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1963 Austrian GP
1963 German GP
1962 Italian GP

1963 Italian GP

1963 International Gold Cup
1963 United States GP
1964 Italian GP
 XXXIV  Gran Premio d'Italia

Event Overview • SessionsEntry List
Qualifying Qualification
Race Starting GridClassificationFastest LapsLaps Led

Details
DateSunday 8 September 1963
Start time14:00
Event Italian GP
Circuit Monza
Event FormatRace of 86 laps
ChampionshipWorld Championship
Race number#7 of 10 in 1963
#118 (of all time)
Circuit
Laps86
Circuit Perimeter5750 m
Race Distance5750 × 86 = 494.500 km
Grid Format2-2-2-2
Pole PositionLeft
First CornerRight
Track DirectionClockwise
Weather
WeatherSunny, Mild, Dry
Participants
Entries28
Qualifiers22
Finishers16
Debutants
Ernesto Brambilla (Driver),
Mike Spence (Driver),
De Tomaso F1 (Car Model),
   Ferrari 156 Aero (Car Model),
André Pilette (Entrant)
Records Broken 1. Most 3rd Place Finishes Bruce McLaren (9),
2. Most Consecutive Drivers' Championship Points Scores BRM (18),
3. Most Consecutive 8th Place Finishes Lotus (5),
4. Most 12th Place Finishes in a Season Bob Anderson (2),
5. Most 19th Place Qualifications Maurice Trintignant (4),
6. Most 11th Place Qualifications in a Season Jo Bonnier (3)
Records Extended 1. Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores Cooper (84),
2. Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores Bruce McLaren (27),
3. Most Races Led Ferrari (91),
4. Most Laps Led Ferrari (2280),
5. Most Race Entries Ferrari (422),
6. Most Race Entries Maurice Trintignant (79),
7. Most Failures to Qualify Lotus (23),
8. Most Poles Ferrari (39),
9. Most 6th Place Qualifications Ferrari (37)

World Championship standings
1  Jim Clark 51 
2  Richie Ginther 24 up
3  John Surtees 22 up
4  Bruce McLaren 14 up
5  Graham Hill 13 up
6  Dan Gurney 12 up
7  Tony Maggs 9 
8  Innes Ireland 6 
9  Jack Brabham 5 up
10  Gerhard Mitter 3 up
11  Jo Bonnier 3 
  Jim Hall 3 
13  Lorenzo Bandini 2 
14  Ludovico Scarfiotti 1 
  Trevor Taylor 1 
  Carel Godin de Beaufort 1 
  Jo Siffert 1 
1  Lotus / Climax 51 
2  BRM / BRM 28 up
3  Ferrari / Ferrari 22 up
4  Cooper / Climax 21 
5  Brabham / Climax 15 
6  BRP / BRM 6 up
7  Porsche / Porsche 4 up
8  Lotus / BRM 4 up

Results
 WinnerPole PositionFastest Lap
Car NumberCar 8Car 4Car 8
EntrantTeam LotusScuderia Ferrari SpA SEFACTeam Lotus
Driver Jim Clark John Surtees Jim Clark
Car Lotus 25 Ferrari 156 Aero Lotus 25
EngineClimax 1.5 V8Ferrari 1.5 V6Climax 1.5 V8
Time2:24'19.61'37.31'38.9
Speed205.575 km/h212.744 km/h209.302 km/h