1963 Syracuse Grand Prix

**1963 Syracuse Grand Prix**
Race details
Non-Championship Race in the 1963 Formula One season
Date	25 April 1963
Official name	XII Gran Premio di Siracusa
Location	Syracuse Circuit, Syracuse, Sicily
Course	Permanent racing facility 3.487 mi / 5.612 km
Distance	56 laps, 195.27 mi / 314.26 km
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 Syracuse Circuit, Sicily. The race was run over 56 laps of the circuit, and was won easily by Swiss driver Jo Siffert in a Lotus 24.

[edit] 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 Estefano	Scuderia Tomaso	de Tomaso	Car not ready	-