1963 Italian Grand Prix

Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox Grand Prix race report The 1963 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monza on 8 September 1963. It was the seventh of ten races in both the 1963 World Championship of Drivers and the 1963 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. At this race, Scottish driver Jim Clark clinched the World Championship crown with three races to go, the first time anyone had done so.

The organisers had planned to run on the full 10 km circuit but the very bumpy (and in some places ruined) nature of the banked concrete curves provoked much criticism and also caused accidents. Therefore, at the drivers' request, for the next day it was decided to revert to the 5.75 km road layout.

This race was Scuderia Ferrari's 100th start in a World Championship event as a team.<ref>Privateer Ferrari's entry in 1950 French Grand Prix, which is often a source of incorrect count for their races as a team (as opposed to as a manufacturer) doesn't count towards the team's participation.</ref> Jim Clark became the first driver to win the World Drivers' Championship with 3 races left to go. Lotus-Climax also won the Constructors' Championship.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Template:Nowrap		Gap
				Q1	Q2
1	4	Template:Flagicon John Surtees	Ferrari	1:39.58	1:37.3	—
2	12	Template:Flagicon Graham Hill	BRM	1:39.75	1:38.5	+1.2
3	8	Template:Flagicon Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	1:39.68	1:39.0	+1.7
4	10	Template:Flagicon Richie Ginther	BRM	1:41.2	1:39.2	+1.9
5	24	Template:Flagicon Dan Gurney	Brabham-Climax	1:44.2	1:39.2	+1.9
6	2	Template:Flagicon Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari	1:40.1	1:40.1	+2.8
7	22	Template:Flagicon Jack Brabham	Brabham-Climax	3:25.4	1:40.4	+3.1
8	18	Template:Flagicon Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	No time	1:40.5	+3.2
9	6	Template:Flagicon Mike Spence	Lotus-Climax	No time	1:40.9	+3.6
10	32	Template:Flagicon Innes Ireland	BRP-BRM	No time	1:41.6	+4.3
11	58	Template:Flagicon Jo Bonnier	Cooper-Climax	No time	1:41.9	+4.6
12	42	Template:Flagicon Masten Gregory	Lotus-BRM	No time	1:42.1	+4.8
13	20	Template:Flagicon Tony Maggs	Cooper-Climax	No time	1:42.2	+4.9
14	16	Template:Flagicon Phil Hill	ATS	1:48.5	1:42.7	+5.4
1|[1]}}	38	Template:Flagicon Chris Amon	Lola-Climax	No time	1:42.9	+5.6
16	54	Template:Flagicon Jo Siffert	Lotus-BRM	2:35.9	1:43.3	+6.0
17	30	Template:Flagicon Jim Hall	Lotus-BRM	No time	1:43.8	+6.5
18	40	Template:Flagicon Mike Hailwood	Lola-Climax	1:46.2	1:43.9	+6.6
19	48	Template:Flagicon Bob Anderson	Lola-Climax	No time	1:44.2	+6.9
20	66	Template:Flagicon Maurice Trintignant	BRM	No time	1:44.4	+7.1
21	64	Template:Flagicon Mário de Araújo Cabral	Cooper-Climax	1:55.0	1:44.8	+7.5
22	50	Template:Flagicon Ian Raby	Gilby-BRM	No time	1:45.1	+7.8
23	34	Template:Flagicon Tony Settember	Scirocco-BRM	No time	1:45.9	+8.6
24	28	Template:Flagicon Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche	No time	1:46.4	+9.1
1|[2]}}	14	Template:Flagicon Giancarlo Baghetti	ATS	1:54.9	1:46.8	+9.5
26	62	Template:Flagicon Ernesto Brambilla	Cooper-Maserati	2:00.1	1:50.3	+13.0
27	46	Template:Flagicon André Pilette	Lotus-Climax	1:58.7	1:53.7	+16.4
28	44	Template:Flagicon Roberto Lippi	de Tomaso-Ferrari	2:03.9	2:03.9	+26.6
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Notes

