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Home / Seasons / 1963 F1 World Championship Season

1963 F1 season

Season info

Season

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

← 1962 1964 →

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Wins, poles & fastest laps

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Qualifying

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On this page

  • Calendar
  • Race results
  • Driver and constructor entries
  • First-time winners, podium finishers and polesitters

Calendar

#Grand PrixCircuitDate
1MonacoMonte Carlo26 May
2BelgiumSpa-Francorchamps09 June
3NetherlandsZandvoort23 June
4FranceReims30 June
5BritainSilverstone20 July
6GermanyNurburgring04 August
7ItalyMonza08 September
8USAWatkins Glen06 October
9MexicoMexico City27 October
10South AfricaEast London28 December
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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 PrixResult
1MonacoResult
2BelgiumResult
3NetherlandsResult
4FranceResult
5BritainResult
6GermanyResult
7Italy (drivers’ & constructors’ title decider)Result
8USAResult
9MexicoResult
10South AfricaResult
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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)
← 1962 1964 →
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

DriverGrand Prix
John Surtees (Ferrari)Germany
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Maiden podium finishes

ConstructorGrand Prix
Brabham (Dan Gurney)Belgium
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Maiden pole positions

There were no first-time polesitters in 1963.

← 1962 1964 →

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