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1963 French Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitReims, 53 laps
Round4 of 10
Race numbers

The 1963 French Grand Prix was the:

  • 115th World Championship race
  • 13th World Championship French Grand Prix
  • 10th World Championship race at Reims (last until 1966)
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (GBR) Jim ClarkLotus-Climax532hr 10m 54.300s9
2+6(ZAF) Tony MaggsCooper-Climax53+1m 04.900s6
3-1(GBR) Graham HillBRM53+2m 13.900s 
4+1(AUS) Jack BrabhamBrabham-Climax53+2m 15.200s3
5-2(USA) Dan GurneyBrabham-Climax53+2m 33.400s2
6+4(CHE) Jo SiffertLotus-BRM (privateer)52+1 lap1
7+8(NZL) Chris AmonLola-Climax (privateer)51+2 laps 
8+6(FRA) Maurice TrintignantLotus-Climax (privateer)50+3 laps 
9 (GBR) Innes IrelandBRP-BRM49+4 laps 
10+9(ITA) Lorenzo BandiniBRM (privateer)45+8 laps 
11+5(USA) Jim HallLotus-BRM (privateer)45+8 laps 
12-6(NZL) Bruce McLarenCooper-Climax42DNF 
13-6(GBR) Trevor TaylorLotus-Climax41DNF 
NC (USA) Phil HillLotus-BRM (privateer)34+19 laps 
NC (SWE) Jo BonnierCooper-Climax (privateer)32+21 laps 
R (USA) Masten GregoryLotus-BRM (privateer)30DNF 
R (GBR) John SurteesFerrari12DNF 
R (USA) Tony SettemberScirocco-BRM5DNF 
R (USA) Richie GintherBRM4DNF 
Did not start
  (ITA) Ludovico ScarfiottiFerrari   
  (GBR) Peter ArundellLotus-Climax   

Starting grid

Pole time: 2:20.200

PosDriverConstructor
1(GBR) Jim ClarkLotus-Climax
2(GBR) Graham HillBRM
3(USA) Dan GurneyBrabham-Climax
4(GBR) John SurteesFerrari
5(AUS) Jack BrabhamBrabham-Climax
6(NZL) Bruce McLarenCooper-Climax
7(GBR) Trevor TaylorLotus-Climax
8(ZAF) Tony MaggsCooper-Climax
9(GBR) Innes IrelandBRP-BRM
10(CHE) Jo SiffertLotus-BRM (privateer)
11(SWE) Jo BonnierCooper-Climax (privateer)
12(USA) Richie GintherBRM
13(USA) Phil HillLotus-BRM (privateer)
14(FRA) Maurice TrintignantLotus-Climax (privateer)
15(NZL) Chris AmonLola-Climax (privateer)
16(USA) Jim HallLotus-BRM (privateer)
17(USA) Masten GregoryLotus-BRM (privateer)
18(USA) Tony SettemberScirocco-BRM
19(ITA) Lorenzo BandiniBRM (privateer)

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(GBR) Jim Clark27
2(USA) Dan Gurney12
3(USA) Richie Ginther11
4(NZL) Bruce McLaren10
5(GBR) Graham Hill9
6(ZAF) Tony Maggs8
7(GBR) John Surtees7
8(GBR) Innes Ireland3
=(AUS) Jack Brabham3
10(SWE) Jo Bonnier2
11(GBR) Trevor Taylor1
=(NLD) Carel Godin de Beaufort1
=(ITA) Ludovico Scarfiotti1
=(CHE) Jo Siffert1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Lotus-Climax28
2Cooper-Climax16
3BRM14
4Brabham-Climax13
5Ferrari7
6BRP-BRM3
7Porsche1
=Lotus-BRM1

Stats & milestones

Milestone race start
50th for BRM (4th constructor to start 50 races)
Wins
6th for Jim Clark
11th for Lotus
Podiums
9th for Jim Clark & Graham Hill
3rd and last for Tony Maggs (last South African driver to finish on the podium until 1974)
44th for Cooper
19th for Lotus
17th for BRM
Poles
9th for Jim Clark
14th for Lotus
Fastest laps
9th for Jim Clark
13th for Lotus
Front row starts
15th for Graham Hill
12th for Jim Clark
6th for Dan Gurney
Points finishes
1st for Jo Siffert (122nd different point scorer, 3rd Swiss driver)
Pole & win
4th for Jim Clark
Win & fastest lap
6th for Jim Clark
Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
4th for Jim Clark