The 4th Imola Grand Prix was a

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, run to

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rules, held on 21 April 1963 at the Autodromo di Castellaccis. The previous three Imola Grands Prix were

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races held in the mid-1950s, and this was the first Formula One event held at the circuit. From 1981, the circuit was the venue for the

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. The race was run over 50 laps of the circuit, and was won by British driver

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in a

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25, lapping the entire field except for second-placed

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. Trevor Taylor set the fastest lap after losing more than ten laps with a gear selector problem.

Results

References

* "The Grand Prix Who's Who", Steve Small, 1995. * "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974. * Race results at www.silhouet.co

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