| abstract | - Championship leader Jim Clark arrived in Silverstone hunting a fourth consecutive triumph at the British Grand Prix, with the Scot duly taking pole. Clark would share the front row with fellow Brits Graham Hill and Jackie Stewart, but there was a surprise when Richie Ginther put the new Honda into third. It was actually Ginther's Honda that stole the show off the line, the American getting the best start to lead early on, although Clark elbowed his way past before the end of the opening lap. As usual, the Scot was quick to pull away, while Ginther slipped back behind Hill and John Surtees over the following laps. Ginther's race would be ruined by a misfire, allowing Mike Spence and Jackie Stewart to climb into the top five, with those two scrapping with Surtees for much of the race. Hill, meanwhile, was chasing down Clark, although the Scot just held on to claim a fourth home win after his Team Lotus machine started to misfire.
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