1963 Formula One season
1963 FIA Formula One World Championship | |||
Drivers' Champion: Jim Clark International Cup Champion: Lotus-Climax | |||
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The 1963 Formula One season was the 17th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 14th FIA World Championship of Drivers,[1] the sixth International Cup for F1 Manufacturers [2] and numerous non-championship Formula One races. The World Championship commenced on 26 May 1963, and ended on 28 December after ten races.
Contents
1 Season summary
2 Season review
3 Teams and drivers
4 1963 Drivers' Championship – final standings
5 1963 International Cup for F1 Manufacturers – final standings
6 Non-championship race results
7 Notes and references
Season summary
Jim Clark won his first championship with seven wins to two by Graham Hill and one by John Surtees in a revised Ferrari. This record number of wins in a season was not equalled until Alain Prost won seven races in 1984 driving a McLaren MP4/2, and it was not beaten until 1988 when Ayrton Senna won eight races in the McLaren MP4/4 (his teammate Prost again won seven races in 1988). However, unlike 1963 which only consisted of ten races, both the 1984 and 1988 seasons consisted of 16 races giving Clark a better winning ratio (70%) than either Prost (43.75%) or Senna (50%).
The ATS venture, founded by ex-Ferrari workers, was a failure which damaged Phil Hill's Grand Prix career. It was unrelated to the late 1970s German operation which was marginally more successful.
Season review
| Rnd | Race | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Constructor | Tyre | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Monaco Grand Prix | Monaco | 26 May |  Jim Clark | John Surtees | Graham Hill | BRM | D | Report |
| 2 |  Belgian Grand Prix | Spa-Francorchamps | 9 June | Graham Hill | Jim Clark | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | D | Report |
| 3 |  Dutch Grand Prix | Zandvoort | 23 June | Jim Clark | Jim Clark | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | D | Report |
| 4 |  French Grand Prix | Reims | 30 June | Jim Clark | Jim Clark | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | D | Report |
| 5 | British Grand Prix | Silverstone | 20 July | Jim Clark | John Surtees | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | D | Report |
| 6 |  German Grand Prix | Nürburgring | 4 August | Jim Clark | John Surtees | John Surtees |  Ferrari | D | Report |
| 7 | Italian Grand Prix | Monza | 8 September | John Surtees | Jim Clark | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | D | Report |
| 8 |  United States Grand Prix | Watkins Glen | 6 October | Graham Hill | Jim Clark | Graham Hill | BRM | D | Report |
| 9 |  Mexican Grand Prix | Magdalena Mixhuca | 27 October | Jim Clark | Jim Clark | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | D | Report |
| 10 |  South African Grand Prix | Prince George | 28 December | Jim Clark | Dan Gurney | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | D | Report |
Teams and drivers
The following teams and drivers competed in the 1963 FIA World Championship.
Briton Jim Clark (pictured in 1966) won his 1st driver's championship, driving for Lotus
Play mediaDutch Newsreel on the 1963 Dutch Grand Prix.
| Entrant | Constructor | Chassis | Engine | Tyre | Driver | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brabham Racing Organisation | Lotus-Climax | 25 | Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 | D |  Jack Brabham | 1 |
Brabham-Climax | BT7 BT3 | 2–10 | ||||
| Dan Gurney | All | |||||
| Owen Racing Organisation | BRM | P57 P61 | BRM P56 1.5 V8 BRM P60 1.5 V8 | D | Richie Ginther | All |
| Graham Hill | All | |||||
| Cooper Car Company | Cooper-Climax | T66 | Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 | D |  Bruce McLaren | All |
| Tony Maggs | All | |||||
| Team Lotus | Lotus-Climax | 25 | Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 | D | Jim Clark | All |
