Race details | |||
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Race 1 of 10 in the 1963 Formula One season | |||
Date | May 26, 1963 | ||
Official name | XXI Grand Prix de Monaco | ||
Location |
Circuit de Monaco Monte Carlo |
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Course | Temporary street circuit | ||
Course length | 3.145 km (1.954 mi) | ||
Distance | 100 laps, 314.500 km (195.421 mi) | ||
Weather | Warm, dry and sunny | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Lotus-Climax | ||
Time | 1:34.3 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | John Surtees | Ferrari | |
Time | 1:34.5 on lap 100 | ||
Podium | |||
First | BRM | ||
Second | BRM | ||
Third | Cooper-Climax |
Coordinates: 43°44′4.74″N 7°25′16.8″E / 43.7346500°N 7.421333°E
The 1963 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monaco on May 26, 1963. It was the first round of the 1963 Formula One season. The 100-lap race was won by British driver Graham Hill driving a BRM P57.
It wasn't until the 2015 Australian Grand Prix that so few cars started the season opener.