1963 United States Grand Prix
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Circuit | Watkins Glen, 110 laps |
Round | 8 of 10 |
Race numbers | The 1963 United States Grand Prix was the:
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Race result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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1 | (GBR) Graham Hill | BRM | 110 | 2hr 19m 22.100s | 9 | |
2 | +2 | (USA) Richie Ginther | BRM | 110 | +34.300s | 6 |
3 | -1 | (GBR) Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 109 | +1 lap | 4 |
4 | +1 | (AUS) Jack Brabham | Brabham-Climax | 108 | +2 laps | 3 |
5 | +4 | (ITA) Lorenzo Bandini | Ferrari | 106 | +4 laps | 2 |
6 | +13 | (NLD) Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche (privateer) | 99 | +11 laps | 1 |
7 | +14 | (CAN) Peter Broeker | Stebro-Ford | 88 | +22 laps | |
8 | +4 | (SWE) Jo Bonnier | Cooper-Climax (privateer) | 85 | +25 laps | |
9 | -6 | (GBR) John Surtees | Ferrari | 82 | DNF | |
10 | +6 | (USA) Jim Hall | Lotus-BRM (privateer) | 76 | DNF | |
11 | (NZL) Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 74 | DNF | ||
R | (CHE) Jo Siffert | Lotus-BRM (privateer) | 56 | DNF | ||
R | (USA) Rodger Ward | Lotus-BRM (privateer) | 44 | DNF | ||
R | (ZAF) Tony Maggs | Cooper-Climax | 44 | DNF | ||
R | (USA) Dan Gurney | Brabham-Climax | 42 | DNF | ||
R | (MEX) Pedro Rodriguez | Lotus-Climax | 36 | DNF | ||
R | (GBR) Trevor Taylor | Lotus-Climax | 24 | DNF | ||
R | (USA) Masten Gregory | Lola-Climax (privateer) | 14 | DNF | ||
R | (USA) Hap Sharp | Lotus-BRM (privateer) | 6 | DNF | ||
R | (USA) Phil Hill | ATS | 4 | DNF | ||
R | (ITA) Giancarlo Baghetti | ATS | 0 | DNF |
Notes
- John Surtees ended lap 82 as the race leader before retiring on the following lap.
Starting grid
Pole time: 1:13.400
Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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1 | (GBR) Graham Hill | BRM |
2 | (GBR) Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax |
3 | (GBR) John Surtees | Ferrari |
4 | (USA) Richie Ginther | BRM |
5 | (AUS) Jack Brabham | Brabham-Climax |
6 | (USA) Dan Gurney | Brabham-Climax |
7 | (GBR) Trevor Taylor | Lotus-Climax |
8 | (USA) Masten Gregory | Lola-Climax (privateer) |
9 | (ITA) Lorenzo Bandini | Ferrari |
10 | (ZAF) Tony Maggs | Cooper-Climax |
11 | (NZL) Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax |
12 | (SWE) Jo Bonnier | Cooper-Climax (privateer) |
13 | (MEX) Pedro Rodriguez | Lotus-Climax |
14 | (CHE) Jo Siffert | Lotus-BRM (privateer) |
15 | (USA) Phil Hill | ATS |
16 | (USA) Jim Hall | Lotus-BRM (privateer) |
17 | (USA) Rodger Ward | Lotus-BRM (privateer) |
18 | (USA) Hap Sharp | Lotus-BRM (privateer) |
19 | (NLD) Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche (privateer) |
20 | (ITA) Giancarlo Baghetti | ATS |
21 | (CAN) Peter Broeker | Stebro-Ford |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | (GBR) Jim Clark | 51 |
2 | (USA) Richie Ginther | 28 |
3 | (GBR) Graham Hill | 22 |
4 | (GBR) John Surtees | 22 |
5 | (NZL) Bruce McLaren | 14 |
6 | (USA) Dan Gurney | 12 |
7 | (ZAF) Tony Maggs | 9 |
8 | (AUS) Jack Brabham | 8 |
9 | (GBR) Innes Ireland | 6 |
10 | (ITA) Lorenzo Bandini | 4 |
11 | (DEU) Gerhard Mitter | 3 |
12 | (USA) Jim Hall | 3 |
= | (SWE) Jo Bonnier | 3 |
14 | (NLD) Carel Godin de Beaufort | 2 |
15 | (GBR) Trevor Taylor | 1 |
= | (ITA) Ludovico Scarfiotti | 1 |
= | (CHE) Jo Siffert | 1 |
Statistics & milestones
- Race debut
- Peter Broeker (only start and last Canadian driver to start a race until 1967)
- Pedro Rodriguez
- Stebro (only start)
- Last start
- Rodger Ward
- Milestone race start
- 5th for Lotus (5th constructor to start 50 races)
- Wins
- 6th for Graham Hill
- 7th for BRM
- Race 1-2
- 3rd for BRM
- Podiums
- 13th for Jim Clark
- 11th for Graham Hill
- 10th for Richie Ginther (14th driver to score ten podiums, 2nd American driver)
- 23rd for Lotus
- 21st & 22nd for BRM
- Poles
- 3rd for Graham Hill
- 4th for BRM
- Fastest laps
- 11th for Jim Clark
- 15th for Lotus
- Front row starts
- 19th for Graham Hill
- 15th for Jim Clark
- Points finishes
- 4th and last for Carel Godin de Beaufort
- Pole & win
- 1st for Graham Hill (14th different driver to win from pole, 5th British driver; last until 1965)