The
8th Aintree 200 was a
motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 27 April 1963 at
Aintree
Circuit
, England
. The
race was run over 50 laps of the circuit, and was won by British
driver
Graham Hill in a
BRM P57.
This race saw one of the last instances of car changing in Formula
One, as it was already illegal in World Championship races.
Jim Clark's
Lotus 25 was left on the
starting line with a flat battery and joined the race a lap down,
but after 16 laps, he swapped cars with his team-mate
Trevor Taylor who was in fifth place at the
time. Clark moved up to finish third, while Taylor was left in
seventh place. Clark set the fastest lap of the race in Taylor's
car.
Jack Brabham qualified in second place
but failed to start after suffering a broken piston in
practice.
Results
- Wolfgang Seidel entered two cars
under the Autosport Team Wolfgang Seidel banner, but these
were withdrawn before the event.
References
- "The Grand Prix Who's Who", Steve Small, 1995.
- "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974.