| abstract | - The 1963 British Grand Prix was the fifth round of the 1963 FIA Formula One World Championship, held at Silverstone on the 20th of July. After losing out to the two Brabham-Climax cars at the start, Jim Clark had to battle for the lead in a race that ended with three British drivers on the podium. Having qualified on pole for the XVI RAC British Grand Prix, Scottish racer Clark had the rare experience of being beaten off the line, with Dan Gurney and Jack Brabham sweeping ahead. In front of a huge home crowd, Clark muscled the Team Lotus machine to the lead of the race on lap four, before Brabham retired from third with an engine failure. The Scot gradually pulled away at the front of the field ahead of Gurney, while the crowds were entertained by a British brawl for third, with Graham Hill defending from John Surtees. This soon became a battle for second once Gurney dropped out with an engine failure like his team mate, before Surtees snatched the position away from Hill on the last lap, the latter running out of fuel on the run to the line. Clark led home a British one-two-three to secure his fourth win in a row and extend his Championship lead.
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