The 1963 Formula One season was the 17th season of FIAFormula One motor racing. It featured the 14th FIA World Championship of Drivers,[1] the sixth International Cup for F1 Manufacturers [2] and numerous non-championship Formula One races. The World Championship commenced on 26 May, and ended on 28 December after ten races.
Jim Clark won his first championship with seven wins to two by Graham Hill and one by John Surtees in a revised Ferrari. This record number of wins in a season was not equalled until Alain Prost won seven races in 1984 driving a McLaren MP4/2, and it was not beaten until 1988 when Ayrton Senna won eight races in the McLaren MP4/4 (his teammate Prost again won seven races in 1988). However, unlike 1963 which only consisted of ten races, both the 1984 and 1988 seasons consisted of 16 races giving Clark a better winning ratio (70%) than either Prost (43.75%) or Senna (50%).
The ATS venture, founded by ex-Ferrari workers, was a failure which damaged Phil Hill's Grand Prix career. It was unrelated to the late 1970s German operation which was marginally more successful.
‡ No points awarded as Hill's car was pushed at the start line.[4]
International Cup for F1 Manufacturers standingsEdit
Lotus-Climax won the International Cup for F1 Manufacturers with the Lotus 25BRM placed second
Points were awarded on a 9–6–4–3–2–1 basis at each round with only the best six round results retained. Only the best placed car from each manufacturer at each round was eligible to score points.
^ abcOnly the best 6 results counted towards the championship. Numbers without parentheses are championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.
^ ab"1963 FIA World Championship". Formula One Administration Ltd. from the original on 15 May 2010. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
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1963, formula, season, drivers, champion, clark, international, champion, lotus, climax, previous, 1962, next, 1964races, countryraces, venue, 17th, season, formula, motor, racing, featured, 14th, world, championship, drivers, sixth, international, manufacture. 1963 Formula One season Drivers Champion Jim Clark International Cup Champion Lotus Climax Previous 1962 Next 1964Races by countryRaces by venue The 1963 Formula One season was the 17th season of FIA Formula One motor racing It featured the 14th FIA World Championship of Drivers 1 the sixth International Cup for F1 Manufacturers 2 and numerous non championship Formula One races The World Championship commenced on 26 May and ended on 28 December after ten races Contents 1 Teams and drivers 2 Calendar 2 1 Calendar changes 3 Season summary 4 Results and standings 4 1 Grands Prix 4 2 World Drivers Championship standings 5 International Cup for F1 Manufacturers standings 6 Non championship races 7 Notes and referencesTeams and drivers EditThe following teams and drivers competed in the 1963 FIA World Championship All teams competed with tyres supplied by Dunlop nbsp Graham Hill placed second in the championship driving for BRM source source Dutch newsreel on the 1963 Dutch Grand Prix Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine Tyre Driver Rounds nbsp