1963 Rome Grand Prix

XV Gran Premio di Roma
International circuit in Vallelunga
Race details
Date	May 19, 1963
Official Name	XV Gran Premio di Roma
Location	ACI Vallelunga Circuit Vallelunga, Rome, Italy
Course	Permanent racing facility 3.222km (2.002mi)
Distance	40×2 laps, 257.76km (160.199 miles)
Pole Position
Driver	Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche
Time	1:29.4
Fastest Lap
Driver	Bob Anderson Lola-Climax
Time	1:29.0
Podium
First	Bob Anderson Lola-Climax
Second	Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche
Third	Ian Raby Gilby-BRM
Lap Leaders
No data available

Background

Entry List

The full entry list for the 1963 Rome Grand Prix is outlined below:

No.	Driver	Entreat	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model	Tyre
2	André Wicky	Privateer	Cooper	T53	Climax	FPF L4 1.5	D
4	Tim Parnell	Tim Parnell	Lotus	18/21	Climax	FPF L4 1.5	D
6	John Campbell-Jones	Tim Parnell	Lotus	24	BRM	P56 V8 1.5	D
8	Gastone Zanarotti	Privateer	De Tomaso	F1	Maserati	6-1500 L4 1.5	D
10	Roberto Lippi	Scuderia Settecolli	De Tomaso	F1	Maserati	6-1500 L4 1.5	D
12	Gaetano Starrabba	Privateer	Lotus	18	Maserati	6-1500 L4 1.5	D
14	Kurt Kuhnke	Privateer	Lotus	18	Borgward	1500 RS L4 1.5	D
16	Ernst Maring	Privateer	Lotus	18	Borgward	1500 RS L4 1.5	D
18	Ian Raby	Privateer	Gilby	62	BRM	P56 V8 1.5	D
20	Günther Seiffert	Rhine-Ruhr Racing Team	Lotus	24	BRM	P56 V8 1.5	D
22	Bob Anderson	DW Racing Enterprises	Lola	Mk4	Climax	FWMV V8 1.5	D
24	André Pilette	Privateer	Lotus	18/21	Climax	FPF L4 1.5	D
26	Philip Robinson	Privateer	Lotus	18/21	Climax	FPF L4 1.5	D
28	Nasif Estéfano	Scuderia De Tomaso	De Tomaso	801	De Tomaso	F8 1.5	D
30	Franco Bernabei	Scuderia De Tomaso	De Tomaso	F1	Ford	109E L4 1.5	D
32	Jo Siffert	Privateer	Lotus	24	BRM	P56 V8 1.5	D
34	Bernard Collomb	Privateer	Lotus	24	Climax	FWMV V8 1.5	D
36	Juan Manuel Bordeu	Giovanni Volpi	Porsche	718	Porsche	547/3 F4 1.5	D
38	Clement Barrau	Privateer	Lotus	21	Climax	FPF L4 1.5	D
40	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Ecurie Maarsbergen	Porsche	718	Porsche	547/3 F4 1.5	D
42	"Condor"	Privateer	De Tomaso	F1	Alfa Romeo	Giulietta L4 1.5	D
44	Rovero Campello	Privateer	De Tomaso	F1	OSCA	L4 1.5	D
46	Massimo Natili	Scuderia Centro Sud	Cooper	T53	Maserati	6-1500 L4 1.5	D
48	Carlo Peroglio	Scuderia Centro Sud	Cooper	T51	Maserati	6-1500 L4 1.5	D

Qualifying

Qualifying Results

The full qualifying results for the 1963 Rome Grand Prix are outlined below:

