1963 Nurburgring 1000 Km


19 May 1963 - Nurburgring (D): Round 5, International Championship for Manufacturers (Divisions II and III). Round 3, International Trophy for Prototypes. Round 3, Challenge Mondial.
44 laps of a 14.174 mile/22.810 km circuit - 623.634 miles/1003.640 kms were completed
Weather: cold, intermittent rain


Pos Car # Drivers Car Entrant Laps Grid Qual. Time Time/DNF Reason Group Group Pos
1 110 John Surtees/Willy Mairesse Ferrari 250P [0812] SpA Ferrari SEFAC 44 1 9:13,1
 7h32m18.0
Prototype GT 3000 1
2 46 Pierre Noblet/Jean Guichet Ferrari 250 GTO [3943] Pierre Noblet 44 6 9:52,6
 7h40m03.0
Grand Touring 3000 1
3 112 Carlo Maria Abate/Umberto Maglioli Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa 61 [0792] Scuderia Serenissima 43 7 9:56,4
 7h33m08.0
Prototype GT 3000 2
4 31 Hans-Joachim Walter/Ben Pon/Herbert Linge/Edgar Barth Porsche 356B 2000GS GT [122-991] Porsche System Engineering 43 12 10:12,1
 7h43m01.0
Grand Touring 2000 1
5 59 Leon Dernier/Gerard Langlois von Ophem Ferrari 250 GT SWB Drogo [2053] Ecurie Francorchamps 41 13 10:12,4
 7h32m38.0
Grand Touring 3000 2
6 47 David Piper/Ed Cantrell/John Cannon* Ferrari 250 GTO [3767] David Piper 41 14 10:13,1
 7h39m49.0
Grand Touring 3000 3
7 56 Günther Lohsträter/Helmut Felder Ferrari 250 GT SWB [1807] Günther Lohsträter 41 22 10:24,4
 7h40m21.0
Grand Touring 3000 4
8 113 Chris Kerrison/Mike Salmon/Jack Fairman* Ferrari 250 GT SWB Drogo [2735] Chris Kerrison 41 26 10:36,6
 7h40m53.0
Prototype GT 3000 3
9 7 John Wagstaff/Gil Baird/Trevor Taylor/David Hobbs/J.Pat Fergusson* Lotus Elite Team Elite 40 20 10:22,1
 7h33m38.0
Grand Touring 1300 1
10 26 Gerhard Koch/Paul-Ernst Strähle Porsche-Abarth 356B Carrera GTL [1020] Paul-Ernst Strähle 40 25 10:34,4
 7h34m16.0
Grand Touring 1600 1
11 92 José Rosinski/Lloyd Casner/Bernard Boyer*/Franco Birchler* Alpine M63 Renault [1701] Automobiles Alpine 40 28 10:41,5
 7h37m17.0
Prototype GT 1300 1
12 28 Hans Kühnis/Heinz Schiller Porsche-Abarth 356B Carrera GTL Scuderia Filipinetti 40 24 10:34,2
 7h40m18.0
Grand Touring 2000 2
13 17 Andrew Hedges/Christopher Martyn MG Midget Richard W. Jacobs 40 31 10:52,9
 7h41m46.0
Grand Touring 1300 2
14 21 Robert F. Huhn/Robert Schwarz Porsche 356B 1600GS Lufthansa 40 30 10:46,2
 7h43m04.0
Grand Touring 1600 2
15 16 Alan T. Foster/Keith Greene MG Midget Richard W. Jacobs 39 37 10:59,0
 7h33m14.0
Grand Touring 1300 3
16 69 Ulrich Therstappen/Joseph Ruthardt Jaguar E-type Christophorus 39 27 10:40,7
 7h35m03.0
Grand Touring +3000 1
17 94 Clive Baker/Christabel Carlisle Austin-Healey Sprite Christabel Carlisle 39 47 11:18,4
 7h37m38.0
Prototype GT 1300 2
18 73 Max Werner/Norman J. Olsen Jaguar E-type Max Werner 39 38 11:00,9
 7h37m56.0
Grand Touring +3000 2
19 32 Ludwig Walter/Ulrich Rose Porsche 356B 2000GS Carrera Hessen 38 41 11:04,9
 7h34m07.0
Grand Touring 2000 3
20 22 Hans-Dieter Blatzheim/Günther Wellensiek/Peter Therstappen* Porsche 356B 1600GS Carrera "Karl Moor" 39 44 11:09,8
 7h40m13.0
Grand Touring 1600 3
