The Garagiste.

The Television Age  ·  Round 9

Mexican Grand Prix

1963  ·  Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez  ·  27 October 1963  ·  65 laps

  1. 1st Jim Clark Lotus-Climax · 02:09:52.1
  2. 2nd Jack Brabham Brabham · +1:41.100
  3. 3rd Richie Ginther BRM · +1:54.700

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Jim Clark

Lotus-Climax  —  Pole position

02 Lap 19

John Surtees

Retirement Ferrari  —  Disqualified

03 Lap 30

Bruce McLaren

Retirement Cooper-Climax  —  Engine

04 Lap 46

Phil Hill

Retirement ATS  —  Suspension

05 On the Charge

Hap Sharp

Lotus-BRM  —  P16 → P7

06 Victory

Jim Clark

Lotus-Climax  —  Won from P1

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 1 65 02:09:52.1 9
2 Jack Brabham Brabham 10 65 +1:41.100 6
3 Richie Ginther BRM 5 65 +1:54.700 4
4 Graham Hill BRM 3 64 +1 Lap 3
5 Jo Bonnier Cooper-Climax 8 62 +3 Laps 2
6 Dan Gurney Brabham 4 62 +3 Laps 1
7 Hap Sharp Lotus-BRM 16 61 +4 Laps
8 Jim Hall Lotus-BRM 15 61 +4 Laps
9 Jo Siffert Lotus-BRM 9 59 +6 Laps
10 Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 18 58 +7 Laps
11 Moisés Solana BRM 11 57 Engine
12 Phil Hill ATS 17 46 Suspension
13 Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari 7 36 Ignition
14 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 6 30 Engine
15 Pedro Rodríguez Lotus-Climax 20 26 Suspension
16 Masten Gregory Lola 14 23 Suspension
17 John Surtees Ferrari 2 19 Disqualified
18 Trevor Taylor Lotus-Climax 12 19 Engine
19 Giancarlo Baghetti ATS 21 12 Engine
20 Chris Amon Lotus-BRM 19 9 Gearbox
21 Tony Maggs Cooper-Climax 13 7 Engine
22 Frank Dochnal Cooper-Climax 0 Withdrew
23 Walt Hansgen Team Lotus 0 Withdrew
24 Innes Ireland Lotus-BRM 0 Withdrew
25 Thomas Monarch Lotus-Climax 0 Withdrew

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