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 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
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References
  1. BRSCC British Saloon Car Championship, Broken English - 1963, touringcarracing.net Retrieved 2 April 2018
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