Sebring 12 Hours 1963 - Race Results

Event: 12-Hour Florida International Grand Prix of Endurance for the Alitalia Cup		Date: 23.3.1963
Track: Sebring (United States), 8.369 kms	Organiser: Automobile Racing Club of Florida
Sebring 12 Hours
World Sportscar Championship (round 3) Challenge Mondiale (round 1)

(Race Results)

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Distance	Km/h	Reason	Pos.	Gr.
1^st	30	Surtees / Scarfiotti	Ferrari 250 P	S.E.F.A.C. Ferrari	209	1749.0350 kms	145.4976		1^st	P3.0
2^nd	31	Mairesse / Vaccarella / Bandini	Ferrari 250 P	S.E.F.A.C. Ferrari	208	1740.6660 kms			2^nd	P3.0
3^rd	18	Rodriguez / Hill	Ferrari 330 TRI/LM	N. A. R. T.	207	1732.2980 kms			1^st	P+3.0
4^th	24	Penske / Pabst	Ferrari 250 GTO	Mecom Racing Team	203	1698.8230 kms			1^st	GT3.0
5^th	26	Abate / Bordeu	Ferrari 250 GTO	Republic of Argentina	196	1640.2430 kms			2^nd	GT3.0
6^th	25	Ginther / Ireland	Ferrari 250 GTO	Rosebud Racing Team	196				3^rd	GT3.0
7^th	23	Leslie / Morrill	Jaguar E-type Lightweight	Kjell Qvalle	195				1^st	GT4.0
8^th	20	McLaren / Hansgen	Jaguar E-type Lightweight	Briggs S. Cunningham	194				2^nd	GT4.0
9^th	44	Wester / Holbert	Porsche 356B Carrera Abarth GTL	Porsche System Engineering Ltd.	193				1^st	GT2.0
10^th	43	Barth / Linge	Porsche 356B Carrera Abarth GTL	Porsche System Engineering Ltd.	193				2^nd	GT2.0
11^th	12	Miles / Hill / Spencer	Shelby Cobra	Ed Hugus	192				1^st	GT+4.0
12^th	33	Olthoff / Bucknum	Austin-Healey 3000	Donald Healey Motor Co.	187				3^rd	P3.0
13^th	28	Bonnier / Cannon	Ferrari 250 GTO	N. A. R. T.	186				4^th	GT3.0
14^th	29	Cantrell / Piper	Ferrari 250 GTO	David Piper	186				5^th	GT3.0
15^th	58	Cassel / Sesslar	Porsche 356B Carrera Abarth GTL	Porsche Car Imports	185				1^st	GT1.6
16^th	3	Johnson / Morgan	Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray	Johnson Chevrolet Co.	182				2^nd	GT+4.0
17^th	6	Stevens / Allen	Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray	Dixie Motor Co.	181				3^rd	GT+4.0
18^th	32	Hayes / Thiem	Ferrari 250 GTO	N. A. R. T.	179				6^th	GT3.0
19^th	21	Kimberly / Richards	Jaguar E-type	Briggs S. Cunningham	177				3^rd	GT4.0
20^th	46	Merino / Rosales	Porsche 356 A Carrera GT	Puerto Rico Racing Team	176				2^nd	GT1.6
21^st	61	Spychiger / Pilette	Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero	Abarth Corse	173				1^st	GT1.3
22^nd	36	Bolton / Rothschild	Triumph TR4	Standard-Triumph Motor Co.	172				1^st	GT2.5
23^rd	49	Riley / Cone	Volvo P1800	Art Riley	170				3^rd	GT2.0
24^th	38	Gates / Diehl / Cole	Triumph TR4	Standard-Triumph Motor Co.	168				2^nd	GT2.5
25^th	2	Lowther / Black / Wyllie / Yenko / Thompson	Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray	I. Grady Davis	167			Engine	4^th	GT+4.0
26^th	34	Hopkirk / Morley	Austin-Healey 3000	Donald Healey Motor Co.	166				4^th	P3.0
27^th	40	Wilson / Salyer / Hall	Triumph TRS	Keymo Motors	165				5^th	P3.0
28^th	42	McNeill / Claren / Rogers	Morgan Plus 4	Morgan Motor Co.	164				3^rd	GT2.5
29^th	15	Gurney / Hill	Shelby Cobra	Shelby American, Inc.	163				5^th	GT+4.0
30^th	59	Swanson / Durant / Richardson	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Zagato	Swanson-Durant	163				2^nd	GT1.3
31^st	54	Jordan / Titus	Sunbeam Alpine	Sports Car Graphic	162				3^rd	GT1.6
32^nd	69	Colgate / Baker	Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite	Donald Healey Motor Co.	161			Engine	6^th	P3.0
33^rd	63	Namerow / Lerch / Atwell	Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero	Canada Track & Traffic Magazine	160				3^rd	GT1.3
34^th	27	Heuer / Fulp	Ferrari Dino 268 SP	N. A. R. T.	160			Suspension	7^th	P3.0
35^th	37	Tullius / Kellner / Spencer	Triumph TR4	Standard-Triumph Motor Co.	158				4^th	GT2.5
36^th	55	Theodoli / Kneeland	Sunbeam Alpine	Filippo Theodoli	155				4^th	GT1.6
37^th	39	George Waltman	Triumph TR4	Genser Forman Distributors	154				5^th	GT2.5
38^th	67T	Bentley / Gordon	Lotus Elite	Duchess Auto Company	151				4^th	GT1.3
39^th	66	Lilley / Graham	Lotus Elite	Leon Lilley	149				5^th	GT1.3
40^th	57	Fleming / Baumann / Heppenstall	Osca GT 1600	N. A. R. T.	139				5^th	GT1.6
41^st	11	Maggiacomo / Jopp	Shelby Cobra	Holman & Moody	117					GT+4.0
42^nd	7	Grant / Campbell	Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray	Alan Green Chevrolet Co.	46					GT+4.0

