1963 Lombank Trophy

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1963 Lombank Trophy
Non-championship race in the 1963 Formula One season
Snetterton 1963 annotated.svg
Race details
Date30 March 1963
Official name IV Lombank Trophy
Location Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.361 km (2.71 mi)
Distance 50 laps, 218.07 km (135.5 mi)
Weather Wet
Pole position
Driver Lotus-Climax
Time 1:44.4
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Hill BRM
Time 1:38.2
Podium
First BRM
Second Lotus-Climax
Third Lotus-BRM

The 4th Lombank Trophy was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 30 March 1963 at Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, England. The race was run over 50 laps of the circuit, and was won by British driver Graham Hill in a BRM P57.

The lead changed hands several times between Richie Ginther and Jim Clark, before Hill, who had started from the back of the grid, passed Clark on lap 33. He stayed in front until the end of the race, with Clark second, while Ginther spun and finished fifth.

This was the first and only Formula One start for Adam Wyllie, who was killed at a Formula Three event at Dunboyne in 1965, when he was involved in an accident with Jack Pearce. [1] Pearce had also entered this Lombank Trophy race but withdrew.

Results

PosNo.DriverEntrantConstructorTime/RetiredGrid
11 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Hill Owen Racing Organisation BRM 1:25:09.610
23 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jim Clark Team Lotus Lotus-Climax + 21.2 s1
35 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Innes Ireland British Racing Partnership Lotus-BRM 1:34.4 s4
47 Flag of New Zealand.svg Bruce McLaren Cooper Car Company Cooper-Climax 1:36.4 s3
52 Flag of the United States.svg Richie Ginther Owen Racing Organisation BRM 49 laps2
66 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Hall British Racing Partnership Lotus-BRM 47 laps5
712 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Adam Wyllie Jock Russell Lotus-Climax 44 laps6
Ret16 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bob Anderson DW Racing Enterprises Lola-Climax Gearbox9
Ret14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Philip Robinson A. Robinson & Sons Lotus-Climax Ignition7
Ret8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tim Parnell Reg Parnell Lotus-BRM Engine8
DNS17 Flag of Switzerland.svg Jo Siffert Scuderia Filipinetti Lotus-BRM Practice accident-
WD4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Trevor Taylor Team Lotus Lotus-Climax No engine-
WD9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Prophet David Prophet Brabham-Ford Car not ready-
WD10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Morris Nunn Morris Nunn Cooper-Climax -
WD11 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Eden Graham Eden Cooper-Climax -
WD15 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Pearce Auto Racing Services Lotus-Climax -
WD18 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ron Carter Tim Parnell Lotus-Climax -

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References

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