The 23rd Pau Grand Prix was a non-Championship motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 15 April 1963 at Pau Circuit, the street circuit in Pau. The race was run over 100 laps of the circuit, and was won by Jim Clark in a Lotus 25. Clark and his team-mate Trevor Taylor dominated the race from start to finish, with their nearest rival finishing the race five laps adrift.

Results

PosDriverEntrantConstructorTime/RetiredGrid
1United Kingdom Jim ClarkTeam LotusLotus-Climax2.46:59.71
2United Kingdom Trevor TaylorTeam LotusLotus-Climax+ 0.1 s3
3Switzerland Heinz SchillerScuderia FilipinettiPorsche95 laps10
4Netherlands Carel Godin de BeaufortEcurie MaarsbergenPorsche94 laps9
5Switzerland Herbert MüllerScuderia FilipinettiLotus-Climax93 laps6
6Belgium André PiletteTim ParnellLotus-Climax87 laps15
7Switzerland André WickyAndré WickyCooper-Climax82 laps14
RetSweden Jo BonnierRob Walker Racing TeamCooper-ClimaxHalfshaft2
RetUnited Kingdom Bob AndersonDW Racing EnterprisesLola-ClimaxBrakes11
RetFrance Jo SchlesserInter-AutocourseBrabham-FordIgnition8
RetUnited Kingdom Tim ParnellTim ParnellLotus-ClimaxEngine12
RetSwitzerland Jo SiffertScuderia FilipinettiLotus-BRMBrakes4
RetFrance Maurice TrintignantRob Walker Racing TeamLotus-ClimaxGear linkage5
RetFrance Bernard CollombBernard CollombLotus-ClimaxFuel tank leak13
RetUnited States Tony SettemberTeam Scirocco-PowellEmeryson-ClimaxAccident (suspension)7
WDUnited States Masten GregoryScuderia TomasoDe TomasoCar not ready-
WDUnited States Tony SettemberTeam Scirocco-PowellScirocco-BRMCar not ready - drove Emeryson instead-
WDSwitzerland Heini WalterScuderia FilipinettiPorscheCar not ready-
  • "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974.
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