Mexican GP 1963
OCTOBER 27, 1963
Mexican GP, 1963
Three weeks after the United States GP the F1 circus gathered again in Mexico City for the penultimate round of the World Championship and it was Jim Clark who took pole in the Lotus ahead of John Surtees in his Ferrari and the BRM of Graham Hill. Fourth on the grid was Dan Gurney's Brabham ahead of Ritchie Ginther's BRM and the Cooper-Climax of Bruce McLaren. Chris Amon was back in action in the Reg Parnell Lola but he was way down on the grid.
The race was dominated by Clark who won by a minute and a half. Behind him the early laps witnessed Jack Brabham climbing through the field from 10th on the grid and by the end of the race he had worked his way up to second ahead of Ginther and Hill (who was slowed by gearbox trouble). Jo Bonnier was fifth with Gurney sixth because of a fuel problem, while Surtees was disqualified for having had a push-start after an early pit stop.
Clark's victory was his sixth of the season and meant that he equaled Juan-Manuel Fangio's record for the number of wins in a year - and Clark had the chance of a seventh victory in the South African Grand Prix in East London on December 28.
POS | NO | DRIVER | ENTRANT | LAPS | TIME/RETIREMENT | QUAL POS |
1 | 8 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax 25 | 65 | 2h09m52.100s | 1 |
2 | 5 | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Climax BT7 | 65 | 2h11m33.200s | 10 |
3 | 2 | Richie Ginther | BRM P57 | 65 | 2h11m46.800s | 5 |
4 | 1 | Graham Hill | BRM P57 | 64 | 3 | |
5 | 11 | Jo Bonnier | Cooper-Climax T66 | 62 | 8 | |
6 | 6 | Dan Gurney | Brabham-Climax BT7 | 62 | 4 | |
7 | 22 | Hap Sharp | Lotus-BRM 24 | 61 | 16 | |
8 | 16 | Jim Hall | Lotus-BRM 24 | 60 | 15 | |
9 | 14 | Jo Siffert | Lotus-BRM 24 | 59 | 9 | |
10 | 12 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche 718 | 58 | 18 | |
11r | 13 | Moises Solana | BRM P57 | 57 | Engine | 11 |
r | 25 | Phil Hill | ATS 100 | 40 | Suspension | 17 |
r | 24 | Lorenzo Bandini | Ferrari 156 | 36 | Misfire | 7 |
r | 3 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax T66 | 30 | Engine | 6 |
r | 10 | Pedro Rodriguez | Lotus-Climax 25 | 26 | Suspension | 20 |
r | 17 | Masten Gregory | Lola-Climax MK 4A | 23 | Suspension | 14 |
r | 9 | Trevor Taylor | Lotus-Climax 25 | 19 | Engine | 12 |
dq | 23 | John Surtees | Ferrari 156 | 19 | Push Start In Pits | 2 |
r | 26 | Giancarlo Baghetti | ATS 100 | 12 | Mechanical | 21 |
r | 18 | Chris Amon | Lotus-BRM 24 | 9 | Gearbox | 19 |
r | 4 | Tony Maggs | Cooper-Climax T66 | 7 | Engine | 13 |
ns | 20 | Frank Dochnal | Cooper-Climax T53 | Accident | 22 |