1963 Italian Grand Prix
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Race details | |||
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Race 7 of 10 in the 1963 Formula One season | |||
Date | September 8, 1963 | ||
Official name | XXXIV Gran Premio d'Italia | ||
Location | Autodromo Nazionale Monza Monza, Italy |
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Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 5.750 km (3.573 mi) | ||
Distance | 86 laps, 494.500 km (307.268 mi) | ||
Weather | Warm, dry and sunny | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Ferrari | ||
Time | 1:37.3 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | |
Time | 1:38.9 on lap 60 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Lotus-Climax | ||
Second | BRM | ||
Third | Cooper-Climax |
The 1963 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monza on September 8, 1963. At this race, Scottish driver Jim Clark clinched the World Championship crown with three races to go, the first time anyone had done so.
Classification
Notes
- Jim Clark became the first driver to win the Drivers' World Championship with 3 races left to go. Lotus-Climax also won the Constructors' Championship.
- This was the last ever Formula One race with a distance of more than 300 miles.
Championship standings after the race
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- Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only the best 6 results counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.
References
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