Daytona 3 Hours 1963 - Racing Sports Cars

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Event: Second Annual Daytona Continental 3-Hour Grand Touring Road Race		Date: 17.2.1963
Track: Daytona International Speedway (United States), 6.132 kms	Organiser: unknown
Daytona 3 Hours
World Sportscar Championship (round 1)

Weather:	cold, dry
Start time:	unknown
Grid:	2-2-2, PP left, rolling start
Distance:	3 hours
Attendance:	9000

Entered:	50
Practiced:	47
Qualified:	46
Started:	42
Finished:	27
Classified:	26

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
Class 15 - GT Div III - +5000	16	13	3
Class 14 - GT Div III - 5000	3	3	2
Class 13 - GT Div III - 4000	2	2	1
Class 12 - GT Div III - 3000	5	5	4
Class 11 - GT Div III - 2500	3	3	3
Class 10 - GT Div II - 2000	5	5	3
Class 9 - GT Div II - 1600	5	5	5
Class 8 - GT Div II - 1300	6	6	5

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Race notes:
1st lap run on the 4.023 km trioval

Pre-race sessions:
Starting order determined by engine displacement.

Winners:
Overall:	18	Ferrari 250 GTO	Pedro Rodriguez
Class 15 - GT Div III - +5000:	11	Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray	Dick Thompson
Class 14 - GT Div III - 5000:	99	Shelby Cobra	Dave MacDonald
Class 13 - GT Div III - 4000:	32	Jaguar E-type	Augie Pabst
Class 11 - GT Div III - 2500:	52	Triumph TR3	Tony Mannino
Class 10 - GT Div II - 2000:	15	Porsche 356B Carrera Abarth GTL	Jo Bonnier
Class 9 - GT Div II - 1600:	16	Porsche 356B Carrera Abarth GTL	Chuck Cassel
Class 8 - GT Div II - 1300:	70	Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero	Hans Herrmann
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Chevrolet (12), Porsche (7), Ferrari (5), Alfa Romeo (3), Triumph (3)
Top engines by numbers:	Chevrolet (12), Porsche (7), Ferrari (5), Ford (3), Alfa Romeo (3), Triumph (3)
Top car types by numbers:	Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray (6), Chevrolet Corvette (6), Ferrari 250 GTO (5)
Driver nationalities:	USA (37), GB (2)
Engine positions:	front-engined (78%), rear-engined (22%)
Average engine size:	3461 cc
Oldest known drivers:	Walt Hansgen (44), Bob Johnson (36), Jo Bonnier (33)
Youngest known drivers:	Pedro Rodriguez (23), Hans Herrmann (25), Mauro Bianchi (26)

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