Pit Lane F1
1963 Season - Round 4 - 1963-06-30
Jim Clark won the 1963 French Grand Prix from pole position, leading Tony Maggs (Cooper-Climax) and Graham Hill (BRM) home for Lotus-Climax.
Lorenzo Bandini (BRM) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P21 on the grid to P10 at the flag — a 11-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 13 drivers failing to finish.
24 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1963 French Grand Prix, completing round 4 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 1 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Tony Maggs | Cooper-Climax | 8 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Graham Hill | BRM | 2 | Finished | 0 | |
| 4 |
| Jack Brabham |
| Brabham |
| 5 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Dan Gurney | Brabham | 3 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Jo Siffert | Lotus-BRM | 10 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Chris Amon | Lola | 17 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Maurice Trintignant | Lotus-Climax | 15 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Innes Ireland | BRP | 9 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Lorenzo Bandini | BRM | 21 | +8 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Jim Hall | Lotus-BRM | 18 | +8 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 6 | Ignition | 0 |
| 13 | Trevor Taylor | Lotus-Climax | 7 | Suspension | 0 |
| 14 | Phil Hill | Lotus-BRM | 13 | Not classified | 0 |
| 15 | Jo Bonnier | Cooper-Climax | 11 | Not classified | 0 |
| 16 | Masten Gregory | Lotus-BRM | 19 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 17 | John Surtees | Ferrari | 4 | Fuel pump | 0 |
| 18 | Tony Settember | Scirocco | 20 | Wheel bearing | 0 |
| 19 | Richie Ginther | BRM | 12 | Radiator | 0 |
| 20 | Ludovico Scarfiotti | Ferrari | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
| 21 | Peter Arundell | Lotus-Climax | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
| 22 | Giancarlo Baghetti | ATS | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
| 23 | Ian Burgess | Scirocco | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
| 24 | Nasif Estéfano | De Tomaso | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
