1963 French Grand Prix
- Date
- 30 Jun 1963
- Circuit
- Reims-Gueux, Reims, France
- Round
- 4 of 10
- Winner
- Jim Clark (Lotus-Climax)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 1 | 53 | 2:10:54.3 | 9 | |
| 2 | 12 | Tony Maggs | Cooper-Climax | 8 | 53 | +1:04.9 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | Graham Hill | BRM | 2 | 53 | +1:13.9 | 0 | |
| 4 | 6 | Jack Brabham | Brabham | 5 | 53 | +2:15.2 | 3 | |
| 5 | 8 | Dan Gurney | Brabham | 3 | 53 | +2:33.4 | 2 | |
| 6 | 36 | Jo Siffert | Lotus-BRM | 10 | 52 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 30 | Chris Amon | Lola | 17 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | 28 | Maurice Trintignant | Lotus-Climax | 15 | 50 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 32 | Innes Ireland | BRP | 9 | 49 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 46 | Lorenzo Bandini | BRM | 21 | 45 | +8 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 34 | Jim Hall | Lotus-BRM | 18 | 45 | +8 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | 10 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 6 | 42 | Ignition | 0 | |
| 13 | 20 | Trevor Taylor | Lotus-Climax | 7 | 41 | Suspension | 0 | |
| N | 42 | Phil Hill | Lotus-BRM | 13 | 34 | Not classified | 0 | |
| N | 44 | Jo Bonnier | Cooper-Climax | 11 | 32 | Not classified | 0 | |
| R | 48 | Masten Gregory | Lotus-BRM | 19 | 30 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 16 | John Surtees | Ferrari | 4 | 12 | Fuel pump | 0 | |
| R | 38 | Tony Settember | Scirocco | 20 | 5 | Wheel bearing | 0 | |
| R | 4 | Richie Ginther | BRM | 12 | 4 | Radiator | 0 | |
| W | 14 | Ludovico Scarfiotti | Ferrari | PL | 0 | Withdrew | 0 | |
| W | 22 | Peter Arundell | Lotus-Climax | PL | 0 | Withdrew | 0 | |
| W | 26 | Giancarlo Baghetti | ATS | PL | 0 | Withdrew | 0 | |
| W | 40 | Ian Burgess | Scirocco | PL | 0 | Withdrew | 0 | |
| W | 50 | Nasif Estéfano | De Tomaso | PL | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 3 | 27 |
| 2 | Dan Gurney | Brabham | 0 | 12 |
| 3 | Richie Ginther | BRM | 0 | 11 |
| 4 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 0 | 10 |
| 5 | Graham Hill | BRM | 1 | 9 |
| 6 | Tony Maggs | Cooper-Climax | 0 | 8 |
| 7 | John Surtees | Ferrari | 0 | 7 |
| 8 | Innes Ireland | BRP | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Jack Brabham | Brabham | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Jo Bonnier | Cooper-Climax | 0 | 2 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lotus-Climax | 3 | 28 |
| 2 | Cooper-Climax | 0 | 16 |
| 3 | BRM | 1 | 14 |
| 4 | Brabham | 0 | 13 |
| 5 | Ferrari | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | BRP | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Lotus-BRM | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Porsche | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Lola | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Scirocco | 0 | 0 |