Brabham Racing Organisation Lotus Climax 25 Climax FWMV 1 5 V8 D nbsp Jack Brabham 1Brabham Climax BT7BT3 2 10 nbsp Dan Gurney All nbsp Owen Racing Organisation BRM P57P61 BRM P56 1 5 V8 D nbsp Richie Ginther All nbsp Graham Hill All nbsp Cooper Car Company Cooper Climax T66 Climax FWMV 1 5 V8 D nbsp Bruce McLaren All nbsp Tony Maggs All nbsp Team Lotus Lotus Climax 25 Climax FWMV 1 5 V8 D nbsp Jim Clark All nbsp Trevor Taylor 1 6 8 10 nbsp Peter Arundell 4 nbsp Mike Spence 7 nbsp Pedro Rodriguez 8 9 nbsp R R C Walker Racing Team Cooper Climax T60T66 Climax FWMV 1 5 V8 D nbsp Jo Bonnier All nbsp British Racing Partnership Lotus BRM 24 BRM P56 1 5 V8 D nbsp Jim Hall 1 9 nbsp Innes Ireland 1 6BRP BRM Mk 1 2 5 7 nbsp Reg Parnell Racing Lola Climax Mk4A Climax FWMV 1 5 V8 D nbsp Chris Amon 1 7 nbsp Maurice Trintignant 1 nbsp Lucien Bianchi 2 nbsp Mike Hailwood 7 nbsp Masten Gregory 8 9Lotus Climax 24 Climax FWMV 1 5 V8 nbsp Maurice Trintignant 4 nbsp Mike Hailwood 5Lotus BRM BRM P56 1 5 V8 nbsp Masten Gregory 5 nbsp Rodger Ward 8 nbsp Hap Sharp 8 9 nbsp Chris Amon 9 nbsp Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 156 Ferrari 178 1 5 V6 D nbsp Willy Mairesse 1 2 6 nbsp John Surtees All nbsp Ludovico Scarfiotti 3 4 nbsp Lorenzo Bandini 7 10 nbsp Bernard Collomb Lotus Climax 24 Climax FWMV 1 5 V8 D nbsp Bernard Collomb 1 6 nbsp Siffert Racing Team Lotus BRM 24 BRM P56 1 5 V8 D nbsp Jo Siffert 1 9 nbsp Scirocco Powell Racing Cars Scirocco BRM SP BRM P56 1 5 V8 D nbsp Tony Settember 2 4 7 nbsp Ian Burgess 5 6 nbsp Automobili Turismo e Sport ATS 100 ATS 100 1 5 V8 D nbsp Phil Hill 2 3 7 9 nbsp Giancarlo Baghetti 2 3 7 9 nbsp Ecurie Maarsbergen Porsche 718 Porsche 547 3 1 5 F4 D nbsp Carel Godin de Beaufort 2 3 5 10 nbsp Gerhard Mitter 3 6 nbsp Ecurie Filipinetti Lotus BRM 24 BRM P56 1 5 V8 D nbsp Phil Hill 4 nbsp Scuderia Centro Sud BRM P57 BRM P56 1 5 V8 D nbsp Lorenzo Bandini 4 6 nbsp Maurice Trintignant 7 nbsp Moises Solana 9Cooper Climax T60 Climax FWMV 1 5 V8 nbsp Mario de Araujo Cabral 6 7Cooper Maserati T53 Maserati 6 1500 1 5 L4 nbsp Ernesto Brambilla 7 nbsp Tim Parnell Lotus BRM 24 BRM P56 1 5 V8 D nbsp Masten Gregory 4 7Lola Climax Mk4 Climax FWMV 1 5 V8 nbsp John Campbell Jones 5Lotus Climax 18 21 Climax FWMV 1 5 V8 nbsp Andre Pilette 6 nbsp Tim Parnell 6 nbsp DW Racing Enterprises Lola Climax Mk4 Climax FWMV 1 5 V8 D nbsp Bob Anderson 5 7 nbsp Ian Raby Racing Gilby BRM 62 BRM P56 1 5 V8 D nbsp Ian Raby 5 7 nbsp Kurt Kuhnke Lotus Borgward 18 Borgward 1500 RS 1 5 L4 D nbsp Kurt Kuhnke 6 nbsp Scuderia Settecolli De Tomaso Ferrari F1 Ferrari 178 1 5 V6 D nbsp Roberto Lippi 7 nbsp Andre Pilette Lotus Climax 18 21 Climax FPF 1 5 L4 D nbsp Andre Pilette 7 nbsp Canadian Stebro Racing Stebro Ford Mk IV Ford 109E 1 5 L4 D nbsp Peter Broeker 8 nbsp Frank Dochnal Cooper Climax T51 Climax FPF 1 5 L4 D nbsp Frank Dochnal 9 nbsp Lawson Organisation Lotus Climax 21 Climax FPF 1 5 L4 D nbsp Ernie Pieterse 10 nbsp Selby Auto Spares Lotus BRM 24 BRM P56 1 5 V8 D nbsp Paddy Driver 10 nbsp Otelle Nucci LDS Alfa Romeo Mk 1 Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1 5 L4 D nbsp Doug Serrurier 10Alfa Special Alfa Romeo Special nbsp Peter de Klerk 10 nbsp John Love