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1963 Season
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1963 Kanonloppet
1963 British GP
1962 German GP

1963 German GP

1963 Mediterranean GP
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1964 German GP
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Event Overview • SessionsEntry List
Qualifying Qualification
Race Starting GridClassificationFastest LapsLaps Led

Details
DateSunday 4 August 1963
Start time14:00
Event German GP
Circuit Nürburgring
Event FormatRace of 15 laps
ChampionshipWorld Championship
Race number#6 of 10 in 1963
#117 (of all time)
Circuit
Laps15
Circuit Perimeter22810 m
Race Distance22810 × 15 = 342.150 km
Grid Format4-3-4-3
Pole PositionRight
First CornerLeft
Track DirectionClockwise
Weather
WeatherSunny, Mild, Dry
Participants
Entries26
Qualifiers22
Finishers10
Debutants
Kurt Kuhnke (Driver),    Kurt Kuhnke (Entrant)
Milestones John Surtees – 1st Win (Driver)
 Jo Bonnier – 50th Race Entry (Driver)
Records Broken 1. Most 7th Place Qualifications Ferrari (21)
Records Extended 1. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores Ferrari (209),
2. Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores Cooper (82),
3. Most Podium Finishes Ferrari (143),
4. Most Race Wins Ferrari (37),
5. Most Fastest Laps Ferrari (39),
6. Most Races Led Ferrari (90),
7. Most Laps Led Ferrari (2267),
8. Most Race Entries Ferrari (420),
9. Most Failures to Qualify Lotus (22),
10. Most 2nd Place Qualifications Ferrari (38),
11. Most 12th Place Qualifications Cooper (21),
12. Most 17th Place Qualifications Carel Godin de Beaufort (7)

World Championship standings
1  Jim Clark 42 
2  John Surtees 22 up
3  Richie Ginther 18 up
4  Graham Hill 13 up
5  Dan Gurney 12 
6  Bruce McLaren 10 
7  Tony Maggs 8 
8  Jack Brabham 3 
  Innes Ireland 3 
  Gerhard Mitter 3 
11  Jim Hall 3 up
  Jo Bonnier 3 up
13  Lorenzo Bandini 2 up
14  Ludovico Scarfiotti 1 up
  Trevor Taylor 1 up
  Jo Siffert 1 up
  Carel Godin de Beaufort 1 up
1  Lotus / Climax 43 
2  Ferrari / Ferrari 22 up
3  BRM / BRM 22 up
4  Cooper / Climax 17 up
5  Brabham / Climax 13 up
6  Porsche / Porsche 4 up
7  Lotus / BRM 4 
8  BRP / BRM 3 up

Results
 WinnerPole PositionFastest Lap
Car NumberCar 7Car 3Car 7
EntrantScuderia Ferrari SpA SEFACTeam LotusScuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
Driver John Surtees Jim Clark John Surtees
Car Ferrari 156/63 Lotus 25 Ferrari 156/63
EngineFerrari 1.5 V6Climax 1.5 V8Ferrari 1.5 V6
Time2:13'06.88'45.88'47.0
Speed154.222 km/h156.173 km/h155.818 km/h