1963 British Saloon 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.

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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

Pos.[1]	Driver	Car	Points
1	Jack Sears	Ford Cortina GT Ford Galaxie Ford Cortina Lotus	71
2	John Whitmore	Austin Mini Cooper Austin Mini Cooper S	69
3	Graham Hill	Jaguar Mk II 3.8 Ford Galaxie	49
4	Roy Salvadori	Jaguar Mk II 3.8 Ford Galaxie	38
5	Jimmy Blumer	Ford Cortina GT	33
6	Paddy Hopkirk	Morris Mini Cooper Morris Mini Cooper S	30
7	Bob Olthoff	Ford Cortina GT	28
=	Christabel Carlisle	Morris Mini Cooper Morris Mini Cooper S	28
9	Peter Harper	Sunbeam Rapier Series IIIA	23
10	David Haynes	Ford Cortina GT	22