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Jim Clark won the 1963 British Grand Prix

Jim Clark won the 1963 British Grand Prix for Team Lotus, ahead of John Surtees and Graham Hill at Silverstone Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Jim Clark
Team
Team Lotus
Top listed
Jim Clark, John Surtees, and Graham Hill
Race date
July 20, 1963
Pole
Jim Clark
Fastest lap
John Surtees
Classified drivers
23
Circuit
Silverstone Circuit

The decisive result

Jim Clark finished first for Team Lotus. John Surtees is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Graham Hill 3 for BRM.

Grid to finish

Carel Godin de Beaufort from P21 to P10 (+11), Masten Gregory from P22 to P11 (+11), and John Campbell-Jones from P23 to P13 (+10) 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 3 Engine, 3 Finished, 3 Ignition, 2 +1 lap, and 2 +2 laps. John Surtees holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:36.000 on lap 3. 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
1Jim ClarkTeam Lotus2:14:09.6009
2John SurteesFerrari2:14:35.4006
3Graham HillBRM2:14:47.2004
4Richie GintherBRM+1 lap3
5Lorenzo BandiniBRM+1 lap2
6Jim HallTeam Lotus+2 laps1
7Chris AmonLola+2 laps0
8Mike HailwoodTeam Lotus+4 laps0
9Tony MaggsCooper+4 laps0
10Carel Godin de BeaufortPorsche+6 laps0
11Masten GregoryTeam Lotus+7 laps0
12Bob AndersonLola+7 laps0
13John Campbell-JonesLola+8 laps0
DNFJo SiffertTeam LotusGearbox0
DNFJo BonnierCooperOil pressure0
DNFDan GurneyBrabhamEngine0
DNFIan RabyGilbyGearbox0
DNFIan BurgessSciroccoIgnition0
DNFJack BrabhamBrabhamEngine0
DNFInnes IrelandBRPIgnition0