1963 Syracuse Grand Prix

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Race details
Non-Championship race in the 1963 Formula One season
Date 25 April 1963
Official name XII Gran Premio di Siracusa
Location Syracuse Circuit, Syracuse, Sicily
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 5.612 km (3.487 mi)
Distance 56 laps, 314.26 km (195.27 mi)
Pole position
Driver Lotus-BRM
Time 1:59.0
Fastest lap
Driver Switzerland Jo Siffert Lotus-BRM
Time 2:00.4
Podium
First Lotus-BRM
Second Porsche
Third Cooper-Maserati

The 12th Syracuse Grand Prix was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 25 April 1963 at Syracuse Circuit, Sicily. The race was run over 56 laps of the circuit, and was won easily by Swiss driver Jo Siffert in a Lotus 24.

Results

Pos Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Retired Grid
1 Switzerland Jo Siffert Ecurie Filipinetti Lotus-BRM 2.06:25.4 1
2 Netherlands Carel Godin de Beaufort Ecurie Maarsbergen Porsche + 1:20.6 s 4
3 Italy Carlo Abate Scuderia Centro Sud Cooper-Maserati 55 laps 5
4 United Kingdom Bob Anderson DW Racing Enterprises Lola-Climax 52 laps 2
5 Sweden Jo Bonnier Rob Walker Racing Team Lotus-Climax 49 laps 3
6 Italy Gaetano Starrabba Gaetano Starrabba Lotus-Maserati 49 laps 10
Ret Germany Günther Seiffert Autosport Team Wolfgang Seidel Lotus-BRM Gearbox casing 9
Ret France Bernard Collomb Bernard Collomb Lotus-Climax Front wishbone 7
Ret Italy Lorenzo Bandini Scuderia Centro Sud Cooper-Maserati Oil pipe 6
Ret Switzerland André Wicky André Wicky Cooper-Climax Engine 8
WD United States Phil Hill Ecurie Filipinetti Lotus-BRM Car not ready -
WD United Kingdom Jim Clark Team Lotus Lotus-Climax -
WD United Kingdom Trevor Taylor Team Lotus Lotus-Climax -
WD United Kingdom John Surtees SEFAC Ferrari Ferrari Car not ready -
WD Argentina Nasif Estéfano Scuderia Tomaso De Tomaso Car not ready -

References

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