1963 Mexican Grand Prix

1963 Mexican Grand Prix
Race details
Date	27 October 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	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax
Time	1:58.8
Fastest lap
Driver	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax
Time	1:58.1
Podium
First	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax
Second	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Climax
Third	Richie Ginther	BRM
Lap leaders

The 1963 Mexican Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Ciudad Deportiva Magdalena Mixhuca in Mexico City on 27 October 1963. It was race 9 of 10 in both the 1963 World Championship of Drivers and the 1963 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.

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 lapped the entire field except for second and third behind him. ^[1] He eventually scored 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.^{[ citation needed ]}

This was also the only World Championship Grand Prix where a car raced with the number 13 until Pastor Maldonado selected the number as his permanent race number in 2014. ^[2]

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Qualifying times		Gap
				Q1	Q2
1	8	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	1:58.8	2:07.3	—
2	23	John Surtees	Ferrari	2:00.5	2:05.4	+1.7
3	1	Graham Hill	BRM	2:00.6	2:05.7	+1.8
4	6	Dan Gurney	Brabham-Climax	2:01.6	2:07.6	+2.8
5	2	Richie Ginther	BRM	2:01.8	2:14.4	+3.0
6	3	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	2:02.3	2:08.7	+3.5
7	24	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari	2:02.4	2:11.3	+3.6
8	11	Jo Bonnier	Cooper-Climax	2:02.6	2:10.5	+3.8
9	14	Jo Siffert	Lotus-BRM	2:03.3	2:29.4	+4.5
10	5	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Climax	2:04.3	2:03.6	+4.8
11	13	Moisés Solana	BRM	2:04.1	2:20.6	+5.3
12	9	Trevor Taylor	Lotus-Climax	2:04.9	2:17.0	+6.1
13	4	Tony Maggs	Cooper-Climax	2:05.2	2:09.3	+6.4
14	17	Masten Gregory	Lola-Climax	2:05.5	2:11.7	+6.7
15	16	Jim Hall	Lotus-BRM	2:06.1	2:18.4	+7.3
16	22	Hap Sharp	Lotus-BRM	2:07.7	2:23.2	+8.9
17	25	Phil Hill	ATS	No time	2:13.6	+14.8
18	12	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche	2:14.1	2:23.6	+15.3
19	18	Chris Amon	Lotus-BRM	2:14.7	2:24.0	+15.9
20	10	Pedro Rodríguez	Lotus-Climax	2:15.3	No time	+16.5
21	26	Giancarlo Baghetti	ATS	2:22.3	3:00.5	+23.5
22	20	Frank Dochnal	Cooper-Climax	No time	No time
Source: [3]

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	8	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	65	2:09:52.1	1	9
2	5	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Climax	65	+ 1:41.1	10	6
3	2	Richie Ginther	BRM	65	+ 1:54.7	5	4
4	1	Graham Hill	BRM	64	+ 1 lap	3	3
5	11	Jo Bonnier	Cooper-Climax	62	+ 3 laps	8	2
6	6	Dan Gurney	Brabham-Climax	62	+ 3 laps	4	1
7	22	Hap Sharp	Lotus-BRM	61	+ 4 laps	16
8	16	Jim Hall	Lotus-BRM	61	+ 4 laps	15
9	14	Jo Siffert	Lotus-BRM	59	+ 6 laps	9
10	12	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche	58	+ 7 laps	18
11	13	Moisés Solana	BRM	57	Engine	11
Ret	25	Phil Hill	ATS	46	Suspension	17
Ret	24	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari	36	Ignition	7
Ret	3	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	30	Engine	6
Ret	10	Pedro Rodríguez	Lotus-Climax	26	Suspension	20
Ret	17	Masten Gregory	Lola-Climax	23	Suspension	14
DSQ	23	John Surtees	Ferrari	19	Push start	2
Ret	9	Trevor Taylor	Lotus-Climax	19	Engine	12
Ret	26	Giancarlo Baghetti	ATS	12	Engine	21
Ret	18	Chris Amon	Lotus-BRM	9	Gearbox	19
Ret	4	Tony Maggs	Cooper-Climax	7	Engine	13
DNQ	20	Frank Dochnal	Cooper-Climax		Practice accident
WD	7	Walt Hansgen	Lotus
WD	15	Innes Ireland	Lotus-BRM		Driver injured
WD	19	Thomas Monarch	Lotus-Climax
Source: [4]

• Surtees was disqualified for a push-start.

Notes

• This was the Formula One World Championship debut for Mexican driver Moisés Solana and for American driver Frank Dochnal.

Championship standings after the race

• Bold text indicates the World Champions.

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Jim Clark 54 (64) 2 Richie Ginther 29 (34) 3 Graham Hill 25 4 John Surtees 22 5 Bruce McLaren 14 Source: [5]

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Lotus-Climax 54 (65) 2 BRM 36 (41) 3 Ferrari 24 1 4 Brabham-Climax 24 1 5 Cooper-Climax 23 Source: [5]

• 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

1. Kettlewell, Mike. "Grand Prix Racing South of the Border", in Ward, Ian, executive editor. World of Automobiles (London: Orbis, 1974) Volume 12, p.1331.
2. "Your questions: F1 and the number 13". F1 Fanatic. 9 January 2008. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
3. "1963 Mexican GP Qualification". www.chicanef1.com. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
4. "1963 Mexican Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 24 August 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
5. "Mexico 1963 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 19 March 2019.

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