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The Motor 3 hours

Mallory Park, Great Britain

Date: 13/7/1963
Track length: 2.171 m
Attendance: unknown
Entries accepted: 23
Starters: unknown
Finishers: unknown

Pole position: unknown
Fastest lap: unknown

Distance: 3 hours
Average speed: 112,44 kmh
Weather:
Ruleset: Group 2/63
Car info: 1963 Cars

 

A very exciting 3-hour race with a fine International entry. Rothstein (Saab) snatched victory over Hahne (BMW) with only a few minutes to go. Initially, Karlsson (Saab) had been in the lead, but was passed by Scherrer (BMW) and dropped further back. Fitzpatrick/Broad were the first finishers in a Mini (third in class, fourth overall) - the Mini’s were not powerful enough against both the Saab and the BMW.


Class 2-3
Pos Pos in class # Team / Entrant
Car- Engine
Drivers, Nationality Engine
vol. (cc)
Engine
Type
Group Distance,
time
Qualifying position Qualifying time Fastest lap Reason out,
remarks
1 1 11 Björn Rothstein
Saab 96 Sport
Björn Rothstein, S
841 L3 class 3 155 laps, 2:59.39,0        
2 1 24 Hubert Hahne
BMW 700
Hubert Hahne, D
697 B2 class 2 155 laps, 2:59.40,2        
3 2 12 Gösta Karlsson
Saab 96 Sport
Gösta Karlsson, S
841 L3 class 3 154 laps, 2:59.06,2        
4 3 6 S.R. Broad & Sons Ltd.
Austin Mini Seven
John Fitzpatrick, GB
Ralph Broad, GB
848 L4 class 3 149        
5 2 21 Scuderia Colonia
NSU Sport Prinz
Hans Braun, D
Josef Kramer, D
598 L2 class 2 146        
6 3 17 Leo Hans Baron von Veh
BMW 700
Leo Hans von Veh, NL
Rob Slotemaker, NL
697 B2 class 2 146        
7 4 2? John Aley
Austin Mini Seven
Sheridan Thynne, GB
Martin Ryan, GB
848 L4 class 3 143        
8 5   Don Moore
Morris Mini 850
? Gordon Line
? J. Barret, GB
848 L4 class 3 142        
9 4   Yvan Pillonel
BMW 700 S
Yvan Pillonell, F
697 B2 class 2 140        
10 6 2? Peter Clarke
Morris Mini 850
John Aley, GB
Peter Clarke, GB
848 L4 class 3 140        
11 7 3 John Aley
Morris Mini 850
John Thurston, GB
848 L4 class 3 129        
12 8 14 Team Turner
DKW Junior de Luxe
John Seabrook, GB
796 L3 class 3 126        
13 5 15 Scuderia Christophorus e.V.
BMW 700 S
Peter Therstappen, D
Ulrich Therstappen, D
(Christian Schmarje, D)
697 B2 class 2 121        
DNF 9? 18 Jürgen Grähser
BMW 700 S
Jürgen Grähser, D
697 B2 class 2          
DNF   1 Don Moore
Morris Mini 850
Christabel Carlisle, GB
848 L4 class 3         Lost wheel
DNF   8 Squadra Tartaruga
Fiat Abarth 850 TC
Peter Scherrer, CH
847 L4 class 3         Oil line
DNF   5/23 Don Moore
Morris Mini 850
? J. Barret, GB
? Gordon Line
848 L4 class 3          
DNF   7 Automobiles Abarth
Fiat Abarth 850 TC
Frank Ruata, F
Joffre Lobry, F
847 L4 class 3          
DNF   16 Scuderia Christophorus e.V.
BMW 700 S
? Jürgen Grähser, D
Ulrich Therstappen, D
697 B2 class 2          
DNF   19  
BMW 700 S
Marie-Rose Tibesar ("Miss Timaro"), L
Peter Galliford, GB
697 B2 class 2          
DNF   20 Stewart & Gleave
BMW 700 S
Ken Coffey, GB
697 B2 class 2          
DNF   22  
NSU Sport Prinz
Joachim Komusin, D
? Siegfried Müller Sr, D
598 L2 class 2          
DNA   9 Peter Clarke
Fiat Abarth 850 TC
Peter Clarke, GB
847 L4 class 3          
DNA   10 Radbourne Racing
Fiat Abarth 850 TC
Roy Salvadori, GB
Philip Wicks, GB
847 L4 class 3