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1963 Kanonloppet


FieldValue
TypeNC
CountrySweden
Grand PrixKanonloppet
Official nameIX Kanonloppet
LocationKarlskoga Circuit, Karlskoga
Date11 August
Year1963
CoursePermanent racing facility
Course_mi1.863
Course_km2.998
Distance_laps2 x 20
Distance_mi74.52
Distance_km119.92
Pole_DriverJack Brabham
Pole_CountryAustralia
Pole_TeamBrabham-Climax
Pole_Time1.22.6
Fast_DriverJim Clark
Fast_TeamLotus-Climax
Fast_Time1:30.6
Fast_CountryUK
First_DriverJim Clark
First_CountryUK
First_TeamLotus-Climax
Second_DriverTrevor Taylor
Second_CountryUK
Second_TeamLotus-Climax
Third_DriverJack Brabham
Third_CountryAustralia
Third_TeamBrabham-Climax

The 9th Kanonloppet was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 11 August 1963 at the Karlskoga Circuit, Sweden. The race was run over two heats of 20 laps of the little circuit, and was won by British driver Jim Clark in a Lotus 25.

The first heat was won easily by Clark, with team-mate Trevor Taylor in a comfortable second place, from Jack Brabham in third. All the other runners were lapped at least once. Brabham had led for most of the race but suffered fuel shortage problems and his engine cut out. The second heat saw a reverse of the first, with Brabham winning from Taylor and Clark, with just a few tenths of a second separating the two Lotus drivers.

The only two retirements were the two BKL Lotus cars in the second heat. This race marked the Formula One debuts of the 1967 World Champion Denny Hulme, and British driver David Prophet.

Results

PosDriverEntrantConstructorTime/RetiredGridHeat 1 / 2123456789101112RetRetDNPWDWDWDWD
UK Jim ClarkTeam LotusLotus-Climax1.04:26.721st / 3rd
UK Trevor TaylorTeam LotusLotus-Climax+ 35.0 s32nd / 2nd
Australia Jack BrabhamBrabham Racing OrganisationBrabham-Climax+ 45.5 s13rd / 1st
New Zealand Denny HulmeBrabham Racing OrganisationBrabham-Climax39 laps54th / 5th
Sweden Jo BonnierRob Walker Racing TeamCooper-Climax39 laps45th / 4th
USA Masten GregoryTim ParnellLotus-BRM38 laps77th / 6th
Netherlands Carel Godin de BeaufortEcurie MaarsbergenPorsche38 laps86th / 7th
UK Bob AndersonDW Racing EnterprisesLola-Climax38 laps68th / 9th
UK Ian RabyIan Raby (Racing)Gilby-BRM37 laps99th / 8th
Belgium André PiletteTim ParnellLotus-Climax37 laps1211th / 10th
UK David ProphetDavid ProphetBrabham-Ford37 laps1112th / 11th
France Clement BarrauClement BarrauLotus-Climax34 laps1313th / 12th
Germany Ernst MaringKurt KuhnkeBKL Lotus-BorgwardAccident1010th / Ret
Germany Kurt KuhnkeKurt KuhnkeBKL Lotus-BorgwardFuel injection1414th / Ret
UK Ron CarterTim ParnellLotus-Climax--
USA Dan GurneyBrabham Racing OrganisationBrabham-Climax--
New Zealand Chris AmonReg Parnell (Racing)Lola-ClimaxCar not ready--
USA Tony SettemberScirocco-Powell (Racing Cars)Scirocco-BRM--
UK Ian BurgessScirocco-Powell (Racing Cars)Scirocco-BRM--
  • Fastest lap: (Heat 1) Jim Clark 1:30.6
  • Fastest lap: (Heat 2) Jack Brabham 1:36.1

References

  • "The Grand Prix Who's Who", Steve Small, 1995.

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References

  1. "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974.
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