1963 British Grand Prix
| Date | Saturday, 20 July 1963 |
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| Circuit | Silverstone, 82 laps |
| Round | 5 of 10 |
| Race numbers | The 1963 British Grand Prix was the
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 |  Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 82 | 2hr 14m 09.600s | 9 | |
| 2 | +3 | John Surtees | Ferrari | 82 | +25.800s | 6 |
| 3 | Graham Hill | BRM | 82 | +37.600s | 4 | |
| 4 | +5 |  Richie Ginther | BRM | 81 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 5 | +3 |  Lorenzo Bandini | BRM (privateer) | 81 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | +7 | Jim Hall | Lotus-BRM (privateer) | 80 | +2 laps | 1 |
| 7 | +7 |  Chris Amon | Lola-Climax (privateer) | 80 | +2 laps | |
| 8 | +9 | Mike Hailwood | Lotus-Climax (privateer) | 78 | +4 laps | |
| 9 | -2 |  Tony Maggs | Cooper-Climax | 78 | +4 laps | |
| 10 | +11 |  Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche (privateer) | 76 | +6 laps | |
| 11 | +11 | Masten Gregory | Lotus-BRM (privateer) | 75 | +7 laps | |
| 12 | +4 | Bob Anderson | Lola-Climax (privateer) | 75 | +7 laps | |
| 13 | +10 | John Campbell-Jones | Lola-Climax (privateer) | 74 | +8 laps | |
| R |  Jo Siffert | Lotus-BRM (privateer) | 66 | DNF | ||
| R |  Jo Bonnier | Cooper-Climax (privateer) | 65 | DNF | ||
| R | Dan Gurney | Brabham-Climax | 59 | DNF | ||
| R | Ian Raby | Gilby-BRM (privateer) | 59 | DNF | ||
| R | Ian Burgess | Scirocco-BRM | 36 | DNF | ||
| R |  Jack Brabham | Brabham-Climax | 27 | DNF | ||
| DQ | Innes Ireland | BRP-BRM | 26 | DSQ | ||
| DQ | Trevor Taylor | Lotus-Climax | 23 | DSQ | ||
| R | Tony Settember | Scirocco-BRM | 20 | DNF | ||
| R | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 6 | DNF | ||
Notes
- Innes Ireland and Trevor Taylor were both disqualified for receiving illegal push starts in the pit lane.
Starting grid
Pole time: 1:34.400
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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| 1 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax |
| 2 | Dan Gurney | Brabham-Climax |
| 3 | Graham Hill | BRM |
| 4 | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Climax |
| 5 | John Surtees | Ferrari |
| 6 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax |
| 7 | Tony Maggs | Cooper-Climax |
| 8 | Lorenzo Bandini | BRM (privateer) |
| 9 | Richie Ginther | BRM |
| 10 | Trevor Taylor | Lotus-Climax |
| 11 | Innes Ireland | BRP-BRM |
| 12 | Jo Bonnier | Cooper-Climax (privateer) |
| 13 | Jim Hall | Lotus-BRM (privateer) |
| 14 | Chris Amon | Lola-Climax (privateer) |
| 15 | Jo Siffert | Lotus-BRM (privateer) |
| 16 | Bob Anderson | Lola-Climax (privateer) |
| 17 | Mike Hailwood | Lotus-Climax (privateer) |
| 18 | Tony Settember | Scirocco-BRM |
| 19 | Ian Raby | Gilby-BRM (privateer) |
| 20 | Ian Burgess | Scirocco-BRM |
| 21 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche (privateer) |
| 22 | Masten Gregory | Lotus-BRM (privateer) |
| 23 | John Campbell-Jones | Lola-Climax (privateer) |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-1963 British Grand Prix.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Jim Clark | 36 |
| 2 | Richie Ginther | 14 |
| 3 | Graham Hill | 13 |
| 4 | John Surtees | 13 |
| 5 | Dan Gurney | 12 |
| 6 | Bruce McLaren | 10 |
| 7 | Tony Maggs | 8 |
| 8 | Innes Ireland | 3 |
| = | Jack Brabham | 3 |
| 10 | Jo Bonnier | 2 |
| = | Lorenzo Bandini | 2 |
| 12 | Trevor Taylor | 1 |
| = | Carel Godin de Beaufort | 1 |
| = | Ludovico Scarfiotti | 1 |
| = | Jo Siffert | 1 |
| = | Jim Hall | 1 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
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| 1 | Lotus-Climax | 37 |
| 2 | BRM | 18 |
| 3 | Cooper-Climax | 16 |
| 4 | Brabham-Climax | 13 |
| 5 | Ferrari | 13 |
| 6 | BRP-BRM | 3 |
| 7 | Lotus-BRM | 2 |
| 8 |  Porsche | 1 |
Statistics & milestones
- Race debut
- Bob Anderson, Mike Hailwood, Ian Raby
- Last start
- John Campbell-Jones
- Gilby
- Milestone race start
- 50th for Jack Brabham (6th driver to start 50 races, 1st Australian driver)
- Wins
- 7th for Jim Clark
- 12th for Lotus
- Podiums
- 10th for Jim Clark & Graham Hill (12th & 13th drivers to score ten podiums, 4th & 5th British drivers), 5th for John Surtees
- 130th for Ferrari, 20th for Lotus (5th constructor to score 20 podiums), 18th for BRM
- Poles
- 10th for Jim Clark (4th driver to take ten pole positions, 2nd British driver)
- 15th for Lotus
- Fastest laps
- 3rd for John Surtees
- 37th for Ferrari
- Front row starts
- 19th for Jack Brabham (first for Brabham), 16th for Graham Hill, 13th for Jim Clark, 7th for Dan Gurney
- Points finishes
- 1st for Jim Hall (123rd different point scorer, 41st American driver)
- Pole & win
- 5th for Jim Clark