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1963 British Saloon Car Championship
6th season of the British Touring Car Championship
6th season of the British Touring Car Championship
The 1963 BRSCC 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. 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 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | A | B | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk | 30 March | GBR Mick Clare | |||||||||||||||||
| (Morris Mini Cooper) | GBR Peter Harper | ||||||||||||||||||
| (Sunbeam Rapier Series IIIA) | None (no entries?) | GBR Roy Salvadori | |||||||||||||||||
| (Jaguar Mk II 3.8) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Oulton Park, Cheshire | 6 April | GBR John Whitmore | |||||||||||||||||
| (Austin Mini Cooper) | GBR Jack Sears | ||||||||||||||||||
| (Ford Cortina GT) | None (no entries?) | GBR Graham Hill | |||||||||||||||||
| (Jaguar Mk II 3.8) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Goodwood Circuit, West Sussex | 15 April | GBR John Whitmore | |||||||||||||||||
| (Austin Mini Cooper) | GBR Jack Sears | ||||||||||||||||||
| (Ford Cortina GT) | None (no entries) | GBR Graham Hill | |||||||||||||||||
| (Jaguar Mk II 3.8) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Aintree Motor Racing Circuit, Liverpool | 27 April | GBR John Whitmore | |||||||||||||||||
| (Austin Mini Cooper) | GBR Jack Sears | ||||||||||||||||||
| (Ford Cortina GT) | None (no entries?) | GBR Graham Hill | |||||||||||||||||
| (Jaguar Mk II 3.8) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire | 11 May | GBR John Whitmore | |||||||||||||||||
| (Austin Mini Cooper S) | GBR Jimmy Blumer | ||||||||||||||||||
| (Ford Cortina GT) | None (no entries?) | GBR Jack Sears | |||||||||||||||||
| (Ford Galaxie) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Crystal Palace, London | 3 June | GBR John Whitmore | |||||||||||||||||
| (Austin Mini Cooper S) | Not contested. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Not contested. | GBR Jimmy Blumer | ||||||||||||||||||
| (Ford Cortina GT) | None (no entries) | GBR Jack Sears | |||||||||||||||||
| (Ford Galaxie) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire | 20 July | GBR John Whitmore | |||||||||||||||||
| (Austin Mini Cooper S) | ZAF Bob Olthoff | ||||||||||||||||||
| (Ford Cortina GT) | GBR Alan Mann | ||||||||||||||||||
| (Ford Zodiac Mk 3) | GBR Jack Sears | ||||||||||||||||||
| (Ford Galaxie) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Brands Hatch, Kent | 5 August | GBR John Whitmore | |||||||||||||||||
| (Austin Mini Cooper S) | ZAF Bob Olthoff | ||||||||||||||||||
| (Ford Cortina GT) | None (no entries) | GBR Jim Clark | |||||||||||||||||
| (Ford Galaxie) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Brands Hatch, Kent | 14 September | GBR John Whitmore | |||||||||||||||||
| (Austin Mini Cooper S) | GBR Jack Sears | ||||||||||||||||||
| (Ford Cortina Lotus) | None (no entries) | ZAF Bob Olthoff | |||||||||||||||||
| (Ford Galaxie) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Oulton Park, Cheshire | 21 September | GBR Edward Lewis | |||||||||||||||||
| (Morris Mini Cooper S) | GBR Jack Sears | ||||||||||||||||||
| (Ford Cortina Lotus) | None (no entries) | USA Dan Gurney | |||||||||||||||||
| (Ford Galaxie) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk | 28 September | GBR John Whitmore | |||||||||||||||||
| (Austin Mini Cooper S) | GBR Jim Clark | ||||||||||||||||||
| (Ford Cortina GT) | None (no entries?) | AUS 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
Championship results
| Pos. | Driver | Car | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GBR Jack Sears | Ford Cortina GT | |
| Ford Galaxie | |||
| Ford Cortina Lotus | 71 | ||
| 2 | GBR John Whitmore | Austin Mini Cooper | |
| Austin Mini Cooper S | 69 | ||
| 3 | GBR Graham Hill | Jaguar Mk II 3.8 | |
| Ford Galaxie | 49 | ||
| 4 | GBR Roy Salvadori | Jaguar Mk II 3.8 | |
| Ford Galaxie | 38 | ||
| 5 | GBR Jimmy Blumer | Ford Cortina GT | 33 |
| 6 | GBR Paddy Hopkirk | Morris Mini Cooper | |
| Morris Mini Cooper S | 30 | ||
| 7 | ZAF Bob Olthoff | Ford Cortina GT | 28 |
| = | GBR Christabel Carlisle | Morris Mini Cooper | |
| Morris Mini Cooper S | 28 | ||
| 9 | GBR Peter Harper | Sunbeam Rapier Series IIIA | 23 |
| 10 | GBR David Haynes | Ford Cortina GT | 22 |
References
References
- [http://touringcarracing.net/Pages/1963%20BSCC.html BRSCC British Saloon Car Championship, Broken English - 1963, touringcarracing.net] Retrieved 2 April 2018
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