1963 season/Round 9
Mexican Grand Prix 1963
- Hermanos Rodríguez
- Mexico City
- 27 October 1963
- 65 laps
- 325 km
- 5.000 km a lap
- P1Jim ClarkLotus2:09:52.100
- P2Jack BrabhamBrabham+1:41.100
- P3Richie GintherBRM+1:54.700
Result
| Pos | Driver | No. | Team · engine | Grid | Laps | Time / reason | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Clarkfastest lap | 8 | Lotus · Climax | 1 | 65 | 2:09:52.100 | 9 |
| 2 | Jack Brabham | 5 | Brabham · Climax | 10 | 65 | +1:41.100 | 6 |
| 3 | Richie Ginther | 2 | BRM | 5 | 65 | +1:54.700 | 4 |
| 4 | Graham Hill | 1 | BRM | 3 | 64 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 5 | Jo Bonnier | 11 | Cooper · Climax | 8 | 62 | +3 laps | 2 |
| 6 | Dan Gurney | 6 | Brabham · Climax | 4 | 62 | +3 laps | 1 |
| 7 | Hap Sharp | 22 | Lotus · BRM | 16 | 61 | +4 laps | |
| 8 | Jim Hall | 16 | Lotus · BRM | 15 | 60 | +4 laps | |
| 9 | Jo Siffert | 14 | Lotus · BRM | 9 | 59 | +6 laps | |
| 10 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | 12 | Porsche | 18 | 58 | +7 laps | |
| 11 | Moisés Solana | 13 | BRM | 11 | 57 | Engine | |
| DNF | Phil Hill | 25 | ATS | 17 | 40 | Suspension | |
| DNF | Lorenzo Bandini | 24 | Ferrari | 7 | 36 | Ignition | |
| DNF | Bruce McLaren | 3 | Cooper · Climax | 6 | 30 | Engine | |
| DNF | Pedro Rodríguez | 10 | Lotus · Climax | 20 | 26 | Suspension | |
| DNF | Masten Gregory | 17 | Lola · Climax | 14 | 23 | Suspension | |
| DNF | Trevor Taylor | 9 | Lotus · Climax | 12 | 19 | Engine | |
| DNF | Giancarlo Baghetti | 26 | ATS | 21 | 12 | Engine | |
| DNF | Chris Amon | 18 | Lotus · BRM | 19 | 9 | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Tony Maggs | 4 | Cooper · Climax | 13 | 7 | Engine | |
| DSQ | John Surtees | 23 | Ferrari | 2 | 19 | Push start | |
| DNQ | Frank Dochnal | 20 | Cooper · Climax | – | Accident in practice |
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 | Jim Clark | Lotus | 1:58.800 | |
| 2 | John Surtees | Ferrari | 2:00.500 | +1.700 |
| 3 | Graham Hill | BRM | 2:00.600 | +1.800 |
| 4 | Dan Gurney | Brabham | 2:01.600 | +2.800 |
| 5 | Richie Ginther | BRM | 2:01.800 | +3.000 |
| 6 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper | 2:02.300 | +3.500 |
| 7 | Lorenzo Bandini | Ferrari | 2:02.400 | +3.600 |
| 8 | Jo Bonnier | Cooper | 2:02.600 | +3.800 |
| 9 | Jo Siffert | Lotus | 2:03.300 | +4.500 |
| 10 | Jack Brabham | Brabham | 2:03.600 | +4.800 |
| 11 | Moisés Solana | BRM | 2:04.100 | +5.300 |
| 12 | Trevor Taylor | Lotus | 2:04.900 | +6.100 |
| 13 | Tony Maggs | Cooper | 2:05.200 | +6.400 |
| 14 | Masten Gregory | Lola | 2:05.500 | +6.700 |
| 15 | Jim Hall | Lotus | 2:06.100 | +7.300 |
| 16 | Hap Sharp | Lotus | 2:07.700 | +8.900 |
| 17 | Phil Hill | ATS | 2:13.600 | +14.800 |
| 18 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche | 2:14.100 | +15.300 |
| 19 | Chris Amon | Lotus | 2:14.700 | +15.900 |
| 20 | Pedro Rodríguez | Lotus | 2:15.300 | +16.500 |
| 21 | Giancarlo Baghetti | ATS | 2:22.300 | +23.500 |
Fastest laps
Each driver's quickest lap of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Clark | – | 1:58.100 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 9. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Clark | 54 | |
| 2 | Richie Ginther | 29 | |
| 3 | Graham Hill | 25 | |
| 4 | John Surtees | 22 | |
| 5 | Bruce McLaren | 14 | |
| 6 | Jack Brabham | 14 | ▲2 |
| 7 | Dan Gurney | 13 | ▼1 |
| 8 | Tony Maggs | 9 | ▼1 |
| 9 | Innes Ireland | 6 | |
| 10 | Jo Bonnier | 5 | ▲2 |