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1963 British Saloon Car Championship
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6th season of the British Touring Car Championship
December 2025
1963 British Saloon Car Championship 1962 1964
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.BRSCC British Saloon Car Championship, Broken English - 1963, touringcarracing.net Retrieved 2 April 2018 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 GBR Mick Clare (Morris Mini Cooper) GBR Peter Harper (Sunbeam Rapier Series IIIA) None (no entries?) GBR Roy Salvadori (Jaguar Mk II 3.8) 2 Oulton Park, Cheshire 6 April GBR John Whitmore (Austin Mini Cooper) GBR Jack Sears (Ford Cortina GT) None (no entries?) GBR Graham Hill (Jaguar Mk II 3.8) 3 Goodwood Circuit, West Sussex 15 April GBR John Whitmore (Austin Mini Cooper) GBR Jack Sears (Ford Cortina GT) None (no entries) GBR Graham Hill (Jaguar Mk II 3.8) 4 Aintree Motor Racing Circuit, Liverpool 27 April GBR John Whitmore (Austin Mini Cooper) GBR Jack Sears (Ford Cortina GT) None (no entries?) GBR Graham Hill (Jaguar Mk II 3.8) 5 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire 11 May GBR John Whitmore (Austin Mini Cooper S) GBR Jimmy Blumer (Ford Cortina GT) None (no entries?) GBR Jack Sears (Ford Galaxie) 6 A Crystal Palace Circuit, London 3 June GBR John Whitmore (Austin Mini Cooper S) Not contested. B Not contested. GBR Jimmy Blumer (Ford Cortina GT) None (no entries) GBR Jack Sears (Ford Galaxie) 7 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire 20 July GBR John Whitmore (Austin Mini Cooper S) ZAF 1928 Bob Olthoff (Ford Cortina GT) GBR Alan Mann (Ford Zodiac Mk 3) GBR Jack Sears (Ford Galaxie) 8 Brands Hatch, Kent 5 August GBR John Whitmore (Austin Mini Cooper S) ZAF 1928 Bob Olthoff (Ford Cortina GT) None (no entries) GBR Jim Clark (Ford Galaxie) 9 Brands Hatch, Kent 14 September GBR John Whitmore (Austin Mini Cooper S) GBR Jack Sears (Ford Cortina Lotus) None (no entries) ZAF 1928 Bob Olthoff (Ford Galaxie) 10 Oulton Park, Cheshire 21 September GBR Edward Lewis (Morris Mini Cooper S) GBR Jack Sears (Ford Cortina Lotus) None (no entries) USA Dan Gurney (Ford Galaxie) 11 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk 28 September GBR John Whitmore (Austin Mini Cooper S) GBR Jim Clark (Ford Cortina GT) None (no entries?) AUS 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
Championship results
Pos. Driver Car Points 1 GBR Jack Sears Ford Cortina GTFord GalaxieFord Cortina Lotus 71 2 GBR John Whitmore Austin Mini CooperAustin Mini Cooper S 69 3 GBR Graham Hill Jaguar Mk II 3.8Ford Galaxie 49 4 GBR Roy Salvadori Jaguar Mk II 3.8Ford Galaxie 38 5 GBR Jimmy Blumer Ford Cortina GT 33 6 GBR Paddy Hopkirk Morris Mini CooperMorris Mini Cooper S 30 7ZAF 1928 Bob OlthoffFord Cortina GT 28 =GBR Christabel CarlisleMorris Mini CooperMorris Mini Cooper S 28 9GBR Peter HarperSunbeam Rapier Series IIIA 23 10GBR David HaynesFord Cortina GT 22
References
Category:British Touring Car Championship seasons
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