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Event: 6th Annual Los Angeles Times Grand Prix for Sports CarsDate: 13.10.1963
Track: Riverside International Raceway (United States), 4.184 kmsOrganiser: California Club Region SCCA

Riverside 200 Miles

Non championship race
Weather:unknown
Start time:unknown
Grid:3-2-3
Distance:200 miles
Attendance:82500
Entered:58
Practiced:33
Started:31
Finished:14
Classified:14
Classes:Start
Over 2 Litre17
Under 2 Litre
Pre-race sessions:
non-qualifying practice sessions held for a total of 360 minutes on 11/10
1 qualifying session held for a total of 360 minutes on 12/10
pre-race warm up held
10-lap consolation race held
Winners:
Overall:98Cooper King Cobra FordDave MacDonald
Under 2 Litre:222Lotus 23B FordJim Clark
Leaders:
laps 1-4:Chaparral 2Jim Hall
laps 5-77:Shelby King Cobra FordDave MacDonald
Fastest Laps:
Overall:98Cooper King Cobra FordDave MacDonald (USA)1:35.2000158.0376 km/h
Pole Positions:
Overall:5Chaparral 2A ChevroletJim Hall163.9101 km/h
Under 2 Litre:7Lotus 19 ClimaxAugie Pabst155.9471 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:Lotus (9), Cooper (5), Genie (3), Porsche (3), Maserati (2), Chaparral (2)
Top engines by numbers:Ford (15), Chevrolet (4), Climax (3), Porsche (3), Buick (3)
Top car types by numbers:Lotus 23 (6), Genie Mk VIII (3), Cooper Monaco (3), Lotus 19 (3)
Driver nationalities:USA (25), GB (4)
Team nationalities:USA (25), GB (5)
Engine positions:mid-engined (90%), front-engined (10%)
Oldest known drivers:Walt Hansgen (44), Rodger Ward (42), Roy Salvadori (41)
Youngest known drivers:Pedro Rodriguez (23), Graham Hill (24), Tim Mayer (25)

Official Race Programme:

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