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	40	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche	1:29.4	—
2	22	Bob Anderson	Lola-Climax	1:30.5	+1.1s
3	30	Franco Bernabei	De Tomaso-Ford	1:30.9	+1.5s
4	46	Massimo Natili	Cooper-Maserati	1:31.4	+2.0s
5	18	Ian Raby	Gilby-BRM	1:31.5	+2.1s
6	4	Tim Parnell	Lotus-Climax	1:31.5	+2.1s
7	6	John Campbell-Jones	Lotus-BRM	1:31.7	+2.3s
8	36	Juan Manuel Bordeu	Porsche	1:32.7	+3.3s
9	28	Nasif Estéfano	De Tomaso	1:34.1	+4.7s
10	12	Gaetano Starrabba	Lotus-Maserati	1:34.1	+4.7s
11	44	Rovero Campello	De Tomaso-OSCA	1:34.5	+5.1s
12	34	Bernard Collomb	Lotus-Climax	1:34.6	+5.2s
13	10	Roberto Lippi	De Tomaso-Maserati	1:35.0	+5.6s
14	2	André Wicky	Cooper-Climax	1:36.8	+7.4s
15	42	"Condor"	De Tomaso-Alfa Romeo	1:39.6	+10.2s
16	48	Carlo Peroglio	Cooper-Maserati	1:40.8	+11.4s
17	38	Clement Barrau	Lotus-Climax	1:41.5	+12.1s
18	20	Günther Seiffert	Lotus-BRM	1:42.3	+12.9s
19	8	Gastone Zanarotti	De Tomaso-Maserati	1:44.7	+15.3s
DNQ	14	Kurt Kuhnke	Lotus-Borgward	1:45.8	+16.4s
DNQ	16	Ernst Maring	Lotus-Borgward	1:46.0	+16.6s
WD	24	André Pilette	Lotus-Climax	Withdrawn
WD	26	Philip Robinson	Lotus-Climax	Withdrawn
WD	32	Jo Siffert	Lotus-BRM	Withdrawn

Grid

Pos		Pos		Pos
Driver		Driver		Driver
______________
1		______________
Carel Godin de Beaufort		2		______________
		Bob Anderson		3
				Franco Bernabei
	______________
	4		______________
	Massimo Natili		5
			Ian Raby
______________
6		______________
Tim Parnell		7		______________
		John Campbell-Jones		8
				Juan Manuel Bordeu
	______________
	9		______________
	Nasif Estéfano		10
			Gaetano Starrabba
______________
11		______________
Rovero Campello		12		______________
		Bernard Collomb		13
				Roberto Lippi
	______________
	14		______________
	André Wicky		15
			"Condor"
______________
16		______________
Carlo Peroglio		17		______________
		Clement Barrau		18
				Günther Seiffert
	______________
	19		______________
	Gastone Zanarotti		20

Race

Heat One

Heat One Results

The full first heat results for the 1963 Rome Grand Prix are outlined below:

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1	22	Bob Anderson	Lola-Climax	40	1:01:43.4	2
2	40	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche	40	+20.9s	1
3	18	Ian Raby	Gilby-BRM	40	+1:31.6	5
4	10	Roberto Lippi	De Tomaso-Maserati	39	+1 lap	13
5	12	Gaetano Starrabba	Lotus-Maserati	38	+2 laps	10
6	44	Rovero Campello	De Tomaso-OSCA	37	+3 laps	11
7	38	Clement Barrau	Lotus-Climax	36	+4 laps	17
8	20	Günther Seiffert	Lotus-BRM	35	+5 laps	18
9	8	Gastone Zanarotti	De Tomaso-Maserati	33	+7 laps	19
10*	36	Juan Manuel Bordeu	Porsche	32	Clutch	8
11	42	"Condor"	De Tomaso-Alfa Romeo	26	+14 laps	15
12	6	John Campbell-Jones	Lotus-BRM	21	+19 laps	7
13*	34	Bernard Collomb	Lotus-Climax	20	+20 laps	12
Ret	4	Tim Parnell	Lotus-Climax	29	Engine	6
Ret*	30	Franco Bernabei	De Tomaso-Ford	27	Bearings	3
Ret*	2	André Wicky	Cooper-Climax	7	Oil pressure	14
Ret	46	Massimo Natili	Cooper-Maserati	3	Oil pipe	4
Ret*	48	Carlo Peroglio	Cooper-Maserati	3	Oil pipe	16
Ret*	28	Nasif Estéfano	De Tomaso	1	Clutch	9

• * Bordeu, Collomb, Bernabei, Wicky, Peroglio, and Estéfano could not take the start of the second heat.