Cooper Climax T55 Climax FPF 1 5 L4 D nbsp John Love 10 nbsp Sam Tingle LDS Alfa Romeo Mk 1 Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1 5 L4 D nbsp Sam Tingle 10 nbsp Ted Lanfear Lotus Ford 22 Ford 109E 1 5 L4 D nbsp Brausch Niemann 10 nbsp David Prophet Brabham Ford BT6 Ford 109E 1 5 L4 D nbsp David Prophet 10 nbsp Scuderia Lupini Cooper Maserati T51 Maserati 6 1500 1 5 L4 D nbsp Trevor Blokdyk 10Calendar EditRound Grand Prix Circuit Date1 nbsp Monaco Grand Prix Circuit de Monaco Monte Carlo 26 May2 nbsp Belgian Grand Prix Circuit de Spa Francorchamps Stavelot 9 June3 nbsp Dutch Grand Prix Circuit Zandvoort Zandvoort 23 June4 nbsp French Grand Prix Reims Gueux Gueux 30 June5 nbsp British Grand Prix Silverstone Circuit Silverstone 20 July6 nbsp German Grand Prix Nurburgring Nurburg 4 August7 nbsp Italian Grand Prix Autodromo Nazionale di Monza Monza 8 September8 nbsp United States Grand Prix Watkins Glen International New York 6 October9 nbsp Mexican Grand Prix Magdalena Mixhuca Mexico City 27 October10 nbsp South African Grand Prix Prince George Circuit East London 28 DecemberCalendar changes Edit The Dutch Grand Prix and Monaco Grand Prix swapped places on the calendar with the round at Monaco being the season opener The French Grand Prix was moved from Rouen Les Essarts to Reims Gueux for a year The British Grand Prix was moved from Aintree to Silverstone The Mexican Grand Prix was added to the calendar and was held at the Magdalena Mixhuca circuit in Mexico City Season summary Edit nbsp Jim Clark pictured in 1965 won his first championship driving a Lotus ClimaxJim Clark won his first championship with seven wins to two by Graham Hill and one by John Surtees in a revised Ferrari This record number of wins in a season was not equalled until Alain Prost won seven races in 1984 driving a McLaren MP4 2 and it was not beaten until 1988 when Ayrton Senna won eight races in the McLaren MP4 4 his teammate Prost again won seven races in 1988 However unlike 1963 which only consisted of ten races both the 1984 and 1988 seasons consisted of 16 races giving Clark a better winning ratio 70 than either Prost 43 75 or Senna 50 The ATS venture founded by ex Ferrari workers was a failure which damaged Phil Hill s Grand Prix career It was unrelated to the late 1970s German operation which was marginally more successful Results and standings EditGrands Prix Edit Round Grand Prix Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning constructor Tyre Report1 nbsp Monaco Grand Prix nbsp Jim Clark nbsp John Surtees nbsp Graham Hill nbsp BRM D Report2 nbsp Belgian Grand Prix nbsp Graham Hill nbsp Jim Clark nbsp Jim Clark nbsp Lotus Climax D Report3 nbsp Dutch Grand Prix nbsp Jim Clark nbsp Jim Clark nbsp Jim Clark nbsp Lotus Climax D Report4 nbsp French Grand Prix nbsp Jim Clark nbsp Jim Clark nbsp Jim Clark nbsp Lotus Climax D Report5 nbsp British Grand Prix nbsp Jim Clark nbsp John Surtees nbsp Jim Clark nbsp Lotus Climax D Report6 nbsp German Grand Prix nbsp Jim Clark nbsp John Surtees nbsp John Surtees nbsp Ferrari D Report7 nbsp Italian Grand Prix nbsp John Surtees nbsp Jim Clark nbsp Jim Clark nbsp Lotus Climax D Report8 nbsp United States Grand Prix nbsp