F1 season
Season info
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Calendar
- 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
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 pole positions
There were no first-time polesitters in 1963.