1963 Solitude Grand Prix

The 1963 Solitude Grand Prix was a non-championship Formula One race, held on July 28 at the Solitudering, just outside of Stuttgart. The race was led from start to finish by Jack Brabham in his own Brabham BT3, after polesitter Jim Clark stalled his on the line with suspension problems.Peter Arundell finished second in another Lotus, ahead of Innes Ireland in a . Clark eventually got going, and managed to set fastest lap before the suspension broke, causing him to crash.
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==Background==
===Entry list===
The full entry list for the is outlined below:
No.	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model 	Tyre
1 	Jack Brabham 	Brabham Racing Organisation	 	BT3 	 	FWMV V8 1.5 	
2 	Innes Ireland 	British Racing Partnership 	 	Mk1 	 	P56 V8 1.5 	
3 	Jim Hall 	British Racing Partnership 	 	24 	 	P56 V8 1.5 	
4 	Lorenzo Bandini 	Scuderia Centro Sud 	 	P57 	 	P56 V8 1.5 	
5 	Mário de Araújo Cabral 	Scuderia Centro Sud 	 	T53 	 	6-1500 L4 1.5 	
6 	Carlo Maria Abate 	Scuderia Centro Sud 	 	T51 	 	6-1500 L4 1.5 	
7 	Bernard Collomb 	Privateer 	 	24 	 	FWMV V8 1.5 	
8 	Bob Anderson 	DW Racing Enterprises 	 	Mk4 	 	FWMV V8 1.5 	
9 	Jo Schlesser 	Privateer 	 	BT2 	 	109E L4 1.5 	
10 	Kurt Kuhnke 	Kurt Kuhnke 	 	18 	 	1500 RS L4 1.5	
11 	Ernst Maring 	Kurt Kuhnke 	 	18 	 	1500 RS L4 1.5	
12 	 	Privateer 	 	18/21 	 	FPF L4 1.5 	
14 	Phil Hill 	Ecurie Filipinetti 	 	24 	 	P56 V8 1.5 	
15 	Jim Clark 	Team Lotus 	 	25 	 	FWMV V8 1.5 	
16 	Trevor Taylor 	Team Lotus 	 	25 	 	FWMV V8 1.5 	
17 	Peter Arundell 	Team Lotus 	 	25 	 	FWMV V8 1.5 	
18 	Chris Amon 	Reg Parnell Racing 	 	Mk4A 	 	FWMV V8 1.5 	
19 	Mike Hailwood 	Reg Parnell Racing 	 	Mk4 	 	FWMV V8 1.5 	
20 	Tim Parnell 	Tim Parnell 	 	24 	 	P56 V8 1.5 	
21 	Ron Carter 	Tim Parnell 	 	18/21 	 	FPF L4 1.5 	
22 	Philip Robinson 	Tim Parnell 	 	18/21 	 	FPF L4 1.5 	
23 	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Ecurie Maarsbergen 	 	718 	 	547/3 F4 1.5 	
24 	Gerhard Mitter 	Ecurie Maarsbergen 	 	718 	 	547/3 F4 1.5 	
25 	Ian Raby 	Privateer 	 	62 	 	P56 V8 1.5 	
26 	Tony Settember 	Scirocco Racing Cars 	 	SP 	 	P56 V8 1.5 	
27 	Ian Burgess 	Scirocco Racing Cars 	 	SP 	 	P56 V8 1.5 	
28 	Günther Seiffert 	Rhein-Ruhr Racing Team 	 	24 	 	P56 V8 1.5 	
29 	Jo Siffert 	Privateer 	 	24 	 	P56 V8 1.5 	
30 	Jo Bonnier 	RRC Walker Racing Team 	 	T60 	 	FWMV V8 1.5 	
==Practice Overview==
==Qualifying==
===Report===
===Qualifying Results===
The full qualifying results for the are outlined below:
