1963 German Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 4 August 1963 |
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| Winner | |
| Pole position | |
| Fastest lap | |
| Circuit | Nurburgring, 15 laps |
| Round | 6 of 10 |
| Race numbers | The 1963 German Grand Prix was the:
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +1 |  John Surtees | Ferrari | 15 | 2hr 13m 06.800s | 9 |
| 2 | -1 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 15 | +1m 17.500s | 6 |
| 3 | +3 |  Richie Ginther | BRM | 15 | +2m 44.900s | 4 |
| 4 | +11 |  Gerhard Mitter | Porsche (privateer) | 15 | +8m 11.500s | 3 |
| 5 | +11 | Jim Hall | Lotus-BRM (privateer) | 14 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | +6 |  Jo Bonnier | Cooper-Climax (privateer) | 14 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | +1 |  Jack Brabham | Brabham-Climax | 14 | +1 lap | |
| 8 | +10 | Trevor Taylor | Lotus-Climax | 14 | +1 lap | |
| 9 |  Jo Siffert | Lotus-BRM (privateer) | 10 | DNF | ||
| 10 | +11 |  Bernard Collomb | Lotus-Climax (privateer) | 10 | +5 laps | |
| R |  Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche (privateer) | 9 | DNF | ||
| R |  Tony Maggs | Cooper-Climax | 7 | DNF | ||
| R | Dan Gurney | Brabham-Climax | 6 | DNF | ||
| R |  Mario de Araujo Cabral | Cooper-Climax (privateer) | 6 | DNF | ||
| R | Ian Burgess | Scirocco-BRM | 5 | DNF | ||
| R | Tony Settember | Scirocco-BRM | 5 | DNF | ||
| R |  Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 3 | DNF | ||
| R | Chris Amon | Lola-Climax (privateer) | 2 | DNF | ||
| R | Graham Hill | BRM | 2 | DNF | ||
| R |  Willy Mairesse | Ferrari | 1 | DNF | ||
| R | Innes Ireland | Lotus-BRM (privateer) | 1 | DNF | ||
| R |  Lorenzo Bandini | BRM (privateer) | 0 | DNF | ||
Starting grid
Pole time: 8:45.800
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax |
| 2 | John Surtees | Ferrari |
| 3 | Lorenzo Bandini | BRM (privateer) |
| 4 | Graham Hill | BRM |
| 5 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax |
| 6 | Richie Ginther | BRM |
| 7 | Willy Mairesse | Ferrari |
| 8 | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Climax |
| 9 | Jo Siffert | Lotus-BRM (privateer) |
| 10 | Tony Maggs | Cooper-Climax |
| 11 | Innes Ireland | Lotus-BRM (privateer) |
| 12 | Jo Bonnier | Cooper-Climax (privateer) |
| 13 | Dan Gurney | Brabham-Climax |
| 14 | Chris Amon | Lola-Climax (privateer) |
| 15 | Gerhard Mitter | Porsche (privateer) |
| 16 | Jim Hall | Lotus-BRM (privateer) |
| 17 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche (privateer) |
| 18 | Trevor Taylor | Lotus-Climax |
| 19 | Ian Burgess | Scirocco-BRM |
| 20 | Mario de Araujo Cabral | Cooper-Climax (privateer) |
| 21 | Bernard Collomb | Lotus-Climax (privateer) |
| 22 | Tony Settember | Scirocco-BRM |
Non-qualifiers
| Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|
| Andre Pilette | Lotus-Climax (privateer) |
| Ian Raby | Gilby-BRM (privateer) |
| Tim Parnell | Lotus-Climax (privateer) |
| Kurt Kuhnke | Lotus-Borgward (privateer) |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Clark | 42 |
| 2 | John Surtees | 22 |
| 3 | Richie Ginther | 18 |
| 4 | Graham Hill | 13 |
| 5 | Dan Gurney | 12 |
| 6 | Bruce McLaren | 10 |
| 7 | Tony Maggs | 8 |
| 8 | Innes Ireland | 3 |
| = | Jack Brabham | 3 |
| = | Gerhard Mitter | 3 |
| 11 | Jim Hall | 3 |
| = | Jo Bonnier | 3 |
| 13 | Lorenzo Bandini | 2 |
| 14 | Trevor Taylor | 1 |
| = | Carel Godin de Beaufort | 1 |
| = | Ludovico Scarfiotti | 1 |
| = | Jo Siffert | 1 |
Statistics & milestones
- Last start
- Ian Burgess
- Bernard Collomb
- Willy Mairesse
- Tony Settember
- Milestone race start
- 50th for Jo Bonnier (7th driver to start 50 races, 1st Swedish driver)
- 100th for Ferrari (1st constructor to start 100 races)
- Wins
- 1st for John Surtees (33rd different winner, 8th British driver)
- 36th for Ferrari
- Podiums
- 11th for Jim Clark
- 8th for Richie Ginther
- 6th for John Surtees
- 131st for Ferrari
- 21st for Lotus
- 19th for BRM
- Poles
- 11th for Jim Clark
- 16th for Lotus
- Fastest laps
- 4th for John Surtees
- 38th for Ferrari
- Front row starts
- 17th for Graham Hill
- 14th for Jim Clark
- 5th for John Surtees (first for Ferrari)
- 1st for Lorenzo Bandini (62nd different front row starter, 10th Italian driver; first Italian front row starter since 1958; only front row start for BRM)
- Points finishes
- 2nd and last for Jim Hall
- 1st and only for Gerhard Mitter (124th different point scorer, 5th German driver)
- Win & fastest lap
- 1st for John Surtees (17th different driver to win and set the fastest lap, 6th British driver)