1963 Aintree 200
# 1963 Aintree 200

The 8th Aintree 200 was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 27 April 1963 at Aintree Circuit, England. The race was run over 50 laps of the circuit, and was won by British driver Graham Hill in a BRM P57.

## Characteristics

This race saw one of the last instances of car changing in Formula One, as it was already illegal in World Championship races. Jim Clark's Lotus 25 was left on the starting line with a flat battery and joined the race a lap down, but after 16 laps, he swapped cars with his team-mate Trevor Taylor who was in fifth place at the time. Clark moved up to finish third, while Taylor was left in seventh place. Clark set the fastest lap of the race in Taylor's car.

Jack Brabham qualified in second place but failed to start after suffering a broken piston in practice.

## Results

| Pos | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Graham Hill | Owen Racing Organisation | BRM | 1:35.20.8 | 4 |
| 2 | Innes Ireland | British Racing Partnership | Lotus-BRM | + 15.0 s | 3 |
| 3 | Trevor Taylor Jim Clark | Team Lotus | Lotus-Climax | + 28.6 s | 6 |
| 4 | Richie Ginther | Owen Racing Organisation | BRM | + 31.8 s | 5 |
| 5 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper Car Company | Cooper-Climax | + 1:12.4 s | 7 |
| 6 | Chris Amon | Reg Parnell (Racing) | Lola-Climax | 48 laps | 10 |
| 7 | Jim Clark Trevor Taylor | Team Lotus | Lotus-Climax | 47 laps | 1 |
| 8 | Jimmy Blumer | Reg Parnell (Racing) | Lotus-Climax | 47 laps | 14 |
| 9 | John Taylor | Gerard Racing | Cooper-Ford | 42 laps | 11 |
| Ret | Ian Raby | Ian Raby (Racing) | Gilby-BRM | Engine | 9 |
| Ret | John Campbell-Jones | Tim Parnell | Lotus-BRM | Oil leak | 13 |
| DSQ | Tim Parnell | Tim Parnell | Lotus-Climax | Push-start | 17 |
| Ret | Jock Russell | Jock Russell | Lotus-Climax | Rear suspension | 15 |
| Ret | Tony Maggs | Cooper Car Company | Cooper-Climax | Brakes / Ignition | 18 |
| Ret | Philip Robinson | A. Robinson & Sons | Lotus-Climax | Engine | 12 |
| Ret | Jim Hall | British Racing Partnership | Lotus-BRM | Throttle linkage | 8 |
| DNS | Jack Brabham | Brabham Racing Organisation | Brabham-Climax | Piston | (2) |
| DNS | André Pilette | André Pilette | Lotus-Climax | Withdrew after practice | (16) |
| WD | Morris Nunn | Morris Nunn | Cooper-Climax | Car not ready | - |

* Wolfgang Seidel entered two cars under the Autosport Team Wolfgang Seidel banner, but these were withdrawn before the event.
