1963 Mexican Grand Prix

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1963 Mexican Grand Prix
Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez 1963.svg
Race details
DateOctober 27, 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
 Lotus-Climax
Time 1:58.8
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jim Clark Lotus-Climax
Time 1:58.1
Podium
First
 Lotus-Climax
Second
 Brabham-Climax
Third
 BRM
Lap leaders
  • 1963 Mexican Grand Prix

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

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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

PosNoDriverConstructorQualifying timesGap
Q1Q2
18 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 1:58.82:07.3—
223 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Surtees Ferrari 2:00.52:05.4+1.7
31 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Hill BRM 2:00.62:05.7+1.8
46 Flag of the United States.svg Dan Gurney Brabham-Climax 2:01.62:07.6+2.8
52 Flag of the United States.svg Richie Ginther BRM 2:01.82:14.4+3.0
63 Flag of New Zealand.svg Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 2:02.32:08.7+3.5
724 Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari 2:02.42:11.3+3.6
811 Flag of Sweden.svg Jo Bonnier Cooper-Climax 2:02.62:10.5+3.8
914 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jo Siffert Lotus-BRM 2:03.32:29.4+4.5
105 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Brabham Brabham-Climax 2:04.32:03.6+4.8
1113 Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg Moisés Solana BRM 2:04.12:20.6+5.3
129 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Trevor Taylor Lotus-Climax 2:04.92:17.0+6.1
134 Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Tony Maggs Cooper-Climax 2:05.22:09.3+6.4
1417 Flag of the United States.svg Masten Gregory Lola-Climax 2:05.52:11.7+6.7
1516 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Hall Lotus-BRM 2:06.12:18.4+7.3
1622 Flag of the United States.svg Hap Sharp Lotus-BRM 2:07.72:23.2+8.9
1725 Flag of the United States.svg Phil Hill ATS No time2:13.6+14.8
1812 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 2:14.12:23.6+15.3
1918 Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Amon Lotus-BRM 2:14.72:24.0+15.9
2010 Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg Pedro Rodríguez Lotus-Climax 2:15.3No time+16.5
2126 Flag of Italy.svg Giancarlo Baghetti ATS 2:22.33:00.5+23.5
2220 Flag of the United States.svg Frank Dochnal Cooper-Climax No timeNo time
Source: [3]

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
18 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 652:09:52.119
25 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Brabham Brabham-Climax 65+ 1:41.1106
32 Flag of the United States.svg Richie Ginther BRM 65+ 1:54.754
41 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Hill BRM 64+ 1 lap33
511 Flag of Sweden.svg Jo Bonnier Cooper-Climax 62+ 3 laps82
66 Flag of the United States.svg Dan Gurney Brabham-Climax 62+ 3 laps41
722 Flag of the United States.svg Hap Sharp Lotus-BRM 61+ 4 laps16
816 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Hall Lotus-BRM 61+ 4 laps15
914 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jo Siffert Lotus-BRM 59+ 6 laps9
1012 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 58+ 7 laps18
1113 Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg Moisés Solana BRM 57Engine11
Ret25 Flag of the United States.svg Phil Hill ATS 46Suspension17
Ret24 Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari 36Ignition7
Ret3 Flag of New Zealand.svg Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 30Engine6
Ret10 Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg Pedro Rodríguez Lotus-Climax 26Suspension20
Ret17 Flag of the United States.svg Masten Gregory Lola-Climax 23Suspension14
DSQ23 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Surtees Ferrari 19Push start2
Ret9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Trevor Taylor Lotus-Climax 19Engine12
Ret26 Flag of Italy.svg Giancarlo Baghetti ATS 12Engine21
Ret18 Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Amon Lotus-BRM 9Gearbox19
Ret4 Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Tony Maggs Cooper-Climax 7Engine13
DNQ20 Flag of the United States.svg Frank Dochnal Cooper-Climax Practice accident
WD7 Flag of the United States.svg Walt Hansgen Lotus
WD15 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Innes Ireland Lotus-BRM Driver injured
WD19 Flag of the United States.svg Thomas Monarch Lotus-Climax
Source: [4]

Championship standings after the race

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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.
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  4. ↑ "1963 Mexican Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 24 August 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Mexico 1963 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
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