21 37 Josef Maassen/Friedheim Theissen Volvo PV444 Willi Martini 38 57 11:36,7
 7h44m45.0
Grand Touring 2000 4
22 88 Roland Charriére/Robert Bouharde/Roger Masson* René Bonnet Djet René Bonnet 37 61 11:44,2
 7h38m01.0
Prototype GT 1300 3
23 9 Armand Schäfer/André Knörr/Louis Morand*/Jacques Calderari* Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ Louis Morand 37 36 10:59,0
 7h43m35.0
Grand Touring 1300 4
24 106 Alessandro Arcioni/Carlo Zuccoli Alfa Romeo Giulia Super Jolly Club 37 56 11:33,4
 7h44m28.0
Grand Touring 1600 4
25 78 Heinrich Hülbüsch/Georg Bialas/Hubert Hahne* Martini - BMW Willi Martini 36 66 12:11,6
 7h33m00.0
Prototype GT 850 1
26 42 Rob Slotemaker/Hugh Braithwaite/Christopher J.Lawrence*/Robin Carnegie* Morgan Plus 4 SS Chris Lawrence 36 33 10:55,7
 7h36m00.0
Grand Touring 2500 1
27 36 Karl vom Kothen/Karl-Friedrich Kronenberg Volvo P1800 Karl vom Kothen 36 62 11:50,7
 7h42m35.0
Grand Touring 2000 5
28 44 Philip H. Arnold/Robin Carnegie/Adrian Dence* Morgan Plus 4 SS Chris Lawrence 36 54 11:30,7
 7h45m19.0
Grand Touring 2500 2
29 77 Heinz Schreiber/Hubert Hahne Martini - BMW Willi Martini 35 64 11:55,2
 7h37m51.0
Prototype GT 850 2
NRF 48 Kalman von Csazy/Karl Foitek Ferrari 250 GTO [3809] Kalman von Csazy 34 16 10:14,9 Accident Grand Touring 3000 5
31 72 Maurice Caillet/Pierre de Siebenthal/Edmond Laub* Jaguar E-type Maurice Caillet 34 58 11:37,4
 7h44m45.0
Grand Touring +3000 3
NRF 66 Peter Lumsden/Peter Sargent Jaguar E-type Lightweight [S850663] Peter Lumsden 33 10 10:00,5 Accident Grand Touring +3000 4
33 41 Tom Davis/Bill Pryor/Anatoly Arutunoff* Lancia Flaminia Zagato Anatholy Arutunoff 33 69 12:48,7
 7h41m36.0
Grand Touring 2500 3
NRF 12 Rudolf Wilhelm Moser/Hans Helmuth Hespen Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ Rudolf Moser 32 45 11:13,7
7h22m50.0 
Grand Touring 1300 5
NRF 34 Guy Savoye/"Mardro" A.C. Ace Bristol Guy Savoye 30 48 11:19,3 Accident Grand Touring 2000 6
NC 87 Jean Vinatier/Gérard Laureau/Pierre Monneret*/Jacques Bigrat* René Bonnet Djet René Bonnet 28 39 11:01,7
 7h34m05.0
Prototype GT 1300 4
NC 23 Harry Merkel/Sepp Liebl/Bastel Fischer* Porsche 356B 1600GS Carrera Harry Merkel 28 63 11:54,4
 7h36m45.0
Grand Touring 1600 5
DNF 100 Jo Bonnier/Phil Hill Porsche 718 GTR [046] Porsche System Engineering 21 4 9:27,3 Accident Prototype GT 2000  
DNF 115 Tony Maggs/Bob Olthoff Lola Mk 6 GT Ford [1] Lola Cars   9 10:00,1 Engine P+3.0  
DNF 111 Ludovico Scarfiotti/Mike Parkes Ferrari 250P [0810] SpA Ferrari SEFAC   2 9:21,1 Accident Prototype GT 3000  
DNF 97 Chris Spender/Chris Lawrence/Rob Slotemaker^ Deep Sanderson 301 BMC Chris Lawrence   67 12:11,8 Differential Prototype GT 1300  
DNF 91 Tommy Spychinger/Teddy Pilette/Lucien Bianchi^/Mauro Bianchi^ Abarth 1300S Abarth   18 10:19,4 Engine Prototype GT 1300  
DNF 18 René Richard/Henri Grandsire Alpine A108 Renault Automobiles Alpine   68 12:45,6 Accident Prototype GT 1300  
DNF 86 Fernand Carpentier/Pierre Monneret/Robert Bouharde^ René Bonnet Djet René Bonnet   46 11:18,4 Front suspension Prototype GT 1300  
