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1963 International Gold Cup
1963 Italian GP
1962 United States GP

1963 United States GP

1963 Mexican GP
1964 United States GP
 VI  United States Grand Prix

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

Details
DateSunday 6 October 1963
Start time14:00
Event United States GP
Circuit Watkins Glen
Event FormatRace of 110 laps
ChampionshipWorld Championship
Race number#8 of 10 in 1963
#119 (of all time)
Circuit
Laps110
Circuit Perimeter3701 m
Race Distance3701 × 110 = 407.110 km
Grid Format2-2-2-2
Pole PositionRight
First CornerRight
Track DirectionClockwise
Weather
WeatherHot, Dry
Participants
Entries21
Qualifiers21
Finishers11
Debutants
Pedro Rodriguez (Driver),
Peter Broeker (Driver),
Stebro (Car Manufacturer),
   Stebro Mk IV (FJ) (Car Model),
Canadian Stebro Racing (Entrant)
Records Broken 1. Most 4th Place Finishes Jack Brabham (8),
2. Highest 7th Place Finish Ratio Stebro (100.00%),
3. Most 16th Place Qualifications in a Season Jim Hall (4),
4. Most 20th Place Qualifications in a Season Giancarlo Baghetti (3)
Records Extended 1. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores Ferrari (210),
2. Most 8th Place Finishes Cooper (22),
3. Most 11th Place Finishes Cooper (15),
4. Most Consecutive Drivers' Championship Points Scores BRM (19),
5. Most Races Led Ferrari (92),
6. Most Laps Led Ferrari (2354),
7. Most Race Entries Ferrari (424),
8. Most 3rd Place Qualifications Ferrari (40),
9. Most 9th Place Qualifications Ferrari (20),
10. Most 12th Place Qualifications Cooper (22)

World Championship standings
1  Jim Clark 51 
2  Richie Ginther 28 
3  Graham Hill 22 up
4  John Surtees 22 up
5  Bruce McLaren 14 up
6  Dan Gurney 12 
7  Tony Maggs 9 
8  Jack Brabham 8 up
9  Innes Ireland 6 up
10  Lorenzo Bandini 4 up
11  Gerhard Mitter 3 up
12  Jo Bonnier 3 up
  Jim Hall 3 up
14  Carel Godin de Beaufort 2 
15  Jo Siffert 1 up
  Ludovico Scarfiotti 1 up
  Trevor Taylor 1 up
1  Lotus / Climax 51 
2  BRM / BRM 35 
3  Ferrari / Ferrari 24 
4  Cooper / Climax 21 
5  Brabham / Climax 18 
6  BRP / BRM 6 
7  Porsche / Porsche 5 
8  Lotus / BRM 4 

Results
 WinnerPole PositionFastest Lap
Car NumberCar 1Car 1Car 8
EntrantOwen Racing OrganisationOwen Racing OrganisationTeam Lotus
Driver Graham Hill Graham Hill Jim Clark
Car BRM P57 BRM P57 Lotus 25
EngineBRM 1.5 V8BRM 1.5 V8Climax 1.5 V8
Time2:19'22.11'13.41'14.5
Speed175.267 km/h181.520 km/h178.840 km/h