1963 British Saloon Car Championship | |||
Previous: | 1962 | Next: | 1964 |
The 1963 British Saloon Car Championship was a British motor racing series for Group 2 Touring Cars. The championship was contested over eleven races commencing on 30 March at Snetterton and concluding on 28 September at the same circuit.[1] It was the sixth British Saloon Car Championship.
The championship was won by Jack Sears driving a Ford Cortina GT, a Ford Galaxie and a Ford Cortina Lotus.
Calendar & Winners
All races were held in the United Kingdom. Overall winners of multi-class races are shown below in bold.
Round | Circuit | Date | Class A Winner | Class B Winner | Class C Winner | Class D Winner | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk | 30 March | Mick Clare (Morris Mini Cooper) | Peter Harper (Sunbeam Rapier Series IIIA) | None (no entries?) | Roy Salvadori (Jaguar Mk II 3.8) | |
2 | Oulton Park, Cheshire | 6 April | John Whitmore (Austin Mini Cooper) | Jack Sears (Ford Cortina GT) | None (no entries?) | Graham Hill (Jaguar Mk II 3.8) | |
3 | Goodwood Circuit, West Sussex | 15 April | John Whitmore (Austin Mini Cooper) | Jack Sears (Ford Cortina GT) | None (no entries) | Graham Hill (Jaguar Mk II 3.8) | |
4 | Aintree Motor Racing Circuit, Liverpool | 27 April | John Whitmore (Austin Mini Cooper) | Jack Sears (Ford Cortina GT) | None (no entries?) | Graham Hill (Jaguar Mk II 3.8) | |
5 | Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire | 11 May | John Whitmore (Austin Mini Cooper S) | Jimmy Blumer (Ford Cortina GT) | None (no entries?) | Jack Sears (Ford Galaxie) | |
6 | A | Crystal Palace, London | 3 June | John Whitmore (Austin Mini Cooper S) | Not contested. | ||
B | Not contested. | Jimmy Blumer (Ford Cortina GT) | None (no entries) | Jack Sears (Ford Galaxie) | |||
7 | Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire | 20 July | John Whitmore (Austin Mini Cooper S) | Bob Olthoff (Ford Cortina GT) | Alan Mann (Ford Zodiac Mk 3) | Jack Sears (Ford Galaxie) | |
8 | Brands Hatch, Kent | 5 August | John Whitmore (Austin Mini Cooper S) | Bob Olthoff (Ford Cortina GT) | None (no entries) | Jim Clark (Ford Galaxie) | |
9 | Brands Hatch, Kent | 14 September | John Whitmore (Austin Mini Cooper S) | David Haynes (Ford Cortina GT) | None (no entries) | Bob Olthoff (Ford Galaxie) | |
10 | Oulton Park, Cheshire | 21 September | Edward Lewis (Morris Mini Cooper S) | Jack Sears (Ford Cortina Lotus) | None (no entries) | Dan Gurney (Ford Galaxie) | |
11 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk | 28 September | John Whitmore (Austin Mini Cooper S) | Jim Clark (Ford Cortina GT) | None (no entries?) | Jack Brabham (Ford Galaxie) |
Note: Cars competed in four classes:
- Class A: Up to 1300cc
- Class B: 1301 to 2000cc
- Class C: 2001 to 3000cc
- Class D: Over 3000cc [1]
Championship results
Pos. [1] | Driver | Car | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Jack Sears | Ford Cortina GT Ford Galaxie Ford Cortina Lotus | 71 |
2 | John Whitmore | Austin Mini Cooper Austin Mini Cooper S | 69 |
3 | Graham Hill | Jaguar Mk II 3.8 Ford Galaxie | 49 |
4 | Roy Salvadori | Jaguar Mk II 3.8 Ford Galaxie | 38 |
5 | Jimmy Blumer | Ford Cortina GT | 33 |
6 | Paddy Hopkirk | Morris Mini Cooper Morris Mini Cooper S | 30 |
7 | Bob Olthoff | Ford Cortina GT | 28 |
= | Christabel Carlisle | Morris Mini Cooper Morris Mini Cooper S | 28 |
9 | Peter Harper | Sunbeam Rapier Series IIIA | 23 |
10 | David Haynes | Ford Cortina GT | 22 |
References
- ^ a b c BRSCC British Saloon Car Championship, Broken English - 1963, touringcarracing.net Retrieved 2 April 2018