1963 British Saloon Car Championship
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The 1963 BRSCC British Saloon Car Championship was a British motor racing series for
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. The championship was contested over eleven races commencing on 30 March at
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and concluding on 28 September at the same circuit.BRSCC British Saloon Car Championship, Broken English - 1963, touringcarracing.net
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It was the sixth
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. The championship was won by Jack Sears driving a
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, a
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.


Calendar & Winners

All races were held in the United Kingdom. Overall winners of multi-class races are shown below in bold. Note: Cars competed in four classes: * Class A: Up to 1300cc * Class B: 1301 to 2000cc * Class C: 2001 to 3000cc * Class D: Over 3000cc


Championship results


References

{{BTCC seasons British Touring Car Championship seasons British Saloon