1963 World Sportscar Championship season

1963 World Sportscar Championship season
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The 1963 World Sportscar Championship season was the 11th season of FIA World Sportscar Championship motor racing. 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 February 17, 1963 to September 14, 1963 over 22 events.

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
1	Daytona 3 Hours	Daytona International Speedway	February 17		Rd 1	Rd 1
2	Sebring 3 Hours	Sebring International Raceway	March 22	Rd 1
3	12 Hours of Sebring	Sebring International Raceway	March 23		Rd 2	Rd 2	Rd 1
4	Targa Florio	Palermo	May 5		Rd 3	Rd 3	Rd 2
5	Grand Prix Spa 500 Kilometres	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	May 12		Rd 4	Rd 4
6	Coppa Maifredi	Circuito Del Garda	May 12	Rd 2
7	1000km Nürburgring	Nürburgring	May 19		Rd 5	Rd 5	Rd 3
8	Coppa della Consuma Hillclimb	Consuma	June 2	Rd 3	Rd 6	Rd 6
9	Rossfeld Mountain Grand Prix	Rossfeld	June 9		Rd 7
10	24 Hours of Le Mans	Circuit de la Sarthe	June 15 June 16		Rd 8	Rd 7	Rd 4
11	Monza 3 Hours	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	June 29	Rd 4
12	Wiesbaden-Rallye	Wiesbaden	July 7	Rd 5	Rd 9	Rd 8
13	Trophée d'Auvergne	Charade Circuit	July 7		Rd 10	Rd 9
14	Freiburg-Schauinsland Hillclimb	Schauinsland	August 11	Rd 6		Rd 10
15	Coppa Citta di Enna	Autodromo di Pergusa	August 18	Rd 7
16	RAC Tourist Trophy	Goodwood Circuit	August 24		Rd 11	Rd 11
17	Ollon-Villars Swiss Mountain Grand Prix	Villars	August 25	Rd 8	Rd 12	Rd 12
18	500 km Nürburgring	Nürburgring	September 1	Rd 9
19	Coppa Inter-Europa (-2.0)	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	September 8		Rd 13
20	Coppa Inter-Europa (+2.0)	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	September 8			Rd 13
21	Tour de France		September 2	Rd 10	Rd 14	Rd 14
22	Double 500 km	Bridgehampton	September 14		Rd 15	Rd 15

Results – International Championship for GT Manufacturers

Position	Manufacturer	Points
	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

External links

• 1963 World Sportscar Championship – Race results

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