The Mexican Grand Prix 1963 was the 9th round of the 1963 F1 season, and took place at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City, Mexico, on October 27th.

Jim Clark won the race from the pole, followed by Jack Brabham, and Richie Ginther completing the podium.

Final results

1
-
Jim Clark
Lotus-Climax
2:09:52.1
Finished
2
8
Jack Brabham
Brabham
+1:41.1
Finished
3
2
Richie Ginther
BRM
+1:54.7
Finished
4
1
Graham Hill
BRM
+1 Lap
5
3
Jo Bonnier
Cooper-Climax
+3 Laps
6
2
Dan Gurney
Brabham
+3 Laps
7
9
Hap Sharp
Lotus-BRM
+4 Laps
8
7
Jim Hall
Lotus-BRM
+4 Laps
9
-
Jo Siffert
Lotus-BRM
+6 Laps
10
8
Carel Godin de Beaufort
Porsche
+7 Laps
11
-
Moisés Solana
BRM
Engine
12
5
Phil Hill
ATS
Suspension
13
6
Lorenzo Bandini
Ferrari
Ignition
14
8
Bruce McLaren
Cooper-Climax
Engine
15
5
Pedro Rodríguez
Lotus-Climax
Suspension
16
2
Masten Gregory
Lola
Suspension
17
15
John Surtees
Ferrari
Disqualified
18
6
Trevor Taylor
Lotus-Climax
Engine
19
2
Giancarlo Baghetti
ATS
Engine
20
1
Chris Amon
Lotus-BRM
Gearbox
21
8
Tony Maggs
Cooper-Climax
Engine
22
22
Frank Dochnal
Cooper-Climax
Withdrew
23
23
Walt Hansgen
Team Lotus
Withdrew
24
24
Innes Ireland
Lotus-BRM
Withdrew
25
25
Thomas Monarch
Lotus-Climax
Withdrew
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Race evolution

We do not have lap by lap information for this race, therefore we can't analyze the evolution of the reace.

Pit Stops

Unfortunately we do not have pit stops information for this race.

Strategy

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Incidents

The reace did not end without incidents... 19 drivers out of the original 25 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.

These included, Moisés Solana, Bruce McLaren, Trevor Taylor, Giancarlo Baghetti, and Tony Maggs, all of whom suffered an engine malfunction, Phil Hill, Pedro Rodríguez, and Masten Gregory, all of whom suffered a suspension problem, Lorenzo Bandini, who had issues with the ignition on lap 36, Chris Amon, who experienced issues with the gearbox on lap 9, and Frank Dochnal, Walt Hansgen, Innes Ireland, and Thomas Monarch, all of whom withdrew.

Engine

  • Moisés Solana
    Lap 57
  • Bruce McLaren
    Lap 30
  • Trevor Taylor
    Lap 19
  • Giancarlo Baghetti
    Lap 12
  • Tony Maggs
    Lap 7

Suspension

  • Phil Hill
    Lap 46
  • Pedro Rodríguez
    Lap 26
  • Masten Gregory
    Lap 23

Ignition

  • Lorenzo Bandini
    Lap 36

Gearbox

  • Chris Amon
    Lap 9

Withdrew

  • Frank Dochnal
    Lap 0
  • Walt Hansgen
    Lap 0
  • Innes Ireland
    Lap 0
  • Thomas Monarch
    Lap 0

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There was also action outise of the track itself, and the stwearts decided to disqualify John Surtees.

Disqualified

  • John Surtees
    Lap 19

Qualifying

We do not have qualifying data for this race.