| Trevor Taylor | 1–6, 8–10 | |||||
| Peter Arundell | 4 | |||||
| Mike Spence | 7 | |||||
| Pedro Rodríguez | 8–9 | |||||
| R.R.C. Walker Racing Team | Cooper-Climax | T60 T66 | Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 | D |  Jo Bonnier | All |
| British Racing Partnership | Lotus-BRM | 24 | BRM P56 1.5 V8 | D | Jim Hall | 1–9 |
| Innes Ireland | 1, 6 | |||||
BRP-BRM | Mk 1 | 2–5, 7 | ||||
| Reg Parnell Racing R.H.H. Parnell | Lola-Climax | Mk4A | Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 | D | Chris Amon | 1–7 |
| Maurice Trintignant | 1 | |||||
| Lucien Bianchi | 2 | |||||
| Mike Hailwood | 7 | |||||
| Masten Gregory | 8–9 | |||||
Lotus-Climax | 24 | Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 | Maurice Trintignant | 4 | ||
| Mike Hailwood | 5 | |||||
Lotus-BRM | BRM P56 1.5 V8 | Masten Gregory | 5 | |||
| Rodger Ward | 8 | |||||
| Hap Sharp | 8–9 | |||||
| Chris Amon | 9 | |||||
| Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari | 156 | Ferrari 178 1.5 V6 | D | Willy Mairesse | 1–2, 6 |
| John Surtees | All | |||||
| Ludovico Scarfiotti | 3–4 | |||||
| Lorenzo Bandini | 7–10 | |||||
| Bernard Collomb | Lotus-Climax | 24 | Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 | D | Bernard Collomb | 1, 6 |
 Siffert Racing Team | Lotus-BRM | 24 | BRM P56 1.5 V8 | D | Jo Siffert | 1–9 |
| Scirocco Powell Racing Cars | Scirocco-BRM | SP | BRM P56 1.5 V8 | D | Tony Settember | 2, 4–7 |
| Ian Burgess | 5–6 | |||||
| Automobili Turismo e Sport | ATS | 100 | ATS 100 1.5 V8 | D | Phil Hill | 2–3, 7–9 |
| Giancarlo Baghetti | 2–3, 7–9 | |||||
| Ecurie Maarsbergen | Porsche | 718 | Porsche 547/6 1.5 F4 | D | Carel Godin de Beaufort | 2–3, 5–10 |
| Gerhard Mitter | 3, 6 | |||||
| Ecurie Filipinetti | Lotus-BRM | 24 | BRM P56 1.5 V8 | D | Phil Hill | 4 |
| Scuderia Centro Sud | BRM | P57 | BRM P56 1.5 V8 | D | Lorenzo Bandini | 4–6 |
| Maurice Trintignant | 7 | |||||
| Moisés Solana | 9 | |||||
Cooper-Climax | T60 | Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 |  Mário de Araújo Cabral | 6–7 | ||
Cooper-Maserati | T53 | Maserati 6-1500 1.5 L4 | Ernesto Brambilla | 7 | ||
| Tim Parnell | Lotus-BRM | 24 | BRM P56 1.5 V8 | D | Masten Gregory | 4, 7 |
Lola-Climax | Mk4 | Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 | John Campbell-Jones | 5 | ||
Lotus-Climax | 18/21 | Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 | André Pilette | 6 | ||
| Tim Parnell | 6 | |||||
| DW Racing Enterprises | Lola-Climax | Mk4 | Climax FWMV 1.5 V8 | D | Bob Anderson | 5, 7 |
| Ian Raby Racing | Gilby-BRM | 62 | BRM P56 1.5 V8 | D | Ian Raby | 5–7 |
| Kurt Kuhnke | Lotus-Borgward | 18 | Borgward 1500 RS 1.5 L4 | D | Kurt Kuhnke | 6 |
| Scuderia Settecolli | De Tomaso-Ferrari | F1 | Ferrari 178 1.5 V6 | D | Roberto Lippi | 7 |
| André Pilette | Lotus-Climax | 18/21 | Climax FPF 1.5 L4 | D | André Pilette | 7 |
 Canadian Stebro Racing | Stebro-Ford | Mk IV | Ford 109E 1.5 L4 | D | Peter Broeker | 8 |
| Frank Dochnal | Cooper-Climax | T51 | Climax FPF 1.5 L4 | D | Frank Dochnal | 9 |
| Lawson Organisation | Lotus-Climax | 21 | Climax FPF 1.5 L4 | D | Ernie Pieterse | 10 |
| Selby Auto Spares | Lotus-BRM | 24 | BRM P56 1.5 V8 | D | Paddy Driver | 10 |
| Otello Nucci | LDS-Alfa Romeo | Mk 1 | Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.5 L4 | D | Doug Serrurier | 10 |
Alfa Romeo | Special | Peter de Klerk | 10 | |||
 John Love | Cooper-Climax | T55 | Climax FPF 1.5 L4 | D | John Love | 10 |
| Sam Tingle | LDS-Alfa Romeo | Mk 1 | Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.5 L4 | D | Sam Tingle | 10 |
| Ted Lanfear | Lotus-Ford | 22 | Ford 109E 1.5 L4 | D | Brausch Niemann | 10 |
| David Prophet | Brabham-Ford | BT6 | Ford 109E 1.5 L4 | D | David Prophet | 10 |
| Scuderia Lupini | Cooper-Maserati | T51 | Maserati 6-1500 1.5 L4 | D | Trevor Blokdyk | 10 |
1963 Drivers' Championship – final standings
Points were awarded on a 9–6–4–3–2–1 basis at each round, with only the best six round results retained.
