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1963 United States Grand Prix · qualifying

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Profile & context

Name: 1963 United States Grand Prix · qualifying

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F1DB

v2026.17.0 · session/119-qualifying

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Historical source & scope

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

1963 United States Grand Prix · Watkins Glen International

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1963 Formula 1 World Championship · round 8

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Graham Hill	BRM	2:19:22.100 · 110 laps · brm	9
2	Richie Ginther	BRM	2:19:56.400 · 110 laps · brm	6
3	Jim Clark	Lotus	Time not recorded · 109 laps · climax	4
4	Jack Brabham	Brabham	Time not recorded · 108 laps · climax	3
5	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari	Time not recorded · 106 laps · ferrari	2
6	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche	Time not recorded · 99 laps · porsche	1
7	Peter Broeker	Stebro	Time not recorded · 88 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
8	Jo Bonnier	Cooper	Time not recorded · 85 laps · climax	Unknown / not applicable
9	John Surtees	Ferrari	Engine · Time not recorded · 82 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
10	Jim Hall	Lotus	Gearbox · Time not recorded · 76 laps · brm	Unknown / not applicable
11	Bruce McLaren	Cooper	Fuel pump · Time not recorded · 74 laps · climax	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jo Siffert	Lotus	Gearbox · Time not recorded · 56 laps · brm	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Rodger Ward	Lotus	Gearbox · Time not recorded · 44 laps · brm	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Tony Maggs	Cooper	Ignition · Time not recorded · 44 laps · climax	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Dan Gurney	Brabham	Chassis · Time not recorded · 42 laps · climax	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Pedro Rodríguez	Lotus	Engine · Time not recorded · 36 laps · climax	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Trevor Taylor	Lotus	Electrical · Time not recorded · 24 laps · climax	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Masten Gregory	Lola	Engine · Time not recorded · 14 laps · climax	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Hap Sharp	Lotus	Retirement · Time not recorded · 6 laps · brm	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Phil Hill	ATS	Oil pump · Time not recorded · 4 laps · ats	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Giancarlo Baghetti	ATS	Oil pump · Time not recorded · 0 laps · ats	Unknown / not applicable

Qualifying

Recorded qualifying order; Q1/Q2/Q3 and earlier formats remain distinct in original evidence
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Graham Hill	BRM	1:13.400 · brm
2	Jim Clark	Lotus	1:13.500 · climax
3	John Surtees	Ferrari	1:13.700 · ferrari
4	Richie Ginther	BRM	1:14.000 · brm
5	Jack Brabham	Brabham	1:14.200 · climax
6	Dan Gurney	Brabham	1:14.500 · climax
7	Trevor Taylor	Lotus	1:15.600 · climax
8	Masten Gregory	Lola	1:15.600 · climax
9	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari	1:15.800 · ferrari
10	Tony Maggs	Cooper	1:15.800 · climax
11	Bruce McLaren	Cooper	1:15.900 · climax
12	Jo Bonnier	Cooper	1:16.300 · climax
13	Pedro Rodríguez	Lotus	1:16.500 · climax
14	Jo Siffert	Lotus	1:16.500 · brm
15	Phil Hill	ATS	1:17.100 · ats
16	Jim Hall	Lotus	1:17.700 · brm
17	Rodger Ward	Lotus	1:19.200 · brm
18	Hap Sharp	Lotus	1:20.000 · brm
19	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche	1:22.300 · porsche
20	Giancarlo Baghetti	ATS	1:25.200 · ats
21	Peter Broeker	Stebro	1:28.600 · ford

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Graham Hill	BRM	1:13.400 · brm
2	Jim Clark	Lotus	1:13.500 · climax
3	John Surtees	Ferrari	1:13.700 · ferrari
4	Richie Ginther	BRM	1:14.000 · brm
5	Jack Brabham	Brabham	1:14.200 · climax
6	Dan Gurney	Brabham	1:14.500 · climax
7	Trevor Taylor	Lotus	1:15.600 · climax
8	Masten Gregory	Lola	1:15.600 · climax
9	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari	1:15.800 · ferrari
10	Tony Maggs	Cooper	1:15.800 · climax
11	Bruce McLaren	Cooper	1:15.900 · climax
12	Jo Bonnier	Cooper	1:16.300 · climax
13	Pedro Rodríguez	Lotus	1:16.500 · climax
14	Jo Siffert	Lotus	1:16.500 · brm
15	Phil Hill	ATS	1:17.100 · ats
16	Jim Hall	Lotus	1:17.700 · brm
17	Rodger Ward	Lotus	1:19.200 · brm
18	Hap Sharp	Lotus	1:20.000 · brm
19	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche	1:22.300 · porsche
20	Giancarlo Baghetti	ATS	1:25.200 · ats
21	Peter Broeker	Stebro	1:28.600 · ford

Championship progression

Driver standings after this championship round
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Jim Clark	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	51
2	Richie Ginther	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	28
3	Graham Hill	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	22
4	John Surtees	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	22
5	Bruce McLaren	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	14
6	Dan Gurney	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	12
7	Tony Maggs	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	9
8	Jack Brabham	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	8
9	Innes Ireland	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	6
10	Lorenzo Bandini	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
11	Gerhard Mitter	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
12	Jo Bonnier	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
12	Jim Hall	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
14	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
15	Trevor Taylor	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
15	Ludovico Scarfiotti	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
15	Jo Siffert	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1