1963 Mexican Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 27 October 1963 |
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| Fastest lap |
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| Circuit | Mexico City, 65 laps |
| Round | 9 of 10 |
| Race numbers | The 1963 Mexican Grand Prix was the
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| More Mexican Grands Prix |
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 |  Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 65 | 2hr 09m 52.100s | 9 | |
| 2 | +8 |  Jack Brabham | Brabham-Climax | 65 | +1m 41.100s | 6 |
| 3 | +2 |  Richie Ginther | BRM | 65 | +1m 54.700s | 4 |
| 4 | -1 | Graham Hill | BRM | 64 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 5 | +3 |  Jo Bonnier | Cooper-Climax (privateer) | 62 | +3 laps | 2 |
| 6 | -2 | Dan Gurney | Brabham-Climax | 62 | +3 laps | 1 |
| 7 | +9 | Hap Sharp | Lotus-BRM (privateer) | 61 | +4 laps | |
| 8 | +7 | Jim Hall | Lotus-BRM (privateer) | 60 | +4 laps | |
| 9 |  Jo Siffert | Lotus-BRM (privateer) | 59 | +6 laps | ||
| 10 | +8 |  Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche (privateer) | 58 | +7 laps | |
| 11 |  Moises Solana | BRM (privateer) | 57 | DNF | ||
| R | Phil Hill | ATS | 40 | DNF | ||
| R |  Lorenzo Bandini | Ferrari | 36 | DNF | ||
| R |  Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 30 | DNF | ||
| R | Pedro Rodriguez | Lotus-Climax | 26 | DNF | ||
| R | Masten Gregory | Lola-Climax (privateer) | 23 | DNF | ||
| R | Trevor Taylor | Lotus-Climax | 19 | DNF | ||
| DQ | John Surtees | Ferrari | 19 | DSQ | ||
| R | Giancarlo Baghetti | ATS | 12 | DNF | ||
| R | Chris Amon | Lotus-BRM (privateer) | 9 | DNF | ||
| R |  Tony Maggs | Cooper-Climax | 7 | DNF | ||
Notes
- John Surtees was disqualified for receiving a push start after a pit stop.
Starting grid
Pole time: 1:58.800
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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| 1 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax |
| 2 | John Surtees | Ferrari |
| 3 | Graham Hill | BRM |
| 4 | Dan Gurney | Brabham-Climax |
| 5 | Richie Ginther | BRM |
| 6 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax |
| 7 | Lorenzo Bandini | Ferrari |
| 8 | Jo Bonnier | Cooper-Climax (privateer) |
| 9 | Jo Siffert | Lotus-BRM (privateer) |
| 10 | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Climax |
| 11 | Moises Solana | BRM (privateer) |
| 12 | Trevor Taylor | Lotus-Climax |
| 13 | Tony Maggs | Cooper-Climax |
| 14 | Masten Gregory | Lola-Climax (privateer) |
| 15 | Jim Hall | Lotus-BRM (privateer) |
| 16 | Hap Sharp | Lotus-BRM (privateer) |
| 17 | Phil Hill | ATS |
| 18 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche (privateer) |
| 19 | Chris Amon | Lotus-BRM (privateer) |
| 20 | Pedro Rodriguez | Lotus-Climax |
| 21 | Giancarlo Baghetti | ATS |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-1963 Mexican Grand Prix.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Jim Clark | 54 |
| 2 | Richie Ginther | 29 |
| 3 | Graham Hill | 25 |
| 4 | John Surtees | 22 |
| 5 | Bruce McLaren | 14 |
| 6 | Jack Brabham | 14 |
| 7 | Dan Gurney | 13 |
| 8 | Tony Maggs | 9 |
| 9 | Innes Ireland | 6 |
| 10 | Jo Bonnier | 5 |
| 11 | Lorenzo Bandini | 4 |
| 12 |  Gerhard Mitter | 3 |
| 13 | Jim Hall | 3 |
| 14 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | 2 |
| 15 | Trevor Taylor | 1 |
| = | Ludovico Scarfiotti | 1 |
| = | Jo Siffert | 1 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lotus-Climax | 54 |
| 2 | BRM | 36 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 24 |
| 4 | Brabham-Climax | 24 |
| 5 | Cooper-Climax | 23 |
| 6 | BRP-BRM | 6 |
| 7 | Porsche | 5 |
| 8 | Lotus-BRM | 4 |
Statistics & milestones
- Race debut
- Moises Solana
- Last start
- Jim Hall
- ATS
- Wins
- 9th for Jim Clark
- 14th for Lotus
- Podiums
- 14th for Jim Clark, 11th for Jack Brabham (first podium since 1960; first for Brabham), 11th for Richie Ginther
- 24th for Lotus, 23rd for BRM, 3rd for Brabham
- Poles
- 12th for Jim Clark
- 17th for Lotus
- Fastest laps
- 12th for Jim Clark
- 16th for Lotus
- Front row starts
- 16th for Jim Clark, 7th for John Surtees
- Pole & win
- 6th for Jim Clark
- Win & fastest lap
- 8th for Jim Clark
- Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
- 5th for Jim Clark