RAC Tourist Trophy 1963
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The 28th RAC Tourist Trophy , also News of The World sponsors the 28th RAC Tourist Trophy Race, Goodwood . took place on August 24, 1963 on the Goodwood race track and was the 16th round of the World Sports Car Championship of that year.
The race
The 1962 RAC Tourist Trophy also took place on the Goodwood circuit. GT vehicles in three racing classes were eligible to start on the 3.862-kilometer race track . The race distance was 500 kilometers, which corresponded to a race distance of almost three hours. The practice was dominated by the two Maranello Concessionaires - Ferrari 250 GTOs , which were driven by Graham Hill and Mike Parkes . Hill drove the fastest training lap with a time of 1: 27,000 minutes and was four tenths of a second faster than Parkes. The two Ferrari drivers were also safe in the race and fought a tough duel until the end of the race, which Hill won again with a narrow lead of just four tenths of a second.
Results
Final ranking
| Item | class | No. | team | driver | vehicle | Round | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GT 3.0 | 11 |
 John Coomb's Maranello Concessionaires
|
Graham Hill
|
Ferrari 250 GTO | 130 | ||
| 2 | GT 3.0 | 12 |
John Coomb's Maranello Concessionaires
|
Mike Parkes
|
Ferrari 250 GTO | 130 | ||
| 3 | GT + 3.0 | 9 |
CT Atkins
|
Roy Salvadori
|
Jaguar E-Type Lightweight | 129 | ||
| 4th | GT + 3.0 | 10 |
John Coombs
|
Jack Sears
|
Jaguar E-Type Lightweight | 129 | ||
| 5 | GT 3.0 | 16 |
Fordwall garage
|
David Piper
|
Ferrari 250 GTO | 128 | ||
| 6th | GT + 3.0 | 7th |
Protheroe Cars
|
Dick Protheroe
|
Jaguar E-Type Lightweight | 128 | ||
| 7th | GT + 3.0 | 2 |
David Brown
|
Innes Ireland
|
Aston Martin DP214 | 128 | ||
| 8th | GT 3.0 | 15th |
 North American Racing Team
|
Roger Penske
|
Ferrari 250 GTO LMB | 126 | ||
| 9 | GT + 3.0 | 5 |
Peter Lumsden
|
Peter Lumsden
|
Jaguar E-Type Lightweight | 126 | ||
| 10 | GT 3.0 | 17th |
Chris Kerrison
|
Chris Kerrison Peter Sutcliffe
|
Ferrari 250 GT SWB Drogo | 119 | ||
| 11 | GT 2.0 | 22nd |
Chris Barber
|
Mike Beckwith
|
Lotus Elite | 116 | ||
| 12 | GT 2.0 | 29 |
Dickie Stoop
|
Dickie Stoop
|
Porsche 356B 2000 GS Carrera | 115 | ||
| 13 | GT 2.0 | 33 |
JT Parker
|
Bob Duggan Mike Johnson
|
Lotus Elite | 114 | ||
| 14th | GT 2.0 | 32 |
Farnborough Racing Ent.
|
Tom Threlfall
|
Lotus Elite | 113 | ||
| 15th | GT 2.0 | 28 |
Richard Jacobs
|
Andrew Hedges Keith Greene
|
MG Midget | 112 | ||
| 16 | GT 2.0 | 21st |
Team elite
|
Clive Hunt
|
Lotus Elite | 112 | ||
| 17th | GT 2.0 | 26th |
Morgan Motor Co.
|
Adrian Dence
|
Morgan Plus 4SS | 111 | ||
| 18th | GT 2.0 | 30th |
Grantura Engineering
|
Tommy Entwistle Keith Aitchison
|
TVR Grantura | 101 | ||
| 19th | GT 2.0 | 19th |
Royal Air Force Motor Sports
|
Ken Mackenzie
|
Turner sprint | 100 | ||
| Failed | ||||||||
| 20th | GT + 3.0 | 1 |
David Brown
|
 Bruce McLaren
|
Aston Martin DP214 | 94 | ||
| 21st | GT 2.0 | 19th |
Checkered Flag
|
Graham Warner
|
Lotus Elan | 60 | ||
| 22nd | GT 2.0 | 18th |
SMART
|
John Whitmore
|
Lotus Elan | 51 | ||
| 23 | GT 2.0 | 34 |
Charles Hodgson
|
Charles Hodgson
|
Lotus Elan | 46 | ||
| 24 | GT 2.0 | 25th |
Morgan Motor Co.
|
Pip Arnold
|
Morgan Plus 4SS | 35 | ||
| 25th | GT 2.0 | 20th |
Team elite
|
 Frank Gardner
|
Lotus Elan | 23 | ||
| 26th | GT 2.0 | 23 |
Farnborough Racing Ent.
|
Jon Derisley
|
Lotus Elite | 23 | ||
| 27 | GT 3.0 | 14th |
Tommy Hitchcock
|
Tommy Hitchcock
|
Ferrari 250 GTO | 19th | ||
| 28 | GT 2.0 | 35 |
Roger Nathan
|
Roger Nathan
|
Lotus Elite | 14th | ||
| 29 | GT 2.0 | 24 |
Morgan Motor Co.
|
Chris Lawrence
|
Morgan Plus 4SS | 8th | ||
| 30th | GT 2.0 | 27 |
Richard Jacobs
|
Alan Foster
|
MG Midget | 3 | ||
| Not started | ||||||||
| 31 | GT + 3.0 | 3 |
John Willment cars
|
Jack Sears Ken Miles
|
Shelby Cobra | 1 | ||
| 32 | GT + 3.0 | 4th |
John Willment cars
|
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|
AC Cobra | 2 | ||
| 33 | GT 3.0 | 36 |
Ray Meredith
|
Ray Meredith John Brown
|
Morgan Plus 4 | 3 | ||
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Only in the entry list
Here you will find teams, drivers and vehicles that were originally registered for the race but did not take part for a variety of reasons.
| Item | class | No. | team | driver | chassis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | GT + 3.0 | 6th |
Peter Sutcliffe
|
Peter Sutcliffe
|
Jaguar E-Type Lightweight |
| 35 | GT + 3.0 | 8th |
 Peter Lindner
|
Peter Lindner Peter Nöcker
|
Jaguar E-Type Lightweight |
Class winner
| class | driver | vehicle | Placement in the overall ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| GT + 3.0 |
Roy Salavadori
|
Jaguar E-Type Lightweight | Rank 3 |
| GT 3.0 |
Graham Hill
|
Ferrari 250 GTO | Overall victory |
| GT 2.0 |
Mike Beckwith
|
Lotus Elite | Rank 11 |
Racing data
- Registered: 35
- Started: 30
- Valued: 19
- Race classes: 3
- Spectator: unknown
- Race day weather: warm and dry
- Route length: 3.862 km
- Driving time of the winning team: 3:16: 45,600 hours
- Total laps of the winning team: 130
- Total distance of the winning team: 502.115 km
- Winner's average: 153.115 km / h
- Pole position: Graham Hill - Ferrari 250 GTO (# 11) - 1: 27,000 = 159.824 km / h
- Fastest race lap: Graham Hill - Ferrari 250 GTO (# 11) - 1: 27.400 = 159.023 km / h
- Racing series: 15th round of the 1963 World Sports Car Championship
Web links
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Previous race Coppa Cittá di Enna 1963 |
Sports car world championship |
Succession race hill climb Ollon-Villars 1963 |