1963 Syracuse Grand Prix

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1963 Syracuse Grand Prix
Non-championship race in the 1963 Formula One season
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Race details
Date25 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 Flag of Switzerland.svg Jo Siffert Lotus-BRM
Time 2:00.4
Podium
First Lotus-BRM
Second Porsche
Third Cooper-Maserati

The 12th Syracuse Grand Prix was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 25 April 1963 at Syracuse Circuit, Sicily. The race was run over 56 laps of the circuit, and was won easily by Swiss driver Jo Siffert in a Lotus 24.

Results

PosDriverEntrantConstructorTime/RetiredGrid
1 Flag of Switzerland.svg Jo Siffert Ecurie Filipinetti Lotus-BRM 2.06:25.41
2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Carel Godin de Beaufort Ecurie Maarsbergen Porsche + 1:20.6 s4
3 Flag of Italy.svg Carlo Abate Scuderia Centro Sud Cooper-Maserati 55 laps5
4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bob Anderson DW Racing Enterprises Lola-Climax 52 laps2
5 Flag of Sweden.svg Jo Bonnier Rob Walker Racing Team Lotus-Climax 49 laps3
6 Flag of Italy.svg Gaetano Starrabba Gaetano Starrabba Lotus-Maserati 49 laps10
Ret Flag of Germany.svg Günther Seiffert Autosport Team Wolfgang Seidel Lotus-BRM Gearbox casing9
Ret Flag of France.svg Bernard Collomb Bernard Collomb Lotus-Climax Front wishbone7
Ret Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Bandini Scuderia Centro Sud Cooper-Maserati Oil pipe6
Ret Flag of Switzerland.svg André Wicky André Wicky Cooper-Climax Engine8
WD Flag of the United States.svg Phil Hill Ecurie Filipinetti Lotus-BRM Car not ready-
WD Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jim Clark Team Lotus Lotus-Climax -
WD Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Trevor Taylor Team Lotus Lotus-Climax -
WD Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Surtees SEFAC Ferrari Ferrari Car not ready-
WD Flag of Argentina.svg Nasif Estéfano Scuderia Tomaso De Tomaso Car not ready-

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