1963 Formula 1 World Championship
A historical profile with source-linked evidence. Further research is in progress.
Profile & context
Championship season: 1963
- Name
- 1963 Formula 1 World Championship
Sources behind this page
v2026.17.0 · seasons/1963
Original reference ↗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.
Season coverage
10 of 10 source-calendar events have race results; 10 have qualifying; 10 have grids.
Rules audit: incomplete; published standings retained without summing gross race points. A populated calendar does not establish historical completeness.
Constructor championship: source_reported.
Historical scoring context
Finishing-point scale: Not yet audited for this season. Retention: Not yet audited.
Use source participant awards; eligibility and allocation vary historically. Use recorded awards; no universal half-points inference. Source decimals may round fractional awards; no guessed exact restoration.
Partial rule context only; this does not replace the source's retained championship standings.
Championship calendar
| Round | Grand Prix | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grand Prix de Monaco 1963 | 1963-05-26 | completed |
| 2 | 1963 Belgian Grand Prix | 1963-06-09 | completed |
| 3 | Grote Prijs van Nederland 1963 | 1963-06-23 | completed |
| 4 | Grand Prix de France 1963 | 1963-06-30 | completed |
| 5 | 1963 RAC British Grand Prix | 1963-07-20 | completed |
| 6 | Grosser Preis von Deutschland 1963 | 1963-08-04 | completed |
| 7 | Gran Premio d'Italia 1963 | 1963-09-08 | completed |
| 8 | 1963 United States Grand Prix | 1963-10-06 | completed |
| 9 | Gran Premio de México 1963 | 1963-10-27 | completed |
| 10 | South African Grand Prix 1963 | 1963-12-28 | completed |
Driver championship standings
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Clark | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 54 |
| 2 | Graham Hill | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 29 |
| 3 | Richie Ginther | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 29 |
| 4 | John Surtees | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 22 |
| 5 | Dan Gurney | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 19 |
| 6 | Bruce McLaren | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 17 |
| 7 | Jack Brabham | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 14 |
| 8 | Tony Maggs | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 9 |
| 9 | Innes Ireland | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 10 | Lorenzo Bandini | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 11 | Jo Bonnier | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 12 | Gerhard Mitter | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 13 | 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 |
Constructor championship standings
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Not recorded | Lotus | Time not recorded · climax | 54 |
| 2 | Not recorded | BRM | Time not recorded · brm | 36 |
| 3 | Not recorded | Brabham | Time not recorded · climax | 28 |
| 4 | Not recorded | Ferrari | Time not recorded · ferrari | 26 |
| 5 | Not recorded | Cooper | Time not recorded · climax | 25 |
| 6 | Not recorded | BRP | Time not recorded · brm | 6 |
| 7 | Not recorded | Porsche | Time not recorded · porsche | 5 |
| 8 | Not recorded | Lotus | Time not recorded · brm | 4 |