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1963 Italian Grand Prix

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{{Infobox Grand Prix race report

|Type = F1

|Country = Italy

|Grand Prix = Italian

|Image = Monza 1957.jpg

|Details ref =

|Caption =

|Date=8 September

|Year=1963

|Official name = XXXIV Gran Premio d'Italia

|Location=Autodromo Nazionale di Monza
Monza, Italy

|Course = Permanent racing facility

|Course_mi = 3.573

|Course_km = 5.750

|Distance_laps = 86

|Distance_mi = 307.268

|Distance_km = 494.500

|Weather = Warm, dry and sunny

|Pole_Driver = John Surtees

|Pole_Team = Ferrari

|Pole_Time = 1:37.3

|Pole_Country = UK

|Fast_Driver = Jim Clark

|Fast_Team = Lotus-Climax

|Fast_Time = 1:38.9

|Fast_Lap = 60

|Fast_Country = UK

|First_Driver = Jim Clark

|First_Team = Lotus-Climax

|First_Country = UK

|Second_Driver = Richie Ginther

|Second_Team = BRM

|Second_Country= USA

|Third_Driver = Bruce McLaren

|Third_Team = Cooper-Climax

|Third_Country = NZ

|Lapchart = {{F1Laps1963|ITA}}

}}

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 =

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"

! rowspan="2" |Pos

! rowspan="2" |No

! rowspan="2" |Driver

! rowspan="2" |Constructor

! colspan="2" style="background:#eaecf0; text-align:center;" |{{nowrap|Qualifying times}}

