24h of Le Mans 1963
31th edition
Date
15/16 Juin
Weather
Chaud et ensoleillé
Race Director
Jacques Loste
Departure given by
M. le Comte Adelin de LIEDEKERKE-BEAUFORT, Président de l'Automobile Club de France
Track
13,461 km
Number of competitors
49
Pacecar
Ferrari 250 GTE, Peugeot 404
Best Lap
John Surtees : 3'53''3 sur FERRARI 250 P (N° 23)
Moy. : 207,714 km/h
Moy. : 207,714 km/h
Class
GT : Grand Tourisme
P : Prototype
P : Prototype
| Pos | Number | Photo | Team | Car | Engine Tires Numberplate Chassis |
Class | Drivers | Laps Dist Avg. Best Lap |
Qualif Pos Best Lap Avg. Driver |
Stand stops Retired |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 21 | No photo | SpA Ferrari SEFAC (I) | FERRARI 250 P | Ferrari 2953 V12 à 60° Dunlop (Nbplate: PROVAMO?) (N° 0814) |
P (1st) |
Lorenzo Bandini (I) Lodovico Scarfiotti (I) |
339 laps 4561.710 km 190.070 km/h 3:55.200 |
2 3:51.300 209.500 km/h Lodovico Scarfiotti (I) |
|
| 2nd | 24 |
|
Equipe Nationale Belge (B) | FERRARI 250 GTO | Ferrari 2953 V12 à 60° Dunlop (N° 4293GT) |
GT (1st) |
'Jean Beurlys' (Jean Blaton) (B) Gérald Langlois Von Ophem (B) |
323 laps 4346.030 km 181.080 km/h 4:07.100 |
16 4:07.800 195.550 km/h |
|
| 3rd | 22 |
|
SpA Ferrari SEFAC (I) | FERRARI 250 P | Ferrari 2953 V12 à 60° Dunlop (Nbplate: PROVAMO49) (N° 0810) |
P (2nd) |
'Mike' Parkes (GB) Umberto Maglioli (I) |
323 laps 4346.020 km 181.080 km/h 3:54.000 |
3 3:51.600 209.230 km/h Umberto Maglioli (I) |
|
| 4th | 25 | No photo | Ecurie Francorchamps (B) | FERRARI 250 GTO | Ferrari 2953 V12 à 60° Dunlop (Nbplate: 84265MO) (N° 4153GT) |
GT (2nd) |
Pierre Dumay (F) 'Eldé' (Léon Dernier) (B) |
322 laps 4332.780 km 180.530 km/h 4:09.200 |
14 4:06.900 196.270 km/h |
|
| 5th | 12 | No photo | Maranello Concessionaires Ltd (GB) | FERRARI 330 LM Berlinetta | Ferrari 3967 V12 à 60° Dunlop (Nbplate: 499FX) (N° 4725SA) |
P (3rd) |
'Jack' Sears (GB) 'Mike' Salmon (GB) |
313 laps 4219.590 km 175.810 km/h 4:04.200 |
11 4:04.800 197.950 km/h |
|
| 6th | 26 | No photo | North American Racing Team (USA) | FERRARI 250 GTO LMB | Ferrari 2953 V12 à 60° Dunlop (N° 4713GT) |
GT (3rd) |
Masten Gregory (USA) David Piper (GB) |
312 laps 4198.140 km 174.920 km/h 4:05.600 |
15 4:07.200 196.030 km/h |
|
| 7th | 3 | No photo | A.C. Cars Ltd / W. Hurdock (GB) | AC COBRA 289 - Ford 'Indy' Coupé | Ford 289 4728 V8 à 90° Dunlop (Nbplate: 39PH) (N° CSX2131) |
GT (4th) |
Peter Bolton (GB) Ninian Sanderson (GB) |
310 laps 4171.160 km 173.790 km/h 4:14.600 |
21 4:12.400 191.990 km/h |
|
| 8th | 28 |
|
Porsche System Engineering (D) | PORSCHE 718/8 WRS Spyder | Porsche 771-04 1982 F8 Dunlop (Nbplate: SMC147) (N° 718-047) |
P (4th) |
Herbert Linge (D) Edgar Barth (D) |
301 laps 4050.250 km 168.760 km/h 4:09.100 |
23 4:13.200 191.380 km/h |
|
| 9th | 15 | No photo | Briggs S. Cunningham (USA) | JAGUAR Type-E Lightweight | Jaguar XK 3781 S6 Dunlop (Nbplate: 5115WK) (N° S580664) |
GT (5th) |
Briggs Cunningham (USA) 'Bob' Grossman (USA) |
284 laps 3818.090 km 159.080 km/h 4:11.700 |
18 4:09.100 194.530 km/h |
|
