1963 French Grand Prix

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1963 French Grand Prix
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Race details
Date30 June 1963
Official name XLIX Grand Prix de l'A.C.F.
Location Reims, France
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 8.302 km (5.159 miles)
Distance 53 laps, 440.006 km (273.407 miles)
Weather Sunny, then rain
Pole position
Driver
 Lotus-Climax
Time 2:20.2
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jim Clark Lotus-Climax
Time 2:21.6 on lap 12
Podium
First
 Lotus-Climax
Second
 Cooper-Climax
Third
 BRM
Lap leaders
  • 1963 French Grand Prix

The 1963 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Reims on 30 June 1963. It was race 4 of 10 in both the 1963 World Championship of Drivers and the 1963 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The race was won by Jim Clark driving a Lotus 25-Climax 1.5 litre V8. [1]

Contents

Race report

Jim Clark took the lead at the start from Richie Ginther in the BRM. All Graham Hill's hard work in qualifying second despite mechanical problems in practice came to nothing when his engine died on the grid and his car had to be push started. The subsequent one-minute penalty dropped him well back. Clark led dominantly, his lead being extended when a stone pierced Ginther's radiator, forcing him into the pits. Jack Brabham took second place after a strong fight with Trevor Taylor, who also suffered mechanical problems.

Brabham then began to gain significantly on Clark as the Scot's Climax engine started to splutter, however this proved to be a sporadic fault and he had enough of a lead to maintain the position. Brabham himself was delayed when an ignition lead came loose, [2] handing second and third to Tony Maggs and a delighted Hill. Clark was over a minute ahead of them after yet another start-to-finish victory. Graham Hill was push started, incurring a one-minute penalty from the organisers, and was awarded no championship points for his third place. By finishing 7th, at 19 years and 345 days old, Chris Amon became the youngest driver to finish a world championship race. This record would hold for another 38 years, until it was broken by Fernando Alonso at the 2001 Australian Grand Prix.

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorQualifying timesGap
Q1Q2Q3
118 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 2:21.0No time2:20.2—
22 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Hill BRM 3:13.42:36.42:20.9+0.7
38 Flag of the United States.svg Dan Gurney Brabham-Climax No time3:02.42:21.7+1.5
416 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Surtees Ferrari 2:24.42:33.82:21.9+1.7
56 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Brabham Brabham-Climax No time2:39.22:21.9+1.7
610 Flag of New Zealand.svg Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 2:25.1No time2:22.5+2.3
720 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Trevor Taylor Lotus-Climax 2:23.7No time2:25.1+3.5
812 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Tony Maggs Cooper-Climax 2:24.5No time2:24.4+4.2
932 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Innes Ireland BRP-BRM No time2:41.82:25.1+4.9
1036 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jo Siffert Lotus-BRM 2:26.9No time2:25.2+5.0
1144 Flag of Sweden.svg Jo Bonnier Cooper-Climax 2:26.52:40.52:25.7+5.5
124 Flag of the United States.svg Richie Ginther BRM 2:26.82:40.02:25.9+5.7
1314 Flag of Italy.svg Ludovico Scarfiotti Ferrari 2:27.02:41.6No time+6.8
1442 Flag of the United States.svg Phil Hill Lotus-BRM No timeNo time2:27.7+7.5
1528 Flag of France.svg Maurice Trintignant Lotus-Climax No time2:49.52:28.3+8.1
1622 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Arundell Lotus-Climax 2:28.5——+8.3
1730 Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Amon Lola-Climax No time2:53.12:30.5+10.3
1834 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Hall Lotus-BRM No time3:25.22:30.9+10.7
1948 Flag of the United States.svg Masten Gregory Lotus-BRM No timeNo time2:33.2+13.0
2038 Flag of the United States.svg Tony Settember Scirocco-BRM No time2:54.52:36.7+16.5
2146 Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Bandini BRM No timeNo time2:37.8+17.6
Source: [3]

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
118 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 532:10:54.319
212 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Tony Maggs Cooper-Climax 53+ 1:04.986
32 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Hill BRM 53+ 1:13.92
46 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Brabham Brabham-Climax 53+ 2:15.253
58 Flag of the United States.svg Dan Gurney Brabham-Climax 53+ 2:33.432
636 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jo Siffert Lotus-BRM 52+ 1 lap101
730 Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Amon Lola-Climax 51+ 2 laps17
828 Flag of France.svg Maurice Trintignant Lotus-Climax 50+ 3 laps15
932 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Innes Ireland BRP-BRM 49+ 4 laps9
1046 Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Bandini BRM 45+ 8 laps21
1134 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Hall Lotus-BRM 45+ 8 laps18
1210 Flag of New Zealand.svg Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 42Ignition6
1320 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Trevor Taylor Lotus-Climax 41Suspension7
NC42 Flag of the United States.svg Phil Hill Lotus-BRM 34Not Classified14
NC44 Flag of Sweden.svg Jo Bonnier Cooper-Climax 32Not Classified11
Ret48 Flag of the United States.svg Masten Gregory Lotus-BRM 30Gearbox19
Ret16 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Surtees Ferrari 12Fuel Pump4
Ret38 Flag of the United States.svg Tony Settember Scirocco-BRM 5Wheel Bearing20
Ret4 Flag of the United States.svg Richie Ginther BRM 4Radiator12
DNS14 Flag of Italy.svg Ludovico Scarfiotti Ferrari Practice Accident
DNS22 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Arundell Lotus-Climax Entry denied; support race
WD26 Flag of Italy.svg Giancarlo Baghetti ATS
WD40 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ian Burgess Scirocco-BRM Car not ready
WD50 Flag of Argentina.svg Nasif Estéfano De Tomaso Car not ready
Source: [4]

Notes

Championship standings after the race

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References

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  2. ↑ Mike Lang, Grand Prix!, Volume 1 1950 to 1965, page 222
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  4. ↑ "1963 French Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 26 December 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  5. 1 2 "France 1963 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
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