Sebring 12 hour race in 1963

The twelfth 12-hour race of Sebring , also 12 Hours of Sebring, Sebring , took place on March 23, 1963 at the Sebring International Raceway and was the third round of the sports car world championship of that year.

The race

The endurance race in Sebring was the third championship run in 1963 . The season started in February with the 3-hour race in Daytona , won by Pedro Rodríguez in a Ferrari 250 GTO of the North American Racing Team . At the following 3-hour race at Sebring won Hans Herrmann on a plant - Fiat Abarth 1000 .

The Ferrari teams, including the works team from Maranello and the North American Racing from Luigi Chinetti, were clear favorites for overall victory . The hopes of American viewers rested on Carroll Shelby's car . But the powerful Cobras were not stable enough. The top driver there was Phil Hill , who left Ferrari at the end of 1962.

Although the Cobras were able to lead the race at the beginning, after 12 hours there was a total triumph for the Ferraris. The two factory 250Ps won ahead of the NART- 330TRI and three GTOs. The best non-Ferrari was the Jaguar E-Type Lightweight by Ed Leslie and Frank Morrill .

Results

Final ranking

Item	class	No.	team	driver	vehicle	Round
1	P 3.0	30th	SEFAC Ferrari	John Surtees Ludovico Scarfiotti	Ferrari 250P	209
2	P 3.0	31	SEFAC Ferrari	Willy Mairesse Nino Vaccarella Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari 250P	208
3	P + 3.0	18th	NART	Pedro Rodríguez Graham Hill	Ferrari 330 TRI / LM	207
4th	GT 3.0	24	Mecom Racing Team	Roger Penske Augie Pabst	Ferrari 250 GTO	203
5	GT 3.0	26th	Scuderia Centro Sud	Carlo-Maria Abate Juan Manuel Bordeu	Ferrari 250 GTO	196
6th	GT 3.0	25th	Rosebud Racing Team	Richie Ginther Innes Ireland	Ferrari 250 GTO	196
7th	GT 4.0	23	Kjelle Qvalle	Ed Leslie Frank Morrill	Jaguar E-Type Lightweight	195
8th	GT 4.0	20th	Briggs Cunningham	Bruce McLaren Walt Hansgen	Jaguar E-Type Lightweight	194
9	GT 2.0	44	Porsche System Engineering	Don Webster Bob Holbert	Porsche 356B Carrera Abarth GTL	193
10	GT 2.0	43	Porsche System Engineering	Edgar Barth Herbert Linge	Porsche 356B Carrera Abarth GTL	193
11	GT + 4.0	12	Ed Hugus	Lew Spencer Ken Miles	Shelby Cobra	192
12	P 3.0	33	Donald Healey Motor Co.	Bob Olthoff Ronnie Bucknum	Austin-Healey 3000	187
13	GT 3.0	28	NART	Joakim Bonnier John Cannon	Ferrari 250 GTO	186
14th	GT 3.0	29	David Piper	Ed Cantrell David Piper	Ferrari 250 GTO	186
15th	GT 1.6	58	Porsche Car Imports	Chuck Cassel Don Sesslar	Porsche 356B Carrera Abarth GTL	185
16	GT + 4.0	3	Johnson Chevrolet Co.	Delmo Johnson Dave Morgan	Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray	182
17th	GT + 4.0	6th	Dixie Motor Co.	Jef Stevens Johnny Allen	Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray	181
18th	GT 3.0	32	NART	Charlie Hayes Doug Thiem	Ferrari 250 GTO	179
19th	GT 4.0	21st	Briggs Cunningham	William Kimberly Paul Richards	Jaguar E-Type	177
20th	GT 1.6	46	Puerto Rico Racing Team	Victor Merino Rafael Rosales	Porsche 356B Carrera GT	176
21st	GT 1.3	61	Abarth Corse	Tommy Spychiger Teddy Pilette	Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero	173
22nd	GT 2.5	36	Standard Triumph Motor Co.	Peter Bolton Mike Rothschild	Triumph TR4	172
23	GT 2.0	49	Kind Riley	Art Riley Nick Cone	Volvo P1800	170
24	GT 2.5	38	Standard Triumph Motor Co.	Charlie Gates Ed Diehl Bob Cole	Triumph TR4	168
25th	P 3.0	34	Donald Healey Motor Co.	Paddy Hopkirk Donald Morley	Austin-Healey 3000	166
26th	P 3.0	40	Keymo Motors	Ed Wilson Ralph Salyer Bob Hall	Triumph TRS	165
27	GT 2.5	42	Morgan Motor Co.	Arch McNeill William Clarens Al Rogers	Morgan Plus 4	164
28	GT + 4.0	15th	Shelby American Inc.	Dan Gurney Phil Hill	Shelby Cobra	163
