1963 season

Dropped scores
Title decided in round 7

‹ 1962 1964 ›

World ChampionJim Clark54 points · 7 wins
Leading constructorBRM36 points

Races10
Different winners3
Pole-sitters3
Not classified42%84 of 200 starts

Points: 9-6-4-3-2-1 for the top six. Only the best 6 results counted towards the championship.

In this season not every result counted towards the championship: only a driver's best races went into the standings, the rest were dropped. The championship standings therefore sit below the sum of the points scored in races.

The title was decided in round 7: Italian Grand Prix on 8 Sept 1963.

Points progression

Championship standings after each round. Not every result counted in this season: the chart shows the official championship standings, not the sum of the race points.

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Championship points after each round
Driver	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Jim Clark	0	9	18	27	36	42	51	51	54	54
Graham Hill	9	9	9	9	13	13	13	22	25	29
Richie Ginther	6	9	11	11	14	18	24	28	29	29
John Surtees	3	3	7	7	13	22	22	22	22	22
Dan Gurney	0	4	10	12	12	12	12	12	13	19
Bruce McLaren	4	10	10	10	10	10	14	14	14	17
Jack Brabham	0	0	0	3	3	3	5	8	14	14
Tony Maggs	2	2	2	8	8	8	9	9	9	9
Innes Ireland	0	0	3	3	3	3	6	6	6	6
Lorenzo Bandini	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	4	4	6
Jo Bonnier	0	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	5	6
Gerhard Mitter	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	3	3	3
Jim Hall	0	0	0	0	1	3	3	3	3	3
Carel Godin de Beaufort	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2
Jo Siffert	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Ludovico Scarfiotti	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Trevor Taylor	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

The constructors' championship, round by round

Constructors' championship standings after each round.

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Championship points after each round
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
BRM	9	12	14	14	18	22	28	35	36	36
Brabham	0	4	10	13	13	13	15	18	24	28
Ferrari	3	3	7	7	13	22	22	24	24	26
Cooper	4	10	10	16	16	17	21	21	23	25
BRP	0	0	3	3	3	3	6	6	6	6
Porsche	0	1	1	1	1	4	4	5	5	5
Lotus	1	10	19	1	2	4	4	4	4	4

Standings

Drivers

Pos	Driver	Team	Wins	Points
1	Jim Clark	Lotus	7	54
2	Graham Hill	BRM	2	29
3	Richie Ginther	BRM		29
4	John Surtees	Ferrari	1	22
5	Dan Gurney	Brabham		19
6	Bruce McLaren	Cooper		17
7	Jack Brabham	Lotus, Brabham		14
8	Tony Maggs	Cooper		9
9	Innes Ireland	Lotus, BRP		6
10	Lorenzo Bandini	BRM, Ferrari		6
11	Jo Bonnier	Cooper		6
12	Gerhard Mitter	Porsche		3
13	Jim Hall	Lotus		3
14	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche		2
15	Jo Siffert	Lotus		1
15	Ludovico Scarfiotti	Ferrari		1
15	Trevor Taylor	Lotus		1

Constructors

Pos	Team	Points
2	BRM	36
3	Brabham	28
4	Ferrari	26
5	Cooper	25
6	BRP	6
7	Porsche	5
8	Lotus	4

Results grid

Every driver in every race: the finishing position, or why there was none. Gold, silver and bronze for the podium, green for points.

