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Event: The Motor 6 Hours Brands Hatch		Date: 6.7.1963
Track: Brands Hatch Circuit (United Kingdom), 4.265 kms	Organiser: unknown
Brands Hatch 6 Hours
European Touring Car Challenge (round 3)

Weather:	heavy rain
Start time:	14:30
Grid:	unknown
Distance:	6 hours
Attendance:	15000

Entered:	39
Practiced:	unknown
Started:	35
Finished:	27

Classes:

Class 9

Class 7/8

Class 6

Class 5

Class 4

No Photos Yet Entered Cars Technical Data Appearance Race Results Qualifying Lap Times

Race notes:
Grid positions were determined by engine capacity rather than practice times.

Winners:
Overall:	5	Jaguar Mk II 3.8	Salvadori / Hulme
Class 9:	7	Jaguar Mk II 3.8	Lindner / Nöcker
Class 7/8:	16	Volvo 122 S	Trana / Skog
Class 6:	23	Ford Cortina GT	Sears / Ljungfeldt
Class 5:	28	BMC Mini Cooper S	Whitmore / Hopkirk
Class 4:	32	Austin Mini Cooper S	Aley / Aaltonen
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	5	Jaguar Mk II 3.8	Salvadori / Hulme	2:04.000	123.800 km/h
Class 7/8:	16	Volvo 122 S	Trana / Skog	2:06.800
Class 6:	24	Ford Cortina Super	Blumer / Taylor	2:07.600
Class 5:	30	Morris Mini Cooper S	Carlisle / McCluggage	2:09.000
Class 4:	32	Austin Mini Cooper S	Aley / Aaltonen	2:13.200
Pole Positions:
Overall:	4	Ford Galaxie	John Sprinzel (GB)
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Ford (9), Jaguar (6), Lancia (4), Morris (3), Austin (3)
Top engines by numbers:	Ford (9), BMC (9), Jaguar (6), Lancia (4), Volvo (2)
Top car types by numbers:	Jaguar Mark II (6), Ford Cortina (3), Ford Galaxie (3), Morris Mini Cooper (3), Austin Mini Cooper (3)
Driver nationalities:	GB (39), I (8), D (5), NL (3), S (3), USA (3), FIN (2), NZ (2)
Average engine size:	2376 cc
Oldest known drivers:	Les Leston (43), Roy Salvadori (41), Jack Brabham (37)
Youngest known drivers:	Chris Amon (20), Hans-Dieter Dechent (23), Timo Mäkinen (25)
Female drivers:	Christabel Carlisle, Anne Hall, Elizabeth Jones, Denise McCluggage, Anita Taylor

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