1963 Monaco Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 26 May 1963 |
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| Circuit | Monte Carlo, 100 laps |
| Round | 1 of 10 |
| Race numbers | The 1963 Monaco Grand Prix was the
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| Previous race | 1962 South African Grand Prix |
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 | +1 |  Graham Hill | BRM | 100 | 2hr 41m 49.700s | 9 |
| 2 | +2 |  Richie Ginther | BRM | 100 | +4.600s | 6 |
| 3 | +5 |  Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 100 | +12.800s | 4 |
| 4 | -1 | John Surtees | Ferrari | 100 | +14.100s | 3 |
| 5 | +5 |  Tony Maggs | Cooper-Climax | 98 | +2 laps | 2 |
| 6 | +3 | Trevor Taylor | Lotus-Climax | 98 | +2 laps | 1 |
| 7 | +4 |  Jo Bonnier | Cooper-Climax (privateer) | 94 | +6 laps | |
| 8 | -7 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 78 | DNF | |
| 9 | +6 |  Jack Brabham | Lotus-Climax (privateer) | 77 | DNF | |
| R | Innes Ireland | Lotus-BRM (privateer) | 40 | DNF | ||
| R |  Willy Mairesse | Ferrari | 37 | DNF | ||
| R |  Maurice Trintignant | Lola-Climax (privateer) | 34 | DNF | ||
| R | Dan Gurney | Brabham-Climax | 25 | DNF | ||
| R | Jim Hall | Lotus-BRM (privateer) | 20 | DNF | ||
| R |  Jo Siffert | Lotus-BRM (privateer) | 3 | DNF | ||
| Did not start | ||||||
| Chris Amon | Lola-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
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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| 1 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax |
| 2 | Graham Hill | BRM |
| 3 | John Surtees | Ferrari |
| 4 | Richie Ginther | BRM |
| 5 | Innes Ireland | Lotus-BRM (privateer) |
| 6 | Dan Gurney | Brabham-Climax |
| 7 | Willy Mairesse | Ferrari |
| 8 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax |
| 9 | Trevor Taylor | Lotus-Climax |
| 10 | Tony Maggs | Cooper-Climax |
| 11 | Jo Bonnier | Cooper-Climax (privateer) |
| 12 | Jo Siffert | Lotus-BRM (privateer) |
| 13 | Jim Hall | Lotus-BRM (privateer) |
| 14 | Maurice Trintignant | Lola-Climax (privateer) |
| 15 | Jack Brabham | Lotus-Climax (privateer) |
Non-qualifiers
| Driver | Constructor |
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| Bernard Collomb | Lotus-Climax (privateer) |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-1963 Monaco Grand Prix.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Graham Hill | 9 |
| 2 | Richie Ginther | 6 |
| 3 | Bruce McLaren | 4 |
| 4 | John Surtees | 3 |
| 5 | Tony Maggs | 2 |
| 6 | Trevor Taylor | 1 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
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| 1 | BRM | 9 |
| 2 | Cooper-Climax | 4 |
| 3 |  Ferrari | 3 |
| 4 | Lotus-Climax | 1 |
Statistics & 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)