climax 10Oil Leak15
Ret4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Innes Ireland BRP-BRM 9Gearbox7
Ret10 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Willy Mairesse Ferrari 7Injection3
Ret27 Flag of Italy.svg Giancarlo Baghetti ATS 7Gearbox20
Ret2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Trevor Taylor Lotus-Climax 5Physical11
WD3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Arundell Lotus-Climax No car
WD11 Flag of Italy.svg Ludovico Scarfiotti Ferrari No car
WD19 Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Bandini BRM Car retained by BRM
WD25 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ian Burgess Scirocco-BRM Car not ready
Source: [3]

Notes

Championship standings after the race

References

  1. "Jim Clark's 1963 victory at Spa in the Belgian Grand Prix". www.formula1.com. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  2. "1963 Belgian GP Qualification". www.chicanef1.com. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  3. "1963 Belgian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 6 October 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Belgium 1963 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
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