DNF 79 Walter Schneider/Anton Fischhaber Martini - BMW Walter Schneider   42 11:09,2 Engine Prototype GT 850  
DNF 67 Peter Lindner/Peter Nöcker Jaguar E-type Lightweight [S850662] Peter Lindner   8 9:57,8 Oil pressure Grand Touring +3000  
DNF 64 Tommy Hitchcock/Zourab Tchkotoua Ferrari 250 GTO [3647] Scuderia Centro Sud   15 10:13,2 Accident Grand Touring 3000  
DNF 54 Heini Walter/Herbert Müller/Jo Siffert^ Ferrari 250 GTO [3909] Scuderia Filipinetti 9 5 9:50,2 Con rod Grand Touring 3000  
DNF 43 Adrian Dence/Billy Blydenstein/Leonard Bridge Morgan Plus 4 SS Chris Lawrence   52 11:24,7 Accident Grand Touring 2500  
DNF 30 Sepp Greger/Günther Klass/Hans-Joachim Walter^ Porsche-Abarth 356B Carrera GTL [1018] Porsche System Engineering   19 10:21,8 Accident Grand Touring 2000  
DNF 107 Carlo Facetti/Andrea Vianini Alfa Romeo Giulia TI Super Jolly Club   43 11:09,4 Accident Grand Touring 1600  
DNF 24 Richard Stoop/Robin Benson Porsche 356B 1600GS Carrera Richard Stoop   34 10:57,9 Engine Grand Touring 1600  
DNF 6 David Hobbs/Trevor Taylor/John Wagstaff^ Lotus Elite Team Elite   17 10:16,4 Engine Grand Touring 1300  
DNF 3 Hans Herrmann/Lucien Bianchi Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero Abarth   23 10:24,6 Ignition Grand Touring 1300  
DNF 2 Gianni Balzarini/Lorenzo Bandini/Vincenzo Arena^ Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero Abarth   21 10:22,7 Engine Grand Touring 1300  
DNF 1 Mauro Bianchi/Eberhard Mahle/Teddy Pilette^ Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero Abarth   11 10:07,3 Engine Grand Touring 1300  
DNF 101 Edgar Barth/Herbert Linge^ Porsche 718 WRS [047] Porsche System Engineering 5 3 9:25,7 Gearbox Prototype GT 2000  
DNF 10 Gordon Jones/Roger Nathan Lotus Elite Roger Nathan   32 10:54,1   Grand Touring 1300  
DNF 80 Wolf-Dieter Mantzel/Peter Ruby Ginetta G6 DKW Peter Ruby   59 11:37,6   Prototype GT 850  
DNF 15 Hans-Dieter Dechent/Rigo Steffen Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ Hans-Dieter Dechent   53 11:28,2   Grand Touring 1300  
DNF 14 Horst Estler/Fritz Jüttner Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ Horst Estler   51 11:21,7   Grand Touring 1300  
DNF 85 Philippe Dubourg/Jean-Pierre Manzon René Bonnet Djet René Bonnet   60 11:43,7   Prototype GT 1300  
DNF 89 Bruno Basini/Jean-Pierre Beltoise René Bonnet Djet René Bonnet   50 11:19,8   Prototype GT 1300  
DNF 29 Eberhard Rank/Rolf Wütherich/Ben Pon^ Porsche 356B 2000GS Ben Pon   40 11:02,7   Grand Touring 2000  
DNF 35 Jochen Neerspasch/Herbert Schultze Volvo PV444 Volvo Germany   49 11:19,5   Grand Touring 2000  
DNF 33 Emile-Claude Clemens/Marcel van Bierbeek/In Roba^ Porsche 356B 2000GS Emile-Claude Clemens   29 10:44,6   Grand Touring 2000  
DNF 68 Werner Fleck/Klaus Vehling Jaguar E-type Peter Lindner   35 10:58,1   Grand Touring +3000  
DNS 95 John A. Anstead/Peter Clarke Austin Mini-Cooper Radbourne Racing   55 11:31,4   Prototype GT 1300  
