1963 Syracuse Grand Prix

1963 Syracuse Grand Prix
Non-championship race in the 1963 Formula One season
Race details
Date	25 April 1963
Official name	XII Gran Premio di Siracusa
Location	, Syracuse, Sicily
Course	Temporary road circuit
Course length	5.612 km (3.487 mi)
Distance	56 laps, 314.26 km (195.27 mi)
Pole position
Driver	Jo Siffert	Lotus-BRM
Time	1:59.0
Fastest lap
Driver	Jo Siffert	Lotus-BRM
Time	2:00.4
Podium
First	Jo Siffert	Lotus-BRM
Second	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche
Third	Carlo Abate	Cooper-Maserati

The 12th Syracuse Grand Prix was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 25 April 1963 at , 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	Jo Siffert	Ecurie Filipinetti	Lotus-BRM	2.06:25.4	1
2	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Ecurie Maarsbergen	Porsche	+ 1:20.6 s	4
3	Carlo Abate	Scuderia Centro Sud	Cooper-Maserati	55 laps	5
4	Bob Anderson	DW Racing Enterprises	Lola-Climax	52 laps	2
5	Jo Bonnier	Rob Walker Racing Team	Lotus-Climax	49 laps	3
6	Gaetano Starrabba	Gaetano Starrabba	Lotus-Maserati	49 laps	10
Ret	Günther Seiffert	Autosport Team Wolfgang Seidel	Lotus-BRM	Gearbox casing	9
Ret	Bernard Collomb	Bernard Collomb	Lotus-Climax	Front wishbone	7
Ret	Lorenzo Bandini	Scuderia Centro Sud	Cooper-Maserati	Oil pipe	6
Ret	André Wicky	André Wicky	Cooper-Climax	Engine	8
WD	Phil Hill	Ecurie Filipinetti	Lotus-BRM	Car not ready	-
WD	Jim Clark	Team Lotus	Lotus-Climax		-
WD	Trevor Taylor	Team Lotus	Lotus-Climax		-
WD	John Surtees	SEFAC Ferrari	Ferrari	Car not ready	-
WD	Nasif Estéfano	Scuderia Tomaso	De Tomaso	Car not ready	-

References[]

• "The Grand Prix Who's Who", Steve Small, 1995.
• "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974.
• Race results at www.silhouet.com [1]