1963 Syracuse Grand Prix | |||
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Non-championship race in the 1963 Formula One season | |||
Race details | |||
Date | 25 April 1963 | ||
Official name | XII Gran Premio di Siracusa | ||
Location | Syracuse Circuit, Syracuse, Sicily | ||
Course | Temporary road circuit | ||
Course length | 5.612 km (3.487 miles) | ||
Distance | 56 laps, 314.26 km (195.27 miles) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Lotus-BRM | ||
Time | 1:59.0 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Jo Siffert | Lotus-BRM | |
Time | 2:00.4 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Lotus-BRM | ||
Second | Porsche | ||
Third | Cooper-Maserati |
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Pos | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid |
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1 | Jo Siffert | Ecurie Filipinetti | Lotus-BRM | 2.06:25.4 | 1 |
2 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Ecurie Maarsbergen | Porsche | + 1:20.6 s | 4 |
3 | Carlo Abate | Scuderia Centro Sud | Cooper-Maserati | 55 laps | 5 |
4 | Bob Anderson | DW Racing Enterprises | Lola-Climax | 52 laps | 2 |
5 | Jo Bonnier | Rob Walker Racing Team | Lotus-Climax | 49 laps | 3 |
6 | Gaetano Starrabba | Gaetano Starrabba | Lotus-Maserati | 49 laps | 10 |
Ret | Günther Seiffert | Autosport Team Wolfgang Seidel | Lotus-BRM | Gearbox casing | 9 |
Ret | Bernard Collomb | Bernard Collomb | Lotus-Climax | Front wishbone | 7 |
Ret | Lorenzo Bandini | Scuderia Centro Sud | Cooper-Maserati | Oil pipe | 6 |
Ret | André Wicky | André Wicky | Cooper-Climax | Engine | 8 |
WD | Phil Hill | Ecurie Filipinetti | Lotus-BRM | Car not ready | - |
WD | Jim Clark | Team Lotus | Lotus-Climax | - | |
WD | Trevor Taylor | Team Lotus | Lotus-Climax | - | |
WD | John Surtees | SEFAC Ferrari | Ferrari | Car not ready | - |
WD | Nasif Estéfano | Scuderia Tomaso | De Tomaso | Car not ready | - |
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