1963 Pau Grand Prix

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Flag of France.svg   1963 Pau Grand Prix
Race details
Non-championship race in the 1963 Formula One season
Date15 April 1963
Official name XXIII Pau Grand Prix
Location Pau Circuit, Pau
Course Temporary street circuit
Course length 2.758 km (1.714 mi)
Distance 100 laps, 275.842 km (171.4 mi)
Pole position
Driver Lotus-Climax
Time 1:30.5
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jim Clark Lotus-Climax
Time 1:35.5
Podium
First Lotus-Climax
Second Lotus-Climax
Third Porsche

The 23rd Pau Grand Prix was a non-Championship motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 15 April 1963 at Pau Circuit, the street circuit in Pau. The race was run over 100 laps of the circuit, and was won by Jim Clark in a Lotus 25. Clark and his team-mate Trevor Taylor dominated the race from start to finish, with their nearest rival finishing the race five laps adrift.

Pau Grand Prix

The Pau Grand Prix is a motor race held in Pau, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department of southwestern France. The French Grand Prix was held at Pau in 1930, leading to the annual Pau Grand Prix being inaugurated in 1933. It was not run during World War II.

Auto racing motorsport involving the racing of cars for competition

Auto racing is a motorsport involving the racing of automobiles for competition.

Formula One is the highest class of single-seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and owned by the Formula One Group. The FIA Formula One World Championship has been one of the premier forms of racing around the world since its inaugural season in 1950. The word "formula" in the name refers to the set of rules to which all participants' cars must conform. A Formula One season consists of a series of races, known as Grands Prix, which take place worldwide on purpose-built circuits and on public roads.

Results

PosDriverEntrantConstructorTime/RetiredGrid
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jim Clark Team Lotus Lotus-Climax 2.46:59.71
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Trevor Taylor Team Lotus Lotus-Climax + 0.1 s3
3 Flag of Switzerland.svg Heinz Schiller Scuderia Filipinetti Porsche 95 laps10
4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Carel Godin de Beaufort Ecurie Maarsbergen Porsche 94 laps9
5 Flag of Switzerland.svg Herbert Müller Scuderia Filipinetti Lotus-Climax 93 laps6
6 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg André Pilette Tim Parnell Lotus-Climax 87 laps15
7 Flag of Switzerland.svg André Wicky André Wicky Cooper-Climax 82 laps14
Ret Flag of Sweden.svg Jo Bonnier Rob Walker Racing Team Cooper-Climax Halfshaft2
Ret Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bob Anderson DW Racing Enterprises Lola-Climax Brakes11
Ret Flag of France.svg Jo Schlesser Inter-Autocourse Brabham-Ford Ignition8
Ret Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tim Parnell Tim Parnell Lotus-Climax Engine12
Ret Flag of Switzerland.svg Jo Siffert Scuderia Filipinetti Lotus-BRM Brakes4
Ret Flag of France.svg Maurice Trintignant Rob Walker Racing Team Lotus-Climax Gear linkage5
Ret Flag of France.svg Bernard Collomb Bernard Collomb Lotus-Climax Fuel tank leak13
Ret Flag of the United States.svg Tony Settember Team Scirocco-Powell Emeryson-Climax Accident (suspension)7
WD Flag of the United States.svg Masten Gregory Scuderia Tomaso De Tomaso Car not ready-
WD Flag of the United States.svg Tony Settember Team Scirocco-Powell Scirocco-BRM Car not ready - drove Emeryson instead-
WD Flag of Switzerland.svg Heini Walter Scuderia Filipinetti Porsche Car not ready-

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