Pit Lane F1
1963 Season - Round 6 - 1963-08-04
John Surtees won the 1963 German Grand Prix for Ferrari, with Jim Clark (Lotus-Climax) second and Richie Ginther (BRM) third. The win came from P2 on the grid.
Gerhard Mitter (Porsche) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P15 on the grid to P4 at the flag — a 11-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 16 drivers failing to finish.
25 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1963 German Grand Prix, completing round 6 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Surtees | Ferrari | 2 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 1 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Richie Ginther | BRM | 6 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Gerhard Mitter |
| Porsche |
| 15 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Jim Hall | Lotus-BRM | 16 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Jo Bonnier | Cooper-Climax | 12 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Jack Brabham | Brabham | 8 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Trevor Taylor | Lotus-Climax | 18 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Jo Siffert | Lotus-BRM | 9 | Differential | 0 |
| 10 | Bernard Collomb | Lotus-Climax | 21 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche | 17 | Wheel | 0 |
| 12 | Tony Maggs | Cooper-Climax | 10 | Engine | 0 |
| 13 | Dan Gurney | Brabham | 13 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 14 | Mário de Araújo Cabral | Cooper-Climax | 20 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 15 | Ian Burgess | Scirocco | 19 | Steering | 0 |
| 16 | Tony Settember | Scirocco | 22 | Accident | 0 |
| 17 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 5 | Accident | 0 |
| 18 | Graham Hill | BRM | 4 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 19 | Chris Amon | Lola | 14 | Accident | 0 |
| 20 | Willy Mairesse | Ferrari | 7 | Accident | 0 |
| 21 | Innes Ireland | Lotus-BRM | 11 | Accident | 0 |
| 22 | Lorenzo Bandini | BRM | 3 | Accident | 0 |
| 27 | Phil Hill | ATS | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
| 28 | Giancarlo Baghetti | ATS | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
| 29 | Masten Gregory | Lotus-BRM | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