! rowspan="2" |Gap

Q1

!Q2

1

| 4

| {{flagicon|UK}} John Surtees

| Ferrari

|1:39.58

| 1:37.3

| align="center" |—

2

| 12

| {{flagicon|UK}} Graham Hill

| BRM

|1:39.75

| 1:38.5

| +1.2

3

| 8

| {{flagicon|UK}} Jim Clark

| Lotus-Climax

|1:39.68

| 1:39.0

| +1.7

4

| 10

| {{flagicon|USA}} Richie Ginther

| BRM

|1:41.2

| 1:39.2

| +1.9

5

| 24

| {{flagicon|USA}} Dan Gurney

| Brabham-Climax

|1:44.2

| 1:39.2

| +1.9

6

| 2

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Lorenzo Bandini

| Ferrari

|1:40.1

| 1:40.1

| +2.8

7

| 22

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Jack Brabham

| Brabham-Climax

|3:25.4

| 1:40.4

| +3.1

8

| 18

| {{flagicon|New Zealand}} Bruce McLaren

| Cooper-Climax

|No time

| 1:40.5

| +3.2

9

| 6

| {{flagicon|UK}} Mike Spence

| Lotus-Climax

|No time

| 1:40.9

| +3.6

10

| 32

| {{flagicon|UK}} Innes Ireland

| BRP-BRM

|No time

| 1:41.6

| +4.3

11

| 58

| {{flagicon|Sweden}} Jo Bonnier

| Cooper-Climax

|No time

| 1:41.9

| +4.6

12

| 42

| {{flagicon|USA}} Masten Gregory

| Lotus-BRM

|No time

| 1:42.1

| +4.8

13

| 20

| {{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} Tony Maggs

| Cooper-Climax

|No time

| 1:42.2

| +4.9

14

| 16

| {{flagicon|USA}} Phil Hill

| ATS

|1:48.5

| 1:42.7

| +5.4

15{{ref|1|1}}

| 38

| {{flagicon|New Zealand}} Chris Amon

| Lola-Climax

|No time

| 1:42.9

| +5.6

16

| 54

| {{flagicon|Switzerland}} Jo Siffert

| Lotus-BRM

|2:35.9

| 1:43.3

| +6.0

17

| 30

| {{flagicon|USA}} Jim Hall

| Lotus-BRM

|No time

| 1:43.8

| +6.5

18

| 40

| {{flagicon|UK}} Mike Hailwood

| Lola-Climax

|1:46.2

| 1:43.9

| +6.6

19

| 48

| {{flagicon|UK}} Bob Anderson

| Lola-Climax

|No time

| 1:44.2

| +6.9

20

| 66

| {{flagicon|France}} Maurice Trintignant

| BRM

|No time

| 1:44.4

| +7.1

21

| 64

| {{flagicon|Portugal}} Mário de Araújo Cabral

| Cooper-Climax

|1:55.0

| 1:44.8

| +7.5

22

| 50

| {{flagicon|UK}} Ian Raby

| Gilby-BRM

|No time

| 1:45.1

| +7.8

23

| 34

| {{flagicon|USA}} Tony Settember

| Scirocco-BRM

|No time

| 1:45.9

| +8.6

24

| 28

| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} Carel Godin de Beaufort

| Porsche

|No time

| 1:46.4

| +9.1

25{{ref|1|1}}

| 14

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Giancarlo Baghetti

| ATS

|1:54.9

| 1:46.8

| +9.5

26

| 62

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Ernesto Brambilla

| Cooper-Maserati

|2:00.1

| 1:50.3

| +13.0

27

| 46

| {{flagicon|Belgium}} André Pilette

| Lotus-Climax

|1:58.7

| 1:53.7

| +16.4

28

| 44

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Roberto Lippi

| de Tomaso-Ferrari

|2:03.9

| 2:03.9

| +26.6

colspan="7" | Source:{{Cite web| url=http://www.chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1963&gp=Italian%20GP&r=1&type=qual| title=1963 Italian GP Qualification| website=www.chicanef1.com| access-date=12 August 2020}}{{Cite web| url=https://database.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1963-italian-grand-prix| title=1963 Italian Grand Prix| publisher=Motor Sport Magazine| access-date=12 August 2020}}

;Notes

  • {{note|1|1}} – 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.{{Cite web| url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/october-1963/40/34th-italian-grand-prix| title=1963 Italian Grand Prix race report: Clark and Lotus rule supreme| publisher=Motor Sport Magazine|date=October 1963|last=Jenkinson|first=Dennis| access-date=12 August 2020}}

