From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base
1963 Rome Grand Prix
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | NC |
| Country | Italy |
| Grand Prix | Rome |
| Official name | XV Gran Premio di Roma |
| Location | ACI Vallelunga Circuit, Vallelunga |
| Image | Autodromo Vallelunga Vecchio.svg |
| Date | 19 May |
| Year | 1963 |
| Course | Permanent racing facility |
| Course_mi | 2.002 |
| Course_km | 3.222 |
| Distance_laps | 2 x 40 |
| Distance_mi | 159.04 |
| Distance_km | 255.96 |
| Pole_Driver | Carel Godin de Beaufort |
| Pole_Country | Netherlands |
| Pole_Team | Porsche |
| Pole_Time | 1:29.4 |
| Fast_Driver | Bob Anderson |
| Fast_Team | Lola-Climax |
| Fast_Time | 1:29.0 |
| Fast_Country | UK |
| First_Driver | Bob Anderson |
| First_Country | UK |
| First_Team | Lola-Climax |
| Second_Driver | Carel Godin de Beaufort |
| Second_Country | Netherlands |
| Second_Team | Porsche |
| Third_Driver | Ian Raby |
| Third_Country | UK |
| Third_Team | Gilby-BRM |
The 15th Rome Grand Prix was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 19 May 1963 at the ACI Vallelunga Circuit, near Rome in Italy. The race was run over two heats of 40 laps of the circuit, both of which were won by British driver Bob Anderson in a Lola Mk4.
Both heats finished with the same three cars coming home in the first three places, and each time they were the only three cars to complete the distance. The grid included some Italian drivers who were relatively unknown outside their home country, and who never took part in any World Championship Grands Prix. The only one of these to threaten the leaders in this race was Franco Bernabei in his De Tomaso, but his engine blew up while he was leading the first heat and he was unable to take part in the second.
Swiss driver Jo Siffert was to have taken part in this race, having decided against competing in a sports car race in Germany on the same day. The team he was to have driven for, Ecurie Filipinetti, lobbied the Swiss Automobile Club and they refused Siffert a visa to race in Rome.
Results
| Pos | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid | Heat 1 / 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNQ | DNQ | DNP | WD | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK Bob Anderson | DW Racing Enterprises | Lola-Climax | 2:02:32.2 | 2 | 1st / 1st | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands Carel Godin de Beaufort | Ecurie Maarsbergen | Porsche | + 32.7 s | 1 | 2nd / 2nd | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Ian Raby | Ian Raby (Racing) | Gilby-BRM | + 1:05.4 s | 5 | 3rd / 3rd | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy Roberto Lippi | Scuderia Settecolli | De Tomaso-Maserati | 78 laps | 13 | 4th / 5th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy Gaetano Starrabba | Gaetano Starrabba | Lotus-Maserati | 76 laps | 10 | 5th / 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| France Clement Barrau | Clement Barrau | Lotus-Climax | 73 laps | 17 | 7th / 7th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy Rovero Campello | Rovero Campello | De Tomaso-O.S.C.A. | 71 laps | 11 | 6th / 10th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy Gastone Zanarotti | Gastone Zanarotti | De Tomaso-Maserati | 68 laps | 19 | 9th / 8th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Tim Parnell | Tim Parnell | Lotus-Climax | 68 laps (Engine) | 6 | Ret / 4th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Germany Günther Seiffert | Rhine-Ruhr Racing Team | Lotus-BRM | 67 laps | 18 | 8th / 11th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK John Campbell-Jones | Tim Parnell | Lotus-BRM | 56 laps | 7 | 12th / 9th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy Massimo Natili | Scuderia Centro Sud | Cooper-Maserati | 36 laps (Oil pipe / Gearbox) | 4 | Ret / Ret | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Argentina Juan Manuel Bordeu | Count Volpi | Porsche | 32 laps (Clutch) | 8 | 10th / DNS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy Franco Bernabei | Alejandro de Tomaso | De Tomaso-Ford | 27 laps (Engine) | 3 | Ret / DNS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy "Condor" | "Condor" | De Tomaso-Alfa Romeo | 26 laps (Gearbox) | 15 | 11th / Ret | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| France Bernard Collomb | Bernard Collomb | Lotus-Climax | 20 laps | 12 | 13th / DNS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland André Wicky | André Wicky | Cooper-Climax | 7 laps (Oil pressure) | 14 | Ret / DNS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy Carlo Peroglio | Scuderia Centro Sud | Cooper-Maserati | 3 laps (Oil pipe) | 16 | Ret / DNS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Argentina Nasif Estéfano | Alejandro de Tomaso | De Tomaso | 1 lap (Clutch) | 9 | Ret / DNS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Germany Kurt Kuhnke | Kurt Kuhnke | BKL Lotus-Borgward | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Germany Ernst Maring | Kurt Kuhnke | BKL Lotus-Borgward | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland Jo Siffert | Siffert Racing Team | Lotus-BRM | Refused visa to race | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Belgium André Pilette | André Pilette | Lotus-Climax | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Philip Robinson | A. Robinson & Sons | Lotus-Climax | - | - |
- Fastest lap: (Heat 1) Bob Anderson 1:30.9
- Fastest lap: (Heat 2) Bob Anderson 1:29.0
References
- "The Grand Prix Who's Who", Steve Small, 1995.
| Previous_year's_race = 1954 Rome Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = —
References
- "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974, pp.141.
This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.
Ask Mako anything about 1963 Rome Grand Prix — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.
Research with MakoFree with your Surf account
Create a free account to save articles, ask Mako questions, and organize your research.
Sign up freeThis content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.
Report