1963 French Grand Prix | |||
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Race details | |||
Date | 30 June 1963 | ||
Official name | XLIX Grand Prix de l'A.C.F. | ||
Location | Reims, France | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 8.302 km (5.159 miles) | ||
Distance | 53 laps, 440.006 km (273.407 miles) | ||
Weather | Sunny, then rain | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Lotus-Climax | ||
Time | 2:20.2 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | |
Time | 2:21.6 on lap 12 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Lotus-Climax | ||
Second | Cooper-Climax | ||
Third | BRM | ||
Lap leaders |
The 1963 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Reims on 30 June 1963. It was race 4 of 10 in both the 1963 World Championship of Drivers and the 1963 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The race was won by Jim Clark driving a Lotus 25-Climax 1.5 litre V8. [1]
Jim Clark took the lead at the start from Richie Ginther in the BRM. All Graham Hill's hard work in qualifying second despite mechanical problems in practice came to nothing when his engine died on the grid and his car had to be push started. The subsequent one-minute penalty dropped him well back. Clark led dominantly, his lead being extended when a stone pierced Ginther's radiator, forcing him into the pits. Jack Brabham took second place after a strong fight with Trevor Taylor, who also suffered mechanical problems.
Brabham then began to gain significantly on Clark as the Scot's Climax engine started to splutter, however this proved to be a sporadic fault and he had enough of a lead to maintain the position. Brabham himself was delayed when an ignition lead came loose, [2] handing second and third to Tony Maggs and a delighted Hill. Clark was over a minute ahead of them after yet another start-to-finish victory. Graham Hill was push started, incurring a one-minute penalty from the organisers, and was awarded no championship points for his third place. By finishing 7th, at 19 years and 345 days old, Chris Amon became the youngest driver to finish a world championship race. This record would hold for another 38 years, until it was broken by Fernando Alonso at the 2001 Australian Grand Prix.
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Qualifying times | Gap | ||
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Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | |||||
1 | 18 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 2:21.0 | No time | 2:20.2 | — |
2 | 2 | Graham Hill | BRM | 3:13.4 | 2:36.4 | 2:20.9 | +0.7 |
3 | 8 | Dan Gurney | Brabham-Climax | No time | 3:02.4 | 2:21.7 | +1.5 |
4 | 16 | John Surtees | Ferrari | 2:24.4 | 2:33.8 | 2:21.9 | +1.7 |
5 | 6 | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Climax | No time | 2:39.2 | 2:21.9 | +1.7 |
6 | 10 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 2:25.1 | No time | 2:22.5 | +2.3 |
7 | 20 | Trevor Taylor | Lotus-Climax | 2:23.7 | No time | 2:25.1 | +3.5 |
8 | 12 | Tony Maggs | Cooper-Climax | 2:24.5 | No time | 2:24.4 | +4.2 |
9 | 32 | Innes Ireland | BRP-BRM | No time | 2:41.8 | 2:25.1 | +4.9 |
10 | 36 | Jo Siffert | Lotus-BRM | 2:26.9 | No time | 2:25.2 | +5.0 |
11 | 44 | Jo Bonnier | Cooper-Climax | 2:26.5 | 2:40.5 | 2:25.7 | +5.5 |
12 | 4 | Richie Ginther | BRM | 2:26.8 | 2:40.0 | 2:25.9 | +5.7 |
13 | 14 | Ludovico Scarfiotti | Ferrari | 2:27.0 | 2:41.6 | No time | +6.8 |
14 | 42 | Phil Hill | Lotus-BRM | No time | No time | 2:27.7 | +7.5 |
15 | 28 | Maurice Trintignant | Lotus-Climax | No time | 2:49.5 | 2:28.3 | +8.1 |
16 | 22 | Peter Arundell | Lotus-Climax | 2:28.5 | — | — | +8.3 |
17 | 30 | Chris Amon | Lola-Climax | No time | 2:53.1 | 2:30.5 | +10.3 |
18 | 34 | Jim Hall | Lotus-BRM | No time | 3:25.2 | 2:30.9 | +10.7 |
19 | 48 | Masten Gregory | Lotus-BRM | No time | No time | 2:33.2 | +13.0 |
20 | 38 | Tony Settember | Scirocco-BRM | No time | 2:54.5 | 2:36.7 | +16.5 |
21 | 46 | Lorenzo Bandini | BRM | No time | No time | 2:37.8 | +17.6 |
Source: [3] |
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 18 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 53 | 2:10:54.3 | 1 | 9 |
2 | 12 | Tony Maggs | Cooper-Climax | 53 | + 1:04.9 | 8 | 6 |
3 | 2 | Graham Hill | BRM | 53 | + 1:13.9 | 2 | |
4 | 6 | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Climax | 53 | + 2:15.2 | 5 | 3 |
5 | 8 | Dan Gurney | Brabham-Climax | 53 | + 2:33.4 | 3 | 2 |
6 | 36 | Jo Siffert | Lotus-BRM | 52 | + 1 lap | 10 | 1 |
7 | 30 | Chris Amon | Lola-Climax | 51 | + 2 laps | 17 | |
8 | 28 | Maurice Trintignant | Lotus-Climax | 50 | + 3 laps | 15 | |
9 | 32 | Innes Ireland | BRP-BRM | 49 | + 4 laps | 9 | |
10 | 46 | Lorenzo Bandini | BRM | 45 | + 8 laps | 21 | |
11 | 34 | Jim Hall | Lotus-BRM | 45 | + 8 laps | 18 | |
12 | 10 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 42 | Ignition | 6 | |
13 | 20 | Trevor Taylor | Lotus-Climax | 41 | Suspension | 7 | |
NC | 42 | Phil Hill | Lotus-BRM | 34 | Not Classified | 14 | |
NC | 44 | Jo Bonnier | Cooper-Climax | 32 | Not Classified | 11 | |
Ret | 48 | Masten Gregory | Lotus-BRM | 30 | Gearbox | 19 | |
Ret | 16 | John Surtees | Ferrari | 12 | Fuel Pump | 4 | |
Ret | 38 | Tony Settember | Scirocco-BRM | 5 | Wheel Bearing | 20 | |
Ret | 4 | Richie Ginther | BRM | 4 | Radiator | 12 | |
DNS | 14 | Ludovico Scarfiotti | Ferrari | Practice Accident | |||
DNS | 22 | Peter Arundell | Lotus-Climax | Entry denied; support race | |||
WD | 26 | Giancarlo Baghetti | ATS | ||||
WD | 40 | Ian Burgess | Scirocco-BRM | Car not ready | |||
WD | 50 | Nasif Estéfano | De Tomaso | Car not ready | |||
Source: [4] |
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