# 1963 German Grand Prix

The 1963 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Nürburgring on 4 August 1963. It was race 6 of 10 in both the 1963 World Championship of Drivers and the 1963 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 15-lap race was won by Ferrari driver John Surtees after he started from second position. Jim Clark finished second for the Lotus team and BRM driver Richie Ginther came in third.

## Race report

Jim Clark led away from pole in his customary fashion. Behind him Lorenzo Bandini spun in front of Innes Ireland who collected him, Willy Mairesse had an accident, and Chris Amon sustained a knee injury when the steering broke, catapulting him into the trees. Graham Hill retired leaving Clark to battle away with John Surtees and Trevor Taylor before engine problems befell Taylor. When Clark's engine went down to just 7 cylinders, Surtees was able to pass him easily to lead him home to take his first F1 victory. Richie Ginther completed the podium. Gerhard Mitter finished in a superb fourth place in his home race from Jim Hall and Jo Bonnier.
This race was notable for being the only time Jim Clark ever finished second in a World Championship race, as well the only race of the season won by a non-British team.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Qualifying times | Qualifying times | Qualifying times | Gap |
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
| 1 | 3 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 9:02.0 | 9:44.0 | 8:45.8 | — |
| 2 | 7 | John Surtees | Ferrari | 8:53.7 | 9:46.6 | 8:53.4 | +7.6 |
| 3 | 15 | Lorenzo Bandini | BRM | 8:59.3 | 10:28.0 | 8:54.3 | +8.5 |
| 4 | 1 | Graham Hill | BRM | 9:11.8 | 10:13.8 | 8:57.2 | +11.4 |
| 5 | 5 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 10:01.5 | 10:09.9 | 8:57.3 | +11.5 |
| 6 | 2 | Richie Ginther | BRM | 9:02.8 | 9:55.0 | Unknown | +17.0 |
| 7 | 8 | Willy Mairesse | Ferrari | 9:05.5 | 10:41.2 | 9:03.5 | +17.7 |
| 8 | 9 | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Climax | 9:04.2 | 11:17.8 | Unknown | +18.4 |
| 9 | 18 | Jo Siffert | Lotus-BRM | 9:23.3 | 9:59.3 | 9:11.1 | +25.3 |
| 10 | 6 | Tony Maggs | Cooper-Climax | 9:45.0 | 10:04.4 | 9:11.6 | +25.8 |
| 11 | 14 | Innes Ireland | Lotus-BRM | 9:48.1 | 10:37.9 | 9:14.6 | +28.8 |
| 12 | 16 | Jo Bonnier | Cooper-Climax | 9:24.3 | 9:58.6 | 9:16.0 | +30.2 |
| 13 | 10 | Dan Gurney | Brabham-Climax | 9:38.2 | 10:41.4 | 9:17.2 | +31.4 |
| 14 | 21 | Chris Amon | Lola-Climax | No time | No time | 9:20.1 | +34.3 |
| 15 | 26 | Gerhard Mitter | Porsche | 9:34.8 | 10:58.8 | 9:20.9 | +35.1 |
| 16 | 20 | Jim Hall | Lotus-BRM | 9:50.1 | 11:19.0 | 9:22.7 | +36.9 |
| 17 | 17 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche | 9:34.9 | 10:21.5 | 9:25.1 | +39.3 |
| 18 | 4 | Trevor Taylor | Lotus-Climax | 9:33.8 | 10:34.2 | Unknown | +48.0 |
| 19 | 24 | Ian Burgess | Scirocco-BRM | No time | No time | 9:52.2 | +1:06.4 |
| 20 | 22 | Mário de Araújo Cabral | Cooper-Climax | 14:20.3 | No time | 9:53.1 | +1:07.3 |
| 21 | 28 | Bernard Collomb | Lotus-Climax | 10:11.4 | No time | 10:01.0 | +1:15.2 |
| 22 | 23 | Tony Settember | Scirocco-BRM | No time | No time | 10:02.0 | +1:16.2 |
| 23 | 29 | André Pilette | Lotus-Climax | 11:16.9 | 11:20.1 | 10:20.0 | +1:34.2 |
| 24 | 25 | Ian Raby | Gilby-BRM | 10:44.7 | 11:37.1 | Unknown | +1:58.9 |
| 25 | 30 | Tim Parnell | Lotus-Climax | 11:07.2 | 12:02.2 | No time | +2:21.4 |
| 26 | 27 | Kurt Kuhnke | Lotus-Borgward | 14:48.1 | 12:53.1 | 11:23.5 | +2:37.7 |
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### Race

| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 7 | John Surtees | Ferrari | 15 | 2:13:06.8 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 3 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 15 | + 1:17.5 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | Richie Ginther | BRM | 15 | + 2:44.9 | 6 | 4 |
| 4 | 26 | Gerhard Mitter | Porsche | 15 | + 8:11.5 | 15 | 3 |
| 5 | 20 | Jim Hall | Lotus-BRM | 14 | + 1 lap | 16 | 2 |
| 6 | 16 | Jo Bonnier | Cooper-Climax | 14 | + 1 lap | 12 | 1 |
| 7 | 9 | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Climax | 14 | + 1 lap | 8 | |
| 8 | 4 | Trevor Taylor | Lotus-Climax | 14 | + 1 lap | 18 | |
| 9 | 18 | Jo Siffert | Lotus-BRM | 10 | Differential | 9 | |
| 10 | 28 | Bernard Collomb | Lotus-Climax | 10 | + 5 laps | 21 | |
| Ret | 17 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche | 9 | Wheel | 17 | |
| Ret | 6 | Tony Maggs | Cooper-Climax | 7 | Engine | 10 | |
| Ret | 10 | Dan Gurney | Brabham-Climax | 6 | Gearbox | 13 | |
| Ret | 22 | Mário de Araújo Cabral | Cooper-Climax | 6 | Gearbox | 20 | |
| Ret | 24 | Ian Burgess | Scirocco-BRM | 5 | Steering | 19 | |
| Ret | 23 | Tony Settember | Scirocco-BRM | 5 | Accident | 22 | |
| Ret | 5 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 3 | Accident | 5 | |
| Ret | 1 | Graham Hill | BRM | 2 | Gearbox | 4 | |
| Ret | 21 | Chris Amon | Lola-Climax | 1 | Accident | 14 | |
| Ret | 8 | Willy Mairesse | Ferrari | 1 | Accident | 7 | |
| Ret | 14 | Innes Ireland | Lotus-BRM | 1 | Accident | 11 | |
| Ret | 15 | Lorenzo Bandini | BRM | 0 | Accident | 3 | |
| DNQ | 29 | André Pilette | Lotus-Climax | | | | |
| DNQ | 25 | Ian Raby | Gilby-BRM | | | | |
| DNQ | 30 | Tim Parnell | Lotus-Climax | | | | |
| DNQ | 27 | Kurt Kuhnke | Lotus-Borgward | | | | |
| WD | 11 | Phil Hill | ATS | | Car damaged in transit | | |
| WD | 12 | Giancarlo Baghetti | ATS | | Car damaged in transit | | |
| WD | 19 | Masten Gregory | Lotus-BRM | | Car not ready | | |
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