Heat Two

Heat Two Grid

Pos		Pos		Pos
Driver		Driver		Driver
______________
1		______________
Bob Anderson		2		______________
		Carel Godin de Beaufort		3
				Ian Raby
	______________
	4		______________
	Roberto Lippi		5
			Gaetano Starrabba
______________
6		______________
Rovero Campello		7		______________
		Clement Barrau		8
				Günther Seiffert
	______________
	9		______________
	Gastone Zanarotti		10
			"Condor"
______________
11		______________
John Campbell-Jones		12		______________
		Tim Parnell		13
				Massimo Natili
	______________
	14		______________
			15
______________
16		______________
		17		______________
				18

Heat Two Results

The full second heat results for the 1963 Rome Grand Prix are outlined below:

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1	22	Bob Anderson	Lola-Climax	40	1:00:48.8	1
2	40	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche	40	+11.8s	2
3	18	Ian Raby	Gilby-BRM	40	+37.6s	3
4	4	Tim Parnell	Lotus-Climax	39	+1 lap	12
5	10	Roberto Lippi	De Tomaso-Maserati	39	+1 lap	4
6	12	Gaetano Starrabba	Lotus-Maserati	38	+2 laps	5
7	38	Clement Barrau	Lotus-Climax	37	+3 laps	7
8	8	Gastone Zanarotti	De Tomaso-Maserati	35	+5 laps	9
9	6	John Campbell-Jones	Lotus-BRM	35	+5 laps	11
10	44	Rovero Campello	De Tomaso-OSCA	34	+6 laps	6
11	20	Günther Seiffert	Lotus-BRM	32	+8 laps	8
Ret	46	Massimo Natili	Cooper-Maserati	33	Gearbox	13
Ret	42	"Condor"	De Tomaso-Alfa Romeo	0	Gearbox	10

Aggregate Results

The full aggregate heat results for the 1963 Rome Grand Prix are outlined below:

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1	22	Bob Anderson	Lola-Climax	80	2:02:32.2	2
2	40	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche	80	+32.7s	1
3	18	Ian Raby	Gilby-BRM	80	+1:09.2	5
4	10	Roberto Lippi	De Tomaso-Maserati	78	+2 laps	13
5	12	Gaetano Starrabba	Lotus-Maserati	76	+4 laps	10
6	38	Clement Barrau	Lotus-Climax	73	+7 laps	17
7	44	Rovero Campello	De Tomaso-OSCA	71	+9 laps	11
8	8	Gastone Zanarotti	De Tomaso-Maserati	68	+12 laps	19
9	4	Tim Parnell	Lotus-Climax	68	+12 laps	6
10	20	Günther Seiffert	Lotus-BRM	67	+13 laps	18
NC*	6	John Campbell-Jones	Lotus-BRM	56	+24 laps	7
Ret	36	Juan Manuel Bordeu	Porsche	32	Clutch	8
Ret	30	Franco Bernabei	De Tomaso-Ford	27	Bearings	3
Ret	42	"Condor"	De Tomaso-Alfa Romeo	26	Gearbox	15
Ret	34	Bernard Collomb	Lotus-Climax	20	Camshaft	15
Ret	2	André Wicky	Cooper-Climax	7	Oil pressure	14
Ret	46	Massimo Natili	Cooper-Maserati	3	Gearbox	13
Ret	48	Carlo Peroglio	Cooper-Maserati	3	Oil pipe	16
Ret	28	Nasif Estéfano	De Tomaso	1	Clutch	9

• * Campbell-Jones could not be classified as he did not complete 90% of the race distance.

Milestones

• Only podium for Ian Raby.