1963 Aintree 200
{{Infobox Grand Prix race report
|Type = NC
|Country = UK
|Grand Prix = Aintree 200
|GP_Suffix =
|Official name = VIII Aintree 200
|Location = Aintree Circuit, Merseyside
|Date = 27 April
|Year = 1963
|Image = Circuit Aintree.svg
|Course = Permanent racing facility
|Course_mi = 3
|Course_km = 4.828
|Distance_laps = 50
|Distance_mi = 150
|Distance_km = 241.4
|Weather =
|Pole_Driver = Jim Clark
|Pole_Country = UK
|Pole_Time = 1:53.8
|Fast_Driver = Jim Clark
|Fast_Time = 1:51.8
|Fast_Country = UK
|First_Driver = Graham Hill
|First_Country = UK
|First_Team = BRM
|Second_Driver = Innes Ireland
|Second_Country = UK
|Third_Driver = Trevor Taylor
{{flagicon|UK}} Jim Clark
|Third_Country = UK
}}
The 8th Aintree 200 was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 27 April 1963 at Aintree Circuit, England. The race was run over 50 laps of the circuit, and was won by British driver Graham Hill in a BRM P57.
Characteristics
This race saw one of the last instances of car changing in Formula One, as it was already illegal in World Championship races. Jim Clark's Lotus 25 was left on the starting line with a flat battery and joined the race a lap down, but after 16 laps, he swapped cars with his team-mate Trevor Taylor who was in fifth place at the time. Clark moved up to finish third, while Taylor was left in seventh place. Clark set the fastest lap of the race in Taylor's car.
Jack Brabham qualified in second place but failed to start after suffering a broken piston in practice.
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Results
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| Pos | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1
| {{flagicon|UK}} Graham Hill | BRM | 1:35.20.8 |style="text-align:center"| 4 | |||||
| 2
| {{flagicon|UK}} Innes Ireland | + 15.0 s |style="text-align:center"| 3 | |||||
| 3
| {{flagicon|UK}} Trevor Taylor | + 28.6 s |style="text-align:center"| 6 | |||||
| 4
| {{flagicon|USA}} Richie Ginther | BRM | + 31.8 s |style="text-align:center"| 5 | |||||
| 5
| {{flagicon|New Zealand}} Bruce McLaren | + 1:12.4 s |style="text-align:center"| 7 | |||||
| 6
| {{flagicon|New Zealand}} Chris Amon | 48 laps |style="text-align:center"| 10 | |||||
| 7
| {{flagicon|UK}} Jim Clark | 47 laps |style="text-align:center"| 1 | |||||
| 8
| {{flagicon|UK}} Jimmy Blumer | 47 laps |style="text-align:center"| 14 | |||||
| 9
| {{flagicon|UK}} John Taylor | 42 laps |style="text-align:center"| 11 | |||||
| Ret
| {{flagicon|UK}} Ian Raby | Ian Raby (Racing) | Engine |style="text-align:center"| 9 | |||||
| Ret
| {{flagicon|UK}} John Campbell-Jones | Oil leak |style="text-align:center"| 13 | |||||
| DSQ
| {{flagicon|UK}} Tim Parnell | Tim Parnell | Push-start |style="text-align:center"| 17 | |||||
| Ret
| {{flagicon|UK}} Jock Russell | Jock Russell | Rear suspension |style="text-align:center"| 15 | |||||
| Ret
| {{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} Tony Maggs | Brakes / Ignition |style="text-align:center"| 18 | |||||
| Ret
| {{flagicon|UK}} Philip Robinson | A. Robinson & Sons | Engine |style="text-align:center"| 12 | |||||
| Ret
| {{flagicon|USA}} Jim Hall | Throttle linkage |style="text-align:center"| 8 | |||||
| DNS
| {{flagicon|Australia}} Jack Brabham | Piston |style="text-align:center"| (2) | |||||
| DNS
| {{flagicon|Belgium}} André Pilette | André Pilette | Withdrew after practice |style="text-align:center"| (16) | |||||
| WD
| {{flagicon|UK}} Morris Nunn | Morris Nunn | Car not ready |style="text-align:center"| - |
- Wolfgang Seidel entered two cars under the Autosport Team Wolfgang Seidel banner, but these were withdrawn before the event.
References
- "The Grand Prix Who's Who", Steve Small, 1995.
- "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974.
{{F1 NC race report
| Name_of_race = Aintree 200
| Year_of_race = 1963
| Previous_race_in_season = 1963 Syracuse Grand Prix
| Next_race_in_season = 1963 BRDC International Trophy
| Previous_year's_race = 1962 Aintree 200
| Next_year's_race = 1964 Aintree 200
}}