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Home / Seasons / 1963 F1 World Championship Season / 1963 Mexican Grand Prix

1963 Mexican Grand Prix

DateSunday, 27 October 1963
Winner
  • United Kingdom flag lazyload Jim Clark
  • United Kingdom flag lazyload Lotus-Climax
Pole position
  • United Kingdom flag lazyload Jim Clark
  • United Kingdom flag lazyload Lotus-Climax
Fastest lap
  • United Kingdom flag lazyload Jim Clark
  • United Kingdom flag lazyload Lotus-Climax
CircuitMexico City, 65 laps
Round9 of 10
Race numbers

The 1963 Mexican Grand Prix was the

  • 120th World Championship race
  • 1st World Championship Mexican Grand Prix
  • 1st World Championship race at Mexico City
More 1963 season
More Mexican Grands Prix

Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 United Kingdom flag lazyload Jim ClarkLotus-Climax652hr 09m 52.100s9
2+8Australia flag lazyload Jack BrabhamBrabham-Climax65+1m 41.100s6
3+2USA flag lazyload Richie GintherBRM65+1m 54.700s4
4-1United Kingdom flag lazyload Graham HillBRM64+1 lap3
5+3Sweden flag lazyload Jo BonnierCooper-Climax (privateer)62+3 laps2
6-2USA flag lazyload Dan GurneyBrabham-Climax62+3 laps1
7+9USA flag lazyload Hap SharpLotus-BRM (privateer)61+4 laps 
8+7USA flag lazyload Jim HallLotus-BRM (privateer)60+4 laps 
9 Switzerland flag Jo SiffertLotus-BRM (privateer)59+6 laps 
10+8Netherlands flag lazyload Carel Godin de BeaufortPorsche (privateer)58+7 laps 
11 Mexico flag lazyload Moises SolanaBRM (privateer)57DNF 
R USA flag lazyload Phil HillATS40DNF 
R Italy flag lazyload Lorenzo BandiniFerrari36DNF 
R New Zealand flag lazyload Bruce McLarenCooper-Climax30DNF 
R Mexico flag lazyload Pedro RodriguezLotus-Climax26DNF 
R USA flag lazyload Masten GregoryLola-Climax (privateer)23DNF 
R United Kingdom flag lazyload Trevor TaylorLotus-Climax19DNF 
DQ United Kingdom flag lazyload John SurteesFerrari19DSQ 
R Italy flag lazyload Giancarlo BaghettiATS12DNF 
R New Zealand flag lazyload Chris AmonLotus-BRM (privateer)9DNF 
R South Africa flag lazyload Tony MaggsCooper-Climax7DNF 

Notes

  • John Surtees was disqualified for receiving a push start after a pit stop.

Starting grid

Pole time: 1:58.800

PosDriverConstructor
1United Kingdom flag lazyload Jim ClarkLotus-Climax
2United Kingdom flag lazyload John SurteesFerrari
3United Kingdom flag lazyload Graham HillBRM
4USA flag lazyload Dan GurneyBrabham-Climax
5USA flag lazyload Richie GintherBRM
6New Zealand flag lazyload Bruce McLarenCooper-Climax
7Italy flag lazyload Lorenzo BandiniFerrari
8Sweden flag lazyload Jo BonnierCooper-Climax (privateer)
9Switzerland flag Jo SiffertLotus-BRM (privateer)
10Australia flag lazyload Jack BrabhamBrabham-Climax
11Mexico flag lazyload Moises SolanaBRM (privateer)
12United Kingdom flag lazyload Trevor TaylorLotus-Climax
13South Africa flag lazyload Tony MaggsCooper-Climax
14USA flag lazyload Masten GregoryLola-Climax (privateer)
15USA flag lazyload Jim HallLotus-BRM (privateer)
16USA flag lazyload Hap SharpLotus-BRM (privateer)
17USA flag lazyload Phil HillATS
18Netherlands flag lazyload Carel Godin de BeaufortPorsche (privateer)
19New Zealand flag lazyload Chris AmonLotus-BRM (privateer)
20Mexico flag lazyload Pedro RodriguezLotus-Climax
21Italy flag lazyload Giancarlo BaghettiATS

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-1963 Mexican Grand Prix.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1United Kingdom flag lazyload Jim Clark54
2USA flag lazyload Richie Ginther29
3United Kingdom flag lazyload Graham Hill25
4United Kingdom flag lazyload John Surtees22
5New Zealand flag lazyload Bruce McLaren14
6Australia flag lazyload Jack Brabham14
7USA flag lazyload Dan Gurney13
8South Africa flag lazyload Tony Maggs9
9United Kingdom flag lazyload Innes Ireland6
10Sweden flag lazyload Jo Bonnier5
11Italy flag lazyload Lorenzo Bandini4
12Germany flag lazyload Gerhard Mitter3
13USA flag lazyload Jim Hall3
14Netherlands flag lazyload Carel Godin de Beaufort2
15United Kingdom flag lazyload Trevor Taylor1
=Italy flag lazyload Ludovico Scarfiotti1
=Switzerland flag Jo Siffert1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1United Kingdom flag lazyload Lotus-Climax54
2United Kingdom flag lazyload BRM36
3Italy flag lazyload Ferrari24
4United Kingdom flag lazyload Brabham-Climax24
5United Kingdom flag lazyload Cooper-Climax23
6United Kingdom flag lazyload BRP-BRM6
7Germany flag lazyload Porsche5
8United Kingdom flag lazyload Lotus-BRM4

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

See also

  • Mexican Grand Prix
  • Mexico City circuit
  • 1963 World Championship season

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