1963 British Saloon Car Championship
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.
1963 British Saloon Car Championship | |||
Previous: | 1962 | Next: | 1964 |
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 | (Morris Mini Cooper) |
(Sunbeam Rapier Series IIIA) |
None (no entries?) | (Jaguar Mk II 3.8) | |
2 | Oulton Park, Cheshire | 6 April | (Austin Mini Cooper) |
(Ford Cortina GT) |
None (no entries?) | (Jaguar Mk II 3.8) | |
3 | Goodwood Circuit, West Sussex | 15 April | (Austin Mini Cooper) |
(Ford Cortina GT) |
None (no entries) | (Jaguar Mk II 3.8) | |
4 | Aintree Motor Racing Circuit, Liverpool | 27 April | (Austin Mini Cooper) |
(Ford Cortina GT) |
None (no entries?) | (Jaguar Mk II 3.8) | |
5 | Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire | 11 May | (Austin Mini Cooper S) |
(Ford Cortina GT) |
None (no entries?) | (Ford Galaxie) | |
6 | A | Crystal Palace, London | 3 June | (Austin Mini Cooper S) |
Not contested. | ||
B | Not contested. | (Ford Cortina GT) |
None (no entries) | (Ford Galaxie) | |||
7 | Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire | 20 July | (Austin Mini Cooper S) |
(Ford Cortina GT) |
(Ford Zodiac Mk 3) |
(Ford Galaxie) | |
8 | Brands Hatch, Kent | 5 August | (Austin Mini Cooper S) |
(Ford Cortina GT) |
None (no entries) | (Ford Galaxie) | |
9 | Brands Hatch, Kent | 14 September | (Austin Mini Cooper S) |
(Ford Cortina GT) |
None (no entries) | (Ford Galaxie) | |
10 | Oulton Park, Cheshire | 21 September | (Morris Mini Cooper S) |
(Ford Cortina Lotus) |
None (no entries) | (Ford Galaxie) | |
11 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk | 28 September | (Austin Mini Cooper S) |
(Ford Cortina GT) |
None (no entries?) | (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 | Ford Cortina GT Ford Galaxie Ford Cortina Lotus |
71 | |
2 | Austin Mini Cooper Austin Mini Cooper S |
69 | |
3 | Jaguar Mk II 3.8 Ford Galaxie |
49 | |
4 | Jaguar Mk II 3.8 Ford Galaxie |
38 | |
5 | Ford Cortina GT | 33 | |
6 | Morris Mini Cooper Morris Mini Cooper S |
30 | |
7 | Ford Cortina GT | 28 | |
= | Morris Mini Cooper Morris Mini Cooper S |
28 | |
9 | Sunbeam Rapier Series IIIA | 23 | |
10 | Ford Cortina GT | 22 |
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References
- BRSCC British Saloon Car Championship, Broken English - 1963, touringcarracing.net Retrieved 2 April 2018
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