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Second round of the 1963 Formula One World Championship
Motor car race
The
1963 Belgian Grand Prix
was a
Formula One
motor race, held at
Spa-Francorchamps
on 9 June 1963. It was race 2 of 10 in both the
1963 World Championship of Drivers
and the
1963 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers
.
Jim Clark
won the race in extremely wet and rainy conditions. After starting eighth on the grid Clark passed all of the cars in front of him, including early leader
Graham Hill
. At the end of the race, Clark had not only lapped the entire field except for
Bruce McLaren
, but the margin to the second-placed
Cooper
driver was almost five minutes. The Scot's performance was made even more impressive by the fact that gearbox issues meant that he had to hold his gear lever in place, thus driving one-handed, whenever fifth gear was selected on this high-speed circuit. Given the rainy conditions, Clark eventually chose not to engage fifth gear at all, leaving him with only four gears.
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This would be the first of seven victories for Clark and
Team Lotus
that year.
Classification
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Qualifying
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Race
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Championship standings after the race
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- Drivers' Championship standings
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- Constructors' Championship standings
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- Notes
: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
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