| Race details | ||
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| Race 6 of 10 in the 1963 Formula One season | ||
| Date | August 4, 1963 | |
| Official name | XXV Grosser Preis von Deutschland | |
| Location | Nürburgring Nürburg, Germany |
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| Course | Permanent racing facility 22.810 km (14.173 mi) |
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| Distance | 15 laps, 342.150 km (212.602 mi) | |
| Weather | Warm, dry and sunny | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax |
| Time | 8:45.8 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver | John Surtees | Ferrari |
| Time | 8:47.0 on lap 9 | |
| Podium | ||
| First | John Surtees | Ferrari |
| Second | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax |
| Third | Richie Ginther | BRM |
The 1963 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Nürburgring on August 4, 1963.
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Jim Clark led away from pole in his customary fashion. Behind him Lorenzo Bandini spun in front of Innes Ireland who collected him, Willy Mairesse had an accident, and Chris Amon sustained a knee injury when the steering broke, catapulting him into the trees. Graham Hill retired leaving Clark to battle away with John Surtees and Trevor Taylor before engine problems befell Taylor. When Clark's engine went down to just 7 cylinders, Surtees was able to pass him easily to lead him home. Richie Ginther completed the podium. Gerhard Mitter finished in a superb fourth place in his home race from Jim Hall and Jo Bonnier.
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 7 | John Surtees | Ferrari | 15 | 2:13:06.8 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 3 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 15 | + 1:17.5 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | Richie Ginther | BRM | 15 | + 2:44.9 | 6 | 4 |
| 4 | 26 | Gerhard Mitter | Porsche | 15 | + 8:11.5 | 15 | 3 |
| 5 | 20 | Jim Hall | Lotus-BRM | 14 | + 1 lap | 16 | 2 |
| 6 | 16 | Jo Bonnier | Cooper-Climax | 14 | + 1 lap | 12 | 1 |
| 7 | 9 | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Climax | 14 | + 1 lap | 8 | |
| 8 | 4 | Trevor Taylor | Lotus-Climax | 14 | + 1 lap | 18 | |
| 9 | 18 | Jo Siffert | Lotus-BRM | 10 | Differential | 9 | |
| 10 | 28 | Bernard Collomb | Lotus-Climax | 10 | + 5 laps | 21 | |
| Ret | 17 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche | 9 | Wheel | 17 | |
| Ret | 6 | Tony Maggs | Cooper-Climax | 7 | Engine | 10 | |
| Ret | 10 | Dan Gurney | Brabham-Climax | 6 | Gearbox | 13 | |
| Ret | 22 | Mario de Araujo Cabral | Cooper-Climax | 6 | Gearbox | 20 | |
| Ret | 24 | Ian Burgess | Scirocco-BRM | 5 | Steering | 19 | |
| Ret | 23 | Tony Settember | Scirocco-BRM | 5 | Accident | 22 | |
| Ret | 5 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 3 | Accident | 5 | |
| Ret | 1 | Graham Hill | BRM | 2 | Gearbox | 4 | |
| Ret | 21 | Chris Amon | Lola-Climax | 1 | Accident | 14 | |
| Ret | 8 | Willy Mairesse | Ferrari | 1 | Accident | 7 | |
| Ret | 14 | Innes Ireland | Lotus-BRM | 1 | Accident | 11 | |
| Ret | 15 | Lorenzo Bandini | BRM | 0 | Accident | 3 | |
| DNQ | 29 | André Pilette | Lotus-Climax | ||||
| DNQ | 25 | Ian Raby | Gilby-BRM | ||||
| DNQ | 30 | Tim Parnell | Lotus-Climax | ||||
| DNQ | 27 | Kurt Kuhnke | Lotus-Borgward | ||||
| WD | 11 | Phil Hill | ATS | Car damaged in transit | |||
| WD | 12 | Giancarlo Baghetti | ATS | Car damaged in transit | |||
| WD | 19 | Masten Gregory | Lotus-BRM | Car not ready |
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| Previous race: 1963 British Grand Prix |
FIA Formula One World Championship 1963 season |
Next race: 1963 Italian Grand Prix |
| Previous race: 1962 German Grand Prix |
German Grand Prix | Next race: 1964 German Grand Prix |
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