1963 Season

10 rounds. Clark won the title by 25 points over Hill; Lotus-Climax won the constructors' championship by 18.

1963 race calendar with winners
RdGrand PrixDateWinnerTeamLapsTime
1Monaco Grand Prix26 MayGraham HillBRM1002:41:49.7
2Belgian Grand Prix9 JunJim ClarkLotus-Climax322:27:47.6
3Dutch Grand Prix23 JunJim ClarkLotus-Climax802:08:13.7
4French Grand Prix30 JunJim ClarkLotus-Climax532:10:54.3
5British Grand Prix20 JulJim ClarkLotus-Climax822:14:09.6
6German Grand Prix4 AugJohn SurteesFerrari152:13:06.8
7Italian Grand Prix8 SepJim ClarkLotus-Climax862:24:19.6
8United States Grand Prix6 OctGraham HillBRM1102:19:22.1
9Mexican Grand Prix27 OctJim ClarkLotus-Climax652:09:52.1
10South African Grand Prix28 DecJim ClarkLotus-Climax852:10:36.9
1963 drivers' championship standings
PosDriverNationalityTeamPtsGap
1Jim ClarkBritishLotus-Climax54
2Graham HillBritishBRM29−25
3Richie GintherAmericanBRM29−25
4John SurteesBritishFerrari22−32
5Dan GurneyAmericanBrabham19−35
6Bruce McLarenNew ZealanderCooper-Climax17−37
7Jack BrabhamAustralianBrabham14−40
8Tony MaggsSouth AfricanCooper-Climax9−45
9Innes IrelandBritishLotus-BRM6−48
10Lorenzo BandiniItalianFerrari6−48
11Jo BonnierSwedishCooper-Climax6−48
12Gerhard MitterGermanPorsche3−51
13Jim HallAmericanLotus-BRM3−51
14Carel Godin de BeaufortDutchPorsche2−52
15Jo SiffertSwissLotus-BRM1−53
16Trevor TaylorBritishLotus-Climax1−53
17Ludovico ScarfiottiItalianFerrari1−53
18Chris AmonNew ZealanderLotus-BRM0−54
19Hap SharpAmericanLotus-BRM0−54
20Peter BroekerCanadianStebro0−54
21Maurice TrintignantFrenchBRM0−54
22Mike HailwoodBritishLola0−54
23Tony SettemberAmericanScirocco0−54
24John LoveRhodesianCooper-Climax0−54
25Bernard CollombFrenchLotus-Climax0−54
26Phil HillAmericanATS0−54
27Masten GregoryAmericanLola0−54
28Doug SerrurierSouth AfricanLDS0−54
29Moisés SolanaMexicanBRM0−54
30Bob AndersonBritishLola0−54
31Trevor BlokdykSouth AfricanCooper-Maserati0−54
32John Campbell-JonesBritishLola0−54
33Mike SpenceBritishLotus-Climax0−54
34Brausch NiemannSouth AfricanLotus-Ford0−54
35Giancarlo BaghettiItalianATS0−54
36Willy MairesseBelgianFerrari0−54
37Lucien BianchiBelgianLola0−54
38Mário de Araújo CabralPortugueseCooper-Climax0−54
39Rodger WardAmericanLotus-BRM0−54
40Pedro RodríguezMexicanLotus-Climax0−54
41Ian BurgessBritishScirocco0−54
42Peter de KlerkSouth AfricanAlfa Romeo0−54
43David ProphetBritishBrabham0−54
44Ian RabyBritishGilby0−54
45Ernie PieterseSouth AfricanLotus-Climax0−54
46Sam TingleRhodesianLDS0−54
47Peter ArundellBritishLotus-Climax0−54
48Paddy DriverSouth AfricanLotus-BRM0−54
49Walt HansgenAmericanTeam Lotus0−54
50Frank DochnalAmericanCooper-Climax0−54
51Neville LederleSouth AfricanLotus-Climax0−54
52Nasif EstéfanoArgentineDe Tomaso0−54
53André PiletteBelgianLotus-Climax0−54
54Ernie de VosDutchStebro0−54
55Thomas MonarchAmericanLotus-Climax0−54
56Tim ParnellBritishLotus-Climax0−54
57Ernesto BrambillaItalianCooper-Maserati0−54
58Kurt KuhnkeGermanLotus-Borgward0−54
59Roberto LippiItalianDe Tomaso-Ferrari0−54
60Günther SeiffertGermanLotus-BRM0−54
61Carlo AbateItalianPorsche0−54
62Gaetano StarrabbaItalianLotus-Maserati0−54
1963 constructors' championship standings
PosTeamPtsGap
1Lotus-Climax54
2BRM36−18
3Brabham28−26
4Ferrari26−28
5Cooper-Climax25−29
6BRP6−48
7Porsche5−49
8Lotus-BRM4−50
9Lola0−54
10Stebro0−54
11Scirocco0−54
12ATS0−54
13LDS0−54
14Cooper-Maserati0−54
15Lotus-Ford0−54
16Alfa Romeo0−54
17Gilby0−54
18De Tomaso0−54
19Team Lotus0−54
20Lotus-Borgward0−54
21De Tomaso-Ferrari0−54
22Lotus-Maserati0−54