1963 Dutch Grand Prix

1963 Dutch Grand Prix
Zandvoort original layout
Zandvoort original layout
Race details
Date June 23, 1963
Official name XI Grote Prijs van Nederland
Location Circuit Park Zandvoort
Zandvoort, Netherlands
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.193 km (2.605 miles)
Distance 80 laps, 335.440 km (208.433 miles)
Weather Sunny
Pole position
Driver Lotus-Climax
Time 1:31.6
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Jim Clark Lotus-Climax
Time 1:33.7 on lap 56
Podium
First Lotus-Climax
Second Brabham-Climax
Third Ferrari
Lap leaders
Dutch newsreel on the 1963 Dutch Grand Prix

The 1963 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Zandvoort on June 23, 1963. It was race 3 of 10 in both the 1963 World Championship of Drivers and the 1963 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 80-lap race was won by Lotus driver Jim Clark – by a margin of more than a full lap – after he started from pole position. Dan Gurney finished second for the Brabham team and Ferrari driver John Surtees came in third.

Jim Clark won the race driving a Lotus 25