1963 Aintree 200
Non-championship race in the 1963 Formula One season
Race details
Date	27 April 1963
Official name	VIII Aintree 200
Location	Aintree Circuit, Merseyside
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.828 km (3 miles)
Distance	50 laps, 241.4 km (150 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax
Time	1:53.8
Fastest lap
Driver	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax
Time	1:51.8
Podium
First	Graham Hill	BRM
Second	Innes Ireland	Lotus-BRM
Third	Trevor Taylor Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax

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.

Characteristics

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

Pos	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid
1	Graham Hill	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM	1:35.20.8	4
2	Innes Ireland	British Racing Partnership	Lotus-BRM	+ 15.0 s	3
3	Trevor Taylor Jim Clark	Team Lotus	Lotus-Climax	+ 28.6 s	6
4	Richie Ginther	Owen Racing Organisation	BRM	+ 31.8 s	5
5	Bruce McLaren	Cooper Car Company	Cooper-Climax	+ 1:12.4 s	7
6	Chris Amon	Reg Parnell (Racing)	Lola-Climax	48 laps	10
7	Jim Clark Trevor Taylor	Team Lotus	Lotus-Climax	47 laps	1
8	Jimmy Blumer	Reg Parnell (Racing)	Lotus-Climax	47 laps	14
9	John Taylor	Gerard Racing	Cooper-Ford	42 laps	11
Ret	Ian Raby	Ian Raby (Racing)	Gilby-BRM	Engine	9
Ret	John Campbell-Jones	Tim Parnell	Lotus-BRM	Oil leak	13
DSQ	Tim Parnell	Tim Parnell	Lotus-Climax	Push-start	17
Ret	Jock Russell	Jock Russell	Lotus-Climax	Rear suspension	15
Ret	Tony Maggs	Cooper Car Company	Cooper-Climax	Brakes / Ignition	18
Ret	Philip Robinson	A. Robinson & Sons	Lotus-Climax	Engine	12
Ret	Jim Hall	British Racing Partnership	Lotus-BRM	Throttle linkage	8
DNS	Jack Brabham	Brabham Racing Organisation	Brabham-Climax	Piston	(2)
DNS	André Pilette	André Pilette	Lotus-Climax	Withdrew after practice	(16)
WD	Morris Nunn	Morris Nunn	Cooper-Climax	Car not ready	-

• Wolfgang Seidel entered two cars under the Autosport Team Wolfgang Seidel banner, but these were withdrawn before the event.