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Time 	Gap
1 	15 	Jim Clark 	 	3:50.2 	—
2 	1 	Jack Brabham 	 	3:51.8 	+ 1.6
3 	30 	Jo Bonnier 	 	3:54.4 	+ 4.2
4 	17 	Peter Arundell 	 	3:55.6 	+ 5.4
5 	16 	Trevor Taylor 	 	3:55.9 	+ 5.7
6 	2 	Innes Ireland 	 	3:56.4 	+ 6.2
7 	29 	Jo Siffert 	 	3:59.0 	+ 8.8
8 	18 	Chris Amon 	 	3:59.0 	+ 8.8
9 	3 	Jim Hall 	 	4:00.3 	+ 10.1
10 	4 	Lorenzo Bandini 	 	4:01.2 	+ 11.0
11 	24 	Gerhard Mitter 	 	4:04.8 	+ 14.6
12 	8 	Bob Anderson 	 	4:05.2 	+ 15.0
13 	23 	Carel Godin de Beaufort	 	4:06.4 	+ 16.2
14 	19 	Mike Hailwood 	 	4:07.0 	+ 16.8
15 	26 	Tony Settember 	 	4:08.0 	+ 17.8
16 	14 	Phil Hill 	 	4:09.6 	+ 19.4
17 	25 	Ian Raby 	 	4:17.4 	+ 27.2
18 	5 	Mário de Araújo Cabral 	 	4:19.9 	+ 29.7
19 	22 	Philip Robinson 	 	4:28.0 	+ 37.8
20 	28 	Günther Seiffert 	 	4:28.4 	+ 38.2
21 	7 	Bernard Collomb 	 	4:29.5 	+ 39.3
22 	12 	 	 	4:38.7 	+ 48.5
23 	20 	Tim Parnell 	 	4:43.6 	+ 53.4
24 	10 	Kurt Kuhnke 	 	4:51.2 	+ 1:01.0
25 	11 	Ernst Maring 	 	7:17.2 	+ 3:27.0
DNQ*	21 	Ron Carter 	 	No time 	—
DNQ*	27 	Ian Burgess 	 	No time 	—
WD 	6 	Carlo Maria Abate 	 	Withdrawn	Withdrawn
WD 	9 	Jo Schlesser 	 	Withdrawn	Withdrawn
** Carter and Burgess both failed to qualify, but they were allowed to start at the back of the grid.
===Grid===
==Race==
===Result===
Pos	Driver 	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired 	Grid
1 	Jack Brabham 	 	25 	1.40.06.9 	2
2 	Peter Arundell 	 	25 	+ 24.7 	4
3 	Innes Ireland 	 	25 	+ 2:30.5 	6
4 	Lorenzo Bandini 	 	25 	+ 3:39.1 	10
5 	Gerhard Mitter 	 	24 	+ 1 Lap 	11
6 	Jim Hall 	 	24 	+ 1 Lap 	9
7 	Carel Godin de Beaufort	 	24 	+ 1 Lap 	13
8 	Bob Anderson 	 	24 	+ 1 Lap 	12
9 	Jo Bonnier 	 	23 	+ 2 Laps 	3
10 	Mário de Araújo Cabral 	 	23 	+ 2 Laps 	18
11 	Bernard Collomb 	 	22 	+ 3 Laps 	21
12 	André Pilette 	 	21 	+ 4 Laps 	22
NC 	Ian Raby 	 	20 	+ 5 Laps 	17
NC 	Philip Robinson 	 	20 	+ 5 Laps 	19
NC 	Mike Hailwood 	 	18 	+ 7 Laps 	14
NC 	Günther Seiffert 	 	18 	+ 7 Laps 	20
Ret	Jo Siffert 	 	18 	Valve 	7
Ret	Ernst Maring 	 	17 	Engine 	25
Ret	Tony Settember 	 	12 	Valve 	15
Ret	Jim Clark 	 	11 	Accident 	1
Ret	Ian Burgess 	 	9 	Ignition 	27
Ret	Phil Hill 	 	8 	Fuel pipe 	16
Ret	Chris Amon 	 	6 	Engine 	8
Ret	Trevor Taylor 	 	6 	Crownwheel & pinion	5
Ret	Tim Parnell 	 	5 	Engine 	23
Ret	Ron Carter 	 	2 	Engine 	26
Ret	Kurt Kuhnke 	 	0 	Engine 	24
WD 	Carlo Mario Abate 	 	 	 	-
WD 	Jo Schlesser 	 	 	 	-
==Notes==
Category:1963 Non-Championship races
Category:Solitude Grand Prix
Category:Formula One races in Germany
Category:Non-Championship races