# British Saloon Car Championship 1963

Het British Saloon Car Championship 1963 was het zesde seizoen van het British Saloon Car Championship. Het kampioenschap begon op 30 maart in Snetterton en eindigde op 28 september opnieuw in Snetterton. Het kampioenschap werd voor de tweede keer gewonnen door Jack Sears, die ook in het eerste seizoen kampioen werd, met een Ford Cortina GT, een Ford Galaxie en een Ford Cortina Lotus. De kampioen van 1961 John Whitmore eindigde als tweede in een Austin Mini Cooper, en Formule 1 wereldkampioen Graham Hill eindigde als derde in een Jaguar Mk II 3.8 en Ford Galaxie. Dit was ook het eerste BSCC-seizoen waarin er geen onafhankelijke coureurs, zonder team, werden geklasseerd in de eindstand van het kampioenschap.

## Coureurs

| Coureur | Auto | Team | Races |
| John Adams | Jaguar Mk II | Team Tourist Trophy | 7-10 |
| Dizzy Addicott | Vauxhall VX 4/90 | Team Tourist Trophy | 1, 3 |
| Chris Amon | Sunbeam Rapier | Sunbeam Talbot Ltd. | 5 |
| Bill Aston | Jaguar Mk II | Team Tourist Trophy | 1-3, 6 |
| Gawaine Baillie | Ford Cortina GT | John Willment Automobilies | 4-8 |
| D. Baker | Morris Mini Cooper S | Midland Racing Partnership | 7 |
| Ken Baker | Morris Mini Cooper S | Midland Racing Partnership | 5 |
| Stan Biles | Morris Mini 850 | | 11 |
| Jimmy Blumer | Ford Cortina GT | Alan Andrews Racing | 1-8 |
| Bill Blydenstein | Vauxhall VX 4/90 | Lawrencetune Engines | 1, 3, 8, 11 |
| Bill Borrowman | Austin Mini Cooper S | Scottish Racing Drivers Club | 1, 4-6 |
| Jack Brabham | Ford Galaxie | Alan Brown Racing Ltd. | 11 |
| Charles Bridges | Jaguar Mk II 3.8 | Ecurie Red Rose | 10 |
| Ralph Broad | Austin Mini Cooper S | Broadspeed Engineering | 10 |
| J. C. Brown | Morris Mini Cooper S | R.A.F. Motorsport Association | 5, 10 |
| Michaelle Burns-Greig | Austin Mini Cooper S | | 5-7, 9-11 |
| Graham Burrows | Austin Mini Cooper S | | 1, 5, 7 |
| Christabel Carlisle | Morris Mini Cooper S | Don Moore | 1-7 |
| M.E. Caulton | Morris Mini Cooper S | Team Red Rose | 10 |
| Mick Clare | Morris Mini Cooper S | Alexander Engineering Co. | 1, 3-5, 7-9 |
| Jim Clark | Ford Galaxie | Alan Brown Racing Ltd. | 8, 11 |
| Peter Clarke | Fiat Abarth 1000 TC | The Stanlope Stable | 1, 3, 8-9, 11 |
| Ken Costello | Austin Mini Cooper S | Clifton Service Station | 9 |
| J. Cottrell | Austin Mini Cooper S | Midland Racing Partnership | 5 |
| John Coundley | Mercedes-Benz 220 SE | R.E.C. Parkes | 7 |
| Terry Crawford | Sunbeam Rapier | Sunbeam Talbot Ltd. | 6 |
| Ellis Cuff-Miller | Sunbeam Rapier | Alan Fraser Racing Team | 7 |
| Martin Davidson | Austin Mini Cooper S | Newtune Ltd. | 6-7 |
| Peter Dodd | Jaguar Mk II | Bracknell Motors | 1, 3, 5 |
| Mike Donegan | Ford Cortina GT | Fibrepair Ltd. | 9-11 |
| Jürg Dubler | Volvo PV 544 | | 3-5 |
| John Fenning | Morris Mini Cooper S | Janos Speed Engineering Ltd. | 1, 3-4, 6-7 |
| John Fitzpatrick | Austin Mini Cooper S | Broadspeed Engineering | 8-10 |
| Frank Gardner | Ford Cortina GT | John Willment Automobilies | 5 |
| Richie Ginther | Ford Cortina GT | John Willment Automobilies | 5-6 |
| Keith Greene | Ford Cortina GT | John Willment Automobilies | 4 |
| Dan Gurney | Ford Galaxie | Alan Brown Racing Ltd. | 10 |
