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United States Grand Prix

1963 United States Grand Prix

Round 8 of 10Watkins Glen International, Watkins GlenOct 6 1963110 laps

Podium

GINBRM
2
HILBRM
1
CLALotus
3

Key facts

WinnerHIL2:19:22.100 from P1
PoleHIL1:13.400
Fastest lapCLA1:14.500 on lap 50
Finishers11 / 21classified

Race result

PosDriverTeamGrid+/-LapsTime / gapPtsFastest lap
1HILGraham HillBRM1–1102:19:22.1009–
2GINRichie GintherBRM4▲2110+34.300s6–
3CLAJim ClarkLotus2▼1109+1 lap41:14.500
4BRAJack BrabhamBrabham5▲1108+2 laps3–
5BANLorenzo BandiniFerrari9▲4106+4 laps2–
6DEBCarel Godin de BeaufortPorsche19▲1399+11 laps1–
7BROPeter BroekerStebro21▲1488+22 laps–
8BONJo BonnierCooper12▲485+25 laps–
9SURJohn SurteesFerrari3▼682+28 laps–
10HALJim HallLotus16▲676+34 laps–
11MCLBruce McLarenCooper11–74+36 laps–
DNFSIFJo SiffertLotus1456Gearbox–
DNFWARRodger WardLotus1744Gearbox–
DNFMAGTony MaggsCooper1044Ignition–
DNFGURDan GurneyBrabham642Chassis–
DNFRODPedro RodríguezLotus1336Engine–
DNFTAYTrevor TaylorLotus724Electrical–
DNFGREMasten GregoryLola814Engine–
DNFSHAHap SharpLotus186Retirement–
DNFPHIPhil HillATS154Oil pump–
DNFBAGGiancarlo BaghettiATS200Oil pump–

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamTimeGap to pole
1HILGraham HillBRM1:13.400
2CLAJim ClarkLotus1:13.500+0.100s
3SURJohn SurteesFerrari1:13.700+0.300s
4GINRichie GintherBRM1:14.000+0.600s
5BRAJack BrabhamBrabham1:14.200+0.800s
6GURDan GurneyBrabham1:14.500+1.100s
7TAYTrevor TaylorLotus1:15.600+2.200s
8GREMasten GregoryLola1:15.600+2.200s
9BANLorenzo BandiniFerrari1:15.800+2.400s
10MAGTony MaggsCooper1:15.800+2.400s
11MCLBruce McLarenCooper1:15.900+2.500s
12BONJo BonnierCooper1:16.300+2.900s
13RODPedro RodríguezLotus1:16.500+3.100s
14SIFJo SiffertLotus1:16.500+3.100s
15PHIPhil HillATS1:17.100+3.700s
16HALJim HallLotus1:17.700+4.300s
17WARRodger WardLotus1:19.200+5.800s
18SHAHap SharpLotus1:20.000+6.600s
19DEBCarel Godin de BeaufortPorsche1:22.300+8.900s
20BAGGiancarlo BaghettiATS1:25.200+11.800s
21BROPeter BroekerStebro1:28.600+15.200s

Watkins Glen International

Layout of the circuit as raced in 1963. Outline from F1DB.

Previous winners here

1962Jim ClarkLotus
1961Innes IrelandLotus

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