1963 German Grand Prix | |||
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Race details | |||
Date | 4 August 1963 | ||
Official name | XXV Grosser Preis von Deutschland | ||
Location |
Nürburgring Nürburg, West Germany | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 22.810 km (14.173 miles) | ||
Distance | 15 laps, 342.150 km (212.602 miles) | ||
Weather | Warm, dry and sunny, 21C. | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Lotus-Climax | ||
Time | 8:45.8 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver |
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Time | 8:47.0 on lap 9 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Ferrari | ||
Second | Lotus-Climax | ||
Third | BRM | ||
Lap leaders |
The 1963 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Nürburgring on 4 August 1963. It was race 6 of 10 in both the 1963 World Championship of Drivers and the 1963 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 15-lap race was won by Ferrari driver John Surtees after he started from second position. Jim Clark finished second for the Lotus team and BRM driver Richie Ginther came in third.