1963 F1 season

Season info

Season no.	14
Races	10
Drivers’ Champion	Jim Clark (1st title; 8th different World Champion, 3rd British champion)
Constructors’ Champion	Lotus-Climax (1st title for Lotus, 5th different World Champion constructor)
Reigning Drivers’ Champion	Graham Hill
Reigning Constructors’ Champion	BRM

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Calendar

#	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date
1	Monaco	Monte Carlo	26 May
2	Belgium	Spa-Francorchamps	09 June
3	Netherlands	Zandvoort	23 June
4	France	Reims	30 June
5	Britain	Silverstone	20 July
6	Germany	Nurburgring	04 August
7	Italy	Monza	08 September
8	USA	Watkins Glen	06 October
9	Mexico	Mexico City	27 October
10	South Africa	East London	28 December

First race (Grand Prix): Mexico
First race (circuit): Mexico City (first Mexican circuit to host a World Championship race)
First race at a circuit since…: 1960 or Silverstone; 1961 for Reims
Last Grand Prix until…: 1965 for South Africa
Last race at a circuit until…: 1965 for East London and Silverstone; 1966 for Reims

Race results

#	Grand Prix	Result
1	Monaco	Result
2	Belgium	Result
3	Netherlands	Result
4	France	Result
5	Britain	Result
6	Germany	Result
7	Italy (drivers’ & constructors’ title decider)	Result
8	USA	Result
9	Mexico	Result
10	South Africa	Result

Driver and constructor entries

The following drivers and constructors participated in the 1963 F1 season. Round(s) entered are shown in parentheses.

Alfa Special (privateer): (ZAF) Peter de Klerk (10) (Rookie)
ATS (works team): (ITA) Giancarlo Baghetti (2-3, 7-9); (USA) Phil Hill (2-3, 7-9)
Brabham (works team): (USA) Dan Gurney (All); (AUS) Jack Brabham (2-10)
Brabham (privateer): (GBR) David Prophet (10) (Rookie)
BRM (works team): (USA) Richie Ginther (All); (GBR) Graham Hill (All)
BRM (privateers): (ITA) Lorenzo Bandini (4-6); (FRA) Maurice Trintignant (7); (MEX) Moises Solana (9) (Rookie)
BRP (works team): (GBR) Innes Ireland (2-5, 7)
Cooper (works team): (ZAF) Tony Maggs (All); (NZL) Bruce McLaren (All)
Cooper (privateers): (SWE) Jo Bonnier (All); (PRT) Mario de Araujo Cabral (6-7); (ITA) Ernesto Brambilla (7) (Rookie); (ZAF) Trevor Blokdyk (10) (Rookie); (RHO) John Love (10)
De Tomaso (privateer): (ITA) Roberto Lippi (7)
Ferrari (works team): (GBR) John Surtees (All); (BEL) Willy Mairesse (1-2, 6); (ITA) Ludovico Scarfiotti (3-4) (Rookie); (ITA) Lorenzo Bandini (7-10)
Gilby (privateer): (GBR) Ian Raby (5-7) (Rookie)
LDS (privateers): (ZAF) Doug Serrurier (10); (RHO) Sam Tingle (10) (Rookie)
Lola (privateers): (NZL) Chris Amon (1-7) (Rookie); (FRA) Maurice Trintignant (1); (BEL) Lucien Bianchi (2); (GBR) Bob Anderson (5, 7) (Rookie); (GBR) John Campbell-Jones (5); (GBR) Mike Hailwood (7) (Rookie); (USA) Masten Gregory (8-9)
Lotus (works team): (GBR) Jim Clark (All); (GBR) Trevor Taylor (1-6, 8-10); (GBR) Peter Arundell (4); (GBR) Mike Spence (7) (Rookie); (MEX) Pedro Rodriguez (8-9) (Rookie)
Lotus (privateers): (CHE) Jo Siffert (1-9); (USA) Jim Hall (1-9); (FRA) Bernard Collomb (1, 6); (GBR) Innes Ireland (1, 6); (AUS) Jack Brabham (1); (USA) Masten Gregory (4-5, 7); (USA) Phil Hill (4); (FRA) Maurice Trintignant (4); (GBR) Mike Hailwood (5) (Rookie); (BEL) Andre Pilette (6-7); (DEU) Kurt Kuhnke (6) (Rookie); (GBR) Tim Parnell (6); (USA) Hap Sharp (8-9); (USA) Rodger Ward (8); (NZL) Chris Amon (9) (Rookie); (ZAF) Paddy Driver (10); (ZAF) Brausch Niemann (10) (Rookie); (ZAF) Ernie Pieterse (10)
Porsche (privateers): (NLD) Carel Godin de Beaufort (2-3, 5-10); (DEU) Gerhard Mitter (3, 6) (Rookie)
Scirocco (works team): (USA) Tony Settember (2, 4-7); (GBR) Ian Burgess (5-6)
Stebro (works team): (CAN) Peter Broeker (8) (Rookie)

Final season (drivers): Peter Broeker; Ian Burgess; John Campbell-Jones; Jim Hall; Kurt Kuhnke; Roberto Lippi; Tim Parnell; Tony Settember; Rodger Ward
First entry (drivers) since…: 1959 for Rodger Ward; 1960 for Mario de Araujo Cabral; 1961 for Tim Parnell and Andre Pilette
Last entry (drivers) until…: 1965 for Lucien Bianchi, Trevor Blokdyk, Peter de Klerk, Masten Gregory, Willy Mairesse, Brausch Niemann, Ernie Pieterse, David Prophet, Doug Serrurier and Sam Tingle; 1969 for Ernesto Brambilla; 1974 for Paddy Driver
Debut season (constructors): Alfa Special; ATS (only season); BRP; Scirocco; Stebro (only season)
Final season (constructors): ATS; Gilby; Stebro
Last entry (constructors) until…: 1965 for Alfa Special and LDS; 1967 for Lola; 1970 for De Tomaso

Maiden wins

Driver	Grand Prix
John Surtees (Ferrari)	Germany

Maiden podium finishes

Constructor	Grand Prix
Brabham (Dan Gurney)	Belgium

Maiden pole positions

There were no first-time polesitters in 1963.