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1963 World Sportscar Championship

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| series = World Sportscar Championship

| year = 1963

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The 1963 World Sportscar Championship season was the 11th season of FIA World Sportscar Championship motor racing.Denis Jenkinson, The Automobile Year Book of Sports Car Racing, 1982, page 222 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. The season ran from 17 February 1963 to 14 September 1963 over 22 events.[https://archive.today/20120911134115/http://www.teamdan.com/archive/wsc/1963/1963.html 1963 World Sportscar Championship] Retrieved on 29 January 2010

This was the first World Sportscar Championship season to include hillclimb and rally events.

Schedule

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.

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Event

! Event name

! Circuit or Location

! Date

! GT I

! GT II

! GT III

! GTP

! Results

1

| {{flagicon|USA}} Daytona 3 Hours

| Daytona International Speedway Road Course

| 17 February

|

| Rd 1

| Rd 1

|

| [http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/race.php?raceid=21332 Report]

2

| {{flagicon|USA}} Sebring 3 Hours

| Sebring International Raceway

| 22 March

| Rd 1

|

|

|

| [https://www.racingsportscars.com/results/Sebring-1963-03-23g.html Report]

3

| {{flagicon|USA}} 12 Hours of Sebring

| Sebring International Raceway

| 23 March

|

| Rd 2

| Rd 2

| Rd 1

| [http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/race.php?raceid=37064 Report]

4

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Targa Florio

| Circuito delle Madonie

| 5 May

|

| Rd 3

| Rd 3

| Rd 2

| Report

5

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Grand Prix Spa 500 Kilometres

| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps

| 12 May

|

| Rd 4

| Rd 4

|

| [https://www.racingsportscars.com/results/Spa-1963-05-12-2391.html Report]

6

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Coppa Maifredi

| Circuito del Garda

| 12 May

| Rd 2

|

|

|

| Report

7

| {{flagicon|DEU}} 1000km Nürburgring

| Nürburgring

| 19 May

|

| Rd 5

| Rd 5

| Rd 3

| [https://www.racingsportscars.com/results/Nurburgring-1963-05-19.html Report]

8

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Coppa della Consuma Hillclimb

| Consuma

| 2 June

| Rd 3

| Rd 6

| Rd 6

|

| [https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Consuma-1963-06-02-2390.html Report]

9

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Rossfeld Mountain Grand Prix

| Rossfeld

| 9 June

|

| Rd 7

|

|

| [https://www.racingsportscars.com/results/Rossfeld-1963-06-09.html Report]

10

| {{flagicon|FRA}} 24 Hours of Le Mans

| Circuit de la Sarthe

| 15 June
16 June

|

| Rd 8

| Rd 7

| Rd 4

| Report

11

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Monza 3 Hours

| Autodromo Nazionale Monza

| 29 June

| Rd 4

|

|

|

| [https://www.racingsportscars.com/results/Monza-1963-06-29-4419.html Report]

12

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Wiesbaden-Rallye

| Wiesbaden

| 7 July

| Rd 5

| Rd 9

| Rd 8

|

| [https://www.racingsportscars.com/results/Wiesbaden-1963-07-07-4420.html Report]

13

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Trophée d'Auvergne

| Charade Circuit

| 7 July

|

| Rd 10

| Rd 9

|

| [https://www.racingsportscars.com/results/Clermont-Ferrand-1963-07-07-4421.html Report]

14

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Freiburg-Schauinsland Hillclimb

| Schauinsland

| 11 August

| Rd 6

|

| Rd 10

|

| Report

15

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Coppa Citta di Enna

| Autodromo di Pergusa

| 18 August

| Rd 7

|

|

|

| [https://www.racingsportscars.com/results/Pergusa-1963-08-18-2386.html Report]

16

| {{flagicon|GBR}} RAC Tourist Trophy

| Goodwood Circuit

| 24 August

|

| Rd 11

| Rd 11

|

|[https://www.racingsportscars.com/results/Goodwood-1963-08-24.html Report]

17

| {{flagicon|CHE}} Ollon-Villars Swiss Mountain Grand Prix

| Villars

| 25 August

| Rd 8

| Rd 12

| Rd 12

|

| [https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Ollon-Villars-1963-08-25.html Report]

