The Garagiste.

The Television Age  ·  Round 4

French Grand Prix

1963  ·  Reims-Gueux  ·  30 June 1963  ·  53 laps

  1. 1st Jim Clark Lotus-Climax · 02:10:54.3
  2. 2nd Tony Maggs Cooper-Climax · +1:04.900
  3. 3rd Graham Hill BRM · +1:13.900

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Jim Clark

Lotus-Climax  —  Pole position

02 Lap 12

John Surtees

Retirement Ferrari  —  Fuel pump

03 On the Charge

Lorenzo Bandini

BRM  —  P21 → P10

04 Victory

Jim Clark

Lotus-Climax  —  Won from P1

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 1 53 02:10:54.3 9
2 Tony Maggs Cooper-Climax 8 53 +1:04.900 6
3 Graham Hill BRM 2 53 +1:13.900
4 Jack Brabham Brabham 5 53 +2:15.200 3
5 Dan Gurney Brabham 3 53 +2:33.400 2
6 Jo Siffert Lotus-BRM 10 52 +1 Lap 1
7 Chris Amon Lola 17 51 +2 Laps
8 Maurice Trintignant Lotus-Climax 15 50 +3 Laps
9 Innes Ireland BRP 9 49 +4 Laps
10 Lorenzo Bandini BRM 21 45 +8 Laps
11 Jim Hall Lotus-BRM 18 45 +8 Laps
12 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 6 42 Ignition
13 Trevor Taylor Lotus-Climax 7 41 Suspension
14 Phil Hill Lotus-BRM 13 34 Not classified
15 Jo Bonnier Cooper-Climax 11 32 Not classified
16 Masten Gregory Lotus-BRM 19 30 Gearbox
17 John Surtees Ferrari 4 12 Fuel pump
18 Tony Settember Scirocco 20 5 Wheel bearing
19 Richie Ginther BRM 12 4 Radiator
20 Ludovico Scarfiotti Ferrari 0 Withdrew
21 Peter Arundell Lotus-Climax 0 Withdrew
22 Giancarlo Baghetti ATS 0 Withdrew
23 Ian Burgess Scirocco 0 Withdrew
24 Nasif Estéfano De Tomaso 0 Withdrew

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