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1963 Mediterranean Grand Prix
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | NC |
| Country | Italy |
| Grand Prix | Mediterranean |
| Official name | II Gran Premio del Mediterraneo |
| Location | Autodromo di Pergusa, Sicily |
| Date | 18 August |
| Year | 1963 |
| Course | Permanent racing facility |
| Course_mi | 2.985 |
| Course_km | 4.803 |
| Distance_laps | 60 |
| Distance_mi | 179.062 |
| Distance_km | 288.172 |
| Pole_Driver | John Surtees |
| Pole_Country | UK |
| Pole_Team | Ferrari |
| Pole_Time | 1:16.1 |
| Fast_Driver | John Surtees |
| Fast_Team | Ferrari |
| Fast_Time | 1:15.9 |
| Fast_Country | UK |
| First_Driver | John Surtees |
| First_Country | UK |
| First_Team | Ferrari |
| Second_Driver | Peter Arundell |
| Second_Country | UK |
| Second_Team | Lotus-Climax |
| Third_Driver | Lorenzo Bandini |
| Third_Country | Italy |
| Third_Team | BRM |
The 1963 Mediterranean Grand Prix was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 18 August 1963 at the Autodromo di Pergusa, Sicily. The second running of the Mediterranean Grand Prix, the race was run over 60 laps of the circuit, and was dominated by British driver John Surtees in a Ferrari 156.
British driver Trevor Taylor suffered an accident during the race, in which he was thrown out of his Lotus 25 with fairly minor injuries, before the car broke up and caught fire.
Results
| Pos | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNS | DNQ | DNQ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK John Surtees | SEFAC Ferrari | Ferrari | 1.18:00.8 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| UK Peter Arundell | Team Lotus | Lotus-Climax | + 17.4 s | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Italy Lorenzo Bandini | Scuderia Centro Sud | BRM | + 17.7 s | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sweden Jo Bonnier | Rob Walker Racing Team | Cooper-Climax | 58 laps | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland Jo Siffert | Siffert Racing Team | Lotus-BRM | 57 laps | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| UK Bob Anderson | DW Racing Enterprises | Lola-Climax | 57 laps | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Portugal Mário Cabral | Scuderia Centro Sud | Cooper-Climax | 57 laps | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Italy Carlo Abate | Count Volpi | Porsche | 54 laps | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland André Wicky | Ecurie Filipinetti | Lotus-BRM | 53 laps | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
| France Bernard Collomb | Bernard Collomb | Lotus-Climax | 52 laps | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
| France Jo Schlesser | Jo Schlesser | Brabham-Ford | 51 laps | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Jack Brabham | Brabham Racing Organisation | Brabham-Climax | 47 laps | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| UK Trevor Taylor | Team Lotus | Lotus-Climax | Accident | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Italy Carmelo Genovese | Carmelo Genovese | Lotus-Ford | Carburettor | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Italy Giacomo Russo | Giacomo Russo | Lotus-Ford | Engine | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands Carel Godin de Beaufort | Ecurie Maarsbergen | Porsche | Stub-axle in practice | (12) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Italy Roberto Lippi | Scuderia Setecolli | De Tomaso-Ferrari | - | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy Gaetano Starrabba | Gaetano Starrabba | Lotus-Maserati | - |
References
| Previous_year's_race = 1962 Mediterranean Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1964 Mediterranean Grand Prix
References
- "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974.
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