in 1963, beckwith competed in 18 races using the lotus 23, a lotus elite or an elva mk vii. that year, his occasional teammate was jim clark. he had one failure to finish and only three other results outside the top five. the season included victories at the prix de paris and at mallory park. he also took part in the oulton park gold cup using a lotus 24-brm entered by the british racing partnership. he retired after an accident on lap 17. the race was his only formula one entry.