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Event: International Car Race Meeting, Whit-Monday Crystal PalaceDate: 3.6.1963
Track: Crystal Palace Circuit (United Kingdom), 2.237 kmsOrganiser: unknown

Crystal Palace Trophy Race for Sports Cars over 1150 cc
Non championship race
Weather:unknown
Start time:15:10
Grid:unknown
Distance:36 laps
Attendance:35000
Entered:14
Practiced:unknown
Started:unknown
Finished:unknown
Classes:
Sports +2000
Sports 2000
Photo GalleryEntered CarsTechnical DataAppearanceRace Results
Winners:
Overall:9Lotus 23B FordJim Clark
Sports +2000:2Cooper MonacoT49 ChevroletChris Summers
Leaders:
laps 1-25:4Cooper Monaco T61 ClimaxRoy Salvadori
laps 26-36:9Lotus 23B FordJim Clark
Fastest Laps:
Overall:4Cooper Monaco T61 ClimaxRoy Salvadori (GB)58.2000138.3380 km/h
Sports 2000:9Lotus 23B FordJim Clark (GB)58.6000137.3897 km/h
Pole Positions:
Overall:4Cooper Monaco T61 ClimaxRoy Salvadori (GB)
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:Lotus (6), Cooper (2)
Top engines by numbers:Ford (6), Climax (2)
Top car types by numbers:Lotus 23 (5), Cooper Monaco (2)
Driver nationalities:GB (9)
Most used colours:blue (36%), green (21%), white (13%), red (10%), black (10%), yellow (8%)
Engine positions:mid-engined (87%), front-engined (13%)
Average engine size:2342 cc
Oldest known drivers:Roy Salvadori (41), Allan Deacon (31), Mike Beckwith (28)
Youngest known drivers:Keith Greene (25), Paul Hawkins (26), Trevor Taylor (27)

Official Race Programme:

CoverEntry ListScheduleTrack Map
Programme Cover - Crystal Palace Trophy Race for Sports Cars over 1150 cc 1963Entry List - Crystal Palace Trophy Race for Sports Cars over 1150 cc 1963Schedule of Events - Crystal Palace Trophy Race for Sports Cars over 1150 cc 1963Track Map - Crystal Palace Trophy Race for Sports Cars over 1150 cc 1963