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.[ 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 )
Jack Sears (Ford Cortina Lotus )
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
References
BSCC (1958–1986) BTCC (1987–present)