Results of every driver in every race of 1963
Driver	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Pts
CLA (Jim Clark)	8^P	1^F	1^P^F	1^P^F	1^P	2^P	1^F	3^F	1^P^F	1^P	54
HIL (Graham Hill)	1	Ret^P	Ret	3	3	Ret	16	1^P	4	3	29
GIN (Richie Ginther)	2	4	5	Ret	4	3	2	2	3	Ret	29
SUR (John Surtees)	4^F	Ret	3	Ret	2^F	1^F	Ret^P	9	Ret	Ret	22
GUR (Dan Gurney)	Ret	3	2	5	Ret	Ret	14	Ret	6	2^F	19
MCL (Bruce McLaren)	3	2	Ret	12	Ret	Ret	3	11	Ret	4	17
BRA (Jack Brabham)	9	Ret	Ret	4	Ret	7	5	4	2	13	14
MAG (Tony Maggs)	5	7	Ret	2	9	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	7	9
IRE (Innes Ireland)	Ret	Ret	4	9	Ret	Ret	4				6
BAN (Lorenzo Bandini)				10	5	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	5	6
BON (Jo Bonnier)	7	5	11	Ret	Ret	6	7	8	5	6	6
MIT (Gerhard Mitter)			Ret			4					3
HAL (Jim Hall)	Ret	Ret	8	11	6	5	8	10	8		3
DEB (Carel Godin de Beaufort)		6	9		10	Ret	DNQ	6	10	10	2
SIF (Jo Siffert)	Ret	Ret	7	6	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	9		1
SCA (Ludovico Scarfiotti)			6	DNS							1
TAY (Trevor Taylor)	6	Ret	10	13	Ret	8		Ret	Ret	8	1

Ret: retired. DNQ: did not qualify. P: pole position. F: fastest lap. S above a round: a sprint weekend. Hover or tap a round number for the race.

Race calendar

Rd	Race	Circuit	Date	Pole	Winner
1	Monaco	Monaco	26 May 1963	Jim Clark	Graham Hill
2	Belgium	Spa-Francorchamps	9 Jun 1963	Graham Hill	Jim Clark
3	Netherlands	Zandvoort	23 Jun 1963	Jim Clark	Jim Clark
4	France	Reims-Gueux	30 Jun 1963	Jim Clark	Jim Clark
5	Great Britain	Silverstone	20 Jul 1963	Jim Clark	Jim Clark
6	Germany	Nürburgring	4 Aug 1963	Jim Clark	John Surtees
7	ItalyTitle decided	Monza	8 Sept 1963	John Surtees	Jim Clark
8	United States	Watkins Glen	6 Oct 1963	Graham Hill	Graham Hill
9	Mexico	Hermanos Rodríguez	27 Oct 1963	Jim Clark	Jim Clark
10	South Africa	Prince George	28 Dec 1963	Jim Clark	Jim Clark

Entries

Who entered with which car, engine and tyres. The entrant is the organisation that entered the car – not always the team that built it.

