XLIX Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France
30 June 1963 - Reims: 439.900 km (8.300 km x 53 laps)
1 Jim Clark Lotus-Clmax 2:10:54.3 = 201.676 km/h
2 Tony Maggs Cooper-Climax - 1:04.9
3 Graham Hill BRM - 2:13.9 (no points awarded due to push start)
4 Jack Brabham Brabham-Climax - 2:15.2
5 Dan Gurney Brabham-Climax - 2:33.4
6 Jo Siffert Lotus-BRM - 1 lap
7 Chris Amon Lola-Climax - 2 laps
8 Maurice Trintignant Lotus-Climax - 3 laps
9 Innes Ireland BRP-BRM - 4 laps
10 Lorenzo Bandini BRM - 8 laps
11 Jim Hall Lotus-BRM - 8 laps
12 Bruce Mclaren Cooper-Climax - 11 laps (not running at finish)
13 Trevor Taylor Lotus-Climax - 12 laps (not running at finish)
Fastest Lap: Jim Clark, Lotus-Climax, 2:21.6 = 211.068 km/h
Retired:
Richie Ginther BRM 5 laps Radiator
Tony Settember Scirocco-BRM 5 laps Rear hub
John Surtees Ferrari 12 laps Fuel pump
Masten Gregory Lotus-BRM 30 laps Gearbox
Jo Bonnier Cooper-Climax 32 laps Fuel injection
Phil Hill Lotus-BRM 35 laps Electrical problems
Trevor Taylor Lotus-Climax 41 laps Crown wheel and pinion
Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 42 laps Ignition
Did Not Start:
Ludovico Scarfiotti Ferrari Injured in training
Peter Arundell Lotus-Climax Excluded by organizers - competed in F.Junior race
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Starting Grid
Dan Gurney Graham Hill Jim Clark
Brabham BT7-Climax #8 BRM P61 #2 Lotus 25-Climax #18
F1-1-63 611 R4
2:21.7 2:20.9 2:20.2
Jack Brabham John Surtees
Brabham BT7-Climax #6 Ferrari 156 #16
F1-2-63 0003
2:21.9 2:21.9
Tony Maggs Trevor Taylor Bruce McLaren
Cooper T66-Climax #12 Lotus 25-Climax #20 Cooper T66-Climax #10
F1-5-63 R2 F1-4-63
2:24.4 2:23.7 2:22.5
Jo Siffert Innes Ireland
Lotus 24-BRM #36 BRP 1-BRM #32
950 1/63
2:25.2 2:25.1
Phil Hill Richie Ginther Jo Bonnier
Lotus 24-BRM #42 BRM P578 #4 Cooper T60-Climax #44
951 5784 F1-18-61
2:27.7 2:25.9 2:25.7
Chris Amon Maurice Trintignant
Lola Mk4A-Climax #30 Lotus 24-Climax #28
BRGP44 942
2:30.5 2:28.3
Tony Settember Masten Gregory Jim Hall
Scirocco 01-BRM #38 Lotus 24-BRM #48 Lotus-BRM #34
SP-1-63 952 945
2:36.7 2.33.2 2:30.9
Lorenzo Bandini
BRM P578 #46
5781
2:37.8
Did Not Start
Ludovico Scarfiotti
Ferrari 156 #?
0002
2:27.0
Peter Arundell
Lotus 25-Climax #22
R3
2:28.5
Did Not Appear
24 Phil Hill ATS 100 withdrawn, driver in #42
26 Giancarlo Baghetti ATS 100 withdrawn
40 Ian Burgess Scirocco-BRM car not ready
50 Nasif Estefano de Tomaso-Tomaso car not ready