The 1963 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monza on 8 September 1963. It was the seventh of ten races in both the 1963 World Championship of Drivers and the 1963 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. At this race, Scottish driver Jim Clark clinched the World Championship crown with three races to go, the first time anyone had done so.
The organisers had planned to run on the full 10 km circuit but the very bumpy (and in some places ruined) nature of the banked concrete curves provoked much criticism and also caused accidents. Therefore, at the drivers' request, for the next day it was decided to revert to the 5.75 km road layout.
This race was Scuderia Ferrari's 100th start in a World Championship event as a team.Privateer Ferrari's entry in 1950 French Grand Prix, which is often a source of incorrect count for their races as a team (as opposed to as a manufacturer) doesn't count towards the team's participation. Jim Clark became the first driver to win the World Drivers' Championship with 3 races left to go. Lotus-Climax also won the Constructors' Championship.
Classification Qualifying PosNoDriverConstructorGapQ1Q21 4 John Surtees Ferrari1:39.58 1:37.3—2 12 Graham Hill BRM1:39.75 1:38.5 +1.23 8 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax1:39.68 1:39.0 +1.74 10 Richie Ginther BRM1:41.2 1:39.2 +1.95 24 Dan Gurney Brabham-Climax1:44.2 1:39.2 +1.96 2 Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari1:40.1 1:40.1 +2.87 22 Jack Brabham Brabham-Climax3:25.4 1:40.4 +3.18 18 Bruce McLaren Cooper-ClimaxNo time 1:40.5 +3.29 6 Mike Spence Lotus-ClimaxNo time 1:40.9 +3.610 32 Innes Ireland BRP-BRMNo time 1:41.6 +4.311 58 Jo Bonnier Cooper-ClimaxNo time 1:41.9 +4.612 42 Masten Gregory Lotus-BRMNo time 1:42.1 +4.813 20 Tony Maggs Cooper-ClimaxNo time 1:42.2 +4.914 16 Phil Hill ATS1:48.5 1:42.7 +5.415 38 Chris Amon Lola-ClimaxNo time 1:42.9 +5.616 54 Jo Siffert Lotus-BRM2:35.9 1:43.3 +6.017 30 Jim Hall Lotus-BRMNo time 1:43.8 +6.518 40 Mike Hailwood Lola-Climax1:46.2 1:43.9 +6.619 48 Bob Anderson Lola-ClimaxNo time 1:44.2 +6.920 66 Maurice Trintignant BRMNo time 1:44.4 +7.121 64 Mário de Araújo Cabral Cooper-Climax1:55.0 1:44.8 +7.5 22 50 Ian Raby Gilby-BRMNo time 1:45.1 +7.8 23 34 Tony Settember Scirocco-BRMNo time 1:45.9 +8.6 24 28 Carel Godin de Beaufort PorscheNo time 1:46.4 +9.125 14 Giancarlo Baghetti ATS1:54.9 1:46.8 +9.5 26 62 Ernesto Brambilla Cooper-Maserati2:00.1 1:50.3 +13.0 27 46 André Pilette Lotus-Climax1:58.7 1:53.7 +16.4 28 44 Roberto Lippi de Tomaso-Ferrari2:03.9 2:03.9 +26.6 Source:
Notes – Only 20 cars were permitted to take the start. Chris Amon's practice accident left him hospitalised, leaving him unable to take the start. This would have promoted Mário de Araújo Cabral, who was 21st in qualifying, onto the starting grid. However, on race day, Giancarlo Baghetti, who was 25th quickest in qualifying, lined up on the starting grid. A race report from the time speculated that this was as a result of the race organisers arranging for Baghetti to start so there could be an additional Italian driver in the race.
Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 8 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 86 2:24:19.6 3 9 2 10 Richie Ginther BRM 86 + 1:35.0 4 6 3 18 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 85 + 1 lap 8 4 4 32 Innes Ireland BRP-BRM 84 Engine 10 3 5 22 Jack Brabham Brabham-Climax 84 + 2 laps 7 2 6 20 Tony Maggs Cooper-Climax 84 + 2 laps 13 1 7 58 Jo Bonnier Cooper-Climax 84 + 2 laps 11 8 30 Jim Hall Lotus-BRM 84 + 2 laps 16 9 66 Maurice Trintignant BRM 83 + 3 laps 19 10 40 Mike Hailwood Lola-Climax 82 + 4 laps 17 11 16 Phil Hill ATS 79 + 7 laps 14 12 48 Bob Anderson Lola-Climax 79 + 7 laps 18 13 6 Mike Spence Lotus-Climax 73 Oil Pressure 9 14 24 Dan Gurney Brabham-Climax 64 Fuel System 5 15 14 Giancarlo Baghetti ATS 63 + 23 laps 20 16 12 Graham Hill BRM 59 Clutch 2 54 Jo Siffert Lotus-BRM 40 Oil Pressure 15 2 Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari 37 Gearbox 6 42 Masten Gregory Lotus-BRM 26 Engine 12 4 John Surtees Ferrari 16 Engine 1 38 Chris Amon Lola-Climax Practice Accident 64 Mário de Araújo Cabral Cooper-Climax 50 Ian Raby Gilby-BRM 34 Tony Settember Scirocco-BRM 28 Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 62 Ernesto Brambilla Cooper-Maserati 46 André Pilette Lotus-Climax 44 Roberto Lippi de Tomaso-Ferrari 26 Gerhard Mitter Porsche 36 Ian Burgess Scirocco-BRM 52 Günther Seiffert Lotus-BRM 56 Carlo Abate Porsche 60 Gaetano Starrabba Lotus-Maserati
Notes
This was the Formula One World Championship debut for British driver Mike Spence and Italian driver Ernesto Brambilla.
Championship standings after the race Bold text indicates the World Champion.
Drivers' Championship standings PosDriverPoints 1 Jim Clark 51 1 2 Richie Ginther 24 1 3 John Surtees 22 2 4 Bruce McLaren 14 1 5 Graham Hill 13Source:
Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Lotus-Climax 51 (52) 1 2 BRM 28 1 3 Ferrari 22 4 Cooper-Climax 21 5 Brabham-Climax 15Source:
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.
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