1963 Pau Grand Prix

The 23rd Pau Grand Prix was a non-Championship motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 15 April 1963 at Pau Circuit, the street circuit in Pau. The race was run over 100 laps of the circuit, and was won by Jim Clark in a Lotus 25. Clark and his team-mate Trevor Taylor dominated the race from start to finish, with their nearest rival finishing the race five laps adrift.

1963 Pau Grand Prix
Non-championship race in the 1963 Formula One season
Race details
Date	15 April 1963
Official name	XXIII Pau Grand Prix
Location	Pau Circuit, Pau
Course	Temporary street circuit
Course length	2.758 km (1.714 miles)
Distance	100 laps, 275.842 km (171.4 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax
Time	1:30.5
Fastest lap
Driver	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax
Time	1:35.5
Podium
First	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax
Second	Trevor Taylor	Lotus-Climax
Third	Heinz Schiller	Porsche

Results

Pos	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid
1	Jim Clark	Team Lotus	Lotus-Climax	2.46:59.7	1
2	Trevor Taylor	Team Lotus	Lotus-Climax	+ 0.1 s	3
3	Heinz Schiller	Scuderia Filipinetti	Porsche	95 laps	10
4	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Ecurie Maarsbergen	Porsche	94 laps	9
5	Herbert Müller	Scuderia Filipinetti	Lotus-Climax	93 laps	6
6	André Pilette	Tim Parnell	Lotus-Climax	87 laps	15
7	André Wicky	André Wicky	Cooper-Climax	82 laps	14
Ret	Jo Bonnier	Rob Walker Racing Team	Cooper-Climax	Halfshaft	2
Ret	Bob Anderson	DW Racing Enterprises	Lola-Climax	Brakes	11
Ret	Jo Schlesser	Inter-Autocourse	Brabham-Ford	Ignition	8
Ret	Tim Parnell	Tim Parnell	Lotus-Climax	Engine	12
Ret	Jo Siffert	Scuderia Filipinetti	Lotus-BRM	Brakes	4
Ret	Maurice Trintignant	Rob Walker Racing Team	Lotus-Climax	Gear linkage	5
Ret	Bernard Collomb	Bernard Collomb	Lotus-Climax	Fuel tank leak	13
Ret	Tony Settember	Team Scirocco-Powell	Emeryson-Climax	Accident (suspension)	7
WD	Masten Gregory	Scuderia Tomaso	De Tomaso	Car not ready	-
WD	Tony Settember	Team Scirocco-Powell	Scirocco-BRM	Car not ready - drove Emeryson instead	-
WD	Heini Walter	Scuderia Filipinetti	Porsche	Car not ready	-

References

• "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974.

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