1963 World Sportscar Championship

Racing tournament 1963 World Sportscar Championship 1962 1964 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.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. Event Event name Circuit or Location Date GT I GT II GT III GTP Results 1 USA Daytona 3 Hours Daytona International Speedway Road Course 17 February Rd 1 Rd 1 Report 2 USA Sebring 3 Hours Sebring International Raceway 22 March Rd 1 Report 3 USA 12 Hours of Sebring Sebring International Raceway 23 March Rd 2 Rd 2 Rd 1 Report 4 ITA Targa Florio Circuito delle Madonie 5 May Rd 3 Rd 3 Rd 2 Report 5 BEL Grand Prix Spa 500 Kilometres Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 12 May Rd 4 Rd 4 Report 6 ITA Coppa Maifredi Circuito del Garda 12 May Rd 2 Report 7 DEU 1000km Nürburgring Nürburgring 19 May Rd 5 Rd 5 Rd 3 Report 8 ITA Coppa della Consuma Hillclimb Consuma 2 June Rd 3 Rd 6 Rd 6 Report 9 DEU Rossfeld Mountain Grand Prix Rossfeld 9 June Rd 7 Report 10 FRA 24 Hours of Le Mans Circuit de la Sarthe 15 June16 June Rd 8 Rd 7 Rd 4 Report 11 ITA Monza 3 Hours Autodromo Nazionale Monza 29 June Rd 4 Report 12 DEU Wiesbaden-Rallye Wiesbaden 7 July Rd 5 Rd 9 Rd 8 Report 13 FRA Trophée d'Auvergne Charade Circuit 7 July Rd 10 Rd 9 Report 14 DEU Freiburg-Schauinsland Hillclimb Schauinsland 11 August Rd 6 Rd 10 Report 15 ITA Coppa Citta di Enna Autodromo di Pergusa 18 August Rd 7 Report 16 GBR RAC Tourist Trophy Goodwood Circuit 24 August Rd 11 Rd 11Report 17 CHE Ollon-Villars Swiss Mountain Grand Prix Villars 25 August Rd 8 Rd 12 Rd 12 Report 18 DEU ADAC 500km Rennen Nürburgring Nürburgring 1 September Rd 9 Report 19 ITA Coppa Inter-Europa (-2.0) Autodromo Nazionale Monza 8 September Rd 13 Report 20 ITA Coppa Inter-Europa (+2.0) Autodromo Nazionale Monza 8 September Rd 13 Report 21 FRA Tour de France 2 September Rd 10 Rd 14 Rd 14 Report 22 USA Double 500 km Bridgehampton Race Circuit 14 September Rd 15 Rd 15 Report Results – International Championship for GT Manufacturers thumb|right|Fiat-Abarth won Division I with the Fiat-Abarth 1000 thumb|right|Porsche won Division II with various 356 models such as this 356 B-Carrera GTL-Abarth thumb|right|Ferrari won Division III with the GTO Position Manufacturer PointsJanos J Wimpffen, Time and Two Seats, 1999, pages 479-480   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 Position Manufacturer Points   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 External links 1963 World Sportscar Championship – Race results Category:World Sportscar Championship seasons World