18

| {{flagicon|DEU}} ADAC 500km Rennen Nürburgring

| Nürburgring

| 1 September

| Rd 9

|

|

|

| [https://www.racingsportscars.com/results/Nurburgring-1963-09-01.html Report]

19

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Coppa Inter-Europa (-2.0)

| Autodromo Nazionale Monza

| 8 September

|

| Rd 13

|

|

| [https://www.racingsportscars.com/results/Monza-1963-09-08a.html Report]

20

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Coppa Inter-Europa (+2.0)

| Autodromo Nazionale Monza

| 8 September

|

|

| Rd 13

|

| [https://www.racingsportscars.com/results/Monza-1963-09-08.html Report]

21

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Tour de France

|

| 2 September

| Rd 10

| Rd 14

| Rd 14

|

| [https://www.racingsportscars.com/results/Tour_de_France-1963-09-22.html Report]

22

| {{flagicon|USA}} Double 500 km

| Bridgehampton Race Circuit

| 14 September

|

| Rd 15

| Rd 15

|

| [https://www.racingsportscars.com/results/Bridgehampton-1963-09-15.html Report]

Results – International Championship for GT Manufacturers

File:Fiat Abarth-front.jpg won Division I with the Fiat-Abarth 1000]]

File:Porsche Carrera Abarth am 15.08.1981.jpg won Division II with various 356 models such as this 356 B-Carrera GTL-Abarth]]

File:250GTO - Nick Masson.JPG won Division III with the GTO]]

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| width="44" height="13" align="center" | Position

| width="140" | Manufacturer

| width="35" align="center" | PointsJanos J Wimpffen, Time and Two Seats, 1999, pages 479-480

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|style="font-weight:bold" | Division I (1000cc)

| align="center" |  

height="13" align="center" | 1

| Fiat-Abarth

| align="center" | 54

height="13" align="center" | 2

| Alpine

| align="center" | 9

height="13" align="center" | 3

| Marcos

| align="center" | 6

height="13" align="center" | 4

| MG

| align="center" | 4

height="13" align="center" |  

| DB

| align="center" | 4

height="13" align="center" | 6

| Austin-Healey

| align="center" | 3

align="center"

| height="13" |  

|style="font-weight:bold" | Series 1 Subdivision (750cc)

|  

height="13" align="center" | 1

| Fiat-Abarth

| align="center" | 45

height="13" align="center" | 2

| NSU

| align="center" | 33

height="13" align="center" | 3

| BMW

| align="center" | 18

align="center"

| height="13" |  

|style="font-weight:bold" | Series 2 Subdivision (850cc)

|  

height="13" align="center" | 1

| Fiat-Abarth

| align="center" | 27

height="13" align="center" | 2

| Alpine

| align="center" | 27

height="13" align="center" | 3

| DKW

| align="center" | 12

height="13" align="center" | 4

| DB

| align="center" | 9

height="13" align="center" | 5

| René Bonnet

| align="center" | 6

align="center"

| height="13" |  

|style="font-weight:bold" | Series 3 Sub-Div (1000cc)

|  

height="13" align="center" | 1

| Fiat-Abarth

| align="center" | 63

height="13" align="center" | 2

| Alpine

| align="center" | 27

height="13" align="center" | 3

| Austin-Healey

| align="center" | 7

height="13" align="center" | 4

| Marcos

| align="center" | 6

height="13" align="center" | 5

| MG

| align="center" | 4

height="13" align="center" |  

|style="font-weight:bold" | Division II (2000cc)

| align="center" |  

height="13" align="center" | 1

| Porsche

| align="center" | 90

height="13" align="center" | 2

| Lotus

| align="center" | 52

height="13" align="center" | 3

| Alfa Romeo

| align="center" | 45

height="13" align="center" | 4

| Abarth-Simca

| align="center" | 38

height="13" align="center" | 5

| MG

| align="center" | 36

height="13" align="center" | 6

| Sunbeam

| align="center" | 18

height="13" align="center" | 7

| Lotus Ford

| align="center" | 6

height="13" align="center" | 8

| Volvo

| align="center" | 3

align="center"

| height="13" |  

|style="font-weight:bold" | Series 1 Sub-Div (1300cc)