29	GT 1.3	59	Swanson-Durant	Art Swanson Ross Durant Bob Richardson	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ	163
30th	GT 1.6	54	Sports Car Graphic	Dave Jordan Jerry Titus	Sunbeam Alpine	162
31	GT 1.3	63	Canada Track & Traffic Magazine	Norman Namerow Peter Lerch V. Atwell	Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero	160
32	GT 2.5	37	Standard Triumph Motor Co.	Bob Tullius Bruce waiter Lew Spencer	Triumph TR4	158
33	GT 1.6	55	Filippo Theodoli	Filippo Theodoli William Kneeland	Sunbeam Alpine	155
34	GT 2.5	39	Genser Forman Distributors	George Waltman	Triumph TR4	154
35	GT 1.3	67T	Duchess Auto Co.	John Bentley John Gordon	Lotus Elite	151
36	GT 1.3	66	Leon Lilley	Leon Lilley Ed Graham	Lotus Elite	149
37	GT 1.6	57	NART	Tom Fleming Harold Baumann Ray Heppenstall	Osca 1600GT	139
38	GT + 4.0	11	Holman & Moody	Jocko Maggiacomo Peter Jopp	Shelby Cobra	117
39	GT + 4.0	7th	Alan Green	Jerry Grant Don Campbell	Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray	46
Failed
40	GT + 4.0	2	Grady Davis	Ed Lowther Duncan Black MRJ Wyllie Don Yenko Dick Thompson	Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray	167
41	P 3.0	69	Donald Healey Motor Co.	John Colgate Clive Baker	Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite	161
42	P 3.0	27	NART	Harry Heuer John Fulp	Ferrari Dino 268SP	160
43	GT + 4.0	4th	Ralph Salyer	Roy Kumnick Ralph Salyer	Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray	120
44	GT 4.0	22nd	Briggs Cunningham	Briggs Cunningham John Fitch	Jaguar E-Type	112
45	GT 2.0	50	Autocars Co. Ltd.	Ed Hessert Henry Swarts	Sabra Sports	90
46	GT + 4.0	5	Nickey Chevrolet Co.	AJ Foyt Jim Hurtubise	Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray	84
47	GT 1.3	60	Abarth Corse	Hans Herrmann Mauro Bianchi	Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero	83
48	P + 3.0	13	SEFAC Ferrari	Mike Parkes Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari 330LMB	72
49	P 3.0	68	Frederick Royston	Gordon Browne Grant Clark	Austin Mini Cooper	71
50	GT 2.0	45	Brumos Porsche Car Corp.	Lin Coleman Charlie Kolb	Porsche 356B	67
51	GT 1.3	64	Abarth Corse	Bob Grossman Ray Cuomo	Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero	62
52	GT + 4.0	16	Shelby American Inc.	Ken Miles	Shelby Cobra	56
53	P + 3.0	10	Chaparral Cars	Bob Donner Ronnie Hissom Hap Sharp	Chaparral 1	56
54	GT + 4.0	14th	Shelby American Inc.	Dave MacDonald Fireball Roberts	Shelby Cobra	52
55	GT 2.5	41	Morgan Motor Co.	Al Rogers Richard Holquist	Morgan Plus 4	45
56	GT 2.0	47	Ecurie Safety Fast	Jim Parkinson Jack Flaherty	MGB	45
57	GT 1.3	62	Abarth Corse	Piero Frescobaldi Giampiero Biscaldi	Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero	41
58	GT 1.6	56	Robert Publicker	Burrell Besancon Robert Publicker	Osca 1600GT	41
59	P 3.0	71	Howard Hanna	Howard Hanna Richard Toland	René Bonnet Djet	35
60	GT 2.0	48	Ecurie Safety Fast	Denise McCluggage Christabel Carlisle	MGB	32
61	GT + 4.0	17th	George Reed	George Reed Nathan Karas	Shelby Cobra	22nd
62	P + 3.0	9	Chaparral Cars	Jim Hall Hap Sharp	Chaparral 1	15th
63	GT + 4.0	1	Grady Davis	Dick Thompson Don Yenko	Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray	14th
64	GT 2.0	51	RM imports	Mark Donohue Jerry Segerman	TVR Grantura	7th
65	GT 2.0	53	RM imports	George McClure Dick Semko	TVR Grantura	7th
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54	GT 2.0	52	RM imports	Ben Warren George McClure Dick Semko Jere Moisman	TVR Grantura	1
55	P 3.0	T	Donald Healey Motor Co.	Bob Olthoff Ronnie Bucknum Paddy Hopkirk Donald Morley	Austin-Healey 3000	2
56	GT 1.3	67	Duchess Auto Co.	John Bentley John Gordon	Lotus Elite	3

