04 Aug 1963 German Grand Prix
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in FIA Formula 1 World Championship
The 1963 German Grand Prix was Round 6 of the 1963 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Nürburgring in Germany on Sunday, 6 August 1963. Jim Clark started on pole position in the Lotus Climax and John Surtees was the race winner for Ferrari.
1963 German Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | John Surtees | Great Britain | Ferrari | Dunlop | 15 | 2:13:06.800 | 2:13:06.800 | - | - | 8:47.000 | 9 | 154.221 | 9 |
| 2 | 3 | Jim Clark | Great Britain | Lotus Climax | Dunlop | 15 | +77.500 | 2:14:24.300 | +1:17.500 | +1:17.500 | 8:49.600 | 6 | 152.739 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | Richie Ginther | United States | BRM | Dunlop | 15 | +164.900 | 2:15:51.700 | +2:44.900 | +1:27.400 | 8:59.800 | 6 | 151.102 | 4 |
| 4 | 26 | Gerhard Mitter | Germany | Porsche | Dunlop | 15 | +491.500 | 2:21:18.300 | +8:11.500 | +5:26.600 | 9:16.100 | 9 | 145.281 | 3 |
| 5 | 20 | Jim Hall | United States | Lotus BRM | Dunlop | 14 | +1 lap | 2:13:28.600 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 9:18.700 | 8 | 143.548 | 2 |
| 6 | 16 | Jo Bonnier | Sweden | Cooper Climax | Dunlop | 14 | +1 lap | 2:18:06.100 | 1 lap | +4:37.500 | 9:11.700 | 8 | 138.741 | 1 |
| 7 | 9 | Jack Brabham | Australia | Brabham Climax | Dunlop | 14 | +1 lap | 2:18:58.600 | 1 lap | +52.500 | 9:07.700 | 7 | 137.867 | |
| 8 | 4 | Trevor Taylor | Great Britain | Lotus Climax | Dunlop | 14 | +1 lap | 2:21:12.500 | 1 lap | +2:13.900 | 9:22.700 | 13 | 135.688 | |
| 9 | 18 | Jo Siffert | Switzerland | Lotus BRM | Dunlop | 10 | DNF | 1:34:34.700 | 5 laps | 4 laps | 9:13.700 | 5 | 144.705 | |
| 10 | 28 | Bernard Collomb | France | Lotus Climax | Dunlop | 10 | +5 laps | 2:16:00.400 | 5 laps | +41:25.700 | 10:29.500 | 5 | 100.627 | |
| DNF | 17 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Netherlands | Porsche | Dunlop | 9 | DNF | 1:25:19.700 | 9:22.400 | 3 | 144.352 | |||
| DNF | 6 | Tony Maggs | South Africa | Cooper Climax | Dunlop | 7 | DNF | 1:06:20.700 | 9:08.400 | 2 | 144.399 | |||
| DNF | 22 | Nicha Cabral | Portugal | Cooper Climax | Dunlop | 6 | DNF | 1:00:29.000 | 9:36.200 | 5 | 135.766 | |||
| DNF | 10 | Dan Gurney | United States | Brabham Climax | Dunlop | 6 | DNF | 1:28:28.300 | 9:14.500 | 6 | 92.816 | |||
| DNF | 24 | Ian Burgess | Great Britain | Scirocco BRM | Dunlop | 5 | DNF | 53:14.600 | 9:45.100 | 5 | 128.523 | |||
| DNF | 23 | Tony Settember | United States | Scirocco BRM | Dunlop | 5 | DNF | 1:39:51.900 | 10:04.700 | 4 | 68.522 | |||
| DNF | 5 | Bruce McLaren | New Zealand | Cooper Climax | Dunlop | 3 | DNF | 27:07.800 | 8:59.800 | 2 | 151.338 | |||
| DNF | 1 | Graham Hill | Great Britain | BRM | Dunlop | 2 | DNF | 18:05.700 | 8:59.100 | 2 | 151.268 | |||
| DNF | 21 | Chris Amon | New Zealand | Lola Climax | Dunlop | 2 | DNF | 18:53.600 | 9:18.600 | 2 | 144.876 | |||
| DNF | 8 | Willy Mairesse | Belgium | Ferrari | Dunlop | 1 | DNF | 9:23.700 | 9:23.700 | 1 | 145.673 | |||
| DNF | 14 | Innes Ireland | Great Britain | Lotus BRM | Dunlop | 1 | DNF | 10:27.200 | 10:27.200 | 1 | 130.924 | |||
| DNF | 15 | Lorenzo Bandini | Italy | BRM | Dunlop | DNF |