Spa-Francorchamps 500 km race in 1963
The 500 km race of Spa-Francorchamps 1963 , also Grand Prix Spa 500 Kilometres, Spa-Francorchamps , took place on May 12th at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps and was the fifth round of the sports car world championship of that year.
The race
With the 500 km race, a second endurance race was established on the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. Since 1924 was at the circuit in the Ardennes , the Spa 24 Hours extended, the 1953 and the World Cup sports cars counted.
In the 500 km race, only GT vehicles were allowed to start. The race developed into a duel between the two Belgians Willy Mairesse and Pierre Noblet , who both competed with Ferrari 250 GTOs . After almost three hours of driving, Mairesse had a 32-second lead over Noblet at the finish.
Results
Final ranking
| Item | class | No. | team | driver | vehicle | Round | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GT 3.0 | 36 |
 Ecurie Francorchamps
|
Willy Mairesse
|
Ferrari 250 GTO | 36 | ||
| 2 | GT 3.0 | 39 |
Pierre Noblet
|
Pierre Noblet
|
Ferrari 250 GTO | 36 | ||
| 3 | GT 3.0 | 41 |
 Ecurie Filipinetti
|
Joseph Siffert
|
Ferrari 250 GTO | 36 | ||
| 4th | GT 3.0 | 44 |
Gérard Langlois van Ophem
|
Ferrari 250 GT SWB Drogo | 36 | |||
| 5 | GT 3.0 | 42 |
 Chris Kerrison
|
Chris Kerrison
|
Ferrari 250 GT SWB Drogo | 34 | ||
| 6th | GT 1.3 | 10 |
Pat Fergusson
|
Lotus Elite | 32 | |||
| 7th | GT 2.0 | 26th |
 Gerhard Koch
|
Porsche 356 B 2000 GS Carrera | 32 | |||
| 8th | GT 2.5 | 33 |
Chris Lawrence
|
Morgan Plus 4 | 31 | |||
| 9 | GT 2.5 | 34 |
Pip Arnold
|
Morgan Plus 4 | 31 | |||
| 10 | GT 1.6 | 24 |
Dickie Stoop
|
Porsche 356 B Carrera | 31 | |||
| 11 | GT 1.3 | 15th |
Scuderia Filipinetti
|
Armand Schäfer
|
Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ | 31 | ||
| 12 | GT 2.0 | 29 |
Emile-Claude Clemens
|
Porsche 356 B 2000 GS Carrera | 31 | |||
| 13 | GT 1.3 | 2 |
Jon Derisley
|
Lotus Elite | 30th | |||
| 14th | GT 1.6 | 18th |
Eberhard Rank
|
Porsche 356 B Carrera | 30th | |||
| 15th | GT 1.3 | 15th |
Andre Welcker
|
Lotus Elite | 30th | |||
| 16 | GT 1.6 | 19th |
Hermann Dorner
|
Porsche 356 B Carrera | 30th | |||
| 17th | GT 1.3 | 17th |
Pierre Scaramiglia
|
Alfa Romeo Giulietta | 29 | |||
| 18th | GT 3.0 | 46 |
Hans-Georg Plaut
|
Ferrari 250 GT SWB | 29 | |||
| 19th | GT 2.0 | 30th |
In Roba
|
Porsche 356 B 2000 GS Carrera | 29 | |||
| 20th | GT 1.6 | 23 |
Marcel van Bierbeek
|
Porsche 356 B Super 90 | 29 | |||
| 21st | GT 1.3 | 9 |
 Luc Beaulen
|
Lotus Elite | 28 | |||
| 22nd | GT 1.3 | 8th |
John Dickinson
|
Lotus Eleven GT | 27 | |||
| 23 | GT 2.5 |
 Anatoly Arutunoff
|
Lancia Flaminia Zagato | 27 | ||||
| Failed | ||||||||
| 24 | GT 1.3 | 7th |
Jean-Marie Pierson
|
Lotus Elite | 29 | |||
| 25th | GT 2.5 | 35 |
Billy Blydenstein
|
Morgan Plus 4 | 21st | |||
| 26th | GT 1.3 | 11 |
Clive Hunt
|
Lotus Elite | 19th | |||
