1963 season/Round 2
Belgian Grand Prix 1963
- Spa-Francorchamps
- Spa
- 9 June 1963
- 32 laps
- 451.2 km
- 14.120 km a lap
- P1Jim ClarkLotus2:27:47.600
- P2Bruce McLarenCooper+4:54.000
- P3Dan GurneyBrabham+1 lap
- Pole positionGraham HillBRM · 3:54.100
- Fastest lapJim Clark3:58.100 · lap 16
- Winner started fromP8on the grid
Result
| Pos | Driver | No. | Team · engine | Grid | Laps | Time / reason | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Clarkfastest lap | 1 | Lotus · Climax | 8 | 32 | 2:27:47.600 | 9 |
| 2 | Bruce McLaren | 14 | Cooper · Climax | 5 | 32 | +4:54.000 | 6 |
| 3 | Dan Gurney | 18 | Brabham · Climax | 2 | 31 | +1 lap | 4 |
| 4 | Richie Ginther | 8 | BRM | 9 | 31 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 5 | Jo Bonnier | 12 | Cooper · Climax | 13 | 30 | +2 laps | 2 |
| 6 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | 29 | Porsche | 18 | 30 | +2 laps | 1 |
| 7 | Tony Maggs | 15 | Cooper · Climax | 4 | 27 | Accident | |
| 8 | Tony Settember | 24 | Scirocco · BRM | 19 | 25 | Accident | |
| DNF | John Surtees | 9 | Ferrari | 10 | 19 | Injection | |
| DNF | Graham Hill | 7 | BRM | 1 | 17 | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Lucien Bianchi | 22 | Lola · Climax | 16 | 17 | Accident | |
| DNF | Jim Hall | 5 | Lotus · BRM | 12 | 16 | Accident | |
| DNF | Jo Siffert | 28 | Lotus · BRM | 14 | 16 | Accident | |
| DNF | Phil Hill | 26 | ATS | 17 | 13 | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Jack Brabham | 17 | Brabham · Climax | 6 | 12 | Injection | |
| DNF | Chris Amon | 21 | Lola · Climax | 15 | 10 | Oil leak | |
| DNF | Innes Ireland | 4 | BRP · BRM | 7 | 9 | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Giancarlo Baghetti | 27 | ATS | 20 | 7 | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Willy Mairesse | 10 | Ferrari | 3 | 7 | Injection | |
| DNF | Trevor Taylor | 2 | Lotus · Climax | 11 | 5 | Physical |
A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graham Hill | BRM | 3:54.100 | |
| 2 | Dan Gurney | Brabham | 3:55.000 | +0.900 |
| 3 | Willy Mairesse | Ferrari | 3:55.300 | +1.200 |
| 4 | Tony Maggs | Cooper | 3:56.000 | +1.900 |
| 5 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper | 3:56.200 | +2.100 |
| 6 | Jack Brabham | Brabham | 3:56.600 | +2.500 |
| 7 | Innes Ireland | BRP | 3:56.900 | +2.800 |
| 8 | Jim Clark | Lotus | 3:57.100 | +3.000 |
| 9 | Richie Ginther | BRM | 3:57.600 | +3.500 |
| 10 | John Surtees | Ferrari | 3:57.900 | +3.800 |
| 11 | Trevor Taylor | Lotus | 3:58.100 | +4.000 |
| 12 | Jim Hall | Lotus | 4:00.100 | +6.000 |
| 13 | Jo Bonnier | Cooper | 4:00.100 | +6.000 |
| 14 | Jo Siffert | Lotus | 4:02.300 | +8.200 |
| 15 | Chris Amon | Lola | 4:04.900 | +10.800 |
| 16 | Lucien Bianchi | Lola | 4:06.500 | +12.400 |
| 17 | Phil Hill | ATS | 4:06.700 | +12.600 |
| 18 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche | 4:14.600 | +20.500 |
| 19 | Tony Settember | Scirocco | 4:25.200 | +31.100 |
| 20 | Giancarlo Baghetti | ATS | 4:33.600 | +39.500 |
Fastest laps
Each driver's quickest lap of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Clark | 16 | 3:58.100 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 2. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bruce McLaren | 10 | ▲2 |
| 2 | Graham Hill | 9 | ▼1 |
| 2 | Jim Clark | 9 | |
| 4 | Richie Ginther | 9 | ▼2 |
| 5 | Dan Gurney | 4 | |
| 6 | John Surtees | 3 | ▼2 |
| 7 | Jo Bonnier | 2 | |
| 7 | Tony Maggs | 2 | ▼2 |
| 9 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | 1 | |
| 9 | Trevor Taylor | 1 | ▼3 |