1963 Dutch Grand Prix

  1963 Dutch Grand Prix

Race details
Race 3 of 10 in the 1963 Formula One season
Zandvoort original layout
Date	June 23, 1963
Official name	XII Grote Prijs van Nederland
Location	Circuit Park Zandvoort Zandvoort, Netherlands
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.193 km (2.605 mi)
Distance	80 laps, 335.440 km (208.433 mi)
Weather	Sunny
Pole position
Driver	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax
Time	1:31.6
Fastest lap
Driver	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax
Time	1:33.7 on lap 56
Podium
First	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax
Second	Dan Gurney	Brabham-Climax
Third	John Surtees	Ferrari

Dutch newsreel on the 1963 Dutch Grand Prix

The 1963 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Zandvoort on June 23, 1963. It was the third round of the 1963 Formula One season. The 80-lap race was won by Lotus driver Jim Clark after he started from pole position. Dan Gurney finished second for the Brabham team and Ferrari driver John Surtees came in third.

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	6	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	80	2:08:13.7	1	9
2	18	Dan Gurney	Brabham-Climax	79	+ 1 lap	14	6
3	2	John Surtees	Ferrari	79	+ 1 lap	5	4
4	30	Innes Ireland	BRP-BRM	79	+ 1 lap	7	3
5	14	Richie Ginther	BRM	79	+ 1 lap	6	2
6	4	Ludovico Scarfiotti	Ferrari	78	+ 2 laps	11	1
7	36	Jo Siffert	Lotus-BRM	77	+ 3 laps	17
8	42	Jim Hall	Lotus-BRM	77	+ 3 laps	18
9	32	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche	75	+ 5 laps	19
10	8	Trevor Taylor	Lotus-Climax	66	+ 14 laps	10
11	28	Jo Bonnier	Cooper-Climax	56	+ 24 laps	8
Ret	12	Graham Hill	BRM	69	Overheating	2
Ret	16	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Climax	68	Accident	4
Ret	10	Chris Amon	Lola-Climax	29	Water pump	12
Ret	26	Giancarlo Baghetti	ATS	17	Ignition	15
Ret	24	Phil Hill	ATS	15	Suspension	13
Ret	22	Tony Maggs	Cooper-Climax	14	Overheating	9
Ret	20	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	7	Gearbox	3
Ret	34	Gerhard Mitter	Porsche	2	Clutch	16
WD	38	Tony Settember	Scirocco-BRM
WD	40	Ian Burgess	Scirocco-BRM
Source:[1]

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 1 Jim Clark 18 2 2 Richie Ginther 11 2 3 Bruce McLaren 10 1 4 Dan Gurney 10 2 5 Graham Hill 9

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 1 Lotus-Climax 19 1 2 BRM 14 3 Cooper-Climax 10 4 Brabham-Climax 10 5 Ferrari 7

• Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

1. "1963 Dutch Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2015.