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Graham Hill won the 1963 Monaco Grand Prix

Graham Hill won the 1963 Monaco Grand Prix for BRM, ahead of Richie Ginther and Bruce McLaren at Circuit de Monaco.

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Race recap

Winner
Graham Hill
Team
BRM
Top listed
Graham Hill, Richie Ginther, and Bruce McLaren
Race date
May 26, 1963
Pole
Jim Clark
Fastest lap
John Surtees
Classified drivers
17
Circuit
Circuit de Monaco

The decisive result

Graham Hill finished first for BRM. Richie Ginther is listed 2 for BRM, with Bruce McLaren 3 for Cooper.

Grid to finish

Jack Brabham from P15 to P9 (+6), Bruce McLaren from P8 to P3 (+5), and Tony Maggs from P10 to P5 (+5) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Jim Clark started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 4 Finished, 4 Gearbox, 2 +2 laps, 1 +6 laps, and 1 Accident. John Surtees holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:34.500 on lap 100. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Graham HillBRM2:41:49.7009
2Richie GintherBRM2:41:54.3006
3Bruce McLarenCooper2:42:02.5004
4John SurteesFerrari2:42:03.8003
5Tony MaggsCooper+2 laps2
6Trevor TaylorTeam Lotus+2 laps1
7Jo BonnierCooper+6 laps0
8Jim ClarkTeam LotusGearbox0
9Jack BrabhamTeam LotusGearbox0
DNFInnes IrelandTeam LotusAccident0
DNFWilly MairesseFerrariGearbox0
DNFMaurice TrintignantLolaClutch0
DNFDan GurneyBrabhamDifferential0
DNFJim HallTeam LotusGearbox0
DNFJo SiffertTeam LotusEngine0
DNSChris AmonLolaCar raced by Trintignant0
DNQBernard CollombTeam LotusDNQ0