1963 - Grand Prix of France

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1963 - Grand Prix of France

Race Name - Grand Prix of France
Date - 6/30/1963
Race Track - Circuit de Reims
Number of Starting Cars - 19
Laps Run - 53
Pole Winner Jim Clark
Average Race Speed - 201.683 kph
Lead Changes - 1 Leader(s) with 0 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Jim Clark
Race Number - 4

Fin	St	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine
1	1	Jim Clark	Team Lotus	Lotus 25	Climax 1.5 V8
2	8	Tony Maggs	Cooper Car Company	Cooper T66	Climax 1.5 V8
3	2	Graham Hill	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P57	BRM 1.5 V8
4	5	Jack Brabham	Brabham Racing Organisation	Brabham BT7	Climax 1.5 V8
5	3	Dan Gurney	Brabham Racing Organisation	Brabham BT7	Climax 1.5 V8
6	10	Jo Siffert	Siffert Racing Team	Lotus 24	BRM 1.5 V8
7	17	Chris Amon	Reg Parnell Racing	Lola Mk4A	Climax 1.5 V8
8	15	Maurice Trintignant	Reg Parnell Racing	Lotus 24	Climax 1.5 V8
9	9	Innes Ireland	British Racing Partnership	BRP Mk1	BRM 1.5 V8
10	21	Lorenzo Bandini	Scuderia Centro Sud	BRM P57	BRM 1.5 V8
11	18	Jim Hall	British Racing Partnership	Lotus 24	BRM 1.5 V8
12	6	Bruce McLaren	Cooper Car Company	Cooper T66	Climax 1.5 V8
13	7	Trevor Taylor	Team Lotus	Lotus 25	Climax 1.5 V8
14	13	Phil Hill	Automobili Tourismo e Sport	A.T.S. 100	A.T.S. 1.5 V8
15	11	Jo Bonnier	Rob Walker Racing Team	Cooper T60	Climax 1.5 V8
16	19	Masten Gregory	Tim Parnell	Lotus 24	BRM 1.5 V8
17	4	John Surtees	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 156/63	Ferrari 178
18	20	Tony Settember	Scirocco Powell	Scirocco SP	BRM 1.5 V8
19	12	Richie Ginther	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM P57	BRM 1.5 V8
20	14	Ludovico Scarfiotti	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 156/63	Ferrari 178
21	16	Peter Arundell	Team Lotus	Lotus 25	Climax 1.5 V8