Type: | NC |
Country: | Italy |
Grand Prix: | Mediterranean |
Official Name: | II Gran Premio del Mediterraneo |
Location: | Autodromo di Pergusa, Sicily |
Date: | 18 August |
Year: | 1963 |
Course: | Permanent racing facility |
Course Mi: | 2.985 |
Course Km: | 4.803 |
Distance Laps: | 60 |
Distance Mi: | 179.062 |
Distance Km: | 288.172 |
Pole Driver: | John Surtees |
Pole Country: | UK |
Pole Team: | Ferrari |
Pole Time: | 1:16.1 |
Fast Driver: | John Surtees |
Fast Team: | Ferrari |
Fast Time: | 1:15.9 |
Fast Country: | UK |
First Driver: | John Surtees |
First Country: | UK |
First Team: | Ferrari |
Second Driver: | Peter Arundell |
Second Country: | UK |
Second Team: | Lotus-Climax |
Third Driver: | Lorenzo Bandini |
Third Country: | Italy |
Third Team: | BRM |
The 1963 Mediterranean Grand Prix was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 18 August 1963 at the Autodromo di Pergusa, Sicily. The second running of the Mediterranean Grand Prix, the race was run over 60 laps of the circuit, and was dominated by British driver John Surtees in a Ferrari 156.
British driver Trevor Taylor suffered an accident during the race, in which he was thrown out of his Lotus 25 with fairly minor injuries, before the car broke up and caught fire.[1]
Pos | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | John Surtees | SEFAC Ferrari | Ferrari | 1.18:00.8 | 1 | |
2 | Peter Arundell | Team Lotus | Lotus-Climax | + 17.4 s | 6 | |
3 | ![]() | Scuderia Centro Sud | BRM | + 17.7 s | 2 | |
4 | ![]() | Rob Walker Racing Team | Cooper-Climax | 58 laps | 8 | |
5 | ![]() | Siffert Racing Team | Lotus-BRM | 57 laps | 5 | |
6 | Bob Anderson | DW Racing Enterprises | Lola-Climax | 57 laps | 4 | |
7 | ![]() | Scuderia Centro Sud | Cooper-Climax | 57 laps | 7 | |
8 | ![]() | Count Volpi | Porsche | 54 laps | 10 | |
9 | ![]() | Ecurie Filipinetti | Lotus-BRM | 53 laps | 11 | |
10 | ![]() | Bernard Collomb | Lotus-Climax | 52 laps | 15 | |
11 | ![]() | Jo Schlesser | Brabham-Ford | 51 laps | 14 | |
12 | ![]() | Brabham Racing Organisation | Brabham-Climax | 47 laps | 9 | |
Ret | Trevor Taylor | Team Lotus | Lotus-Climax | Accident | 3 | |
Ret | ![]() | Carmelo Genovese | Lotus-Ford | Carburettor | 16 | |
Ret | ![]() | Giacomo Russo | Lotus-Ford | Engine | 13 | |
DNS | ![]() | Ecurie Maarsbergen | Porsche | Stub-axle in practice | (12) | |
DNQ | ![]() | Scuderia Setecolli | De Tomaso-Ferrari | - | ||
DNQ | ![]() | Gaetano Starrabba | Lotus-Maserati | - |