1963 Mexican Grand Prix
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The 1963 Mexican Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Ciudad Deportiva Magdalena Mixhuca in Mexico City on 27 October 1963. It was race 9 of 10 in both the 1963 World Championship of Drivers and the 1963 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.
1963 Mexican Grand Prix | |||
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Race details | |||
Date | 27 October 1963 | ||
Official name | II Gran Premio de Mexico | ||
Location | Magdalena Mixhuca, Mexico City | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 5.000 km (3.107 miles) | ||
Distance | 65 laps, 325.000 km (201.946 miles) | ||
Weather | Overcast, dry | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Lotus-Climax | ||
Time | 1:58.8 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | |
Time | 1:58.1 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Lotus-Climax | ||
Second | Brabham-Climax | ||
Third | BRM | ||
Lap leaders |
Jim Clark dominated the race from pole position, a time that was 1.7 seconds faster than anybody else. Mexico was considered one of his most successful venues. His fastest lap of the race eclipsed his pole time by 0.7 seconds, and he lapped the entire field except for second and third behind him.[1] He eventually scored a total of five pole positions, four fastest laps and three victories at the venue in his Formula One career. This was also his sixth win, his sixth fastest lap, and his sixth pole position of the nine races completed in 1963.[citation needed]
This was also the only World Championship Grand Prix where a car raced with the number 13 until Pastor Maldonado selected the number as his permanent race number in 2014.[2]
Classification
Qualifying
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Qualifying times | Gap | |
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Q1 | Q2 | |||||
1 | 8 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 1:58.8 | 2:07.3 | — |
2 | 23 | John Surtees | Ferrari | 2:00.5 | 2:05.4 | +1.7 |
3 | 1 | Graham Hill | BRM | 2:00.6 | 2:05.7 | +1.8 |
4 | 6 | Dan Gurney | Brabham-Climax | 2:01.6 | 2:07.6 | +2.8 |
5 | 2 | Richie Ginther | BRM | 2:01.8 | 2:14.4 | +3.0 |
6 | 3 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 2:02.3 | 2:08.7 | +3.5 |
7 | 24 | Lorenzo Bandini | Ferrari | 2:02.4 | 2:11.3 | +3.6 |
8 | 11 | Jo Bonnier | Cooper-Climax | 2:02.6 | 2:10.5 | +3.8 |
9 | 14 | Jo Siffert | Lotus-BRM | 2:03.3 | 2:29.4 | +4.5 |
10 | 5 | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Climax | 2:04.3 | 2:03.6 | +4.8 |
11 | 13 | Moisés Solana | BRM | 2:04.1 | 2:20.6 | +5.3 |
12 | 9 | Trevor Taylor | Lotus-Climax | 2:04.9 | 2:17.0 | +6.1 |
13 | 4 | Tony Maggs | Cooper-Climax | 2:05.2 | 2:09.3 | +6.4 |
14 | 17 | Masten Gregory | Lola-Climax | 2:05.5 | 2:11.7 | +6.7 |
15 | 16 | Jim Hall | Lotus-BRM | 2:06.1 | 2:18.4 | +7.3 |
16 | 22 | Hap Sharp | Lotus-BRM | 2:07.7 | 2:23.2 | +8.9 |
17 | 25 | Phil Hill | ATS | No time | 2:13.6 | +14.8 |
18 | 12 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche | 2:14.1 | 2:23.6 | +15.3 |
19 | 18 | Chris Amon | Lotus-BRM | 2:14.7 | 2:24.0 | +15.9 |
20 | 10 | Pedro Rodríguez | Lotus-Climax | 2:15.3 | No time | +16.5 |
21 | 26 | Giancarlo Baghetti | ATS | 2:22.3 | 3:00.5 | +23.5 |
22 | 20 | Frank Dochnal | Cooper-Climax | No time | No time | |
Source:[3] |
Race
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 8 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 65 | 2:09:52.1 | 1 | 9 |
2 | 5 | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Climax | 65 | + 1:41.1 | 10 | 6 |
3 | 2 | Richie Ginther | BRM | 65 | + 1:54.7 | 5 | 4 |
4 | 1 | Graham Hill | BRM | 64 | + 1 lap | 3 | 3 |
5 | 11 | Jo Bonnier | Cooper-Climax | 62 | + 3 laps | 8 | 2 |
6 | 6 | Dan Gurney | Brabham-Climax | 62 | + 3 laps | 4 | 1 |
7 | 22 | Hap Sharp | Lotus-BRM | 61 | + 4 laps | 16 | |
8 | 16 | Jim Hall | Lotus-BRM | 61 | + 4 laps | 15 | |
9 | 14 | Jo Siffert | Lotus-BRM | 59 | + 6 laps | 9 | |
10 | 12 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche | 58 | + 7 laps | 18 | |
11 | 13 | Moisés Solana | BRM | 57 | Engine | 11 | |
Ret | 25 | Phil Hill | ATS | 46 | Suspension | 17 | |
Ret | 24 | Lorenzo Bandini | Ferrari | 36 | Ignition | 7 | |
Ret | 3 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 30 | Engine | 6 | |
Ret | 10 | Pedro Rodríguez | Lotus-Climax | 26 | Suspension | 20 | |
Ret | 17 | Masten Gregory | Lola-Climax | 23 | Suspension | 14 | |
DSQ | 23 | John Surtees | Ferrari | 19 | Push start | 2 | |
Ret | 9 | Trevor Taylor | Lotus-Climax | 19 | Engine | 12 | |
Ret | 26 | Giancarlo Baghetti | ATS | 12 | Engine | 21 | |
Ret | 18 | Chris Amon | Lotus-BRM | 9 | Gearbox | 19 | |
Ret | 4 | Tony Maggs | Cooper-Climax | 7 | Engine | 13 | |
DNQ | 20 | Frank Dochnal | Cooper-Climax | Practice accident | |||
WD | 7 | Walt Hansgen | Lotus | ||||
WD | 15 | Innes Ireland | Lotus-BRM | Driver injured | |||
WD | 19 | Thomas Monarch | Lotus-Climax | ||||
Source:[4] |
- Surtees was disqualified for a push-start.
Notes
- This was the Formula One World Championship debut for Mexican driver Moisés Solana and for American driver Frank Dochnal.
Championship standings after the race
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- Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only the best 6 results counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.
References
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