1963 United States Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 6 October 1963 |
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| Fastest lap |
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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 |  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 (privateer) | 99 | +11 laps | 1 |
| 7 | +14 |  Peter Broeker | Stebro-Ford | 88 | +22 laps | |
| 8 | +4 |  Jo Bonnier | Cooper-Climax (privateer) | 85 | +25 laps | |
| 9 | -6 | John Surtees | Ferrari | 82 | DNF | |
| 10 | +6 | Jim Hall | Lotus-BRM (privateer) | 76 | DNF | |
| 11 |  Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 74 | DNF | ||
| R |  Jo Siffert | Lotus-BRM (privateer) | 56 | DNF | ||
| R | Rodger Ward | Lotus-BRM (privateer) | 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 (privateer) | 14 | DNF | ||
| R | Hap Sharp | Lotus-BRM (privateer) | 6 | DNF | ||
| R | Phil Hill | ATS | 4 | DNF | ||
| R | 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 | Graham Hill | BRM |
| 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 (privateer) |
| 9 | Lorenzo Bandini | Ferrari |
| 10 | Tony Maggs | Cooper-Climax |
| 11 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax |
| 12 | Jo Bonnier | Cooper-Climax (privateer) |
| 13 | Pedro Rodriguez | Lotus-Climax |
| 14 | Jo Siffert | Lotus-BRM (privateer) |
| 15 | Phil Hill | ATS |
| 16 | Jim Hall | Lotus-BRM (privateer) |
| 17 | Rodger Ward | Lotus-BRM (privateer) |
| 18 | Hap Sharp | Lotus-BRM (privateer) |
| 19 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche (privateer) |
| 20 | Giancarlo Baghetti | ATS |
| 21 | Peter Broeker | Stebro-Ford |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-1963 United States Grand Prix.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 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 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lotus-Climax | 51 |
| 2 | BRM | 35 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 24 |
| 4 | Cooper-Climax | 21 |
| 5 | Brabham-Climax | 18 |
| 6 | BRP-BRM | 6 |
| 7 | Porsche | 5 |
| 8 | Lotus-BRM | 4 |
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)