Constructor	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	Tyres	Drivers
ATS	Automobili Turismo e Sport	100	ATS 100 1.5 V8	Dunlop	Giancarlo Baghetti, Phil Hill
Alfa Special	Otelle Nucci	Special	Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.5 L4	Dunlop	Peter de Klerk
BRM	Owen Racing Organisation	P57, P61	BRM P56 1.5 V8	Dunlop	Graham Hill, Richie Ginther
BRM	Scuderia Centro Sud	P57	BRM P56 1.5 V8	Dunlop	Lorenzo Bandini, Maurice Trintignant, Moisés Solana
BRP	British Racing Partnership	Mk 1	BRM P56 1.5 V8	Dunlop	Innes Ireland
Brabham	Brabham Racing Organisation	BT3, BT7	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	Dunlop	Dan Gurney, Jack Brabham
Brabham	David Prophet	BT6	Ford 109E 1.5 L4	Dunlop	David Prophet
Cooper	Cooper Car Company	T66	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	Dunlop	Bruce McLaren, Tony Maggs
Cooper	Frank Dochnal	T51	Climax FPF 1.5 L4	Dunlop	Frank Dochnal
Cooper	John Love	T55	Climax FPF 1.5 L4	Dunlop	John Love
Cooper	R.R.C. Walker Racing Team	T60, T66	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	Dunlop	Jo Bonnier
Cooper	Scuderia Centro Sud	T60	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	Dunlop	Mário de Araújo Cabral
Cooper	Scuderia Centro Sud	T53	Maserati 6-1500 1.5 L4	Dunlop	Ernesto Brambilla
Cooper	Scuderia Lupini	T51	Maserati 6-1500 1.5 L4	Dunlop	Trevor Blokdyk
De Tomaso	Scuderia Settecolli	F1/002	Ferrari 178 1.5 V6	Dunlop	Roberto Lippi
Ferrari	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	156	Ferrari 178 1.5 V6	Dunlop	John Surtees, Lorenzo Bandini, Ludovico Scarfiotti, Willy Mairesse
Gilby	Ian Raby Racing	62	BRM P56 1.5 V8	Dunlop	Ian Raby
LDS	Otelle Nucci	Mk 1	Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.5 L4	Dunlop	Doug Serrurier
LDS	Sam Tingle	Mk 1	Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.5 L4	Dunlop	Sam Tingle
Lola	DW Racing Enterprises	Mk 4	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	Dunlop	Bob Anderson
Lola	Reg Parnell Racing	Mk 4A	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	Dunlop	Chris Amon, Lucien Bianchi, Masten Gregory, Maurice Trintignant, Mike Hailwood
Lola	Tim Parnell	Mk 4	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	Dunlop	John Campbell-Jones
Lotus	André Pilette	18/21	Climax FPF 1.5 L4	Dunlop	André Pilette
Lotus	Bernard Collomb	24	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	Dunlop	Bernard Collomb
Lotus	Brabham Racing Organisation	25	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	Dunlop	Jack Brabham
Lotus	British Racing Partnership	24	BRM P56 1.5 V8	Dunlop	Innes Ireland, Jim Hall
Lotus	Ecurie Filipinetti	24	BRM P56 1.5 V8	Dunlop	Phil Hill
Lotus	Kurt Kuhnke	18	Borgward 1500 RS 1.5 L4	Dunlop	Kurt Kuhnke
Lotus	Lawson Organisation	21	Climax FPF 1.5 L4	Dunlop	Ernest Pieterse
Lotus	Reg Parnell Racing	24	BRM P56 1.5 V8	Dunlop	Chris Amon, Hap Sharp, Masten Gregory, Rodger Ward
Lotus	Reg Parnell Racing	24	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	Dunlop	Maurice Trintignant, Mike Hailwood
Lotus	Selby Auto Spares	24	BRM P56 1.5 V8	Dunlop	Paddy Driver
Lotus	Siffert Racing Team	24	BRM P56 1.5 V8	Dunlop	Jo Siffert
Lotus	Team Lotus	25	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	Dunlop	Jim Clark, Mike Spence, Pedro Rodríguez, Peter Arundell, Trevor Taylor
Lotus	Ted Lanfear	22	Ford 109E 1.5 L4	Dunlop	Brausch Niemann
Lotus	Tim Parnell	24	BRM P56 1.5 V8	Dunlop	Masten Gregory
Lotus	Tim Parnell	18/21	Climax FWMV 1.5 V8	Dunlop	André Pilette, Tim Parnell
Porsche	Ecurie Maarsbergen	718	Porsche 547/3 1.5 F4	Dunlop	Carel Godin de Beaufort, Gerhard Mitter
Scirocco	Scirocco Powell Racing Cars	SP	BRM P56 1.5 V8	Dunlop	Ian Burgess, Tony Settember
Stebro	Canadian Stebro Racing	Mk IV	Ford 109E 1.5 L4	Dunlop	Peter Broeker

What if – other points systems

The same finishing positions, scored under any points system used since 1950, with or without the dropped-scores rule of the time.