| 10th | 39 | No photo | Team Elite (GB) | LOTUS Elite MK XIV | Coventry Climax FWE 1216 S4 Dunlop (N° 1678) |
GT (6th) |
John Wagstaff (GB) 'Pat' Fergusson (GB) |
270 laps 3632.190 km 151.340 km/h 4:55.000 |
37 4:53.800 164.940 km/h 'Pat' Fergusson (GB) |
|
| 11th | 53 | No photo | Sté Automobiles René Bonnet (F) | RENE BONNET Aérodjet LM6 | Renault Gordini 1108 S4 Dunlop (N° 7014) |
P (5th) |
Jean-Pierre Beltoise (F) Claude Bobrowski (F) |
270 laps 3628.900 km 151.200 km/h 4:56.700 |
42 5:01.700 160.620 km/h |
|
| 12th | 31 | No photo | Alan Hutcheson (GB) | MG B Hardtop | BMC 1803 S4 Dunlop (Nbplate: 70BL) (N° CHN3/3699) |
GT (7th) |
'Paddy' Hopkirk (GB) Alan Hutcheson (GB) |
264 laps 3552.050 km 148.000 km/h 4:49.000 |
32 4:49.000 167.680 km/h 'Paddy' Hopkirk (GB) |
|
| Unclassified | 41 | No photo | Sté Automobiles René Bonnet (F) | RENE BONNET Aérodjet LM6 | Renault Gordini 1108 S4 Dunlop (Nbplate: 1244W75) (N° 7013) |
P (6th) |
Bruno Basini (F) Robert Bouharde (F) |
211 laps 2840.270 km 5:01.200 |
40 5:00.400 161.310 km/h |
Distance parcourue insuffisante |
| Out of Classification | 00 |
|
Owen Racing Organisation (GB) | ROVER-BRM Turbine | Rover 1992 turbine Dunlop (N° P57-571) |
P (7th) |
Graham Hill (GB) 'Richie' Ginther (USA) |
310 laps 4172.910 km 4:26.400 |
26 4:22.000 184.960 km/h |
Hors classement |
| Retired | 50 | No photo | Société des Automobiles Alpine (F) | ALPINE M63 | Renault Gordini T55 996 S4 Dunlop (Nbplate: 3533W75) (N° 1703) |
P |
Bernard Boyer (F) Guy Verrier (F) |
227 laps 3055.640 km 4:49.200 |
41 5:01.700 160.620 km/h |
bielle (23eme heure) |
| Retired | 23 | No photo | SpA Ferrari SEFAC (I) | FERRARI 250 P | Ferrari 2953 V12 à 60° Dunlop (Nbplate: PROVAMO53) (N° 0812) |
P |
John Surtees (GB) Willy Mairesse (B) |
252 laps 3392.170 km 3:53.300 |
6 3:56.400 204.980 km/h John Surtees (GB) |
Voiture brulée suite ravitaillement (19eme heure) |
| Retired | 32 | No photo | Sunbeam Talbot (GB) | SUNBEAM Alpine | Sunbeam 1590 S4 Dunlop (Nbplate: 9202RW) |
GT |
Ian Lewis (GB) Keith Ballisat (GB) |
200 laps 2692.200 km 5:04.200 |
44 5:05.200 158.770 km/h |
vilebrequin (19eme heure) |
| Retired | 38 | No photo | Team Elite (GB) | LOTUS Elite MK XIV | Coventry Climax FWE 1216 S4 Dunlop (N° 1792) |
GT |
Frank Gardner (AUS) John Coundley (GB) |
168 laps 2261.440 km 4:41.100 |
31 4:46.100 169.370 km/h |
Moteur et Boîte(16eme heure) |
| Retired | 34 | No photo | Scuderia S:t Ambroeus (I) | ALFA ROMEO Giulietta SZ | Alfa Romeo 1290 S4 Pirelli (N° 1012600189) |
GT |
Giancarlo Sala (I) Romolo Rossi (I) |
165 laps 2221.060 km 4:50.500 |
38 4:58.700 162.230 km/h |
transmission (16eme heure) |
| Retired | 6 | No photo | Lola Cars Ltd (GB) | LOLA GT Mk6 - Ford 'Indy' | Ford 4728 V8 à 90° Dunlop (Nbplate: 0142KE) (N° 001) |
P |
Richard Attwood (GB) David Hobbs (GB) |
151 laps 2032.610 km 3:56.100 |
22 4:13.100 191.460 km/h |
accident (15eme heure) |
| Retired | 44 | No photo | Lawrence Tune Engineering (GB) | DEEP SANDERSON 301 - BMC | BMC 998 S4 Dunlop (N° 301) |
P |
'Chris' Lawrence (GB) 'Chris' Spender (GB) |
110 laps 1480.710 km 5:30.200 |
