1963 Mediterranean Grand Prix

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Flag of Italy.svg   1963 Mediterranean Grand Prix
Race details
Non-championship race in the 1963 Formula One season
Date18 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 mi)
Distance 60 laps, 288.172 km (179.062 mi)
Pole position
Driver Ferrari
Time 1:16.1
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 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.

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Results

PosDriverEntrantConstructorTime/RetiredGrid
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Surtees SEFAC Ferrari Ferrari 1.18:00.81
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Arundell Team Lotus Lotus-Climax + 17.4 s6
3 Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Bandini Scuderia Centro Sud BRM + 17.7 s2
4 Flag of Sweden.svg Jo Bonnier Rob Walker Racing Team Cooper-Climax 58 laps8
5 Flag of Switzerland.svg Jo Siffert Siffert Racing Team Lotus-BRM 57 laps5
6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bob Anderson DW Racing Enterprises Lola-Climax 57 laps4
7 Flag of Portugal.svg Mário Cabral Scuderia Centro Sud Cooper-Climax 57 laps7
8 Flag of Italy.svg Carlo Abate Count Volpi Porsche 54 laps10
9 Flag of Switzerland.svg André Wicky Ecurie Filipinetti Lotus-BRM 53 laps11
10 Flag of France.svg Bernard Collomb Bernard Collomb Lotus-Climax 52 laps15
11 Flag of France.svg Jo Schlesser Jo Schlesser Brabham-Ford 51 laps14
12 Flag of Australia.svg Jack Brabham Brabham Racing Organisation Brabham-Climax 47 laps9
Ret Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Trevor Taylor Team Lotus Lotus-Climax Accident3
Ret Flag of Italy.svg Carmelo Genovese Carmelo Genovese Lotus-Ford Carburettor16
Ret Flag of Italy.svg Giacomo Russo Giacomo Russo Lotus-Ford Engine13
DNS Flag of the Netherlands.svg Carel Godin de Beaufort Ecurie Maarsbergen Porsche Stub-axle in practice(12)
DNQ Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Lippi Scuderia Setecolli De Tomaso-Ferrari -
DNQ Flag of Italy.svg Gaetano Starrabba Gaetano Starrabba Lotus-Maserati -

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References

  1. "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974.
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