1963 Mexican Grand Prix
| Race details | ||
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| Race 9 of 10 in the 1963 Formula One season | ||
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| Date | October 27, 1963 | |
| Official name | II Gran Premio de Mexico | |
| Location | Magdalena Mixhuca, Mexico City | |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 5.000 km (3.107 mi) |
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| Distance | 65 laps, 325.000 km (201.946 mi) | |
| Weather | Dry, but cloudy | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  Jim Clark |
Lotus-Climax |
| Time | 1:58.8 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver | Jim Clark |
Lotus-Climax |
| Time | 1:58.1 | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Jim Clark |
Lotus-Climax |
| Second |  Jack Brabham |
Brabham-Climax |
| Third |  Richie Ginther |
BRM |
The 1963 Mexican Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Mexico City on October 27, 1963.
Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 8 | Jim Clark |
Lotus-Climax | 65 | 2:09:52.1 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 5 | Jack Brabham |
Brabham-Climax | 65 | + 1:41.1 | 10 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | Richie Ginther |
BRM | 65 | + 1:54.7 | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | Graham Hill |
BRM | 64 | + 1 lap | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | 11 |  Jo Bonnier |
Cooper-Climax | 62 | + 3 laps | 8 | 2 |
| 6 | 6 | Dan Gurney |
Brabham-Climax | 62 | + 3 laps | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | 22 | Hap Sharp |
Lotus-BRM | 61 | + 4 laps | 16 | |
| 8 | 16 | Jim Hall |
Lotus-BRM | 61 | + 4 laps | 15 | |
| 9 | 14 |  Jo Siffert |
Lotus-BRM | 59 | + 6 laps | 9 | |
| 10 | 12 |  Carel Godin de Beaufort |
Porsche | 58 | + 7 laps | 18 | |
| 11 | 13 |  Moisés Solana |
BRM | 57 | Engine | 11 | |
| Ret | 25 | Phil Hill |
ATS | 46 | Suspension | 17 | |
| Ret | 24 |  Lorenzo Bandini |
Ferrari | 36 | Ignition | 7 | |
| Ret | 3 |  Bruce McLaren |
Cooper-Climax | 30 | Engine | 6 | |
| Ret | 10 | Pedro Rodríguez |
Lotus-Climax | 26 | Suspension | 20 | |
| Ret | 17 | Masten Gregory |
Lola-Climax | 23 | Suspension | 14 | |
| DSQ | 23 | John Surtees |
Ferrari | 19 | Disqualified | 2 | |
| Ret | 9 | Trevor Taylor |
Lotus-Climax | 19 | Engine | 12 | |
| Ret | 26 | Giancarlo Baghetti |
ATS | 12 | Engine | 21 | |
| Ret | 18 | Chris Amon |
Lotus-BRM | 9 | Gearbox | 19 | |
| Ret | 4 |  Tony Maggs |
Cooper-Climax | 7 | Engine | 13 | |
| DNQ | 20 | Frank Dochnal |
Cooper-Climax | Practice accident | |||
| WD | 7 | Walt Hansgen |
Lotus | ||||
| WD | 15 | Innes Ireland |
Lotus-BRM | Driver injured | |||
| WD | 19 | Thomas Monarch |
Lotus-Climax |
- Surtees was disqualified for a push-start.
Notes
- Pole position: Jim Clark - 1:58.8
- Fastest Lap: Jim Clark - 1:58.1
- This was also the only World Championship Grand Prix where a car raced with the Number 13 by the Mexican Moisés Solana.[1]
Championship standings after the race
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- Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only the best 6 results counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.
References
- "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974.
| Previous race: 1963 United States Grand Prix |
FIA Formula One World Championship 1963 season |
Next race: 1963 South African Grand Prix |
| Previous race: 1962 Mexican Grand Prix |
Mexican Grand Prix | Next race: 1964 Mexican Grand Prix |
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