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Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	8	Template:Flagicon Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax	86	2:24:19.6	3	9
2	10	Template:Flagicon Richie Ginther	BRM	86	+ 1:35.0	4	6
3	18	Template:Flagicon Bruce McLaren	Cooper-Climax	85	+ 1 lap	8	4
4	32	Template:Flagicon Innes Ireland	BRP-BRM	84	Engine	10	3
5	22	Template:Flagicon Jack Brabham	Brabham-Climax	84	+ 2 laps	7	2
6	20	Template:Flagicon Tony Maggs	Cooper-Climax	84	+ 2 laps	13	1
7	58	Template:Flagicon Jo Bonnier	Cooper-Climax	84	+ 2 laps	11
8	30	Template:Flagicon Jim Hall	Lotus-BRM	84	+ 2 laps	16
9	66	Template:Flagicon Maurice Trintignant	BRM	83	+ 3 laps	19
10	40	Template:Flagicon Mike Hailwood	Lola-Climax	82	+ 4 laps	17
11	16	Template:Flagicon Phil Hill	ATS	79	+ 7 laps	14
12	48	Template:Flagicon Bob Anderson	Lola-Climax	79	+ 7 laps	18
13	6	Template:Flagicon Mike Spence	Lotus-Climax	73	Oil Pressure	9
14	24	Template:Flagicon Dan Gurney	Brabham-Climax	64	Fuel System	5
15	14	Template:Flagicon Giancarlo Baghetti	ATS	63	+ 23 laps	20
16	12	Template:Flagicon Graham Hill	BRM	59	Clutch	2
Ret	54	Template:Flagicon Jo Siffert	Lotus-BRM	40	Oil Pressure	15
Ret	2	Template:Flagicon Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari	37	Gearbox	6
Ret	42	Template:Flagicon Masten Gregory	Lotus-BRM	26	Engine	12
Ret	4	Template:Flagicon John Surtees	Ferrari	16	Engine	1
DNS	38	Template:Flagicon Chris Amon	Lola-Climax		Practice Accident
DNQ	64	Template:Flagicon Mário de Araújo Cabral	Cooper-Climax
DNQ	50	Template:Flagicon Ian Raby	Gilby-BRM
DNQ	34	Template:Flagicon Tony Settember	Scirocco-BRM
DNQ	28	Template:Flagicon Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche
DNQ	62	Template:Flagicon Ernesto Brambilla	Cooper-Maserati
DNQ	46	Template:Flagicon André Pilette	Lotus-Climax
DNQ	44	Template:Flagicon Roberto Lippi	de Tomaso-Ferrari
WD	26	Template:Flagicon Gerhard Mitter	Porsche
WD	36	Template:Flagicon Ian Burgess	Scirocco-BRM
WD	52	Template:Flagicon Günther Seiffert	Lotus-BRM
WD	56	Template:Flagicon Carlo Abate	Porsche
WD	60	Template:Flagicon Gaetano Starrabba	Lotus-Maserati
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Notes

• This was the Formula One World Championship debut for British driver Mike Spence and Italian driver Ernesto Brambilla.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	1	Template:Flagicon Jim Clark	51
File:1uparrow green.svg 1	2	Template:Flagicon Richie Ginther	24
File:1downarrow red.svg 1	3	Template:Flagicon John Surtees	22
File:1uparrow green.svg 2	4	Template:Flagicon Bruce McLaren	14
File:1downarrow red.svg 1	5	Template:Flagicon Graham Hill	13
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Constructors' Championship standings

	Pos	Constructor	Points
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	1	Template:Flagicon Lotus-Climax	51 (52)
File:1uparrow green.svg 1	2	Template:Flagicon BRM	28
File:1downarrow red.svg 1	3	Template:Flagicon Ferrari	22
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	4	Template:Flagicon Cooper-Climax	21
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	5	Template:Flagicon Brabham-Climax	15
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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.

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