Graham Hill nbsp Jim Clark nbsp Graham Hill nbsp BRM D Report9 nbsp Mexican Grand Prix nbsp Jim Clark nbsp Jim Clark nbsp Jim Clark nbsp Lotus Climax D Report10 nbsp South African Grand Prix nbsp Jim Clark nbsp Dan Gurney nbsp Jim Clark nbsp Lotus Climax D ReportWorld Drivers Championship standings Edit Further information List of Formula One World Championship points scoring systems Points were awarded on a 9 6 4 3 2 1 basis at each round with only the best six round results retained Pos Driver MON nbsp BEL nbsp NED nbsp FRA nbsp GBR nbsp GER nbsp ITA nbsp USA nbsp MEX nbsp RSA nbsp Pts 3 1 nbsp Jim Clark 8 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 1 54 73 2 nbsp Graham Hill 1 Ret Ret 3 3 Ret 16 1 4 3 293 nbsp Richie Ginther 2 4 5 Ret 4 3 2 2 3 Ret 29 34 4 nbsp John Surtees 4 Ret 3 Ret 2 1 Ret 9 DSQ Ret 225 nbsp Dan Gurney Ret 3 2 5 Ret Ret 14 Ret 6 2 196 nbsp Bruce McLaren 3 2 Ret 12 Ret Ret 3 11 Ret 4 177 nbsp Jack Brabham 9 Ret Ret 4 Ret 7 5 4 2 13 148 nbsp Tony Maggs 5 7 Ret 2 9 Ret 6 Ret Ret 7 99 nbsp Innes Ireland Ret Ret 4 9 Ret Ret 4 610 nbsp Lorenzo Bandini 10 5 Ret Ret 5 Ret 5 611 nbsp Jo Bonnier 7 5 11 NC Ret 6 7 8 5 6 612 nbsp Gerhard Mitter Ret 4 313 nbsp Jim Hall Ret Ret 8 11 6 5 8 10 8 314 nbsp Carel Godin de Beaufort 6 9 10 Ret DNQ 6 10 10 215 nbsp Jo Siffert Ret Ret 7 6 Ret 9 Ret Ret 9 116 nbsp Trevor Taylor 6 Ret 10 13 Ret 8 Ret Ret 8 117 nbsp Ludovico Scarfiotti 6 DNS 1 nbsp Chris Amon DNS Ret Ret 7 7 Ret DNS Ret 0 nbsp Hap Sharp Ret 7 0 nbsp Peter Broeker 7 0 nbsp Maurice Trintignant Ret 8 9 0 nbsp Mike Hailwood 8 10 0 nbsp Tony Settember 8 Ret Ret Ret DNQ 0 nbsp John Love 9 0 nbsp Bernard Collomb DNQ 10 0 nbsp Phil Hill Ret Ret NC 11 Ret Ret 0 nbsp Masten Gregory Ret 11 Ret Ret Ret 0 nbsp Moises Solana 11 0 nbsp Doug Serrurier 11 0 nbsp Bob Anderson 12 12 0 nbsp Trevor Blokdyk 12 0 nbsp John Campbell Jones 13 0 nbsp Mike Spence 13 0 nbsp Brausch Niemann 14 0 nbsp Giancarlo Baghetti Ret Ret 15 Ret Ret 0 nbsp Willy Mairesse Ret Ret Ret 0 nbsp Ian Burgess Ret Ret 0 nbsp Pedro Rodriguez Ret Ret 0 nbsp Ian Raby Ret DNQ DNQ 0 nbsp Lucien Bianchi Ret 0 nbsp Mario de Araujo Cabral Ret DNS 0 nbsp Rodger Ward Ret 0 nbsp Peter de Klerk Ret 0 nbsp Sam Tingle Ret 0 nbsp Ernie Pieterse Ret 0 nbsp David Prophet Ret 0 nbsp Andre Pilette DNQ DNQ 0 nbsp Tim Parnell DNQ 0 nbsp Kurt Kuhnke DNQ 0 nbsp Roberto Lippi DNQ 0 nbsp Ernesto Brambilla DNQ 0 nbsp Frank Dochnal DNQ 0 nbsp Paddy Driver DNS 0Pos Driver MON nbsp BEL nbsp NED nbsp FRA nbsp GBR nbsp GER nbsp ITA nbsp USA nbsp MEX nbsp RSA nbsp Pts 3 KeyColour ResultGold WinnerSilver Second placeBronze Third placeGreen Other points positionBlue Other classified positionNot classified finished NC Purple Not classified retired Ret Red Did not qualify DNQ Did not pre qualify DNPQ Black Disqualified DSQ White Did not start DNS Race cancelled C Blank Did not practice DNP Excluded EX Did not arrive DNA Withdrawn WD Did not enter cell empty Text formatting MeaningBold Pole positionItalics Fastest lapItalics indicate fastest lap Bold indicates pole position No points awarded as Hill s car was pushed at the start line 4 International Cup for F1 Manufacturers standings Edit nbsp Lotus Climax won the International