# 1963 British Saloon Car Championship

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. 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 | Round | Circuit | Date | Class A Winner | Class B Winner | Class C Winner | Class D Winner |
| 1 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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. | Not contested. | Not contested. |
| 6 | B | Crystal Palace, London | 3 June | Not contested. | Jimmy Blumer (Ford Cortina GT) | None (no entries) | Jack Sears (Ford Galaxie) |
| 7 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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

## Championship results

| Pos. | 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 |