=Race=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%"
Pos

! No

! Driver

! Constructor

! Laps

! Time/Retired

! Grid

! Points

1

| 8

| {{flagicon|UK}} Jim Clark

| Lotus-Climax

| 86

| 2:24:19.6

| 3

| 9

2

| 10

| {{flagicon|USA}} Richie Ginther

| BRM

| 86

| + 1:35.0

| 4

| 6

3

| 18

| {{flagicon|New Zealand}} Bruce McLaren

| Cooper-Climax

| 85

| + 1 lap

| 8

| 4

4

| 32

| {{flagicon|UK}} Innes Ireland

| BRP-BRM

| 84

| Engine

| 10

| 3

5

| 22

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Jack Brabham

| Brabham-Climax

| 84

| + 2 laps

| 7

| 2

6

| 20

| {{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} Tony Maggs

| Cooper-Climax

| 84

| + 2 laps

| 13

| 1

7

| 58

| {{flagicon|Sweden}} Jo Bonnier

| Cooper-Climax

| 84

| + 2 laps

| 11

|

8

| 30

| {{flagicon|USA}} Jim Hall

| Lotus-BRM

| 84

| + 2 laps

| 16

|

9

| 66

| {{flagicon|France}} Maurice Trintignant

| BRM

| 83

| + 3 laps

| 19

|

10

| 40

| {{flagicon|UK}} Mike Hailwood

| Lola-Climax

| 82

| + 4 laps

| 17

|

11

| 16

| {{flagicon|USA}} Phil Hill

| ATS

| 79

| + 7 laps

| 14

|

12

| 48

| {{flagicon|UK}} Bob Anderson

| Lola-Climax

| 79

| + 7 laps

| 18

|

13

| 6

| {{flagicon|UK}} Mike Spence

| Lotus-Climax

| 73

| Oil Pressure

| 9

|

14

| 24

| {{flagicon|USA}} Dan Gurney

| Brabham-Climax

| 64

| Fuel System

| 5

|

15

| 14

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Giancarlo Baghetti

| ATS

| 63

| + 23 laps

| 20

|

16

| 12

| {{flagicon|UK}} Graham Hill

| BRM

| 59

| Clutch

| 2

|

Ret

| 54

| {{flagicon|Switzerland}} Jo Siffert

| Lotus-BRM

| 40

| Oil Pressure

| 15

|

Ret

| 2

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Lorenzo Bandini

| Ferrari

| 37

| Gearbox

| 6

|

Ret

| 42

| {{flagicon|USA}} Masten Gregory

| Lotus-BRM

| 26

| Engine

| 12

|

Ret

| 4

| {{flagicon|UK}} John Surtees

| Ferrari

| 16

| Engine

| 1

|

DNS

| 38

| {{flagicon|New Zealand}} Chris Amon

| Lola-Climax

|

| Practice Accident

|

|

DNQ

| 64

| {{flagicon|Portugal}} Mário de Araújo Cabral

| Cooper-Climax

|

|

|

|

DNQ

| 50

| {{flagicon|UK}} Ian Raby

| Gilby-BRM

|

|

|

|

DNQ

| 34

| {{flagicon|USA}} Tony Settember

| Scirocco-BRM

|

|

|

|

DNQ

| 28

| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} Carel Godin de Beaufort

| Porsche

|

|

|

|

DNQ

| 62

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Ernesto Brambilla

| Cooper-Maserati

|

|

|

|

DNQ

| 46

| {{flagicon|Belgium}} André Pilette

| Lotus-Climax

|

|

|

|

DNQ

| 44

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Roberto Lippi

| de Tomaso-Ferrari

|

|

|

|

WD

| 26

| {{flagicon|Germany}} Gerhard Mitter

| Porsche

|

|

|

|

WD

| 36

| {{flagicon|UK}} Ian Burgess

| Scirocco-BRM

|

|

|

|

WD

| 52

| {{flagicon|Germany}} Günther Seiffert

| Lotus-BRM

|

|

|

|

WD

| 56

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Carlo Abate

| Porsche

|

|

|

|

WD

| 60

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Gaetano Starrabba

| Lotus-Maserati

|

|

|

|

colspan="8"|{{center|Source:{{cite web |url=http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1963/620/ |title=1963 Italian Grand Prix |publisher=formula1.com |access-date=20 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140306000805/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1963/620/ |archive-date=6 March 2014}}}}

Notes

Championship standings after the race

{{col-start}}

{{col-2}}

;Drivers' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
!Pos

!Driver

!Points

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 1

| {{flagicon|UK}} Jim Clark

| align="left"| 51

align="left"| 10px 1

|align="center"| 2

| {{flagicon|USA}} Richie Ginther

| align="left"| 24

align="left"| 10px 1

|align="center"| 3

| {{flagicon|UK}} John Surtees

| align="left"| 22

align="left"| 10px 2

|align="center"| 4

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Bruce McLaren

| align="left"| 14

align="left"| 10px 1

|align="center"| 5

| {{flagicon|UK}} Graham Hill

| align="left"| 13

colspan=4|Source: {{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/1963/italie/championnat.aspx|title=Italy 1963 - Championship • STATS F1|website=www.statsf1.com|access-date=1 March 2019}}

{{col-2}}

;Constructors' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Pos

! Constructor

! Points

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 1

| {{flagicon|UK}} Lotus-Climax

| align="left"| 51 (52)

align="left"| 10px 1

|align="center"| 2

| {{flagicon|UK}} BRM

| align="left"| 28

align="left"| 10px 1

|align="center"| 3

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Ferrari

| align="left"| 22

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 4

| {{flagicon|UK}} Cooper-Climax

| align="left"| 21

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 5

| {{flagicon|UK}} Brabham-Climax

| align="left"| 15

colspan=4|Source:

{{col-end}}

  • 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

{{reflist | 30em}}

{{F1 race report

| Name_of_race = Italian Grand Prix

| Year_of_race = 1963

| Previous_race_in_season = 1963 German Grand Prix

| Next_race_in_season = 1963 United States Grand Prix

| Previous_year's_race = 1962 Italian Grand Prix

| Next_year's_race = 1964 Italian Grand Prix

}}

{{F1GP 60-69}}

Italian Grand Prix

Category:Italian Grand Prix

Category:1963 in Italian motorsport

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