Cup for F1 Manufacturers with the Lotus 25 nbsp BRM placed secondPoints were awarded on a 9 6 4 3 2 1 basis at each round with only the best six round results retained Only the best placed car from each manufacturer at each round was eligible to score points Pos Manufacturer MON nbsp BEL nbsp NED nbsp FRA nbsp GBR nbsp GER nbsp ITA nbsp USA nbsp MEX nbsp RSA nbsp Pts 3 1 nbsp Lotus Climax 6 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 1 54 74 2 nbsp BRM 1 4 5 3 3 3 2 1 3 3 36 45 3 nbsp Brabham Climax Ret 3 2 4 Ret 7 5 4 2 2 28 30 4 nbsp Ferrari 4 Ret 3 Ret 2 1 Ret 5 Ret 5 265 nbsp Cooper Climax 3 2 11 2 9 6 3 8 5 4 25 26 6 nbsp BRP BRM Ret 4 9 Ret 4 WD WD 67 nbsp Porsche 6 9 10 4 DNQ 6 10 10 58 nbsp Lotus BRM Ret Ret 7 6 6 5 8 10 7 DNS 4 nbsp Lola Climax Ret Ret Ret 7 7 Ret 10 Ret Ret WD 0 nbsp Stebro Ford 7 0 nbsp Scirocco BRM WD 8 WD Ret Ret Ret DNQ 0 nbsp ATS WD Ret Ret WD WD WD 11 Ret Ret 0 nbsp LDS Alfa Romeo 11 0 nbsp Cooper Maserati DNQ 12 0 nbsp Lotus Ford 14 0 nbsp Gilby BRM Ret DNQ DNQ 0 nbsp Alfa Special Alfa Romeo Ret 0 nbsp Lotus Borgward DNQ 0 nbsp De Tomaso Ferrari WD WD DNP DNQ 0Pos Manufacturer MON nbsp BEL nbsp NED nbsp FRA nbsp GBR nbsp GER nbsp ITA nbsp USA nbsp MEX nbsp RSA nbsp Pts Bold results counted to championship totals No points awarded as Hill s car was pushed at the start line 4 Non championship races EditOther Formula One races which did not count towards the World Championship were also held in 1963 Race name Circuit Date Winning driver Constructor Report nbsp IV Lombank Trophy Snetterton 30 March nbsp Graham Hill nbsp BRM Report nbsp XXIII Pau Grand Prix Pau 15 April nbsp Jim Clark nbsp Lotus Climax Report nbsp XI Glover Trophy Goodwood 15 April nbsp Innes Ireland nbsp Lotus BRM Report nbsp IV Gran Premio Citta di Imola Imola 21 April nbsp Jim Clark nbsp Lotus Climax Report nbsp XIV Gran Premio di Siracusa Syracuse 25 April nbsp Jo Siffert nbsp Lotus BRM Report nbsp XIX BARC Aintree 200 Aintree 27 April nbsp Graham Hill nbsp BRM Report nbsp XVI BRDC International Trophy Silverstone 11 May nbsp Jim Clark nbsp Lotus Climax Report nbsp XV Gran Premio di Roma Vallelunga 19 May nbsp Bob Anderson nbsp Lola Climax Report nbsp III Solituderennen Solitudering 28 July nbsp Jack Brabham nbsp Brabham Climax Report nbsp XII Kanonloppet Karlskoga 11 August nbsp Jim Clark nbsp Lotus Climax Report nbsp III Mediterranean Grand Prix Enna Pergusa 18 August nbsp John Surtees nbsp Ferrari Report nbsp I Austrian Grand Prix Zeltweg 1 September nbsp Jack Brabham nbsp Brabham Climax Report nbsp X International Gold Cup Oulton Park 21 September nbsp Jim Clark nbsp Lotus Climax Report nbsp Rand Grand Prix Kyalami 14 December nbsp John Surtees nbsp Ferrari ReportNotes and references Edit FIA Yearbook 1974 page 119 FIA Yearbook 1974 page 121 a b c Only the best 6 results counted towards the championship Numbers without parentheses are championship points numbers in parentheses are total points scored a b 1963 FIA World Championship Formula One Administration Ltd Archived from the original on 15 May 2010 Retrieved 8 May 2010 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1963 Formula 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