1963 Mediterranean Grand Prix
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-Championship race in the 1963 Formula One season | |||
| Date | 18 August 1963 | ||
| Official name | II Gran Premio del Mediterraneo | ||
| Location | Autodromo di Pergusa, Sicily | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 4.803 km (2.985 mi) | ||
| Distance | 60 laps, 288.172 km (179.062 mi) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||
| Time | 1:16.1 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 John Surtees | Ferrari | |
| Time | 1:15.9 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second | Lotus-Climax | ||
| Third | BRM | ||
The 1963 Mediterranean Grand Prix was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 18 August 1963 at the Autodromo di Pergusa, Sicily. The second running of the Mediterranean Grand Prix, the race was run over 60 laps of the circuit, and was dominated by British driver John Surtees in a Ferrari 156.
British driver Trevor Taylor suffered a spectacular accident during the race, in which he was fortunately thrown out of his Lotus 25 with fairly minor injuries, before the car broke up and caught fire.[1]
Results
References
- ↑ "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974.
| Previous race: 1963 Kanonloppet |
Formula One Non-Championship races 1963 season |
Next race: 1963 Austrian Grand Prix |
| Previous race: 1962 Mediterranean Grand Prix |
Mediterranean Grand Prix | Next race: 1964 Mediterranean Grand Prix |
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, May 01, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.