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French Grand Prix 1963

Round 4 of 10  · 30 June 1963  · Reims-Gueux  · 53 laps

Fastest Lap Jim Clark 2:21.600 (lap 12)

Race Result

Pos Driver Team Grid Time / Gap Pts
1 CLA Jim Clark FL GS Lotus 1 2:10:54.300 9
2 MAG Tony Maggs Cooper 8 +1:04.900 6
3 HIL Graham Hill BRM 2 +2:13.900 —
4 BRA Jack Brabham Brabham 5 +2:15.200 3
5 GUR Dan Gurney Brabham 3 +2:33.400 2
6 SIF Jo Siffert Lotus 10 +1 lap 1
7 AMO Chris Amon Lola 15 +2 laps —
8 TRI Maurice Trintignant Lotus 14 +3 laps —
9 IRE Innes Ireland BRP 9 +4 laps —
10 BAN Lorenzo Bandini BRM 19 +8 laps —
11 HAL Jim Hall Lotus 16 +8 laps —
12 MCL Bruce McLaren Cooper 6 Ignition —
13 TAY Trevor Taylor Lotus 7 Suspension —
NC HIL Phil Hill Lotus 13 +19 laps —
NC BON Jo Bonnier Cooper 11 +21 laps —
DNF GRE Masten Gregory Lotus 17 Gearbox —
DNF SUR John Surtees Ferrari 4 Fuel pump —
DNF SET Tony Settember Scirocco 18 Wheel bearing —
DNF GIN Richie Ginther BRM 12 Radiator —
DNS SCA Ludovico Scarfiotti Ferrari — Accident in practice —
DNS ARU Peter Arundell Lotus — — —

Qualifying — Two-session

Pos Driver Team Time
1 CLA Jim Clark Lotus 2:20.200
2 HIL Graham Hill BRM 2:20.900
3 GUR Dan Gurney Brabham 2:21.700
4 SUR John Surtees Ferrari 2:21.900
5 BRA Jack Brabham Brabham 2:21.900
6 MCL Bruce McLaren Cooper 2:22.500
7 TAY Trevor Taylor Lotus 2:23.700
8 MAG Tony Maggs Cooper 2:24.400
9 IRE Innes Ireland BRP 2:25.100
10 SIF Jo Siffert Lotus 2:25.200
11 BON Jo Bonnier Cooper 2:25.700
12 GIN Richie Ginther BRM 2:25.900
13 SCA Ludovico Scarfiotti Ferrari 2:27.000
14 HIL Phil Hill Lotus 2:27.700
15 TRI Maurice Trintignant Lotus 2:28.300
16 ARU Peter Arundell Lotus 2:28.500
17 AMO Chris Amon Lola 2:30.500
18 HAL Jim Hall Lotus 2:30.900
19 GRE Masten Gregory Lotus 2:33.200
20 SET Tony Settember Scirocco 2:36.700
21 BAN Lorenzo Bandini BRM 2:37.800