Scored 8-6-4-3-2 for the top five, plus one for the fastest lap, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Jim Clark	72	54	P1
2	Richie Ginther	34	29	P3
3	Graham Hill	27	29	P2
4	John Surtees	24	22	P4
5	Dan Gurney	19	19	P5
6	Bruce McLaren	17	17	P6
7	Jack Brabham	14	14	P7
8	Tony Maggs	8	9	P8
9	Innes Ireland	6	6	P9
10	Lorenzo Bandini	6	6	P10
11	Jo Bonnier	4	6	P11
12	Gerhard Mitter	3	3	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 8-6-4-3-2 for the top five, plus one for the fastest lap, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Dropped	Official points	Official position
1	Jim Clark	53	−19	54	P1
2	Richie Ginther	29	−5	29	P3
3	Graham Hill	27		29	P2
4	John Surtees	24		22	P4
5	Dan Gurney	19		19	P5
6	Bruce McLaren	17		17	P6
7	Jack Brabham	14		14	P7
8	Tony Maggs	8		9	P8
9	Innes Ireland	6		6	P9
10	Lorenzo Bandini	6		6	P10
11	Jo Bonnier	4		6	P11
12	Gerhard Mitter	3		3	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 8-6-4-3-2-1 for the top six, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Jim Clark	66	54	P1
2	Richie Ginther	34	29	P3
3	Graham Hill	27	29	P2
4	John Surtees	21	22	P4
5	Dan Gurney	19	19	P5
6	Bruce McLaren	17	17	P6
7	Jack Brabham	14	14	P7
8	Tony Maggs	9	9	P8
9	Innes Ireland	6	6	P9
10	Lorenzo Bandini	6	6	P10
11	Jo Bonnier	6	6	P11
12	Gerhard Mitter	3	3	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 8-6-4-3-2-1 for the top six, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Dropped	Official points	Official position
1	Jim Clark	48	−18	54	P1
2	Richie Ginther	29	−5	29	P3
3	Graham Hill	27		29	P2
4	John Surtees	21		22	P4
5	Dan Gurney	19		19	P5
6	Bruce McLaren	17		17	P6
7	Jack Brabham	14		14	P7
8	Tony Maggs	9		9	P8
9	Innes Ireland	6		6	P9
10	Lorenzo Bandini	6		6	P10
11	Jo Bonnier	6		6	P11
12	Gerhard Mitter	3		3	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

The system in force at the time, but every result counts – nothing dropped.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Jim Clark	73	54	P1
2	Richie Ginther	34	29	P3
3	Graham Hill	29	29	P2
4	John Surtees	22	22	P4
5	Dan Gurney	19	19	P5
6	Bruce McLaren	17	17	P6
7	Jack Brabham	14	14	P7
8	Tony Maggs	9	9	P8
9	Innes Ireland	6	6	P9
10	Lorenzo Bandini	6	6	P10
11	Jo Bonnier	6	6	P11
12	Gerhard Mitter	3	3	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 10-6-4-3-2-1 for the top six, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Jim Clark	80	54	P1
2	Richie Ginther	34	29	P3
3	Graham Hill	31	29	P2
4	John Surtees	23	22	P4
5	Dan Gurney	19	19	P5
6	Bruce McLaren	17	17	P6
7	Jack Brabham	14	14	P7
8	Tony Maggs	9	9	P8
9	Innes Ireland	6	6	P9
10	Lorenzo Bandini	6	6	P10
11	Jo Bonnier	6	6	P11
12	Gerhard Mitter	3	3	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 10-6-4-3-2-1 for the top six, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Dropped	Official points	Official position
1	Jim Clark	60	−20	54	P1
2	Graham Hill	31		29	P2
3	Richie Ginther	29	−5	29	P3
4	John Surtees	23		22	P4
5	Dan Gurney	19		19	P5
6	Bruce McLaren	17		17	P6
7	Jack Brabham	14		14	P7
8	Tony Maggs	9		9	P8
9	Innes Ireland	6		6	P9
10	Lorenzo Bandini	6		6	P10
11	Jo Bonnier	6		6	P11
12	Gerhard Mitter	3		3	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 for the top eight, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Jim Clark	85	54	P1
2	Richie Ginther	50	29	P3
3	Graham Hill	37	29	P2
4	John Surtees	29	22	P4
5	Dan Gurney	29	19	P5
6	Bruce McLaren	25	17	P6
7	Jack Brabham	24	14	P7
8	Tony Maggs	19	9	P8
9	Jo Bonnier	19	6	P11
10	Lorenzo Bandini	12	6	P10
11	Innes Ireland	10	6	P9
12	Jim Hall	10	3	P13

