1963 Daytona 3 hour race

Ferrari 250 GTO

The 1963 Daytona 3-Hour Race , also known as the Second Annual Daytona Continental 3-Hour Grand Touring Road Race, Daytona International Speedway , took place on February 17 at Daytona International Speedway and was the first race of the World Sports Car Championship that year.

The race

As in 1962 , the World Sports Car Championship began in 1963 with the Daytona 3-hour race . The race was one of the GT standings of the World Cup and was designed by Pedro Rodríguez on the North American Racing Team reported Ferrari 250 GTO won.

Results

Final ranking

Item	class	No.	team	driver	vehicle	Round
1	GT 3.0	18th	North American Racing Team	Pedro Rodríguez	Ferrari 250 GTO	81
2	GT 3.0	29	John Mecom	Roger Penske	Ferrari 250 GTO	81
3	GT + 5.0	11	Grady Davis	Dick Thompson	Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray	78
4th	GT 5.0	99	Shelby American	Dave MacDonald	Shelby Cobra	77
5	GT 2.0	15th	Porsche	Joakim Bonnier	Porsche 356 B Carrera Abarth GTL	77
6th	GT + 5.0	5	Dixie engine	Johnny Allen	Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray	76
7th	GT 2.0	14th	Porsche	Bob Holbert	Porsche 356 B Carrera Abarth GTL	75
8th	GT 1.6	16	Chuck Cassel	Chuck Cassel	Porsche 356 B Carrera Abarth GTL	75
9	GT 1.3	70	Abarth	Hans Herrmann	Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero	74
10	GT 4.0	32	BS Cunningham	Augie Pabst	Jaguar E-Type	73
11	GT 1.6	77	Bruce Jennings	Bruce Jennings	Porsche 356 B	72
12	GT 2.0	77	Brumo's Porsche	Bill Bencker	Porsche 356 B Carrera 2	71
13	GT 1.3	91	Durant Swanson	Ross Durant	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ	68
14th	GT 1.6	82	John Norwood	Charlie Kolb	Porsche 356 B Carrera	66
15th	GT 2.0	22nd	North American Racing Team	Fireball Roberts John Cannon	Ferrari 250 GTO	65
16	GT 1.3	48	William Story	William Story Ray Heppenstall	Lotus Elite	64
17th	GT 2.5	52	Cannon car	Tony Mannino	Triumph TR3	62
18th	GT 2.5	43	Cannon car	Dana Kelder	Triumph TR3	62
19th	GT 1.6	33	John Hill	John Hill	MGA twin cam	62
20th	GT 2.5	59	Cannon car	George Cornelius	Triumph TR3	59
21st	GT 3.0	26th	David Piper	David Piper	Ferrari 250 GTO	58
22nd	GT + 5.0	19th	Tony Denman	Tony Denman	Chevrolet Corvette	57
23	GT 5.0	97	Shelby American	Skip Hudson	Shelby Cobra 260 Mk.I	54
24	GT 1.6	46	Chuck Cassel	Mike Kurkjian	Porsche 356 B Carrera	52
25th	GT 1.3	83	John Norwood	Paul Richards	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ	50
26th	GT 1.3	62	Jesse Emerson	Charlie Mathis	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ	38
Disqualified
27	GT 4.0	31	BS Cunningham	Walt Hansgen	Jaguar E-Type	75
Failed
28	GT 1.3	71	Abarth	Mauro Bianchi	Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero	49
29	GT 5.0	98	Shelby American	Dan Gurney	Shelby Cobra 260 Mk.I	48
30th	GT 2.0	63	Russell Beazell	Jere Mosiman	TVR Grantura	46
31	GT + 5.0	10	Grady Davis	Don Yenko	Chevrolet Corvette	44
32	GT + 5.0	4th	Mickey Thompson	Bill Krause	Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray	41
33	GT + 5.0	17th	Nickey Chevrolet	Bob Johnson	Chevrolet Corvette	41
32	GT + 5.0	1	Ed Cantrell	Ed Cantrell	Chevrolet Corvette	32
33	GT + 5.0	6th	Dixie engine	Jef Stevens	Chevrolet Corvette	28
34	GT + 5.0	7th	Alan Green	Jerry Grant	Chevrolet Corvette	26th
35	GT + 5.0	3	Mickey Thompson	Doug Hooper	Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray	14th
36	GT + 5.0	9	Ralph Salyer	Ralph Salyer	Chevrolet Corvette	6th
37	GT 3.0	25th	Rosebud Racing Team	Innes Ireland	Ferrari 250 GTO	4th
38	GT + 5.0	50	Ray Nichels	Paul Goldsmith	Pontiac Tempest	3
39	GT + 5.0	41	Bob Brown	Bob Brown	Chevrolet Corvette	2
40	GT 2.0	42	Tom Kneebone	Tom Kneebone	AC Ace	1
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41	GT + 5.0	8th	Dick Lang	Dick Lang	Chevrolet Corvette	1
42	GT + 5.0	12	Delmo Johnson	Delmo Johnson	Chevrolet Corvette	2
43	GT + 5.0	35	Bill Eve	Don Evans	Chevrolet Corvette	3
44	GT + 5.0	3T	Mickey Thompson	Bill Krause	Chevrolet Corvette	4th
45	GT + 5.0	4T	Mickey Thompson	Doug Hooper	Chevrolet Corvette	5

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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
46	GT 3.0	23	Mike Gammino	Bob Grossman	Ferrari 250 GTO
47	GT 3.0	28	North American Racing Team	Rodger Ward	Ferrari 250 GTO
48	GT 1.6	45	Bruce Jennings	Bruce Jennings	Porsche 356 B Carrera

Class winner

class	driver	vehicle	Placement in the overall ranking
GT + 5.0	Dick Thompson	Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray	Rank 3
GT 5.0	Dave MacDonald	Shelby Cobra	Rank 4
GT 4.0	Augie Pabst	Jaguar E-Type	Rank 10
GT 3.0	Pedro Rodríguez	Ferrari 250 GTO	Overall victory
GT 2.5	Tony Mannino	Triumph TR3	Rank 17
GT 2.0	Joakim Bonnier	Porsche 356 B Carrera Abarth GTL	Rank 5
GT 1.6	Chuck Cassel	Porsche 356 B Carrera Abarth GTL	Rank 8
GT 1.3	Hans Herrmann	Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero	Rank 9

Racing data

• Registered: 48
• Started: 40
• Valued: 26
• Race classes: 8
• Spectators: 9000
• Race day weather: warm and dry
• Route length: 6.132 km
• Driving time of the winning team: 3:00: 38,000 hours
• Total laps of the winning team: 81
• Total distance of the winning team: 494.551 km
• Winner's average: 164.272 km / h
• Pole position: unknown
• Fastest race lap: unknown
• Racing series: 1st round of the 1963 World Sports Car Championship

literature

• Peter Higham: 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

Previous race, Paris 1000 km race in 1962

Sports car world championship

Successor to the 3-hour race at Sebring 1963