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Event: Bridgehampton Double 500Date: 15.9.1963
Track: Bridgehampton (United States), 4.603 kmsOrganiser: unknown

Bridgehampton 500 Kilometres
Non championship race
Weather:cold, cloudy, dry
Start time:14:00
Grid:unknown
Distance:500 kilometres
Attendance:14200
Entered:33
Practiced:unknown
Started:unknown
Finished:unknown
Classes:
GT Prototoype
Sports +2000
Sports 2000
Sports 1600
Grand Touring Div III
Grand Touring Div II
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Winners:
Overall:60Cooper Monaco T57 BuickWalt Hansgen
GT Prototoype:1Ferrari 250 PPedro Rodriguez
Sports 2000:99APorsche 718 RS 60Herb Swan
Grand Touring Div III:65Ferrari 250 GTOCantrell / Kolb / Coleman
Grand Touring Div II:4Ford Cortina Lotus GTHenry Taylor
Fastest Laps:
Overall:1Ferrari 250 PPedro Rodriguez (MEX)1:47.2000
Sports +2000:60Cooper Monaco T57 BuickWalt Hansgen (USA)1:47.4000
Sports 2000:72Porsche 718 RS 60Don Sesslar (USA)1:51.0000
Sports 1600:67Lotus 23BCharlie Kolb (USA)1:53.2000
Grand Touring Div III:98Shelby CobraKen Miles1:50.4000
Grand Touring Div II:4Ford Cortina Lotus GTHenry Taylor2:04.6000
Pole Positions:
Overall:60Cooper Monaco T57 BuickWalt Hansgen1:46.0000
GT Prototoype:1Ferrari 250 PPedro Rodriguez1:49.2000
Grand Touring Div III:98Shelby CobraKen Miles (GB)
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:Porsche (5), Chevrolet (4), Ferrari (3), Shelby (3), Cooper (2), Lotus (2), Maserati (2)
Top engines by numbers:Porsche (5), Chevrolet (5), Ford (5), Buick (3), Ferrari (3)
Top car types by numbers:Porsche 718 (3), Shelby Cobra (3), Cooper Monaco (2), Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray (2), Porsche 356 (2)
Driver nationalities:USA (32), GB (2)
Team nationalities:USA (25)
Engine positions:front-engined (59%), mid-engined (33%), rear-engined (8%)
Average engine size:3073 cc
Oldest known drivers:Briggs Cunningham (56), Art Riley (48), Ken Miles (45)
Youngest known drivers:Skip Scott (22), Pedro Rodriguez (23), Mark Donohue (26)

Official Race Programme:

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