1963 Elite Racing League season
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1963 Elite Racing League season | |
Previous: 1962 | Next: 1964 |
Drivers Champion | Manufacturers Champion |
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Bruce McLaren | Lotus-Climax |
The 1963 Elite Racing League season was the 4th season of the FIA's Formula One motor racing support series (the series would remain a support series until 1997.) The Drivers Championship was won by Bruce McLaren (eventual founder of the McLaren team) whilst Lotus finally won the Constructors Championship after 3 years of trying they also won the Formula 1 Constructors Championship becoming the second constructor to win both titles. Both championships were decided in the final race at the championship's debut in Argentina at the Buenos Aries circuit and to this day goes down in ERL history as one of the closest title fights of all time.
Season Review
The Portugese Grand Prix at Boavista was replaced with the Argentine Grand Prix at Buenos Aries due to the street track of Boavista being deemed unsafe by the FIA and a hazard to drivers.
Teams and Drivers
BRM entered the championship as a constructor following a successful run in Formula 1.
Drivers Championship
Constructors Championship
Pos. | Constructor | Points |
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1 | Lotus-Climax | 52 |
2 | Brabham-Climax | 49 |
3 | Cooper-Climax | 40 |
4 | BRM | 24 |
5 | Porsche | 16 |
6 | Ferrari | 11 |
7 | Maserati | 8 |