Did not finish:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Reason	Gr.
4	Kumnick / Salyer	Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray	Ralph Salyer	120	Blown engine	GT+4.0
22	Cunningham / Fitch	Jaguar E-type	Briggs S. Cunningham	112	Clutch	GT4.0
50	Hessert / Swartz, Jr.	Sabra Sports Ford	Autocars Co. Ltd.	90	Drive shaft	GT2.0
5	Foyt / Hurtubise	Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray	Nickey Chevrolet Co.	84	Seized engine	GT+4.0
60	Herrmann / Bianchi	Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero	Abarth Corse	83	Engine failure	GT1.3
19	Parkes / Bandini	Ferrari 330 LMB	S.E.F.A.C. Ferrari	72	Split fuel tank after spin	P+3.0
68	Browne / Clark	Austin Mini-Cooper	Frederick Royston	71	Crankshaft pulley	P3.0
45	Coleman / Kolb	Porsche 356B	Brumos Porsche Car Corp.	67	Transmission	GT2.0
64	Grossman / Cuomo	Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero	Abarth Corse	62	Engine	GT1.3
16	Miles	AC Cobra	Shelby American, Inc.	56	Steering arm	GT+4.0
10	Donner / Hissom / Sharp	Chaparral 1 Chevrolet	Chaparral Cars	56	Pinion bearing	P+3.0
14	MacDonald / Roberts	Shelby Cobra	Shelby American, Inc.	52	Differential	GT+4.0
41	Rogers / Holquist	Morgan Plus 4	Morgan Motor Co.	45	Head gasket	GT2.5
47	Parkinson / Flaherty	MGB	Ecurie Safety Fast.	45	Engine	GT2.0
62	Frescobaldi / Biscaldi	Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero	Abarth Corse	41	Engine	GT1.3
56	Besancon / Publicker	Osca GT 1600	Robert Publicker	41	Differential	GT1.6
71	Hanna / Toland	René Bonnet Djet Renault	Howard Hanna	35	Head gasket	P3.0
48	McCluggage / Carlisle	MGB	Ecurie Safety Fast.	32	Bearings	GT2.0
17	Reed / Karras	Shelby Cobra	George Reed, Jr.	22	Ignition	GT+4.0
9	Hall / Sharp	Chaparral 1 Chevrolet	Chaparral Cars	15	Engine	P+3.0
1	Thompson / Yenko	Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray	I. Grady Davis	14	Gearbox	GT+4.0
51	Donohue / Segerman	TVR Grantura	RM Imports (TVR Cars)	7	Blown engine	GT2.0
53	McClure / Semko	TVR Grantura	RM Imports (TVR Cars)	7	Cracked head	GT2.0

Did not start:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.
52	Warren / McClure / Semko / Mosiman	TVR Grantura	RM Imports (TVR Cars)	Reserve entry	GT2.0

Practiced:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.
40T	Charlie Kolb	Triumph TR4 Conrero	Keymo Motors	Spare, originally entered car	P3.0
67	Bentley / Gordon	Lotus Elite	Duchess Auto Company	Accident in practice	GT1.3
T	Olthoff / Bucknum / Hopkirk / Morley	Austin-Healey 3000	Donald Healey Motor Co.		P3.0

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.
8	Heuer / Houghton	Pontiac Tempest	Meisterbau Racing	Reserve entry	P+3.0
35	Arutunoff / Pryor / Salyer / Harrison	Lancia Flaminia Zagato	Auto Racing Club of Oklahoma	Reserve entry	GT2.5
65	Hulette / Wiedner	Lotus Elite	Don Hulette		GT1.3
70	Bassi / Facetti / Baghetti	ASA RB600	Scuderia A.S.A.	Reserve entry	P3.0
74	Bruce Jennings	Porsche 356 Carrera	Bruce Jennings		GT2.0
		Maserati			P
		Ford Falcon Challenger	Holman & Moody		P+3.0
	Bentley / Gordon	Lotus 23 Ford	Duchess Auto Company		P3.0
		Maserati			P
	Victor Merino	Lotus Eleven	Puerto Rico Racing Team		GT1.3
	Bruce McLaren	Aston Martin DP215	David Brown		P+3.0
		Lotus Elite	Ecurie Shirlee Corp.		GT1.3
		Alfa Romeo Giulietta			GT1.3
		Alfa Romeo Giulietta			GT1.3