| John Handley | Morris Mini Cooper S | Broadspeed Engineering | 7, 10 |
| Peter Harper | Sunbeam Rapier | Sunbeam Talbot Ltd. | 1-2, 4-5, 7 |
| David Haynes | Ford Cortina GT | John Willment Automobilies | 5-9 |
| Graham Hill | Jaguar Mk II | John Coombs | 1-6, 8, 10 |
| Noel Hodkin | Morris Mini Cooper S | Team Red Rose | 5, 7 |
| Paddy Hopkirk | Morris Mini Cooper S | Cooper Car Co. | 1-8 |
| Denny Hulme | Ford Galaxie | Alan Brown Racing Ltd. | 7 |
| Alan Hutcheson | Riley 1.5 | | 1-8 |
| Elizabeth Jones | Austin Mini Cooper S | Westover Racing | 5-8 |
| Rupert Jones | Morris Mini Cooper S | Vitafoam Developments | 10 |
| Peter Jopp | Sunbeam Rapier | Alan Fraser Racing Team | 1, 3-5 |
| William Kelly | Morris Mini Cooper S | Radbourne Racing | 9 |
| Chris Lawrence | Vauxhall VX 4/90 | Lawrencetune Engines | 7 |
| Les Leston | Sunbeam Rapier | Alan Fraser Racing Team | 1, 3-4, 8 |
| Edward Lewis | Morris Mini Cooper S | Westover Racing | 1-10 |
| John D. Lewis | Morris Mini Cooper S | | 1, 5, 7, 9, 11 |
| John Love | Morris Mini Cooper S | Cooper Car Co. | 3 |
| Mike MacDowel | Jaguar Mk II | John Coombs | 7 |
| K.W. Mackenzie | Morris Mini Cooper S | R.A.F. Motorsport Association | 5 |
| Alan Mann | Ford Zodiac Mk III | Alan Andrews Racing | 7 |
| Rod Mansfield | Ford Anglia Super | | 11 |
| Harry Martin | Austin Mini Cooper S | Newtune Ltd. | 9, 11 |
| Timmy Mayer | Morris Mini Cooper S | Cooper Car Co. | 9-11 |
| Chris McLaren | Jaguar Mk II | Park Garage (Watford) Ltd. | 1-2, 4, 7-11 |
| Phil Middlehurst | Austin Mini Cooper S | | 10 |
| Bob Olthoff | Ford Cortina GT | John Willment Automobilies | 7-11 |
| Mike Pendleton | Jaguar Mk II | | 1-3, 5, 7-9 |
| Peter Pilsworth | Vauxhall VX 4/90 | Team Tourist Trophy | 5-6, 8 |
| Albert Powell | Jaguar Mk II | Zenith Films | 1, 4, 6-9 |
| Peter Procter | Sunbeam Rapier | Sunbeam Talbot Ltd. | 1-2 |
| John Ralph | Austin Mini Cooper S | Profit Counsellors (Int) Ltd. | 6-7 |
| Harry Ratcliffe | MG 1100 | Team Red Rose | 4-5, 7, 10 |
| John Rhodes | Austin Mini Cooper S | Cooper Car Co. | 3-6 |
| Tony Rutt | Austin Mini Cooper S | Grosvenor Racing | 3, 5, 9-10 |
| Mike Salmon | Jaguar Mk II | Atherstone Engineering | 1-5, 7-11 |
| Roy Salvadori | Jaguar Mk II | Tommy Atkins | 1-6, 8-10 |
| Jack Sears | Ford Cortina GT | John Willment Automobilies | 2-11 |
| Doc Shepherd | Morris Mini Cooper S | | 4 |
| Don Smith | Morris Mini Cooper S | Birmingham Motor Tyres | 5, 7 |
| Rosemary Smith | Sunbeam Rapier | Alan Fraser Racing Team | 8 |
| John Sparrow | Jaguar Mk II | | 1, 3, 9 |
| Alistair Stewart | Isuzu Bellel 2000 | Far East Racing | 9, 11 |
| Anita Taylor | Ford Anglia Super | | 1, 6-10 |
| Henry Taylor | Ford Anglia Super | Alan Andrews Racing | 8 |
| Trevor Taylor | Ford Lotus Cortina | Team Lotus | 10-11 |
| Tom Threfall | Morris Mini Cooper S | R.A.F. Motorsport Association | 10 |
| John Thurston | Morris Mini Cooper S | John Aley | 7 |
| Jeff Uren | Ford Cortina GT | John Willment Automobilies | 2, 6-7 |
| John Whitmore | Austin Mini Cooper S | Cooper Car Co. | 1-9, 11 |
| Max Wilson | Morris Mini Cooper S | | 10 |
| Mike Young | Ford Cortina GT | Superspeed Conversions Ltd. | 5-11 |

