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1963 Monaco Grand Prix

FieldValue
TypeF1
CountryMonaco
Grand PrixMonaco
ImageMonte Carlo track.jpg
Date26 May
Year1963
Official nameXXI Grand Prix de Monaco
LocationCircuit de Monaco
Monte Carlo
CourseTemporary street circuit
Course_mi1.954
Course_km3.145
Distance_laps100
Distance_mi195.421
Distance_km314.500
WeatherWarm, dry and sunny
Pole_DriverJim Clark
Pole_TeamLotus-Climax
Pole_Time1:34.3
Pole_CountryUK
Fast_DriverJohn Surtees
Fast_TeamFerrari
Fast_Time1:34.5
Fast_Lap100
Fast_CountryUK
First_DriverGraham Hill
First_TeamBRM
First_CountryUK
Second_DriverRichie Ginther
Second_TeamBRM
Second_CountryUSA
Third_DriverBruce McLaren
Third_TeamCooper-Climax
Third_CountryNZ
Lapchart

Monte Carlo

The 1963 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monaco on 26 May 1963. It was race 1 of 10 in both the 1963 World Championship of Drivers and the 1963 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 100-lap race was won by British driver Graham Hill driving a BRM P57 after Jim Clark retired from the lead with a broken gearbox on lap 78.

Clark took pole position for the event ahead of Hill and John Surtees. The two BRM drivers, Hill and Richie Ginther, led the opening laps in first and second respectively. Clark overtook Ginther for second on lap 5, and Hill for the lead on lap 18. Surtees was also able to overtake Ginther and Hill into second by lap 56, before Hill re-overtook him. Surtees then fell back. Clark retired on lap 78 with a gearbox failure, allowing Hill to win the race, with Ginther and Bruce McLaren completing the podium. Surtees, suffering from his mechanical issue, finished fourth.

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorQualifying timesGapGridQ1Q2Q31234567891011121314151617Source:
9GBR Jim ClarkLotus-Climax1:35.3**1:34.3**1:35.21
6GBR Graham HillBRM1:37.01:35.7**1:35.0**+0.72
21GBR John SurteesFerrari1:38.7**1:35.2**1:36.5+0.93
5USA Richie GintherBRM1:37.01:35.8**1:35.2**+0.94
14GBR Innes IrelandLotus-BRM1:37.9**1:35.5**1:35.7+1.25
4USA Dan GurneyBrabham-Climax1:38.91:36.1**1:35.8**+1.56
20Belgium Willy MairesseFerrari1:37.61:36.0**1:35.9**+1.67
7New Zealand Bruce McLarenCooper-Climax1:43.81:38.3**1:36.0**+1.78
10GBR Trevor TaylorLotus-Climax1:39.1**1:37.2**1:38.6+2.99
8South Africa Tony MaggsCooper-Climax1:38.4**1:37.9**1:39.1+3.610
11Sweden Jo BonnierCooper-Climax1:42.51:39.4**1:38.6**+4.311
25Switzerland Jo SiffertLotus-BRM1:41.71:40.9**1:39.4**+5.112
12USA Jim HallLotus-BRM**1:41.0**1:41.71:43.6+6.713
17FRA Maurice TrintignantLola-Climax1:43.0**1:41.3**1:48.9+7.014
15NZL Chris AmonLola-Climax1:43.8**1:41.4**—+7.1DNS
24FRA Bernard CollombLotus-Climax1:46.8**1:43.3**1:44.9+9.0DNQ
3AUS Jack BrabhamLotus-Climax**1:44.7**No timeNo time+10.415

  • Before the last qualifying session, Chris Amon was instructed to hand his car over to Maurice Trintignant, who had a guaranteed starting berth, but had suffered terminal issues with his own car.

  • Despite the withdrawal of Chris Amon, Bernard Collomb did not qualify for the 16th and final spot on the grid, as his fastest lap time was not close enough to a 1:40 benchmark set by the organizers.

: Drivers that had a guaranteed start as former winners of the World Championship or the Monaco Grand Prix.

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints123456789RetRetRetRetRetRetDNSDNQWDWDWDWDWDWDWDWD
6UK **Graham Hill****BRM**1002:41:49.72**9**
5USA **Richie Ginther****BRM**100+ 4.64**6**
7New Zealand **Bruce McLaren****Cooper-Climax**100+ 12.88**4**
21UK **John Surtees****Ferrari**100+ 14.13**3**
8South Africa **Tony Maggs****Cooper-Climax**98+ 2 laps10**2**
10UK **Trevor Taylor****Lotus-Climax**98+ 2 laps9**1**
11Sweden Jo BonnierCooper-Climax94+ 6 laps11
9UK Jim ClarkLotus-Climax78Gearbox1
3Australia Jack BrabhamLotus-Climax77Gearbox16
14UK Innes IrelandLotus-BRM40Accident5
20Belgium Willy MairesseFerrari37Gearbox7
17France Maurice TrintignantLola-Climax34Clutch14
4USA Dan GurneyBrabham-Climax25Differential6
12USA Jim HallLotus-BRM20Gearbox13
25Switzerland Jo SiffertLotus-BRM3Engine12
15New Zealand Chris AmonLola-ClimaxTrintignant raced car(15)
24France Bernard CollombLotus-Climax
1USA Phil HillATSCar not ready
2Italy Giancarlo BaghettiATSCar not ready
16UK John Campbell-JonesLotus-BRMGearbox damaged
18UK Ian BurgessScirocco-BRMCar not ready
19USA Tony SettemberScirocco-BRMCar not ready
22Argentina Nasif EstéfanoDe Tomaso
23Italy Lorenzo BandiniBRMCar repossessed by BRM
24Netherlands Carel Godin de BeaufortPorsche

Notes

  • This was the Formula One World Championship debut for New Zealand driver Chris Amon.

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPointsSource:
1UK Graham Hill9
2USA Richie Ginther6
3NZL Bruce McLaren4
4UK John Surtees3
5South Africa Tony Maggs2

;Constructors' Championship standings

PosConstructorPointsSource:
1UK BRM9
2UK Cooper-Climax4
3ITA Ferrari3
4UK Lotus-Climax1
  • Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

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

References

  1. (May 26, 1963). "Monaco GP 1963".
  2. "Monaco 1963 - Qualifications".
  3. "Monaco 1963 - Starting grid".
  4. "1963 Monaco Grand Prix". formula1.com.
  5. "Monaco 1963 - Championship".
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