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1963 Syracuse Grand Prix
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | NC |
| Country | Italy |
| Grand Prix | Syracuse |
| Official name | XII Gran Premio di Siracusa |
| Location | Syracuse Circuit, Syracuse, Sicily |
| Image | Map-siracusa old.png |
| Date | 25 April |
| Year | 1963 |
| Course | Temporary road circuit |
| Course_mi | 3.487 |
| Course_km | 5.612 |
| Distance_laps | 56 |
| Distance_mi | 195.27 |
| Distance_km | 314.26 |
| Pole_Driver | Jo Siffert |
| Pole_Country | Switzerland |
| Pole_Team | Lotus-BRM |
| Pole_Time | 1:59.0 |
| Fast_Driver | Jo Siffert |
| Fast_Team | Lotus-BRM |
| Fast_Time | 2:00.4 |
| Fast_Country | Switzerland |
| First_Driver | Jo Siffert |
| First_Country | Switzerland |
| First_Team | Lotus-BRM |
| Second_Driver | Carel Godin de Beaufort |
| Second_Country | Netherlands |
| Second_Team | Porsche |
| Third_Driver | Carlo Abate |
| Third_Country | Italy |
| Third_Team | Cooper-Maserati |
The 12th Syracuse Grand Prix was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 25 April 1963 at Syracuse Circuit, Sicily. The race was run over 56 laps of the circuit, and was won easily by Swiss driver Jo Siffert in a Lotus 24.
Results
| Pos | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | WD | WD | WD | WD | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland Jo Siffert | Ecurie Filipinetti | Lotus-BRM | 2.06:25.4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands Carel Godin de Beaufort | Ecurie Maarsbergen | Porsche | + 1:20.6 s | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy Carlo Abate | Scuderia Centro Sud | Cooper-Maserati | + 1 Lap | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| UK Bob Anderson | DW Racing Enterprises | Lola-Climax | + 4 Laps | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden Jo Bonnier | Rob Walker Racing Team | Lotus-Climax | + 7 Laps | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy Gaetano Starrabba | Gaetano Starrabba | Lotus-Maserati | + 7 Laps | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany Günther Seiffert | Autosport Team Wolfgang Seidel | Lotus-BRM | Gearbox casing | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| France Bernard Collomb | Bernard Collomb | Lotus-Climax | Front wishbone | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy Lorenzo Bandini | Scuderia Centro Sud | Cooper-Maserati | Oil pipe | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland André Wicky | André Wicky | Cooper-Climax | Engine | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA Phil Hill | Ecurie Filipinetti | Lotus-BRM | Car not ready | - | ||||||||||||||||
| UK Jim Clark | Team Lotus | Lotus-Climax | - | |||||||||||||||||
| UK Trevor Taylor | Team Lotus | Lotus-Climax | - | |||||||||||||||||
| UK John Surtees | SEFAC Ferrari | Ferrari | Car not ready | - | ||||||||||||||||
| Argentina Nasif Estéfano | Scuderia Tomaso | De Tomaso | Car not ready | - |
References
- "The Grand Prix Who's Who", Steve Small, 1995.
- "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974.
- Race results at www.silhouet.com http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/nc/1963/1963.html#25-4
| Previous_year's_race = 1961 Syracuse Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1964 Syracuse Grand Prix
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