RAC Tourist Trophy 1963
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 | ||
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1 | GT 3.0 | 11 |
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Ferrari 250 GTO | 130 | ||
2 | GT 3.0 | 12 |
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Ferrari 250 GTO | 130 | ||
3 | GT + 3.0 | 9 |
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Jaguar E-Type Lightweight | 129 | ||
4th | GT + 3.0 | 10 |
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Jaguar E-Type Lightweight | 129 | ||
5 | GT 3.0 | 16 |
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Ferrari 250 GTO | 128 | ||
6th | GT + 3.0 | 7th |
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Jaguar E-Type Lightweight | 128 | ||
7th | GT + 3.0 | 2 |
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Aston Martin DP214 | 128 | ||
8th | GT 3.0 | 15th |
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Ferrari 250 GTO LMB | 126 | ||
9 | GT + 3.0 | 5 |
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Jaguar E-Type Lightweight | 126 | ||
10 | GT 3.0 | 17th |
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Ferrari 250 GT SWB Drogo | 119 | ||
11 | GT 2.0 | 22nd |
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Lotus Elite | 116 | ||
12 | GT 2.0 | 29 |
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Porsche 356B 2000 GS Carrera | 115 | ||
13 | GT 2.0 | 33 |
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Lotus Elite | 114 | ||
14th | GT 2.0 | 32 |
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Lotus Elite | 113 | ||
15th | GT 2.0 | 28 |
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MG Midget | 112 | ||
16 | GT 2.0 | 21st |
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Lotus Elite | 112 | ||
17th | GT 2.0 | 26th |
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Morgan Plus 4SS | 111 | ||
18th | GT 2.0 | 30th |
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TVR Grantura | 101 | ||
19th | GT 2.0 | 19th |
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Turner sprint | 100 | ||
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20th | GT + 3.0 | 1 |
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Aston Martin DP214 | 94 | ||
21st | GT 2.0 | 19th |
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Lotus Elan | 60 | ||
22nd | GT 2.0 | 18th |
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Lotus Elan | 51 | ||
23 | GT 2.0 | 34 |
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Lotus Elan | 46 | ||
24 | GT 2.0 | 25th |
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Morgan Plus 4SS | 35 | ||
25th | GT 2.0 | 20th |
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Lotus Elan | 23 | ||
26th | GT 2.0 | 23 |
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Lotus Elite | 23 | ||
27 | GT 3.0 | 14th |
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Ferrari 250 GTO | 19th | ||
28 | GT 2.0 | 35 |
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Lotus Elite | 14th | ||
29 | GT 2.0 | 24 |
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Morgan Plus 4SS | 8th | ||
30th | GT 2.0 | 27 |
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MG Midget | 3 | ||
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31 | GT + 3.0 | 3 |
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Shelby Cobra | 1 | ||
32 | GT + 3.0 | 4th |
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AC Cobra | 2 | ||
33 | GT 3.0 | 36 |
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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 |
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34 | GT + 3.0 | 6th |
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Jaguar E-Type Lightweight |
35 | GT + 3.0 | 8th |
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Jaguar E-Type Lightweight |
Class winner
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
Previous race Coppa Cittá di Enna 1963 |
Sports car world championship |
Succession race hill climb Ollon-Villars 1963 |