1963 World Sportscar Championship
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The 1963 World Sportscar Championship season was the 11th season of FIA World Sportscar Championship motor racing.[1] It featured the 1963 International Championship for GT Manufacturers, which was contested in three engine capacity divisions and the 1963 International Trophy for GT Prototypes, which was contested in two engine capacity divisions.[1] The season ran from 17 February 1963 to 14 September 1963 over 22 events.[2]
This was the first World Sportscar Championship season to include hillclimb and rally events.
Schedule
[edit]Each of the following 22 events counted towards one or more of the FIA titles. All divisions did not compete in all events and some events were open to classes which were not contesting a championship or trophy round.
| Event | Event name | Circuit or Location | Date | GT I | GT II | GT III | GTP | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daytona International Speedway Road Course | 17 February | Rd 1 | Rd 1 | Report | |||
| 2 | Sebring International Raceway | 22 March | Rd 1 | Report | ||||
| 3 | Sebring International Raceway | 23 March | Rd 2 | Rd 2 | Rd 1 | Report | ||
| 4 | Circuito delle Madonie | 5 May | Rd 3 | Rd 3 | Rd 2 | Report | ||
| 5 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 12 May | Rd 4 | Rd 4 | Report | |||
| 6 | Circuito del Garda | 12 May | Rd 2 | Report | ||||
| 7 | Nürburgring | 19 May | Rd 5 | Rd 5 | Rd 3 | Report | ||
| 8 | Consuma | 2 June | Rd 3 | Rd 6 | Rd 6 | Report | ||
| 9 | Rossfeld | 9 June | Rd 7 | Report | ||||
| 10 | Circuit de la Sarthe | 15 June 16 June |
Rd 8 | Rd 7 | Rd 4 | Report | ||
| 11 | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | 29 June | Rd 4 | Report | ||||
| 12 | Wiesbaden | 7 July | Rd 5 | Rd 9 | Rd 8 | Report | ||
| 13 | Charade Circuit | 7 July | Rd 10 | Rd 9 | Report | |||
| 14 | Schauinsland | 11 August | Rd 6 | Rd 10 | Report | |||
| 15 | Autodromo di Pergusa | 18 August | Rd 7 | Report | ||||
| 16 | Goodwood Circuit | 24 August | Rd 11 | Rd 11 | Report | |||
| 17 | Villars | 25 August | Rd 8 | Rd 12 | Rd 12 | Report | ||
| 18 | Nürburgring | 1 September | Rd 9 | Report | ||||
| 19 | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | 8 September | Rd 13 | Report | ||||
| 20 | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | 8 September | Rd 13 | Report | ||||
| 21 | 2 September | Rd 10 | Rd 14 | Rd 14 | Report | |||
| 22 | Bridgehampton Race Circuit | 14 September | Rd 15 | Rd 15 | Report |
Results – International Championship for GT Manufacturers
[edit]| Position | Manufacturer | Points[3] |
| Division I (1000cc) | ||
| 1 | Fiat-Abarth | 54 |
| 2 | Alpine | 9 |
| 3 | Marcos | 6 |
| 4 | MG | 4 |
| DB | 4 | |
| 6 | Austin-Healey | 3 |
| Series 1 Subdivision (750cc) | ||
| 1 | Fiat-Abarth | 45 |
| 2 | NSU | 33 |
| 3 | BMW | 18 |
| Series 2 Subdivision (850cc) | ||
| 1 | Fiat-Abarth | 27 |
| 2 | Alpine | 27 |
| 3 | DKW | 12 |
| 4 | DB | 9 |
| 5 | René Bonnet | 6 |
| Series 3 Sub-Div (1000cc) | ||
| 1 | Fiat-Abarth | 63 |
| 2 | Alpine | 27 |
| 3 | Austin-Healey | 7 |
| 4 | Marcos | 6 |
| 5 | MG | 4 |
| Division II (2000cc) | ||
| 1 | Porsche | 90 |
| 2 | Lotus | 52 |
| 3 | Alfa Romeo | 45 |
| 4 | Abarth-Simca | 38 |
| 5 | MG | 36 |
| 6 | Sunbeam | 18 |
| 7 | Lotus Ford | 6 |
| 8 | Volvo | 3 |
| Series 1 Sub-Div (1300cc) | ||
| 1 | Alfa Romeo | 87 |
| 2 | Abarth-Simca | 72 |
| 3 | Lotus | 63 |
| 4 | MG | 15 |
| 5 | Volkswagen | 12 |
| Series 2 Sub-Div (1600cc) | ||
| 1 | Porsche | 90 |
| 2 | Alfa Romeo | 49 |
| 3 | Sunbeam | 30 |
| 4 | O.S.C.A. | 15 |
| 5 | TVR | 9 |
| 6 | Lotus Ford | 6 |
| 7 | MG | 3 |
| 8 | Lotus | 1 |
| Series 3 Sub-Div (2000cc) | ||
| 1 | Porsche | 90 |
| 2 | MG | 54 |
| 3 | Volvo | 18 |
| 4 | TVR | 6 |
| Morgan | 6 | |
| 6 | Turner | 4 |
| 7 | AC | 3 |
| Division III (+2000cc) | ||
| 1 | Ferrari | 126 |
| 2 | Jaguar | 28 |
| 3 | Shelby | 24 |
| 4 | Austin-Healey | 18 |
| 5 | Aston Martin | 13 |
| 6 | Lancia | 10 |
| 7 | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 8 | Alfa Romeo | 3 |
| 9 | Morgan | 1 |
| Series 1 Sub-Div (2500cc) | ||
| 1 | Triumph | 90 |
| 2 | Morgan | 38 |
| Lancia | 38 | |
| Series 2 Sub-Div (3000cc) | ||
| 1 | Ferrari | 117 |
| 2 | Austin-Healey | 18 |
| Series 3 Sub-Div (+3000cc) | ||
| 1 | Jaguar | 99 |
| 2 | Aston Martin | 30 |
| 3 | Shelby | 27 |
| AC | 27 | |
| 5 | Chevrolet | 26 |
Results – International Trophy for GT Prototypes
[edit]| Position | Manufacturer | Points[3] |
| Over 3000cc | ||
| 1 | Ferrari | 27 |
| Under 3000cc | ||
| 1 | Ferrari | 72 |
| 2 | Porsche | 30 |
| 3 | René Bonnet | 19 |
| 4 | Austin-Healey | 16 |
| 5 | Alpine | 6 |
| 6 | Fiat-Abarth | 4 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Denis Jenkinson, The Automobile Year Book of Sports Car Racing, 1982, page 222
- ^ 1963 World Sportscar Championship[permanent dead link] Retrieved on 29 January 2010
- ^ a b Janos J Wimpffen, Time and Two Seats, 1999, pages 479-480