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Grand Prix de France 1963 · qualifying

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Profile & context

Name: Grand Prix de France 1963 · qualifying

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F1DB

v2026.17.0 · session/115-qualifying

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F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.

Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.

Grand Prix context

Grand Prix de France 1963 · Reims-Gueux

Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.

1963 Formula 1 World Championship · round 4

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Jim Clark	Lotus	2:10:54.300 · 53 laps · climax	9
2	Tony Maggs	Cooper	2:11:59.200 · 53 laps · climax	6
3	Graham Hill	BRM	2:13:08.200 · 53 laps · brm	Unknown / not applicable
4	Jack Brabham	Brabham	2:13:09.500 · 53 laps · climax	3
5	Dan Gurney	Brabham	2:13:27.700 · 53 laps · climax	2
6	Jo Siffert	Lotus	Time not recorded · 52 laps · brm	1
7	Chris Amon	Lola	Time not recorded · 51 laps · climax	Unknown / not applicable
8	Maurice Trintignant	Lotus	Time not recorded · 50 laps · climax	Unknown / not applicable
9	Innes Ireland	BRP	Time not recorded · 49 laps · brm	Unknown / not applicable
10	Lorenzo Bandini	BRM	Time not recorded · 45 laps · brm	Unknown / not applicable
11	Jim Hall	Lotus	Time not recorded · 45 laps · brm	Unknown / not applicable
12	Bruce McLaren	Cooper	Ignition · Time not recorded · 42 laps · climax	Unknown / not applicable
13	Trevor Taylor	Lotus	Suspension · Time not recorded · 41 laps · climax	Unknown / not applicable
NC	Phil Hill	Lotus	Time not recorded · 34 laps · brm	Unknown / not applicable
NC	Jo Bonnier	Cooper	Time not recorded · 32 laps · climax	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Masten Gregory	Lotus	Gearbox · Time not recorded · 30 laps · brm	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	John Surtees	Ferrari	Fuel pump · Time not recorded · 12 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Tony Settember	Scirocco	Wheel bearing · Time not recorded · 5 laps · brm	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Richie Ginther	BRM	Radiator · Time not recorded · 4 laps · brm	Unknown / not applicable
DNS	Ludovico Scarfiotti	Ferrari	Accident in practice · Time not recorded · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
DNS	Peter Arundell	Lotus	Time not recorded · climax	Unknown / not applicable

Qualifying

Recorded qualifying order; Q1/Q2/Q3 and earlier formats remain distinct in original evidence
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Jim Clark	Lotus	2:20.200 · climax
2	Graham Hill	BRM	2:20.900 · brm
3	Dan Gurney	Brabham	2:21.700 · climax
4	John Surtees	Ferrari	2:21.900 · ferrari
5	Jack Brabham	Brabham	2:21.900 · climax
6	Bruce McLaren	Cooper	2:22.500 · climax
7	Trevor Taylor	Lotus	2:23.700 · climax
8	Tony Maggs	Cooper	2:24.400 · climax
9	Innes Ireland	BRP	2:25.100 · brm
10	Jo Siffert	Lotus	2:25.200 · brm
11	Jo Bonnier	Cooper	2:25.700 · climax
12	Richie Ginther	BRM	2:25.900 · brm
13	Ludovico Scarfiotti	Ferrari	2:27.000 · ferrari
14	Phil Hill	Lotus	2:27.700 · brm
15	Maurice Trintignant	Lotus	2:28.300 · climax
16	Peter Arundell	Lotus	2:28.500 · climax
17	Chris Amon	Lola	2:30.500 · climax
18	Jim Hall	Lotus	2:30.900 · brm
19	Masten Gregory	Lotus	2:33.200 · brm
20	Tony Settember	Scirocco	2:36.700 · brm
21	Lorenzo Bandini	BRM	2:37.800 · brm

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Jim Clark	Lotus	2:20.200 · climax
2	Graham Hill	BRM	2:20.900 · brm
3	Dan Gurney	Brabham	2:21.700 · climax
4	John Surtees	Ferrari	2:21.900 · ferrari
5	Jack Brabham	Brabham	2:21.900 · climax
6	Bruce McLaren	Cooper	2:22.500 · climax
7	Trevor Taylor	Lotus	2:23.700 · climax
8	Tony Maggs	Cooper	2:24.400 · climax
9	Innes Ireland	BRP	2:25.100 · brm
10	Jo Siffert	Lotus	2:25.200 · brm
11	Jo Bonnier	Cooper	2:25.700 · climax
12	Richie Ginther	BRM	2:25.900 · brm
13	Phil Hill	Lotus	2:27.700 · brm
14	Maurice Trintignant	Lotus	2:28.300 · climax
15	Chris Amon	Lola	2:30.500 · climax
16	Jim Hall	Lotus	2:30.900 · brm
17	Masten Gregory	Lotus	2:33.200 · brm
18	Tony Settember	Scirocco	2:36.700 · brm
19	Lorenzo Bandini	BRM	2:37.800 · brm

Championship progression

Driver standings after this championship round
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Jim Clark	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	27
2	Dan Gurney	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	12
3	Richie Ginther	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	11
4	Bruce McLaren	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	10
5	Graham Hill	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	9
6	Tony Maggs	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	8
7	John Surtees	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	7
8	Innes Ireland	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
8	Jack Brabham	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
10	Jo Bonnier	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
11	Trevor Taylor	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
11	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
11	Ludovico Scarfiotti	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
11	Jo Siffert	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1