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1963 Mexican GP

1963 Rand GP
1963 South African GP
1964 Mexican GP

II Gran Premio de Mexico

Overview - Entry List - Qualification - Starting Grid - Classification - Fastest Laps - Laps Led

Details

Date

Sunday 27 October 1963

Start time

14:00

Event

Mexican GP

Circuit

Mexico City

Event Format

Race of 65 laps

Race

22 of 24

Championship race

120

Circuit

Laps

Circuit Perimeter

5000 m

Race Distance

5000 × 65 = 325.000 km

Grid Format

2-2-2-2

Pole Position

Right

First Corner

Right

Track Direction

Clockwise

Weather

Overcast, Dry

Participants

Entries

Qualifiers

Finishers

Championship Debutants

Frank Dochnal (Driver),
Moises Solana (Driver),

13 (Car Number),
Frank Dochnal (Entrant)

Milestones

Car 8 - 10th Win (Car Number)
ATS (Ita) - 10th Race Entry (Car Manufacturer)
ATS (Ita) - 10th Race Entry (Engine Manufacturer)
Automobili Turismo e Sport - 10th Race Entry (Entrant)
Brabham Racing Organisation - 25th Race Entry (Entrant)
Brabham - 20th Race Entry (Car Manufacturer)
Dunlop - 50th Fastest Lap (Tyre Manufacturer)
Dunlop - 50th Win (Tyre Manufacturer)
Dunlop - 750th Race Entry (Tyre Manufacturer)
Graham Hill - 50th Race Entry (Driver)
Team Lotus - 10th Win (Entrant)
Tony Maggs - 20th Race Entry (Driver)

Records Broken

1. Most 8th Place Finishes in a Season – Lotus (7),
2. Most 8th Place Finishes in a Season – Jim Hall (3),
3. Most 8th Place Qualifications in a Season – Cooper (5)

Records Extended

1. Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores – Cooper (85),
2. Most Consecutive Drivers' Championship Points Scores – BRM (20),
3. Most Race Entries – Ferrari (426),
4. Most 2nd Place Qualifications – Ferrari (39),
5. Most 7th Place Qualifications – Ferrari (22)

Championships

1	Jim Clark	54
2	Graham Hill	29
3	Richie Ginther	29
4	John Surtees	22
5	Bruce McLaren	14
6	Jack Brabham	14
7	Dan Gurney	13
8	Tony Maggs	9
9	Innes Ireland	6
10	Jo Bonnier	5
11	Lorenzo Bandini	4
12	Gerhard Mitter	3
13	Jim Hall	3
14	Carel Godin de Beaufort	2
15	Ludovico Scarfiotti	1
	Trevor Taylor	1
	Jo Siffert	1

1	Lotus / Climax	54
2	BRM / BRM	36
3	Ferrari / Ferrari	24
4	Brabham / Climax	24
5	Cooper / Climax	23
6	BRP / BRM	6
7	Porsche / Porsche	5
8	Lotus / BRM	4

	Winner	Pole Position	Fastest Lap
Results
Car Number	Car 8	Car 8	Car 8
Entrant	Team Lotus	Team Lotus	Team Lotus
Driver	Jim Clark	Jim Clark	Jim Clark
Car	Lotus 25	Lotus 25	Lotus 25
Engine	Climax 1.5 V8	Climax 1.5 V8	Climax 1.5 V8
Time	2:09'52.1	1'58.8	1'58.1
Speed	150.152 km/h	151.515 km/h	152.413 km/h

Overview - Entry List - Qualification - Starting Grid - Classification - Fastest Laps - Laps Led