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1963 German Grand Prix

6th round of the 1963 Formula One Championship

6th round of the 1963 Formula One Championship

FieldValue
TypeF1
CountryWest Germany
Grand PrixGerman
ImageCircuit_N%C3%BCrburgring-1927-Nordschleife.svg
Date4 August
Year1963
Official nameXXV Grosser Preis von Deutschland
LocationNürburgring
Nürburg, West Germany
CoursePermanent racing facility
Course_mi14.173
Course_km22.810
Distance_laps15
Distance_mi212.602
Distance_km342.150
WeatherWarm, dry and sunny, 21C.
Pole_DriverJim Clark
Pole_TeamLotus-Climax
Pole_Time8:45.8
Pole_CountryUK
Fast_DriverJohn Surtees
Fast_TeamFerrari
Fast_Time8:47.0
Fast_Lap9
Fast_CountryUK
First_DriverJohn Surtees
First_TeamFerrari
First_CountryUK
Second_DriverJim Clark
Second_TeamLotus-Climax
Second_CountryUK
Third_DriverRichie Ginther
Third_TeamBRM
Third_CountryUSA
Lapchart

Nürburg, West Germany The 1963 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Nürburgring on 4 August 1963. It was race 6 of 10 in both the 1963 World Championship of Drivers and the 1963 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 15-lap race was won by Ferrari driver John Surtees after he started from second position. Jim Clark finished second for the Lotus team and BRM driver Richie Ginther came in third.

Race report

Jim Clark led away from pole in his customary fashion. Behind him Lorenzo Bandini spun in front of Innes Ireland who collected him, Willy Mairesse had an accident, and Chris Amon sustained a knee injury when the steering broke, catapulting him into the trees. Graham Hill retired leaving Clark to battle away with John Surtees and Trevor Taylor before engine problems befell Taylor. When Clark's engine went down to just 7 cylinders, Surtees was able to pass him easily to lead him home to take his first F1 victory. Richie Ginther completed the podium. Gerhard Mitter finished in a superb fourth place in his home race from Jim Hall and Jo Bonnier.

This race was notable for being the only time Jim Clark ever finished second in a World Championship race, as well the only race of the season won by a non-British team.

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorQualifying timesGapQ1Q2Q31234567891011121314151617181920212223242526Source:
3UK Jim ClarkLotus-Climax9:02.09:44.0**8:45.8**—
7UK John SurteesFerrari**8:53.7**9:46.68:53.4+7.6
15Italy Lorenzo BandiniBRM8:59.310:28.0**8:54.3**+8.5
1UK Graham HillBRM9:11.810:13.8**8:57.2**+11.4
5New Zealand Bruce McLarenCooper-Climax10:01.510:09.9**8:57.3**+11.5
2USA Richie GintherBRM**9:02.8**9:55.0*Unknown*+17.0
8Belgium Willy MairesseFerrari9:05.510:41.2**9:03.5**+17.7
9Australia Jack BrabhamBrabham-Climax**9:04.2**11:17.8*Unknown*+18.4
18Switzerland Jo SiffertLotus-BRM9:23.39:59.3**9:11.1**+25.3
6South Africa Tony MaggsCooper-Climax9:45.010:04.4**9:11.6**+25.8
14UK Innes IrelandLotus-BRM9:48.110:37.9**9:14.6**+28.8
16Sweden Jo BonnierCooper-Climax9:24.39:58.6**9:16.0**+30.2
10USA Dan GurneyBrabham-Climax9:38.210:41.4**9:17.2**+31.4
21New Zealand Chris AmonLola-ClimaxNo timeNo time**9:20.1**+34.3
26West Germany Gerhard MitterPorsche9:34.810:58.8**9:20.9**+35.1
20USA Jim HallLotus-BRM9:50.111:19.0**9:22.7**+36.9
17Netherlands Carel Godin de BeaufortPorsche9:34.910:21.5**9:25.1**+39.3
4UK Trevor TaylorLotus-Climax**9:33.8**10:34.2*Unknown*+48.0
24UK Ian BurgessScirocco-BRMNo timeNo time**9:52.2**+1:06.4
22Portugal Mário de Araújo CabralCooper-Climax14:20.3No time**9:53.1**+1:07.3
28France Bernard CollombLotus-Climax10:11.4No time**10:01.0**+1:15.2
23USA Tony SettemberScirocco-BRMNo timeNo time**10:02.0**+1:16.2
29Belgium André PiletteLotus-Climax11:16.911:20.1**10:20.0**+1:34.2
25UK Ian RabyGilby-BRM**10:44.7**11:37.1*Unknown*+1:58.9
30UK Tim ParnellLotus-Climax**11:07.2**12:02.2No time+2:21.4
27West Germany Kurt KuhnkeLotus-Borgward14:48.112:53.1**11:23.5**+2:37.7

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints12345678910RetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetDNQDNQDNQDNQWDWDWD
7UK **John Surtees****Ferrari**152:13:06.82**9**
3UK **Jim Clark****Lotus-Climax**15+ 1:17.51**6**
2USA **Richie Ginther****BRM**15+ 2:44.96**4**
26West Germany **Gerhard Mitter****Porsche**15+ 8:11.515**3**
20USA **Jim Hall****Lotus-BRM**14+ 1 lap16**2**
16Sweden **Jo Bonnier****Cooper-Climax**14+ 1 lap12**1**
9Australia Jack BrabhamBrabham-Climax14+ 1 lap8
4UK Trevor TaylorLotus-Climax14+ 1 lap18
18Switzerland Jo SiffertLotus-BRM10Differential9
28France Bernard CollombLotus-Climax10+ 5 laps21
17Netherlands Carel Godin de BeaufortPorsche9Wheel17
6South Africa Tony MaggsCooper-Climax7Engine10
10USA Dan GurneyBrabham-Climax6Gearbox13
22Portugal Mário de Araújo CabralCooper-Climax6Gearbox20
24UK Ian BurgessScirocco-BRM5Steering19
23USA Tony SettemberScirocco-BRM5Accident22
5New Zealand Bruce McLarenCooper-Climax3Accident5
1UK Graham HillBRM2Gearbox4
21New Zealand Chris AmonLola-Climax1Accident14
8Belgium Willy MairesseFerrari1Accident7
14UK Innes IrelandLotus-BRM1Accident11
15Italy Lorenzo BandiniBRM0Accident3
29Belgium André PiletteLotus-Climax
25UK Ian RabyGilby-BRM
30UK Tim ParnellLotus-Climax
27West Germany Kurt KuhnkeLotus-Borgward
11USA Phil HillATSCar damaged in transit
12Italy Giancarlo BaghettiATSCar damaged in transit
19USA Masten GregoryLotus-BRMCar not ready

Notes

  • This was the Formula One World Championship debut for German driver Kurt Kuhnke.
  • This was the 100th race for a Ferrari-powered car.
  • This race marked the 99th and 100th Formula One World Championship podium finish for a British driver.

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPointsSource:
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]1UK Jim Clark42
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 22UK John Surtees22
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] 13USA Richie Ginther18
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] 14UK Graham Hill13
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]5USA Dan Gurney12

;Constructors' Championship standings

PosConstructorPointsSource:
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]1UK Lotus-Climax43
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 32ITA Ferrari22
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] 13UK BRM22
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] 14UK Cooper-Climax17
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] 15UK Brabham-Climax13
  • Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

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

References

  1. "1963 German GP Qualification".
  2. "1963 German Grand Prix". formula1.com.
  3. "Germany 1963 - Championship • STATS F1".
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