Round 4 · 30 June 1963
1963 French Grand Prix: results
Jim Clark (Lotus-Climax) won the 1963 French Grand Prix, round 4 of the championship, held on 30 June 1963 at Reims-Gueux (France), starting from position 1. Tony Maggs (Cooper-Climax) and Graham Hill (BRM) completed the podium. He won from pole.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 1 | 2:10:54.300 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Tony Maggs | Cooper-Climax | 8 | +64.900 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Graham Hill | BRM | 2 | +73.900 s | — | Finished |
| 4 | Jack Brabham | Brabham | 5 | +135.200 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Dan Gurney | Brabham | 3 | +153.400 s | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | Jo Siffert | Lotus-BRM | 10 | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | Chris Amon | Lola | 17 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 8 | Maurice Trintignant | Lotus-Climax | 15 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 9 | Innes Ireland | BRP | 9 | +4 Laps | — | +4 Laps |
| 10 | Lorenzo Bandini | BRM | 21 | +8 Laps | — | +8 Laps |
| 11 | Jim Hall | Lotus-BRM | 18 | +8 Laps | — | +8 Laps |
| 12 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 6 | — | — | Ignition |
| 13 | Trevor Taylor | Lotus-Climax | 7 | — | — | Suspension |
| 14 | Phil Hill | Lotus-BRM | 13 | — | — | Not classified |
| 15 | Jo Bonnier | Cooper-Climax | 11 | — | — | Not classified |
| 16 | Masten Gregory | Lotus-BRM | 19 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 17 | John Surtees | Ferrari | 4 | — | — | Fuel pump |
| 18 | Tony Settember | Scirocco | 20 | — | — | Wheel bearing |
| 19 | Richie Ginther | BRM | 12 | — | — | Radiator |
| 20 | Ludovico Scarfiotti | Ferrari | — | — | — | Withdrew |
| 21 | Peter Arundell | Lotus-Climax | — | — | — | Withdrew |
| 22 | Giancarlo Baghetti | ATS | — | — | — | Withdrew |
| 23 | Ian Burgess | Scirocco | — | — | — | Withdrew |
| 24 | Nasif Estéfano | De Tomaso | — | — | — | Withdrew |