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FRA

1963 season/Round 4

French Grand Prix 1963

  • Reims-Gueux
  • Reims
  • 30 June 1963
  • 53 laps
  • 440 km
  • 8.302 km a lap
  1. P1Jim ClarkLotus2:10:54.300
  2. P2Tony MaggsCooper+1:04.900
  3. P3Graham HillBRM+2:13.900

Result

PosDriverNo.Team · engineGridLapsTime / reasonPoints
1Jim Clarkfastest lap18Lotus · Climax1532:10:54.3009
2Tony Maggs12Cooper · Climax853+1:04.9006
3Graham Hill2BRM253+2:13.900
4Jack Brabham6Brabham · Climax553+2:15.2003
5Dan Gurney8Brabham · Climax353+2:33.4002
6Jo Siffert36Lotus · BRM1052+1 lap1
7Chris Amon30Lola · Climax1551+2 laps
8Maurice Trintignant28Lotus · Climax1450+3 laps
9Innes Ireland32BRP · BRM949+4 laps
10Lorenzo Bandini46BRM1945+8 laps
11Jim Hall34Lotus · BRM1645+8 laps
12Bruce McLaren10Cooper · Climax642Ignition
13Trevor Taylor20Lotus · Climax741Suspension
NCPhil Hill42Lotus · BRM1334+19 laps
NCJo Bonnier44Cooper · Climax1132+21 laps
DNFMasten Gregory48Lotus · BRM1730Gearbox
DNFJohn Surtees16Ferrari412Fuel pump
DNFTony Settember38Scirocco · BRM185Wheel bearing
DNFRichie Ginther4BRM124Radiator
DNSLudovico Scarfiotti14Ferrari–Accident in practice
DNSPeter Arundell22Lotus · Climax–

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

PosDriverTeamTimeGap
1Jim ClarkLotus2:20.200
2Graham HillBRM2:20.900+0.700
3Dan GurneyBrabham2:21.700+1.500
4John SurteesFerrari2:21.900+1.700
5Jack BrabhamBrabham2:21.900+1.700
6Bruce McLarenCooper2:22.500+2.300
7Trevor TaylorLotus2:23.700+3.500
8Tony MaggsCooper2:24.400+4.200
9Innes IrelandBRP2:25.100+4.900
10Jo SiffertLotus2:25.200+5.000
11Jo BonnierCooper2:25.700+5.500
12Richie GintherBRM2:25.900+5.700
13Ludovico ScarfiottiFerrari2:27.000+6.800
14Phil HillLotus2:27.700+7.500
15Maurice TrintignantLotus2:28.300+8.100
16Peter ArundellLotus2:28.500+8.300
17Chris AmonLola2:30.500+10.300
18Jim HallLotus2:30.900+10.700
19Masten GregoryLotus2:33.200+13.000
20Tony SettemberScirocco2:36.700+16.500
21Lorenzo BandiniBRM2:37.800+17.600

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

PosDriverLapTimeGap
1Jim Clark122:21.600

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 4. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season
Drivers' championship after round 4
PosDriverPointsChange
1Jim Clark27
2Dan Gurney12▲1
3Richie Ginther11▼1
4Bruce McLaren10▼1
5Graham Hill9
6Tony Maggs8▲2
7John Surtees7▼1
8Innes Ireland3▼1
8Jack Brabham3
10Jo Bonnier2▼2
Constructors' championship after round 4
PosTeamPointsChange
2Cooper16▲1
3BRM14▼1
4Brabham13
5Ferrari7
6BRP3
7Lotus1▼6
7Porsche1