## Kalender

Winnaars van races met meerdere klassen in vetgedrukt.
| Ronde | Ronde | Circuit | Datum | Klasse A Winnaar | Klasse B Winnaar | Klasse C Winnaar | Klasse D Winnaar |
| 1 | 1 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk | 30 maart | Mick Clare | Peter Harper | Geen deelnemers | Roy Salvadori |
| 2 | 2 | Oulton Park, Cheshire | 6 april | John Whitmore | Jack Sears | Geen deelnemers | Graham Hill |
| 3 | 3 | Goodwood Circuit, West Sussex | 15 april | John Whitmore | Jack Sears | Geen deelnemers | Graham Hill |
| 4 | 4 | Aintree Motor Racing Circuit, Liverpool | 27 april | John Whitmore | Jack Sears | Geen deelnemers | Graham Hill |
| 5 | 5 | Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire | 11 mei | John Whitmore | Jimmy Blumer | Geen deelnemers | Jack Sears |
| 6 | A | Crystal Palace, Londen | 3 juni | John Whitmore | Niet meegedaan | Niet meegedaan | Niet meegedaan |
| 6 | B | Crystal Palace, Londen | 3 juni | Geen deelnemers | Jimmy Blumer | Geen deelnemers | Jack Sears |
| 7 | 7 | Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire | 20 juli | John Whitmore | Bob Olthoff | Alan Mann | Jack Sears |
| 8 | 8 | Brands Hatch, Kent | 5 augustus | John Whitmore | Bob Olthoff | Geen deelnemers | Jim Clark |
| 9 | 9 | Brands Hatch, Kent | 14 september | John Whitmore | David Haynes | Geen deelnemers | Bob Olthoff |
| 10 | 10 | Oulton Park, Cheshire | 21 september | Edward Lewis | Jack Sears | Geen deelnemers | Dan Gurney |
| 11 | 11 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk | 28 september | John Whitmore | Jim Clark | Geen deelnemers | Jack Brabham |

