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1963 United States Grand Prix

The United States Grand Prix 1963 was the 8th round of the 1963 F1 season, and took place at the Watkins Glen in New York State, USA, on October 6th.

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

Final results

1
-
Graham Hill
BRM
2:19:22.1
Finished
2
2
Richie Ginther
BRM
+34.3
Finished
3
1
Jim Clark
Lotus-Climax
+1 Lap
4
1
Jack Brabham
Brabham
+2 Laps
5
4
Lorenzo Bandini
Ferrari
+4 Laps
6
13
Carel Godin de Beaufort
Porsche
+11 Laps
7
14
Peter Broeker
Stebro
+22 Laps
8
4
Jo Bonnier
Cooper-Climax
+25 Laps
9
6
John Surtees
Ferrari
Engine
10
6
Jim Hall
Lotus-BRM
Gearbox
11
-
Bruce McLaren
Cooper-Climax
Fuel pump
12
2
Jo Siffert
Lotus-BRM
Gearbox
13
3
Tony Maggs
Cooper-Climax
Ignition
14
3
Rodger Ward
Lotus-BRM
Gearbox
15
9
Dan Gurney
Brabham
Chassis
16
3
Pedro Rodríguez
Lotus-Climax
Engine
17
10
Trevor Taylor
Lotus-Climax
Electrical
18
10
Masten Gregory
Lola
Engine
19
1
Hap Sharp
Lotus-BRM
Retired
20
5
Phil Hill
ATS
Oil pump
21
1
Giancarlo Baghetti
ATS
Oil pump
22
22
Walt Hansgen
Lotus-Climax
Withdrew
23
23
Innes Ireland
Lotus-BRM
Withdrew
24
24
Ernie de Vos
Stebro
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

Unfortunately we do not have strategy information for this race..

Incidents

The reace did not end without incidents... 20 drivers out of the original 24 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.

These included, John Surtees, Pedro Rodríguez, and Masten Gregory, all of whom suffered an engine malfunction, Jim Hall, Jo Siffert, and Rodger Ward, all of whom experienced issues with the gearbox, Bruce McLaren, who had a fuel pump failure on lap 74, Tony Maggs, who had issues with the ignition on lap 44, Dan Gurney, who experienced problems with the chassis of the car on lap 42, Trevor Taylor, who suffered from electrical problems on lap 24, Hap Sharp, who had to retire on lap 6, Phil Hill, and Giancarlo Baghetti, both had an oil pump failure, and Walt Hansgen, Innes Ireland, and Ernie de Vos, all of whom withdrew.

Engine

  • John Surtees
    Lap 82
  • Pedro Rodríguez
    Lap 36
  • Masten Gregory
    Lap 14

Gearbox

  • Jim Hall
    Lap 76
  • Jo Siffert
    Lap 56
  • Rodger Ward
    Lap 44

Fuel pump

  • Bruce McLaren
    Lap 74

Ignition

  • Tony Maggs
    Lap 44

Chassis

  • Dan Gurney
    Lap 42

Electrical

  • Trevor Taylor
    Lap 24

Retired

  • Hap Sharp
    Lap 6

Oil pump

  • Phil Hill
    Lap 4
  • Giancarlo Baghetti
    Lap 0

Withdrew

  • Walt Hansgen
    Lap 0
  • Innes Ireland
    Lap 0
  • Ernie de Vos
    Lap 0

Qualifying

We do not have qualifying data for this race.