|  

height="13" align="center" | 1

| Alfa Romeo

| align="center" | 87

height="13" align="center" | 2

| Abarth-Simca

| align="center" | 72

height="13" align="center" | 3

| Lotus

| align="center" | 63

height="13" align="center" | 4

| MG

| align="center" | 15

height="13" align="center" | 5

| Volkswagen

| align="center" | 12

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| height="13" |  

| Series 2 Sub-Div (1600cc)

|  

height="13" align="center" | 1

| Porsche

| align="center" | 90

height="13" align="center" | 2

| Alfa Romeo

| align="center" | 49

height="13" align="center" | 3

| Sunbeam

| align="center" | 30

height="13" align="center" | 4

| O.S.C.A.

| align="center" | 15

height="13" align="center" | 5

| TVR

| align="center" | 9

height="13" align="center" | 6

| Lotus Ford

| align="center" | 6

height="13" align="center" | 7

| MG

| align="center" | 3

height="13" align="center" | 8

| Lotus

| align="center" | 1

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| height="13" |  

| Series 3 Sub-Div (2000cc)

|  

height="13" align="center" | 1

| Porsche

| align="center" | 90

height="13" align="center" | 2

| MG

| align="center" | 54

height="13" align="center" | 3

| Volvo

| align="center" | 18

height="13" align="center" | 4

| TVR

| align="center" | 6

height="13" align="center" |  

| Morgan

| align="center" | 6

height="13" align="center" | 6

| Turner

| align="center" | 4

height="13" align="center" | 7

| AC

| align="center" | 3

height="13" align="center" |  

|style="font-weight:bold" | Division III (+2000cc)

| align="center" |  

height="13" align="center" | 1

| Ferrari

| align="center" | 126

height="13" align="center" | 2

| Jaguar

| align="center" | 28

height="13" align="center" | 3

| Shelby

| align="center" | 24

height="13" align="center" | 4

| Austin-Healey

| align="center" | 18

height="13" align="center" | 5

| Aston Martin

| align="center" | 13

height="13" align="center" | 6

| Lancia

| align="center" | 10

height="13" align="center" | 7

| Chevrolet

| align="center" | 8

height="13" align="center" | 8

| Alfa Romeo

| align="center" | 3

height="13" align="center" | 9

| Morgan

| align="center" | 1

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| height="13" |  

| Series 1 Sub-Div (2500cc)

|  

height="13" align="center" | 1

| Triumph

| align="center" | 90

height="13" align="center" | 2

| Morgan

| align="center" | 38

height="13" align="center" |  

| Lancia

| align="center" | 38

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| height="13" |  

| Series 2 Sub-Div (3000cc)

|  

height="13" align="center" | 1

| Ferrari

| align="center" | 117

height="13" align="center" | 2

| Austin-Healey

| align="center" | 18

style="font-weight:bold" align="center"

| height="13" |  

| Series 3 Sub-Div (+3000cc)

|  

height="13" align="center" | 1

| Jaguar

| align="center" | 99

height="13" align="center" | 2

| Aston Martin

| align="center" | 30

height="13" align="center" | 3

| Shelby

| align="center" | 27

height="13" align="center" |  

| AC

| align="center" | 27

height="13" align="center" | 5

| Chevrolet

| align="center" | 26

Results – International Trophy for GT Prototypes

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| width="44" height="13" align="center" | Position

| width="140" | Manufacturer

| width="35" align="center" | Points

height="13" align="center" |  

|style="font-weight:bold" | Over 3000cc

| align="center" |  

height="13" align="center" | 1

| Ferrari

| align="center" | 27

height="13" align="center" |  

|style="font-weight:bold" | Under 3000cc

| align="center" |  

height="13" align="center" | 1

| Ferrari

| align="center" | 72

height="13" align="center" | 2

| Porsche

| align="center" | 30

height="13" align="center" | 3

| René Bonnet

| align="center" | 19

height="13" align="center" | 4

| Austin-Healey

| align="center" | 16

height="13" align="center" | 5

| Alpine

| align="center" | 6

height="13" align="center" | 6

| Fiat-Abarth

| align="center" | 4

References

External links

  • [http://wspr-racing.com/wspr/results/wscc/ms1963.html 1963 World Sportscar Championship – Race results]

{{DEFAULTSORT:1963 World Sportscar Championship Season}}

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