The 1963 BRSCC British Saloon Car Championship was a British motor racing series for Group 2 Touring Cars. The championship was contested over eleven races commencing on 30 March at Snetterton and concluding on 28 September at the same circuit. ^[1] It was the sixth British Saloon Car Championship.

The championship was won by Jack Sears driving a Ford Cortina GT, a Ford Galaxie and a Ford Cortina Lotus.

Calendar & Winners

All races were held in the United Kingdom. Overall winners of multi-class races are shown below in bold.

Round		Circuit	Date	Class A Winner	Class B Winner	Class C Winner	Class D Winner
1		Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk	30 March	Mick Clare ( Morris Mini Cooper)	Peter Harper ( Sunbeam Rapier Series IIIA)	None (no entries?)	Roy Salvadori ( Jaguar Mk II 3.8)
2		Oulton Park, Cheshire	6 April	John Whitmore ( Austin Mini Cooper)	Jack Sears ( Ford Cortina GT)	None (no entries?)	Graham Hill ( Jaguar Mk II 3.8)
3		Goodwood Circuit, West Sussex	15 April	John Whitmore ( Austin Mini Cooper)	Jack Sears ( Ford Cortina GT)	None (no entries)	Graham Hill ( Jaguar Mk II 3.8)
4		Aintree Motor Racing Circuit, Liverpool	27 April	John Whitmore ( Austin Mini Cooper)	Jack Sears ( Ford Cortina GT)	None (no entries?)	Graham Hill ( Jaguar Mk II 3.8)
5		Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire	11 May	John Whitmore ( Austin Mini Cooper S)	Jimmy Blumer ( Ford Cortina GT)	None (no entries?)	Jack Sears ( Ford Galaxie)
6	A	Crystal Palace, London	3 June	John Whitmore ( Austin Mini Cooper S)	Not contested.
	B			Not contested.	Jimmy Blumer ( Ford Cortina GT)	None (no entries)	Jack Sears ( Ford Galaxie)
7		Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire	20 July	John Whitmore ( Austin Mini Cooper S)	Bob Olthoff ( Ford Cortina GT)	Alan Mann ( Ford Zodiac Mk 3)	Jack Sears ( Ford Galaxie)
8		Brands Hatch, Kent	5 August	John Whitmore ( Austin Mini Cooper S)	Bob Olthoff ( Ford Cortina GT)	None (no entries)	Jim Clark ( Ford Galaxie)
9		Brands Hatch, Kent	14 September	John Whitmore ( Austin Mini Cooper S)	Jack Sears ( Ford Cortina Lotus)	None (no entries)	Bob Olthoff ( Ford Galaxie)
10		Oulton Park, Cheshire	21 September	Edward Lewis ( Morris Mini Cooper S)	Jack Sears ( Ford Cortina Lotus)	None (no entries)	Dan Gurney ( Ford Galaxie)
11		Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk	28 September	John Whitmore ( Austin Mini Cooper S)	Jim Clark ( Ford Cortina GT)	None (no entries?)	Jack Brabham ( Ford Galaxie)

Note: Cars competed in four classes:

• Class A: Up to 1300cc
• Class B: 1301 to 2000cc
• Class C: 2001 to 3000cc
• Class D: Over 3000cc ^[1]

Championship results

Pos. [1]	Driver	Car	Points
1	Jack Sears	Ford Cortina GT Ford Galaxie Ford Cortina Lotus	71
2	John Whitmore	Austin Mini Cooper Austin Mini Cooper S	69
3	Graham Hill	Jaguar Mk II 3.8 Ford Galaxie	49
4	Roy Salvadori	Jaguar Mk II 3.8 Ford Galaxie	38
5	Jimmy Blumer	Ford Cortina GT	33
6	Paddy Hopkirk	Morris Mini Cooper Morris Mini Cooper S	30
7	Bob Olthoff	Ford Cortina GT	28
=	Christabel Carlisle	Morris Mini Cooper Morris Mini Cooper S	28
9	Peter Harper	Sunbeam Rapier Series IIIA	23
10	David Haynes	Ford Cortina GT	22

References