Bridgehampton 500km race in 1963
The 500 km race from Bridgehampton , also Bridgehampton Double 500 (Race One - For FIA International Championship for Grand Touring Cars, Divisions II and III), Bridgehampton , was held on October 14, 1963 and was the 22nd and final championship run of the Sports car world championship this year.
The race
With the long-distance races on the Bridgehampton Race Circuit , the longest World Sportscar Championship season came to an end. Reported were GT racing car, the engines were allowed to have a 3-liter engine even more. Dan Gurney won the race with a lead of 1 ½ minutes on Ken Miles , who had the fastest time in practice. Both competed in the event on a Shelby Cobra .
Results
Final ranking
| Item | class | No. | team | driver | vehicle | Round | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GT + 3.0 | 99 |
 John Edgar
|
Dan Gurney
|
Shelby Cobra | 110 | ||
| 2 | GT + 3.0 | 98 |
Vic Damone
|
 Ken Miles
|
Shelby Cobra | 110 | ||
| 3 | GT + 3.0 | 61 |
Briggs Cunningham
|
Walt Hansgen
|
Jaguar E-Type Lightweight | 109 | ||
| 4th | GT + 3.0 | 62 |
Briggs Cunningham
|
Paul Richards
|
Jaguar E-Type Lightweight | 107 | ||
| 5 | GT + 3.0 | 16 |
Allan Wylie
|
Allan Wylie Gerry Georgi
|
Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray | 101 | ||
| 6th | GT + 3.0 | 81 |
Jack Moore
|
Jack Moore
|
Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray | 101 | ||
| 7th | GT 1.6 | 9 |
Joe Buzzetta
|
Joe Buzzetta
|
Porsche 356A Speedster | 101 | ||
| 8th | GT 1.6 | 4th |
Alan Andrews
|
Henry Taylor
|
Ford Cortina Lotus GT | 100 | ||
| 9 | GT 1.6 | 77 |
Bruce Jennings
|
Bruce Jennings
|
Porsche 356B Carrera | 100 | ||
| 10 | GT 3.0 | 30th |
Scuderia Bear
|
Charlie Hayes Bob Grossman
|
Ferrari 250 GTO | 100 | ||
| 11 | GT 2.0 | 14th |
Chuck Cassel
|
Don Sesslar Chuck Cassel
|
Porsche 356B Carrera Abarth GTL | 99 | ||
| 12 | GT + 3.0 | 60 |
Briggs Cunningham
|
Briggs Cunningham
|
Jaguar E-Type | 97 | ||
| 13 | GT + 3.0 | 69 |
Frank Dominianni
|
Frank Dominianni
|
Chevrolet Corvette | 97 | ||
| 14th | GT 1.6 | 6th |
Stefan Szwarce
|
Stefan Szwarce
|
Porsche 356B Carrera | 95 | ||
| 15th | GT 1.3 | 3 |
Tom Fleming
|
Tom Fleming Otto Linton Ray Heppenstall
|
Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero | 95 | ||
| 16 | GT 1.6 | 5 |
Harry Theodoracopoulos
|
Harry Theodoracopoulos Filippo Theodoli
|
Alfa Romeo Giulia TI Super | 92 | ||
| 17th | GT 2.0 | 18th |
RM imports
|
Tom Outcault Robert Seaman
|
TVR Grantura Mk.3 | 89 | ||
| 18th | GT 1.6 | 8th |
Herb Wetanson
|
Herb Wetanson
|
Porsche 356B Carrera Abarth GTL | 88 | ||
| 19th | GT 1.6 | 21st |
Vic Meinhardt
|
Vic Meinhardt
|
Porsche 356B Carrera | 83 | ||
| 20th | GT 2.0 | 17th |
RM imports
|
Mark Donohue Mike Rothschild
|
TVR Grantura Mk.3 | 82 | ||
| Failed | ||||||||
| 21st | GT 2.0 | 10 |
Kind Riley
|
Kind Riley
|
Volvo P1800 | |||
| 22nd | GT + 3.0 | 11 |
Grady Davis
|
Don Yenko
|
Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray | |||
| 23 | GT 2.0 | 12 |
Ray Saidel
|
Ray Saidel
|
Volvo P1800 | |||
| 24 | GT 2.0 | 15th |
Kind Swanson
|
Kind Swanson
|
Porsche 356B Carrera 2 | |||
| 25th | GT 2.0 | 19th |
RM imports
|
Dick Simenski
|
TVR Grantura Mk.3 | |||
| 26th | GT + 3.0 | 27 | Aston Martin DB4 GT | |||||
| 27 | GT + 3.0 | 33 |
Bob Johnson
|
Bob Johnson
|
Shelby Cobra | |||
| 28 | GT + 3.0 | 41 |
White-Griffith Motors
|
Bob Brown
|
Shelby Cobra | |||
| 29 | GT 3.0 | 65 |
Ed Cantrell
|
Ed Cantrell Charlie Kolb
|
Ferrari 250 GTO | |||
| 30th | GT 1.3 | 68 |
Charlie Rainville
|
Charlie Rainville
|
Lotus Elite | |||
| 31 | GT + 3.0 | 97 |
Shelby American
|
Bob Holbert
|
Shelby Cobra | |||
| Not started | ||||||||
| 32 | GT 3.0 | 23 |
Mike Gammino
|
Mike Gammino
|
Ferrari 250 GTO | 1 | ||
| 33 | GT 2.0 | 53 |
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|
Al Pease
|
MGB | 2 | ||
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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 2.0 | 22nd |
Stan Sherman
|
Stan Sherman Pete Claydon
|
TVR Grantura Mk.2A |
Class winner
| class | driver | driver | driver | vehicle | Placement in the overall ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GT + 3.0 |
Dan Gurney
|
Shelby Cobra | Overall victory | ||
| GT 3.0 |
Charlie Hayes
|
Bob Grossmann
|
Ferrari 250 GTO | Rank 10 | |
| GT 2.0 |
Don Sesslar
|
Chuck Cassel
|
Porsche 356B Carrera Abarth GTL | Rank 11 | |
| GT 1.6 |
Joe Buzzetta
|
Porsche 356A Speedster | Rank 7 | ||
| GT 1.3 |
Tom Fleming
|
Otto Linton
|
Ray Heppenstall
|
Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero | Rank 15 |
Racing data
- Registered: 34
- Started: 31
- Rated: 20
- Race classes: 5
- Spectators: 6000
- Race day weather: cold and dry
- Route length: 4.603 km
- Driving time of the winning team: 3: 26: 29.800 hours
- Total laps of the winning team: 110
- Total distance of the winning team: 506,300 km
- Winner's average: 147.112 km / h
- Pole position: Ken Miles - Shelby Cobra (# 98) - 1.49.200 = 151.739 km / h
- Fastest race lap: Dan Gurney - Shelby Cobra (# 99) - 1: 49,000 = 152.017 km / h
- Racing series: 22nd round of the 1963 World Sports Car Championship
Web links
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Previous Tour de France race for automobiles in 1963 |
Sports car world championship |
Follow -up race at the Daytona 2000 km race in 1964 |