1963 Dutch Grand Prix

The 1963 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Zandvoort on 23 June 1963. It was race 3 of 10 in both the 1963 World Championship of Drivers and the 1963 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 80-lap race was won by Lotus driver Jim Clark – by a margin of more than a full lap – after he started from pole position. Dan Gurney finished second for the Brabham team and Ferrari driver John Surtees came in third.

1963 Dutch Grand Prix
Zandvoort original layout
Race details
Date	23 June 1963
Official name	XI Grote Prijs van Nederland
Location	Circuit Park Zandvoort Zandvoort, Netherlands
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.193 km (2.605 miles)
Distance	80 laps, 335.440 km (208.433 miles)
Weather	Sunny
Pole position
Driver	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax
Time	1:31.6
Fastest lap
Driver	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax
Time	1:33.7 on lap 56
Podium
First	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax
Second	Dan Gurney	Brabham-Climax
Third	John Surtees	Ferrari
Lap leaders

Dutch newsreel on the 1963 Dutch Grand Prix

Jim Clark won the race driving a Lotus 25

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Qualifying times			Gap
				Q1	Q2	Q3
1	6	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	No time	1:33.0	1:31.6	—
2	12	Graham Hill	BRM	1:33.3	1:32.2	1:32.5	+0.6
3	20	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	1:34.1	1:33.3	1:32.3	+0.7
4	16	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Climax	1:35.1	1:33.0	1:32.4	+0.8
5	2	John Surtees	Ferrari	1:33.7	1:33.6	1:33.0	+1.4
6	14	Richie Ginther	BRM	1:37.2	1:34.5	1:33.3	+1.7
7	30	Innes Ireland	BRP-BRM	1:33.6†	1:39.0	(1:33.4)	+1.7
8	28	Jo Bonnier	Cooper-Climax	1:35.3	1:34.7	1:34.1	+2.5
9	22	Tony Maggs	Cooper-Climax	1:35.8	1:35.0	1:34.3	+2.7
10	8	Trevor Taylor	Lotus-Climax	No time	1:40.4	1:35.2	+3.6
11	4	Ludovico Scarfiotti	Ferrari	1:37.3	No time	1:35.6	+4.0
12	10	Chris Amon	Lola-Climax	1:37.3	1:38.4	1:35.9	+4.3
13	24	Phil Hill	ATS	1:40.1	1:38.0	1:36.0	+4.4
14	18	Dan Gurney	Brabham-Climax	No time	1:36.2	No time	+4.6
15	26	Giancarlo Baghetti	ATS	1:49.7	1:37.8	1:41.0	+6.2
16	34	Gerhard Mitter	Porsche	No time	1:41.4	1:38.8	+7.2
17	36	Jo Siffert	Lotus-BRM	No time	1:39.0	1:39.7	+7.4
18	42	Jim Hall	Lotus-BRM	No time	No time	1:39.0	+7.4
19	32	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche	No time	1:40.2	1:39.3	+7.7
Source:

Notes

• † – Ireland posted a faster time (1:33.3) in a Lotus-BRM car, but he surrendered the car during the final qualifying session to Jim Hall, whose entry had not been accepted initially by the organizers.

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	6	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	80	2:08:13.7	1	9
2	18	Dan Gurney	Brabham-Climax	79	+ 1 lap	14	6
3	2	John Surtees	Ferrari	79	+ 1 lap	5	4
4	30	Innes Ireland	BRP-BRM	79	+ 1 lap	7	3
5	14	Richie Ginther	BRM	79	+ 1 lap	6	2
6	4	Ludovico Scarfiotti	Ferrari	78	+ 2 laps	11	1
7	36	Jo Siffert	Lotus-BRM	77	+ 3 laps	17
8	42	Jim Hall	Lotus-BRM	77	+ 3 laps	18
9	32	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche	75	+ 5 laps	19
10	8	Trevor Taylor	Lotus-Climax	66	+ 14 laps	10
11	28	Jo Bonnier	Cooper-Climax	56	+ 24 laps	8
Ret	12	Graham Hill	BRM	69	Overheating	2
Ret	16	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Climax	68	Accident	4
Ret	10	Chris Amon	Lola-Climax	29	Water pump	12
Ret	26	Giancarlo Baghetti	ATS	17	Ignition	15
Ret	24	Phil Hill	ATS	15	Suspension	13
Ret	22	Tony Maggs	Cooper-Climax	14	Overheating	9
Ret	20	Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	7	Gearbox	3
Ret	34	Gerhard Mitter	Porsche	2	Clutch	16
WD	38	Tony Settember	Scirocco-BRM
WD	40	Ian Burgess	Scirocco-BRM
Source:

Notes

• This was the Formula One World Championship debut for Italian driver Ludovico Scarfiotti and German driver Gerhard Mitter.
• This was the 50th Formula One World Championship race start for a BRM.
• This was the 10th Formula One World Championship Grand Prix win for a Lotus.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
1	1	Jim Clark	18
2	2	Richie Ginther	11
2	3	Bruce McLaren	10
1	4	Dan Gurney	10
2	5	Graham Hill	9
Source:

Constructors' Championship standings

	Pos	Constructor	Points
1	1	Lotus-Climax	19
1	2	BRM	14
	3	Cooper-Climax	10
	4	Brabham-Climax	10
	5	Ferrari	7
Source:

• Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.