## Kampioenschap
### Klassement

| Pos. | Coureur | Rondes | Rondes | Rondes | Rondes | Rondes | Rondes | Rondes | Rondes | Rondes | Rondes | Rondes | Klasse | Punten |
| Pos. | Coureur | SNE | OUL | GOO | AIN | SIL | CRY | SIL | BRH | BRH | OUL | SNE | Klasse | Punten |
| 1 | Jack Sears | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1$^P$$_S$ | 1$^P$$_S$ | 1$^P$$_S$ | DNF$^P$ | 1 | 1 | 3 | B/D | 71 |
| 2 | John Whitmore | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | A | 69 |
| 3 | Graham Hill | 2$^P$ | 1$^S$ | 1$^P$$_S$ | 1$^S$ | DNF | 3 | | 2 | | 2 | | D | 49 |
| 4 | Roy Salvadori | 1$^S$ | DSQ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | 3 | 6$^P$$_S$ | 5 | | D | 38 |
| 5 | Jimmy Blumer | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | DNF | 2 | | | | B | 33 |
| 6 | Paddy Hopkirk | DNF | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | | | | A | 30 |
| 7 | Bob Olthoff | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | DNF$^P$ | B | 28 |
| = | Christabel Carlisle | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | DNF | 3 | 3 | | | | | A | 28 |
| 9 | Peter Harper | 1 | 3 | | 2 | DNF | | 3 | | | | | B | 23 |
| 10 | David Haynes | | | | | 2 | 3 | 2 | DNF | 2 | | | B | 22 |
| = | Mike Salmon | 3 | DNF | 3 | 3 | DSQ | | DNF | 4 | DNF | 3 | 2 | D | 22 |
| - | John Adams | | | | | | | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | | D | - |
| - | Dizzy Addicott | DNF | | 8 | | | | | | | | | B | - |
| - | Chris Amon | | | | | 5 | | | | | | | B | - |
| - | Bill Aston | 4 | DNF | 5 | | | 4 | | | | | | D | - |
| - | Gawaine Baillie | | | | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | DNF | | | | B/D | - |
| - | D. Baker | | | | | | | DNS | | | | | A | - |
| - | Ken Baker | | | | | 16 | | | | | | | A | - |
| - | Stan Biles | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | A | - |
| - | Bill Blydenstein | DNF | | 6 | | | | | 4 | | | 5 | B | - |
| - | Bill Borrowman | DNF | | | 8 | 7 | 9 | | | | | | A | - |
| - | Jack Brabham | | | | | | | | | | | 1$^S$ | D | - |
| - | Charles Bridges | | | | | | | | | | DNS | | D | - |
| - | Ralph Broad | | | | | | | | | | 9 | | A | - |
| - | J. C. Brown | | | | | 13 | | | | | 13 | | A | - |
| - | Michaelle Burns-Greig | | | | | 8 | 11 | DNF | | 7 | DNS | 7 | A | - |
| - | Graham Burrows | 6 | | | | 5 | | DNF | | | | | A | - |
| - | M.E. Caulton | | | | | | | | | | 11 | | A | - |
| - | Mick Clare | 1 | | 4 | 5 | 10 | | 4 | DNF | 2 | | | A | - |
| - | Jim Clark | | | | | | | | 1$^S$ | | | 1 | B/D | - |
| - | Peter Clarke | 8 | | 9 | | | | | 9 | 3 | | DNF | A | - |
| - | Ken Costello | | | | | | | | | DNF | | | A | - |
| - | J. Cottrell | | | | | 15 | | | | | | | A | - |
| - | John Coundley | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | C | - |
| - | Terry Crawford | | | | | | 5 | | | | | | B | - |
| - | Ellis Cuff-Miller | | | | | | | DNF | | | | | B | - |
| - | Martin Davidson | | | | | | 8 | 13 | | | | | A | - |
| - | Peter Dodd | 5 | | 4 | | 3 | | | | | | | D | - |
| - | Mike Donegan | | | | | | | | | 3 | 4 | 4 | B | - |
| - | Jurg Dubler | | | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | B | - |
| - | John Fenning | 3 | | 3 | 2 | | 5 | 5 | | | | | A | - |
| - | John Fitzpatrick | | | | | | | | 4 | DNF | DNF | | A | - |
| - | Frank Gardner | | | | | 4 | | | | | | | B | - |
| - | Richie Ginther | | | | | DNF | 2 | | | | | | B | - |
| - | Keith Greene | | | | 3 | | | | | | | | B | - |
| - | Dan Gurney | | | | | | | | | | 1$^P$$_S$ | | D | - |
| - | John Handley | | | | | | | 14 | | | 4 | | A | - |
| - | Noel Hodkin | | | | | 12 | | 12 | | | | | A | - |
| - | Denny Hulme | | | | | | | DNS | | | | | D | - |
| - | Alan Hutcheson | DNF | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | DNF | 4 | DNF | | | | B | - |
| - | Elizabeth Jones | | | | | 4 | 7 | DNF | 6 | | | | A | - |
| - | Rupert Jones | | | | | | | | | | 5 | | A | - |
| - | Peter Jopp | 4 | | 4 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | B | - |
| - | William Kelly | | | | | | | | | 8 | | | A | - |
| - | Chris Lawrence | | | | | | | DNS | | | | | B | - |
| - | Les Leston | 3 | | 3 | 8 | | | | 3 | | | | B | - |
| - | Edward Lewis | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | DNF | 1 | | A | - |
| - | John D. Lewis | 7 | | | | 9 | | 10 | | DNF | | 4 | A | - |
| - | John Love | | | 7 | | | | | | | | | A | - |
| - | Mike MacDowel | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | D | - |
| - | K.W. Mackenzie | | | | | 11 | | | | | | | A | - |
| - | Alan Mann | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | C | - |
| - | Rod Mansfield | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | A | - |
| - | Harry Martin | | | | | | | | | 4 | | 5 | A | - |
| - | Timmy Mayer | | | | | | | | | 6 | 3 | 2 | A | - |
| - | Chris McLaren | 6 | 2 | | 4 | | | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | D | - |
| - | Phil Middlehurst | | | | | | | | | | 7 | | A | - |
| - | Mike Pendleton | 8 | 3 | 6 | | 4 | | 6 | 7 | DNF | | | D | - |
| - | Peter Pilsworth | | | | | 6 | 6 | | 6 | | | | B | - |
| - | Albert Powell | DNF | | | 5 | | 5 | DNF | DNF | 2 | | | D | - |
| - | Peter Procter | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | B | - |
| - | John Ralph | | | | | | 12 | DNF | | | | | A | - |
| - | Harry Ratcliffe | | | | 10 | 17 | | 9 | | | 6 | | A | - |
| - | John Rhodes | | | 7 | 4 | DNF | 4 | | | | | | A | - |
| - | Tony Rutt | | | 8 | | 6 | | | | DNF | DNF | | A | - |
| - | Doc Shepherd | | | | 9 | | | | | | | | A | - |
| - | Don Smith | | | | | 14 | | DNS | | | | | A | - |
| - | Rosemary Smith | | | | | | | | 5 | | | | B | - |
| - | John Sparrow | 7 | | 7 | | | | | | 5 | | | D | - |
| - | Alistair Stewart | | | | | | | | | DNS | | 6 | D | - |
| - | Anita Taylor | 9 | | | | | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | | A | - |
| - | Henry Taylor | | | | | | | | 5 | | | | A | - |
| - | Trevor Taylor | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 2 | B | - |
| - | Tom Threfall | | | | | | | | | | 10 | | A | - |
| - | John Thurston | | | | | | | 11 | | | | | A | - |
| - | Jeff Uren | | DNF | | | | 4 | 3 | | | | | B/C/D | - |
| - | Max Wilson | | | | | | | | | | 12 | | A | - |
| - | Mike Young | | | | | DNF | DNF | 6 | 2 | DNF | 2 | 3 | A/B | - |
| Pos. | Coureur | SNE | OUL | GOO | AIN | SIL | CRY | SIL | BRH | BRH | OUL | SNE | Klasse | Punten |
| Punten |||||||||||
* Resultaat
* Winnaar
* Tweede plaats
* Derde plaats
* Gefinisht (punten behaald)
* Gefinisht (geen punten behaald)
* Niet geklasseerd (NC)
* Uitgevallen (DNF)
* Niet gekwalificeerd (DNQ)
* Gediskwalificeerd (DSQ)
* Niet gestart (DNS)
* Gewond (INJ)
* Uitgesloten (EX)
* Teruggetrokken (WD)
* Niet deelgenomen (blanco cel)
* $^P$ Pole position
* $^S$ Snelste ronde