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 for the top eight, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Dropped	Official points	Official position
1	Jim Clark	60	−25	54	P1
2	Richie Ginther	41	−9	29	P3
3	Graham Hill	37		29	P2
4	John Surtees	29		22	P4
5	Dan Gurney	29		19	P5
6	Bruce McLaren	25		17	P6
7	Jack Brabham	24		14	P7
8	Tony Maggs	19		9	P8
9	Jo Bonnier	18	−1	6	P11
10	Lorenzo Bandini	12		6	P10
11	Innes Ireland	10		6	P9
12	Jim Hall	10		3	P13

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 for the top ten, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Jim Clark	212	54	P1
2	Richie Ginther	118	29	P3
3	Graham Hill	92	29	P2
4	John Surtees	72	22	P4
5	Dan Gurney	69	19	P5
6	Bruce McLaren	60	17	P6
7	Jack Brabham	60	14	P7
8	Jo Bonnier	52	6	P11
9	Tony Maggs	50	9	P8
10	Lorenzo Bandini	31	6	P10
11	Jim Hall	31	3	P13
12	Innes Ireland	26	6	P9

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 for the top ten, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Dropped	Official points	Official position
1	Jim Clark	150	−62	54	P1
2	Richie Ginther	96	−22	29	P3
3	Graham Hill	92		29	P2
4	John Surtees	72		22	P4
5	Dan Gurney	69		19	P5
6	Bruce McLaren	60		17	P6
7	Jack Brabham	60		14	P7
8	Tony Maggs	50		9	P8
9	Jo Bonnier	48	−4	6	P11
10	Lorenzo Bandini	31		6	P10
11	Jim Hall	31		3	P13
12	Innes Ireland	26		6	P9

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1, plus one for the fastest lap inside the top ten, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Jim Clark	218	54	P1
2	Richie Ginther	118	29	P3
3	Graham Hill	92	29	P2
4	John Surtees	75	22	P4
5	Dan Gurney	70	19	P5
6	Bruce McLaren	60	17	P6
7	Jack Brabham	60	14	P7
8	Jo Bonnier	52	6	P11
9	Tony Maggs	50	9	P8
10	Lorenzo Bandini	31	6	P10
11	Jim Hall	31	3	P13
12	Innes Ireland	26	6	P9

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1, plus one for the fastest lap inside the top ten, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Dropped	Official points	Official position
1	Jim Clark	155	−63	54	P1
2	Richie Ginther	96	−22	29	P3
3	Graham Hill	92		29	P2
4	John Surtees	75		22	P4
5	Dan Gurney	70		19	P5
6	Bruce McLaren	60		17	P6
7	Jack Brabham	60		14	P7
8	Tony Maggs	50		9	P8
9	Jo Bonnier	48	−4	6	P11
10	Lorenzo Bandini	31		6	P10
11	Jim Hall	31		3	P13
12	Innes Ireland	26		6	P9

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 for the top ten, no fastest-lap point, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Jim Clark	212	54	P1
2	Richie Ginther	118	29	P3
3	Graham Hill	92	29	P2
4	John Surtees	72	22	P4
5	Dan Gurney	69	19	P5
6	Bruce McLaren	60	17	P6
7	Jack Brabham	60	14	P7
8	Jo Bonnier	52	6	P11
9	Tony Maggs	50	9	P8
10	Lorenzo Bandini	31	6	P10
11	Jim Hall	31	3	P13
12	Innes Ireland	26	6	P9

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 for the top ten, no fastest-lap point, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Dropped	Official points	Official position
1	Jim Clark	150	−62	54	P1
2	Richie Ginther	96	−22	29	P3
3	Graham Hill	92		29	P2
4	John Surtees	72		22	P4
5	Dan Gurney	69		19	P5
6	Bruce McLaren	60		17	P6
7	Jack Brabham	60		14	P7
8	Tony Maggs	50		9	P8
9	Jo Bonnier	48	−4	6	P11
10	Lorenzo Bandini	31		6	P10
11	Jim Hall	31		3	P13
12	Innes Ireland	26		6	P9

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.