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

1963 Monaco Grand Prix

DateSunday, 26 May 1963
Winner
  • Graham Hill
  • BRM
Pole position
  • Jim Clark
  • Lotus-Climax
Fastest lap
  • John Surtees
  • Ferrari
CircuitMonte Carlo, 100 laps
Round1 of 10
Race numbers

The 1963 Monaco Grand Prix was the:

  • 112th World Championship race
  • 10th World Championship Monaco Grand Prix
  • 10th World Championship race at Monte Carlo
More 1963 season
More Monaco Grands Prix
Previous race1962 South African Grand Prix

Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+1(GBR) Graham HillBRM1002hr 41m 49.700s9
2+2(USA) Richie GintherBRM100+4.600s6
3+5(NZL) Bruce McLarenCooper-Climax100+12.800s4
4-1(GBR) John SurteesFerrari100+14.100s3
5+5(ZAF) Tony MaggsCooper-Climax98+2 laps2
6+3(GBR) Trevor TaylorLotus-Climax98+2 laps1
7+4(SWE) Jo BonnierCooper-Climax (privateer)94+6 laps 
8-7(GBR) Jim ClarkLotus-Climax78DNF 
9+6(AUS) Jack BrabhamLotus-Climax (privateer)77DNF 
R (GBR) Innes IrelandLotus-BRM (privateer)40DNF 
R (BEL) Willy MairesseFerrari37DNF 
R (FRA) Maurice TrintignantLola-Climax (privateer)34DNF 
R (USA) Dan GurneyBrabham-Climax25DNF 
R (USA) Jim HallLotus-BRM (privateer)20DNF 
R (CHE) Jo SiffertLotus-BRM (privateer)3DNF 
Did not start
  (NZL) Chris AmonLola-Climax (privateer)   

Notes

  • Jim Clark ended lap 78 as the race leader before retiring on the following lap.

Starting grid

Pole time: 1:34.300

PosDriverConstructor
1(GBR) Jim ClarkLotus-Climax
2(GBR) Graham HillBRM
3(GBR) John SurteesFerrari
4(USA) Richie GintherBRM
5(GBR) Innes IrelandLotus-BRM (privateer)
6(USA) Dan GurneyBrabham-Climax
7(BEL) Willy MairesseFerrari
8(NZL) Bruce McLarenCooper-Climax
9(GBR) Trevor TaylorLotus-Climax
10(ZAF) Tony MaggsCooper-Climax
11(SWE) Jo BonnierCooper-Climax (privateer)
12(CHE) Jo SiffertLotus-BRM (privateer)
13(USA) Jim HallLotus-BRM (privateer)
14(FRA) Maurice TrintignantLola-Climax (privateer)
15(AUS) Jack BrabhamLotus-Climax (privateer)

Non-qualifiers

DriverConstructor
(FRA) Bernard CollombLotus-Climax (privateer)

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(GBR) Graham Hill9
2(USA) Richie Ginther6
3(NZL) Bruce McLaren4
4(GBR) John Surtees3
5(ZAF) Tony Maggs2
6(GBR) Trevor Taylor1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1BRM9
2Cooper-Climax4
3Ferrari3
4Lotus-Climax1

Stats & milestones

Wins
5th for Graham Hill
6th for BRM
Race 1-2
2nd for BRM
Podiums
15th for Bruce McLaren
8th for Graham Hill
7th for Richie Ginther
42nd for Cooper
15th & 16th for BRM
Poles
7th for Jim Clark
12th for Lotus
Fastest laps
2nd for John Surtees (first since 1960; first for Ferrari)
36th for Ferrari
Front row starts
12th for Graham Hill
10th for Jim Clark (11th driver to achieve ten front row starts, 5th British driver)

See also

  • Monaco Grand Prix
  • Monte Carlo circuit
  • 1963 World Championship season

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