1963 United States Grand Prix
119th World Championship race, 5th World Championship United States Grand Prix, 3rd World Championship race at Watkins Glen
Fact File
| Date: | Sunday, 6 October 1963 |
|---|---|
| Winner: |  Graham Hill BRM |
| Pole position: | Graham Hill BRM |
| Fastest lap: | Jim Clark Lotus-Climax |
| Circuit: | Watkins Glen, 110 laps |
| Round: | 8 of 10 |
Race Result
- (P): privateer entry
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graham Hill | BRM | 110 | 2hr 19m 22.100s | 9 | |
| 2 | +2 |  Richie Ginther | BRM | 110 | +34.300s | 6 |
| 3 | -1 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 109 | +1 lap | 4 |
| 4 | +1 |  Jack Brabham | Brabham-Climax | 108 | +2 laps | 3 |
| 5 | +4 |  Lorenzo Bandini | Ferrari | 106 | +4 laps | 2 |
| 6 | +13 |  Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche (P) | 99 | +11 laps | 1 |
| 7 | +14 |  Peter Broeker | Stebro-Ford | 88 | +22 laps | |
| 8 | +4 |  Jo Bonnier | Cooper-Climax (P) | 85 | +25 laps | |
| 9 | -6 | John Surtees | Ferrari | 82 | DNF | |
| 10 | +6 | Jim Hall | Lotus-BRM | 76 | DNF | |
| 11 |  Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 74 | DNF | ||
| R |  Jo Siffert | Lotus-BRM (P) | 56 | DNF | ||
| R | Rodger Ward | Lotus-BRM (P) | 44 | DNF | ||
| R |  Tony Maggs | Cooper-Climax | 44 | DNF | ||
| R | Dan Gurney | Brabham-Climax | 42 | DNF | ||
| R |  Pedro Rodriguez | Lotus-Climax | 36 | DNF | ||
| R | Trevor Taylor | Lotus-Climax | 24 | DNF | ||
| R | Masten Gregory | Lola-Climax (P) | 14 | DNF | ||
| R | Hap Sharp | Lotus-BRM (P) | 6 | DNF | ||
| R | Phil Hill | ATS | 4 | DNF | ||
| R | Giancarlo Baghetti | ATS | 0 | DNF |
Starting Grid
- Highlight: race winner
- Highlight: second place
- Highlight: third place
- (P): privateer entry
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graham Hill | BRM | 1:13.400 |
| 2 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | |
| 3 | John Surtees | Ferrari | |
| 4 | Richie Ginther | BRM | |
| 5 | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Climax | |
| 6 | Dan Gurney | Brabham-Climax | |
| 7 | Trevor Taylor | Lotus-Climax | |
| 8 | Masten Gregory | Lola-Climax (P) | |
| 9 | Lorenzo Bandini | Ferrari | |
| 10 | Tony Maggs | Cooper-Climax | |
| 11 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | |
| 12 | Jo Bonnier | Cooper-Climax (P) | |
| 13 | Pedro Rodriguez | Lotus-Climax | |
| 14 | Jo Siffert | Lotus-BRM (P) | |
| 15 | Phil Hill | ATS | |
| 16 | Jim Hall | Lotus-BRM | |
| 17 | Rodger Ward | Lotus-BRM (P) | |
| 18 | Hap Sharp | Lotus-BRM (P) | |
| 19 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche (P) | |
| 20 | Giancarlo Baghetti | ATS | |
| 21 | Peter Broeker | Stebro-Ford |
Championship Standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
- Highlight: driver/constructor confirmed as world champion for 1963
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Clark | 51 |
| 2 | Richie Ginther | 28 |
| 3 | Graham Hill | 22 |
| 4 | John Surtees | 22 |
| 5 | Bruce McLaren | 14 |
| 6 | Dan Gurney | 12 |
| 7 | Tony Maggs | 9 |
| 8 | Jack Brabham | 8 |
| 9 | Innes Ireland | 6 |
| 10 | Lorenzo Bandini | 4 |
| 11 |  Gerhard Mitter | 3 |
| 12 | Jim Hall | 3 |
| = | Jo Bonnier | 3 |
| 14 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | 2 |
| 15 | Trevor Taylor | 1 |
| = | Ludovico Scarfiotti | 1 |
| = | Jo Siffert | 1 |
Statistics & Milestones
- Race debut
- Driver: Peter Broeker (only start), Pedro Rodriguez
- Constructor: Stebro (only start)
- Last start
- Driver: Rodger Ward
- Wins
- Driver: 6th for Graham Hill
- Constructor: 7th for BRM
- Race 1-2
- Constructor: 3rd for BRM
- Podiums
- Driver: 13th for Jim Clark, 11th for Graham Hill, 10th for Richie Ginther
- Constructor: 23rd for Lotus, 21st & 22nd for BRM
- Poles
- Driver: 3rd for Graham Hill
- Constructor: 4th for BRM
- Fastest laps
- Driver: 11th for Jim Clark
- Constructor: 15th for Lotus
- Front row starts
- Driver: 19th for Graham Hill, 15th for Jim Clark
- Points finishes
- Driver: 4th and last for Carel Godin de Beaufort
- Pole & win
- Driver: 1st for Graham Hill (14th different driver to win from pole, 5th British driver)