| 1963 Aintree 200 | |||
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| Non-championship race in the1963 Formula One season | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 27 April 1963 | ||
| Official name | VIIIAintree 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 | Lotus-Climax | ||
| Time | 1:53.8 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |  Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | |
| Time | 1:51.8 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | BRM | ||
| Second | Lotus-BRM | ||
| Third | Lotus-Climax | ||
The8thAintree 200 was amotor race, run toFormula One rules, held on 27 April 1963 atAintree Circuit,England. The race was run over 50 laps of the circuit, and was won by British driverGraham Hill in aBRMP57.
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'sLotus25 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-mateTrevor 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.
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