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1963 Belgian Grand Prix

Second round of the 1963 Formula One World Championship

Second round of the 1963 Formula One World Championship

FieldValue
TypeF1
CountryBelgium
Grand PrixBelgian
ImageSpa 1950.jpg
Date9 June
Year1963
Official nameXXIII Grand Prix de Belgique
LocationCircuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Spa, Belgium
CoursePermanent racing facility
Course_mi8.761
Course_km14.100
Distance_laps32
Distance_mi280.363
Distance_km451.200
WeatherWet and overcast
Pole_DriverGraham Hill
Pole_TeamBRM
Pole_Time3:54.1
Pole_CountryUK
Fast_DriverJim Clark
Fast_TeamLotus-Climax
Fast_Time3:58.1
Fast_Lap16
Fast_CountryUK
First_DriverJim Clark
First_TeamLotus-Climax
First_CountryUK
Second_DriverBruce McLaren
Second_TeamCooper-Climax
Second_CountryNZ
Third_DriverDan Gurney
Third_TeamBrabham-Climax
Third_CountryUSA
Lapchart

Spa, Belgium The 1963 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race, held at Spa-Francorchamps on 9 June 1963. It was race 2 of 10 in both the 1963 World Championship of Drivers and the 1963 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. Jim Clark won the race in extremely wet and rainy conditions. After starting eighth on the grid, Clark passed all the cars in front of him, including early leader Graham Hill. At the end of the race, Clark had not only lapped the entire field except for Bruce McLaren, but the margin to the second-placed Cooper driver was almost five minutes. The Scot's performance was made even more impressive by the fact that gearbox issues meant that he had to hold his gear lever in place, thus driving one-handed, whenever fifth gear was selected on this high-speed circuit. Given the rainy conditions, Clark eventually chose not to engage fifth gear at all, leaving him with only four gears. This would be the first of seven victories for Clark and Team Lotus that year.

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorQualifying timesGapQ1Q21234567891011121314151617181920Source:
7UK Graham HillBRM4:01.6**3:54.1**—
18USA Dan GurneyBrabham-Climax4:28.8**3:55.0**+0.9
10Belgium Willy MairesseFerrari3:56.2**3:55.3**+1.2
15South Africa Tony MaggsCooper-Climax3:57.1**3:56.0**+1.9
14New Zealand Bruce McLarenCooper-Climax3:58.3**3:56.2**+2.1
17Australia Jack BrabhamBrabham-Climax**3:56.6**4:00.7+2.5
4UK Innes IrelandBRP-BRM4:05.3**3:56.9**+2.8
1UK Jim ClarkLotus-Climax4:06.7**3:57.1**+3.0
8USA Richie GintherBRM4:04.5**3:57.6**+3.5
9UK John SurteesFerrari**3:57.9**3:57.9+3.8
2UK Trevor TaylorLotus-Climax4:02.7**3:58.1**+4.0
5USA Jim HallLotus-BRM4:05.4**4:00.1**+6.0
12Sweden Jo BonnierCooper-Climax4:01.4**4:00.1**+6.0
28Switzerland Jo SiffertLotus-BRM4:03.9**4:02.3**+8.2
21New Zealand Chris AmonLola-Climax4:17.2**4:04.9**+10.8
22Belgium Lucien BianchiLola-Climax4:08.5**4:06.5**+12.4
26USA Phil HillATS4:26.1**4:06.7**+12.6
29Netherlands Carel Godin de BeaufortPorsche**4:14.6**6:55.2+20.5
24USA Tony SettemberScirocco-BRM4:31.7**4:25.2**+31.1
27Italy Giancarlo BaghettiATS8:34.8**4:33.6**+39.5

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints12345678RetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetWDWDWDWD
1UK **Jim Clark****Lotus-Climax**322:27:47.68**9**
14New Zealand **Bruce McLaren****Cooper-Climax**32+ 4:54.05**6**
18USA **Dan Gurney****Brabham-Climax**31+ 1 lap2**4**
8USA **Richie Ginther****BRM**31+ 1 lap9**3**
12Sweden **Jo Bonnier****Cooper-Climax**30+ 2 laps13**2**
29Netherlands **Carel Godin de Beaufort****Porsche**30+ 2 laps18**1**
15South Africa Tony MaggsCooper-Climax27Accident4
24USA Tony SettemberScirocco-BRM25Accident19
9UK John SurteesFerrari19Injection10
7UK Graham HillBRM17Gearbox1
22Belgium Lucien BianchiLola-Climax17Accident16
5USA Jim HallLotus-BRM16Accident12
28Switzerland Jo SiffertLotus-BRM16Accident14
26USA Phil HillATS13Gearbox17
17Australia Jack BrabhamBrabham-Climax12Injection6
21New Zealand Chris AmonLola-Climax10Oil Leak15
4UK Innes IrelandBRP-BRM9Gearbox7
10Belgium Willy MairesseFerrari7Injection3
27Italy Giancarlo BaghettiATS7Gearbox20
2UK Trevor TaylorLotus-Climax5Physical11
3UK Peter ArundellLotus-ClimaxNo car
11Italy Ludovico ScarfiottiFerrariNo car
19Italy Lorenzo BandiniBRMCar retained by BRM
25UK Ian BurgessScirocco-BRMCar not ready

Notes

  • This was the Formula One World Championship debut for British constructors Scirocco and BRP and for Italian constructor ATS.
  • It was also the first podium finish for the Brabham team.
  • This marked the 50th race for a Coventry Climax-powered car.

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPointsSource:
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 21NZL Bruce McLaren10
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 62UK Jim Clark9
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] 23UK Graham Hill9
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] 24USA Richie Ginther9
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 55USA Dan Gurney4

;Constructors' Championship standings

PosConstructorPointsSource:
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]1UK BRM12
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 22UK Lotus-Climax10
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] 13UK Cooper-Climax10
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 14UK Brabham-Climax4
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] 25ITA Ferrari3
  • Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

| Previous_year's_race = 1962 Belgian Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1964 Belgian Grand Prix

References

  1. "Jim Clark's 1963 victory at Spa in the Belgian Grand Prix".
  2. "1963 Belgian GP Qualification".
  3. "1963 Belgian Grand Prix". formula1.com.
  4. "Belgium 1963 - Championship • STATS F1".
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