1963 French Grand Prix
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Results from the 1963 Formula One French Grand Prix held at Reims on June 30, 1963.
[edit] Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 |  Jim Clark |
Lotus-Climax | 53 | 2:10:54.3 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 12 |  Tony Maggs |
Cooper-Climax | 53 | + 1:04.9 | 8 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | Graham Hill |
BRM | 53 | + 1:13.9 | 2 | |
| 4 | 6 |  Jack Brabham |
Brabham-Climax | 53 | + 2:15.2 | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | 8 |  Dan Gurney |
Brabham-Climax | 53 | + 2:33.4 | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | 36 |  Jo Siffert |
Lotus-BRM | 52 | + 1 lap | 10 | 1 |
| 7 | 30 |  Chris Amon |
Lola-Climax | 51 | + 2 laps | 17 | |
| 8 | 28 |  Maurice Trintignant |
Lotus-Climax | 50 | + 3 laps | 15 | |
| 9 | 32 | Innes Ireland |
BRP-BRM | 49 | + 4 laps | 9 | |
| 10 | 46 |  Lorenzo Bandini |
BRM | 45 | + 8 laps | 21 | |
| 11 | 34 | Jim Hall |
Lotus-BRM | 45 | + 8 laps | 18 | |
| 12 | 10 | Bruce McLaren |
Cooper-Climax | 42 | Ignition | 6 | |
| 13 | 20 | Trevor Taylor |
Lotus-Climax | 41 | Suspension | 7 | |
| NC | 42 | Phil Hill |
Lotus-BRM | 34 | Not Classified | 13 | |
| NC | 44 |  Jo Bonnier |
Cooper-Climax | 32 | Not Classified | 11 | |
| Ret | 48 | Masten Gregory |
Lotus-BRM | 30 | Gearbox | 19 | |
| Ret | 16 | John Surtees |
Ferrari | 12 | Fuel pump | 4 | |
| Ret | 38 | Tony Settember |
Scirocco-BRM | 5 | Wheel Bearing | 20 | |
| Ret | 4 | Richie Ginther |
BRM | 4 | Radiator | 12 | |
| DNS | 14 | Ludovico Scarfiotti |
Ferrari | Practice accident | |||
| DNS | 22 | Peter Arundell |
Lotus-Climax | Driver raced in support race | |||
| WD | 26 | Giancarlo Baghetti |
ATS | ||||
| WD | 40 | Ian Burgess |
Scirocco-BRM | Car not ready | |||
| WD | 50 |  Nasif Estefano |
de Tomaso | Car not ready |
- Phil Hill was originally entered as car #24, to drive the ATS. When the ATS team withdrew, he switched to drive the Scuderia Filipinetti Lotus-BRM.
[edit] Notes
- Pole position: Jim Clark - 2:20.2
- Fastest Lap: Jim Clark - 2:21.6
- Graham Hill was push started, incurring a one minute penalty from the organisers, and was awarded no championship points for his third place
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FIA Formula One World Championship 1963 season |
Next race: 1963 British Grand Prix |
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French Grand Prix | Next race: 1964 French Grand Prix |
[edit] References
- "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974.
