# 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.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Qualifying times | Qualifying times | Qualifying times | Gap |
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
| 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 |
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#### 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 | | | | |
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