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Italics indicate fastest lap
Bold indicates pole position
‡ No points awarded as Hill's car was pushed at the start line.[4]
1963 International Cup for F1 Manufacturers – final standings
Lotus-Climax won the International Cup for F1 Manufacturers with the Lotus 25
Points were awarded on a 9–6–4–3–2–1 basis at each round with only the best six round results retained. Only the best placed car from each manufacturer at each round was eligible to score points.
| Pos. | Manufacturer | MON | BEL | NED | FRA | GBR | GER | ITA | USA | MEX | RSA | Pts.[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lotus-Climax | (6) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | (2) | 1 | (3) | 1 | (1) | 54 (74) |
| 2 | BRM | 1 | (4) | (5) | 3‡ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | (3) | 36 (45) |
| 3 | Brabham-Climax | Ret | 3 | 2 | 4 | Ret | 7 | (5) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 28 (30) |
| 4 | Ferrari | 4 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 2 | 1 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 5 | 26 |
| 5 | Cooper-Climax | 3 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 9 | (6) | 3 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 25 (26) |
| 6 | BRP-BRM | Ret | 4 | 9 | Ret | 4 | WD | WD | 6 | |||
| 7 | Porsche | 6 | 9 | 10 | 4 | DNQ | 6 | 10 | 10 | 5 | ||
| 8 | Lotus-BRM | Ret | Ret | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 7 | DNS | 4 |
| — | Lola-Climax | Ret | Ret | Ret | 7 | 7 | Ret | 10 | Ret | Ret | 0 | |
| — | Stebro-Ford | 7 | 0 | |||||||||
| — | Scirocco-BRM | WD | 8 | WD | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNQ | 0 | |||
| — | ATS | WD | Ret | Ret | WD | WD | WD | 11 | Ret | Ret | 0 | |
| — | LDS-Alfa Romeo | 11 | 0 | |||||||||
| — | Cooper-Maserati | DNQ | 12 | 0 | ||||||||
| — | Lotus-Ford | 14 | 0 | |||||||||
| — | Gilby-BRM | Ret | DNQ | DNQ | 0 | |||||||
| — | Alfa Romeo | Ret | 0 | |||||||||
| — | Lotus-Borgward | DNQ | 0 | |||||||||
| — | De Tomaso-Ferrari | DNQ | 0 | |||||||||
| Pos. | Manufacturer | MON | BEL | NED | FRA | GBR | GER | ITA | USA | MEX | RSA | Pts. |
Bold results counted to championship totals.
‡ No points awarded as Hill's car was pushed at the start line.[4]
Non-championship race results
Other Formula One races were also held in 1963, which did not count towards the World Championship.
| # | Race Name | Circuit | Date | Winning driver | Constructor | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IV Lombank Trophy | Snetterton | 30 March | Graham Hill | BRM | Report |
| 2 | XXIII Pau Grand Prix | Pau | 15 April | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | Report |
| 3 | XI Glover Trophy | Goodwood | 15 April | Innes Ireland | Lotus-BRM | Report |
| 4 | IV Gran Premio Citta di Imola | Imola | 21 April | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | Report |
| 5 | XIV Gran Premio di Siracusa | Syracuse | 25 April | Jo Siffert | Lotus-BRM | Report |
| 6 | XIX BARC Aintree 200 | Aintree | 27 April | Graham Hill | BRM | Report |
| 7 | XVI BRDC International Trophy | Silverstone | 11 May | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | Report |
| 8 | XV Gran Premio di Roma | Vallelunga | 19 May | Bob Anderson | Lola-Climax | Report |
| 9 | III Solituderennen | Solitudering | 28 July | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Climax | Report |
| 10 | XII Kanonloppet | Karlskoga | 11 August | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | Report |
| 11 | III Mediterranean Grand Prix | Enna Pergusa | 18 August | John Surtees | Ferrari | Report |
| 12 |  I Austrian Grand Prix | Zeltweg | 1 September | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Climax | Report |
| 13 | X International Gold Cup | Oulton Park | 21 September | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | Report |
| 14 | Rand Grand Prix | Kyalami | 14 December | John Surtees | Ferrari | Report |
Notes and references
^ FIA Yearbook, 1974 page 119
^ FIA Yearbook, 1974 page 121
^ abc Only the best 6 results counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.
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