### Eindstand

Driver's championship :
| Pos. | Coureur | Auto | Team | Klasse | Punten |
| 1 | Jack Sears | Ford Cortina GT Ford Galaxie Ford Cortina Lotus | John Willment Automobiles | B/D | 71 |
| 2 | John Whitmore | Austin Mini Cooper | Cooper Car Co. | A | 69 |
| 3 | Graham Hill | Jaguar Mk II 3.8 | John Coombs | D | 49 |
| 4 | Roy Salvadori | Jaguar Mk II 3.8 Ford Galaxie | Tommy Atkins | D | 38 |
| 5 | Jimmy Blumer | Ford Cortina GT | Alan Andrews Racing | B | 33 |
| 6 | Paddy Hopkirk | Morris Mini Cooper | Cooper Car Co. | A | 30 |
| 7 | Bob Olthoff | Ford Cortina GT | John Willment Automobiles | B | 28 |
| = | Christabel Carlisle | Morris Mini Cooper | Don Moore | A | 28 |
| 9 | Peter Harper | Sunbeam Rapier Series IIIA | Alan Fraser Racing Team | B | 23 |
| 10 | David Haynes | Ford Cortina GT | John Willment Automobiles | B | 22 |
| = | Mike Salmon | Jaguar Mk II 3.8 | Atherstone Engineering | D | 22 |

## Motoren

| Klasse | Motorinhoud | Motorinhoud |
| Klasse | Minimum | Maximum |
| A | geen | 1300 cc |
| B | 1301 cc | 2000 cc |
| C | 2001 cc | 3000 cc |
| D | 3001 cc | geen |
* ↑ (en) 1963 BTCC Molislip Trophy Jim Clark Galaxie! | Les Leston and John Fitzpatrick 1963 Ford cortini and Mini Cooper. motoring-man.com. Gearchiveerd op 9 oktober 2021. Geraadpleegd op 9 oktober 2021.
* ↑ (en) 1963 British Saloon Car Championship – Inside BTCC. insidebtcc.com. Gearchiveerd op 9 oktober 2021. Geraadpleegd op 9 oktober 2021.
* ↑ (en) Daniel Strohl, Jaguar-beating British Saloon Car Championship-winning 1963 Galaxie 500 offered out of collection of Jack Sears. Hemmings (11 juli 2017). Gearchiveerd op 9 oktober 2021. Geraadpleegd op 9 oktober 2021.
* ↑ (en) British Saloon Car Championship - Broken English - 1963 index. touringcarracing.net. Geraadpleegd op 9 oktober 2021.
* ↑ (en) 1963 BSCC Season. BTCC Wiki. Gearchiveerd op 9 oktober 2021. Geraadpleegd op 9 oktober 2021.
* ↑ (en) British Saloon Car Championship class A 1963 standings | Driver Database. www.driverdb.com. Gearchiveerd op 3 oktober 2021. Geraadpleegd op 9 oktober 2021.