DNS 81 Ernesto Prinoth/Herbert Demetz Fiat-Abarth 700S Abarth   65 12:10,1   Prototype GT 850  
DNS 58 Jean Blaton/Pierre Dumay Ferrari 250 GTO [4153] Ecurie Francorchamps     no time   Grand Touring 3000  
DNS 98 Giorgio Bassi/Carlo Facetti ASA Mille ASA     no time   Prototype GT 1300  
DNS 99 Gianni Lado/Bruno Deserti ASA Mille ASA     no time   Prototype GT 1300  
DNS 102 Hans Herrmann/Lucien Bianchi/Tommy Spychinger* Abarth 2000 Abarth     no time Suspension Prototype GT 2000  
DNS 108 Innes Ireland/John Whitmore Lotus Elan Costin Stirling Moss     no time Suspension Prototype GT 2000  
DNS 114 Nino Vaccarella/Lorenzo Bandini* Ferrari 250P [0814] SpA Ferrari SEFAC     no time Accident in practice Prototype GT 3000  
DNA 4 Giorgio Acutis/Giancarlo Castellina Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero Scuderia Centro Sud         Grand Touring 1300  
DNA 5 Trevor Taylor/Clive Hunt Lotus Elite Team Elite         Grand Touring 1300  
DNA 8 Hanns Graf Lotus Elite Hanns Graf         Grand Touring 1300  
DNA 11 Adrien de Ghellinck/Frederic de Jamblinne Lotus Elite Adrien de Ghellinck         Grand Touring 1300  
DNA 27 Helmut Zick Porsche 356B 2000GS Helmut Zick         Grand Touring 2000  
DNA 49 Gerard Spinedi Ferrari 250 GT Leman         Grand Touring 3000  
DNA 52 Juan-Manuel Bordeu Ferrari 250 GTO Juan-Manuel Bordeu         Grand Touring 3000  
DNA 53 Gianni Bulgari/Maurizio Grana Ferrari 250 GTO Scuderia St. Ambroeus         Grand Touring 3000  
DNA 55 Hans Georg Plaut Ferrari 250 GT Helmut Zick         Grand Touring 3000  
DNA 57 Erich Bitter/Bernd Degener Ferrari 250 GTO Erich Bitter         Grand Touring 3000  
DNA 76 Gérard Laureau/Jean-Pierre Beltoise René Bonnet Djet René Bonnet         Prototype GT 850  
DNA 82 Jean Laroche/Pierre Labet BMW 700 Speziale Jean Laroche         Prototype GT 850  
DNA 90 Ralph Buschhaus de Laforest GSM Delta Ford Ralph Buschhaus de Laforest         Prototype GT 1300  
DNA 93 "Ray Brown"/Peter Scherrer/Rico Steinemann Austin-Healey Sprite Tartaruga         Prototype GT 1300  
DNA 96 Peter Ochs MCA Jetstar Volkswagen Peter Ochs         Prototype GT 1300  
DNA 103 Heini Walter Porsche 718 RS Scuderia Filipinetti         Prototype GT 2000  
DNA 104 Herbert Müller/Armand Schäfer Alfa Romeo Scuderia Filipinetti         Prototype GT 2000  
DNA 105 Anders Josephson/Bjorn Atterberg Lotus Lotus Sweden         Prototype GT 2000  

 
Winning Time: 7h31m18.0, 82.912 mph/133.433 kph
Fastest Lap: John Surtees #110 (Ferrari 250P), 9m16.0, 91.7711 mph/147.691 kph

 
* Driver entered for car, but never drove it at meeting
^ Driver practiced car, but did not race it
RES - Reserve (Practiced, on standy-by for start)
REE - Reserve Entry
DNA - Did Not Arrive
DNS - Did Not Start
DNF - Did Not Finish
DNP - Did Not Practice
NC - Not Classified
DSQ - Disqualified
NRF - Not Running At Finish
NAC - Not Accepted
REJ - Rejected (Did not pass scrutineering)



Last Updated on 05/01/04
By Darren Galpin
Email: darren.galpin@virgin.net