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1963 Lombank Trophy
The 4th Lombank Trophy was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 30 March 1963 at Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, England. The race was run over 50 laps of the circuit, and was won by British driver Graham Hill in a BRM P57.
| 1963 Lombank Trophy | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-championship race in the 1963 Formula One season | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 30 March 1963 | ||
| Official name | IV Lombank Trophy | ||
| Location | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 4.361 km (2.71 miles) | ||
| Distance | 50 laps, 218.07 km (135.5 miles) | ||
| Weather | Wet | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Lotus-Climax | ||
| Time | 1:44.4 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Graham Hill | BRM | |
| Time | 1:38.2 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | BRM | ||
| Second | Lotus-Climax | ||
| Third | Lotus-BRM | ||
The lead changed hands several times between Richie Ginther and Jim Clark, before Hill, who had started from the back of the grid, passed Clark on lap 33. He stayed in front until the end of the race, with Clark second, while Ginther spun and finished fifth.
This was the first and only Formula One start for Adam Wyllie, who was killed at a Formula Three event at Dunboyne in 1965, when he was involved in an accident with Jack Pearce.[1] Pearce had also entered this Lombank Trophy race but withdrew.
Results
| Pos | No. | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Graham Hill | Owen Racing Organisation | BRM | 1:25:09.6 | 10 |
| 2 | 3 | Jim Clark | Team Lotus | Lotus-Climax | + 21.2 s | 1 |
| 3 | 5 | Innes Ireland | British Racing Partnership | Lotus-BRM | 1:34.4 s | 4 |
| 4 | 7 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper Car Company | Cooper-Climax | 1:36.4 s | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | Richie Ginther | Owen Racing Organisation | BRM | 49 laps | 2 |
| 6 | 6 | Jim Hall | British Racing Partnership | Lotus-BRM | 47 laps | 5 |
| 7 | 12 | Adam Wyllie | Jock Russell | Lotus-Climax | 44 laps | 6 |
| Ret | 16 | Bob Anderson | DW Racing Enterprises | Lola-Climax | Gearbox | 9 |
| Ret | 14 | Philip Robinson | A. Robinson & Sons | Lotus-Climax | Ignition | 7 |
| Ret | 8 | Tim Parnell | Reg Parnell | Lotus-BRM | Engine | 8 |
| DNS | 17 | Jo Siffert | Scuderia Filipinetti | Lotus-BRM | Practice accident | - |
| WD | 4 | Trevor Taylor | Team Lotus | Lotus-Climax | No engine | - |
| WD | 9 | David Prophet | David Prophet | Brabham-Ford | Car not ready | - |
| WD | 10 | Morris Nunn | Morris Nunn | Cooper-Climax | - | |
| WD | 11 | Graham Eden | Graham Eden | Cooper-Climax | - | |
| WD | 15 | Jack Pearce | Auto Racing Services | Lotus-Climax | - | |
| WD | 18 | Ron Carter | Tim Parnell | Lotus-Climax | - |
References
- Results at Silhouet.com [2]
- "The Grand Prix Who's Who", Steve Small, 1995.
- "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974, pp 126-127.