¹ reserve ² training car ³ accident during training

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
57	P + 3.0		Holman & Moody		Ford Falcon Challenger
58	P				Maserati
59	P				Maserati
60	GT 1.3		Puerto Rico Racing Team	Victor Merino	Lotus Eleven
61	P + 3.0		David Brown	Bruce McLaren	Aston Martin DP215
62	P 3.0		Duchess Auto Co.	John Bentley John Gordon	Lotus 23
63	GT 1.3		Ecurie Shirlee Corp.		Lotus Elite
64	GT 1.3				Alfa Romeo Giulietta
65	GT 1.3				Alfa Romeo Giulietta
66	P + 3.0	8th	Master Build Racing	Harry Heuer Jeff Houghton	Pontiac Tempest
67	GT 2.5	35	Auto Racing Club of Oklahoma	Anatoly Arutunoff Bill Pryor Ralph Salyer Frank Harrison	Lancia Flaminia Zagato
68	GT 2.5	35	Auto Racing Club of Oklahoma	Anatoly Arutunoff Bill Pryor Ralph Salyer Frank Harrison	Lancia Flaminia Zagato
69	GT 1.3	65	Don Hulette	Don Hulette Burk Wiedner	Lotus Elite
70	P 3.0	70	Scuderia ASA	Giorgio Bassi Carlo Facetti Giancarlo Baghetti	ASA RB600
71	GT 2.0	74	Bruce Jennings	Bruce Jennings	Porsche 356B Carrera

Class winner

class	driver	driver	vehicle	Placement in the overall ranking
P + 3.0	Pedro Rodríguez	Graham Hill	Ferrari 330TRI	Rank 3
P 3.0	John Surtees	Ludovico Scarfiotti	Ferrari 250P	Overall victory
GT + 4.0	Lew Spencer	Ken Miles	Shelby Cobra	Rank 11
GT 4.0	Ed Leslie	Frank Morrill	Jaguar E-Type Leightwight	Rank 7
GT 3.0	Roger Penske	Augie Pabst	Ferrari 250 GTO	Rank 4
GT 2.5	Peter Bolton	Mike Rothschild	Triumph TR4	Rank 22
GT 2.0	Don Webster	Bob Holbert	Porsche 356B Carrera Abarth GTL	Rank 9
GT 1.6	Chuck Cassel	Don Sesslar	Porsche 356B Carrera Abarth GTL	Rank 15
GT 1.3	Tommy Spychiger	Teddy Pilette	Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero	Rank 21

Racing data

• Registered: 71
• Started: 65
• Rated: 39
• Race classes: 9
• Spectator: unknown
• Race day weather: cloudy and cold
• Route length: 8.369 km
• Driving time of the winning team: 12:01: 15,600 hours
• Total laps of the winning team: 209
• Total distance of the winning team: 1749.035 km
• Winner's average: 145.498 km / h
• Pole position: unknown
• Fastest race lap: John Sutrtees - Ferrari 250P (# 30) - 3: 11.400 = 157.404 km / h
• Racing series: 3rd round of the 1963 World Sports Car Championship

literature

• Ken Breslauer: Sebring. The official History of America's Great Sports Car Race. David Bull, Cambridge MA 1995, ISBN 0-9649722-0-4 .
• Peter Higham: The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing. A complete Reference from Formula 1 to Touring Car. Guinness Publishing Ltd., London 1995, ISBN 0-85112-642-1 .

Web links

• Results at Racing Sports Cars

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 1963 Daytona 3-hour race
2. ↑ 3-hour race at Sebring 1963

Previous race, the 3-hour race at Sebring, 1963

Sports car world championship

Succession race Targa Florio 1963