| 27 | GT 1.3 | 3 |
Adrien de Ghellinck
|
Lotus Eleven GT | 13 | |||
| 28 | GT 2.0 | 25th |
Alan Hutcherson
|
MGB | 13 | |||
| 29 | GT 2.0 | 27 |
Helmut Zick
|
Porsche 356 B 2000 GS Carrera | 13 | |||
| 30th | GT 1.6 | 21st |
 Günter Weisz
|
Porsche 356 B Super 90 | 5 | |||
| 31 | GT 3.0 | 43 |
David Piper
|
David Piper
|
Ferrari 250 GTO | 3 | ||
| 32 | GT 2.0 | 28 |
Scuderia Filipinetti
|
Heinz Schiller
|
Porsche 356 B 2000 GS Carrera | 1 | ||
| Not started | ||||||||
| 33 | GT 1.3 | 5 |
Jean Wauters
|
Lotus Elite | 1 | |||
| 34 | GT 1.6 | 20th |
Jean-Pierre Gaban
|
Porsche 356 B Carrera | 2 | |||
| 35 | GT 1.6 | 22nd |
Jacques Thenaers
|
Porsche 356 B Super 90 | 3 | |||
| 36 | GT 2.0 | 32 |
Ben Pon
|
Porsche 356 B | 4th | |||
1 not started 2 not started 3 not started 4 not started
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | GT 1.3 |
Hans Herrmann
|
Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero | ||
| 38 | GT 2.0 |
Jean-Pierre Ackermans
|
Volvo P1800S | ||
| 39 | GT 1.3 | 1 |
Louis Morand
|
Lotus Elite | |
| 40 | GT 1.3 | 4th |
Claude Dubois
|
Lotus Elite | |
| 41 | GT 3.0 | 5 |
Léon Dernier
|
Ferrari 250 GT Lusso | |
| 42 | GT 1.3 | 12 |
Mauro Bianchi
|
Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero | |
| 43 | GT 1.3 | 14th |
Lucien Bianchi
|
Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero | |
| 44 | GT 1.3 | 16 |
 Guy Dausse
|
Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV | |
| 45 | GT 2.0 | 31 |
Francis van Lysbeth
|
AC Ace | |
| 46 | GT 3.0 | 37 |
 Carlo-Maria Abate
|
Ferrari 250 GTO | |
| 47 | GT 3.0 | 38 |
Mike Parkes
|
Ferrari 250 GTO | |
| 48 | GT 3.0 | 40 |
Heini Walter
|
Ferrari 250 GTO | |
| 49 | GT 3.0 | 47 |
Edgar Berney
|
Ferrari 250 GTO | |
| 50 | GT 3.0 | 48 |
Manfred Ramminger
|
Ferrari 250 GT | |
| 51 | GT 3.0 | 49 |
Günther Lohsträter
|
Ferrari 250 GT |
Class winner
| class | driver | vehicle | Placement in the overall ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| GT 3.0 |
Willy Mairesse
|
Ferrari 250 GTO | Overall victory |
| GT 2.5 |
Chris Lawrence
|
Morgan Plus 4 | Rank 8 |
| GT 2.0 |
Gerhard Koch
|
Porsche 356B 2000 GS Carrera | Rank 7 |
| GT 1.6 |
Dickie Stoop
|
Porsche 356B Carrera | Rank 10 |
| GT 1.3 |
Pat Fergusson
|
Lotus Elite | Rank 6 |
Racing data
- Registered: 51
- Started: 32
- Rated: 23
- Race classes: 5
- Spectator: unknown
- Race day weather: warm and dry
- Route length: 14.100 km
- Driving time of the winning team: 2: 38: 40,800 hours
- Total laps of the winning team: 36
- Total distance of the winning team: 507,600 km
- Winner's average: 191.932 km / h
- Pole position: unknown
- Fastest race lap: Willy Mairesse - Ferrari 250 GTO (# 36) - 4: 07.400 = 205.174 km / h
- Racing series: 5th round of the 1963 World Sports Car Championship
Web links
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Predecessor race Targa Florio 1963 |
Sports car world championship |
Succession race Coppa Maifredi 1963 |