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| - With Mairesse and Taylor escaping unharmed, the race would instead be remembered for the coming of age of a future double World Champion. Having missed out on pole position to Graham Hill, Scottish racer Jim Clark duelled with the Englishman and three other drivers for the first half of the race for the lead. It took some time for the Scot to pull away, however, with team mate Taylor putting together a ferocious defence from Mairesse, Hill and Bruce McLaren to allow Clark to escape. Clark was over ten seconds clear when Mairesse and Taylor came together through Blanchimont, the two having battled since the start of the race at average lap speeds north of 130 mph. Graham Hill was running just behind when Taylor and Mairesse flew off the road at over 100 mph, and was able to drag his limping BRM home for a well earned second place. Third place went to his name sake Phil Hill, the American having had to duel with team mate Ricardo RodrÃguez for the entire race, the two charging across the line just a tenth of a second apart.
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