The 1963 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monaco on 26 May 1963. It was race 1 of 10 in both the 1963 World Championship of Drivers and the 1963 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 100-lap race was won by British driver Graham Hill driving a BRM P57 after Jim Clark retired from the lead with a broken gearbox on lap 78.
Clark took pole position for the event ahead of Hill and John Surtees. The two BRM drivers, Hill and Richie Ginther, led the opening laps in first and second respectively. Clark overtook Ginther for second on lap 5, and Hill for the lead on lap 18. Surtees was also able to overtake Ginther and Hill into second by lap 56, before Hill re-overtook him. Surtees then fell back. Clark retired on lap 78 with a gearbox failure, allowing Hill to win the race, with Ginther and Bruce McLaren completing the podium. Surtees, suffering from his mechanical issue, finished fourth.
Classification
Qualifying PosNoDriverConstructorGapGridQ1Q2Q319 Jim ClarkLotus-Climax1:35.31:34.31:35.2126 Graham HillBRM1:37.01:35.71:35.0 +0.72321 John SurteesFerrari1:38.71:35.21:36.5 +0.9345 Richie GintherBRM1:37.01:35.81:35.2 +0.94514 Innes IrelandLotus-BRM1:37.91:35.51:35.7 +1.2564 Dan GurneyBrabham-Climax1:38.91:36.11:35.8 +1.56720 Willy MairesseFerrari1:37.61:36.01:35.9 +1.6787 Bruce McLarenCooper-Climax1:43.81:38.31:36.0 +1.78910 Trevor TaylorLotus-Climax1:39.11:37.21:38.6 +2.99108 Tony MaggsCooper-Climax1:38.41:37.91:39.1 +3.6101111 Jo BonnierCooper-Climax1:42.51:39.41:38.6+4.3111225 Jo SiffertLotus-BRM1:41.71:40.91:39.4+5.1121312 Jim HallLotus-BRM1:41.01:41.71:43.6+6.7131417 Maurice TrintignantLola-Climax1:43.01:41.31:48.9+7.0141515 Chris AmonLola-Climax1:43.81:41.4—+7.1 1624 Bernard CollombLotus-Climax1:46.81:43.31:44.9+9.0 173 Jack BrabhamLotus-Climax1:44.7No timeNo time+10.415Source:
- Before the last qualifying session, Chris Amon was instructed to hand his car over to Maurice Trintignant, who had a guaranteed starting berth, but had suffered terminal issues with his own car.
- Despite the withdrawal of Chris Amon, Bernard Collomb did not qualify for the 16th and final spot on the grid, as his fastest lap time was not close enough to a 1:40 benchmark set by the organizers.
Drivers that had a guaranteed start as former winners of the World Championship or the Monaco Grand Prix.
Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 6 Graham Hill BRM 100 2:41:49.7 2 9 2 5 Richie Ginther BRM 100 + 4.6 4 6 3 7 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 100 + 12.8 8 4 4 21 John Surtees Ferrari 100 + 14.1 3 3 5 8 Tony Maggs Cooper-Climax 98 + 2 laps 10 2 6 10 Trevor Taylor Lotus-Climax 98 + 2 laps 9 1 7 11 Jo Bonnier Cooper-Climax 94 + 6 laps 11 8 9 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 78 Gearbox 1 9 3 Jack Brabham Lotus-Climax 77 Gearbox 16 14 Innes Ireland Lotus-BRM 40 Accident 5 20 Willy Mairesse Ferrari 37 Gearbox 7 17 Maurice Trintignant Lola-Climax 34 Clutch 14 4 Dan Gurney Brabham-Climax 25 Differential 6 12 Jim Hall Lotus-BRM 20 Gearbox 13 25 Jo Siffert Lotus-BRM 3 Engine 12 15 Chris Amon Lola-Climax Trintignant raced car (15) 24 Bernard Collomb Lotus-Climax 1 Phil Hill ATS Car not ready 2 Giancarlo Baghetti ATS Car not ready 16 John Campbell-Jones Lotus-BRM Gearbox damaged 18 Ian Burgess Scirocco-BRM Car not ready 19 Tony Settember Scirocco-BRM Car not ready 22 Nasif Estéfano De Tomaso 23 Lorenzo Bandini BRM Car repossessed by BRM 24 Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche
Notes
This was the Formula One World Championship debut for New Zealand driver Chris Amon.
Championship standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings PosDriverPoints 1 Graham Hill 9 2 Richie Ginther 6 3 Bruce McLaren 4 4 John Surtees 3 5 Tony Maggs 2Source:
Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 BRM 9 2 Cooper-Climax 4 3 Ferrari 3 4 Lotus-Climax 1Source:
Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
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