Era 02 · The garagistes · season 14

1963

Lotus won 7 races out of 10, and the world title went to Jim Clark.

The title was decided in round 7 – Italian Grand Prix.

The 1963 season was dominated by Jim Clark and the Lotus 25: he won seven of the ten races — a record at the time — and started from pole seven times.

Clark clinched the title early by winning the Italian Grand Prix at Monza and finished the season on 54 points. Graham Hill and Richie Ginther both scored 29 points for BRM; the only race that went to neither Lotus nor BRM — the German Grand Prix — was won by John Surtees in a Ferrari.

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Drivers’ standings · championship points
01Jim ClarkLotus54
02Graham HillBRM29
03Richie GintherBRM29
04John SurteesFerrari22
05Dan GurneyBrabham19
06Bruce McLarenCooper17
07Jack BrabhamBrabham14
08Tony MaggsCooper9
09Innes IrelandBRP6
10Lorenzo BandiniFerrari6
11Jo BonnierCooper6
12Gerhard MitterPorsche3
13Jim HallLotus3
14Carel Godin de BeaufortPorsche2
15Trevor TaylorLotus1
15Ludovico ScarfiottiFerrari1
15Jo SiffertLotus1
Constructors’ championship
01Lotus54
02BRM36
03Brabham28
04Ferrari26
05Cooper25
06BRP6

The season’s 10 races

Clark 7Hill 2Surtees 1