48 5:40.900 142.150 km/h |
mise hors course (15eme heure), moyenne insuffisante suite ensablement à Mulsanne et problème de moyeux arrière |
| Retired | 33 | No photo | Sunbeam Talbot (GB) | SUNBEAM Alpine | Sunbeam 1590 S4 Dunlop (Nbplate: 9201RW) |
GT |
Peter Harper (GB) Peter Procter (GB) |
93 laps 1251.870 km 5:06.600 |
45 5:06.800 157.950 km/h |
joint de culasse (13eme heure) |
| Retired | 58 | No photo | Jean-Georges Branche (F) | FIAT Abarth 850 TC | Fiat Abarth 847 S4 Michelin (Nbplate: 2293) |
P |
Jean-Georges Branche (F) René Dubois (F) |
96 laps 1292.250 km 5:43.500 |
49 5:44.600 140.620 km/h |
mise hors course (12eme heure), fuite d'huile |
| Retired | 7 | No photo | David Brown / Aston Martin Lagonda (GB) | ASTON MARTIN DB4GTZ DP214 | Aston Martin 3749 V12 Dunlop (N° 194/R) |
GT |
'Bill' Kimberly (USA) 'Jo' Schlesser (F) |
139 laps 1871.070 km 3:58.900 |
10 4:04.700 198.030 km/h |
moteur (11eme heure) |
| Retired | 11 | No photo | North American Racing Team (USA) | FERRARI 330 LM Berlinetta | Ferrari 3967 V12 à 60° Goodyear (N° 4453SA) |
P |
'Dan' Gurney (USA) 'Jim' Hall (USA) |
126 laps 1696.080 km 4:01.100 |
7 3:59.400 202.420 km/h |
transmission (10eme heure) |
| Retired | 4 | No photo | Ed Hugus (USA) | AC SHELBY COBRA - Ford Indy | Ford 4728 V8 à 90° Dunlop (Nbplate: 645CGT) (N° CSX2142) |
GT |
'Ed' Hugus (USA) Peter Jopp (GB) |
127 laps 1709.540 km 4:09.500 |
25 4:13.400 191.230 km/h |
mise hors course (10eme heure), fuite d'huile |
| Retired | 30 | No photo | Porsche System Engineering (D) | PORSCHE Carrera 356 B 2000GS GT | Porsche 1967 F4 Dunlop (Nbplate: SRT262) (N° 122-991) |
GT |
Heinz Schiller (CH) 'Ben' Pon (NL) |
115 laps 1548.010 km 4:35.300 |
27 4:35.800 175.700 km/h |
moteur (10eme heure) |
| Retired | 10 |
|
North American Racing Team (USA) | FERRARI 330 TRI | Ferrari 3967 V12 à 60° Goodyear (N° 0808TR) |
P |
Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) Roger Penske (USA) |
113 laps 1521.090 km 3:56.200 |
1 3:50.900 209.870 km/h Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) |
accident (9eme heure) |
| Retired | 27 | No photo | Porsche System Engineering (D) | PORSCHE 718/8 GTR Coupé | Porsche 1982 F8 Dunlop (Nbplate: SNR939) (N° 718-046) |
P |
'Jo' Bonnier (S) 'Tony' Maggs (ZA) |
109 laps 1467.240 km 4:05.900 |
17 4:07.900 195.480 km/h 'Jo' Bonnier (S) |
accident (9eme heure) |
| Retired | 20 | No photo | SpA Ferrari SEFAC (I) | FERRARI 250 GTO | Ferrari 2953 V12 à 60° Dunlop (N° 4757GT) |
GT |
Fernand Tavano (F) Carlo Mario Abate (I) |
105 laps 1413.400 km 4:02.500 |
12 4:05.500 197.390 km/h Fernand Tavano (F) |
accident (9eme heure) |
| Retired | 42 | No photo | Donald Healey Motor Co. (GB) | AUSTIN HEALEY Sprite 1100 | BMC 1100 S4 Dunlop (Nbplate: 58FAC) (N° HAN763H73.14) |
P |
John Whitmore (GB) 'Bob' Olthoff (ZA) |
94 laps 1265.330 km 4:53.300 |
39 4:58.700 162.230 km/h |
accident à Maison blanche(9eme heure) |
| Retired | 29 |
|
Porsche System Engineering (D) | PORSCHE Carrera 356 B 2000GS GT | Porsche 1967 F4 Dunlop (Nbplate: SRS101) (N° 122-992) |
GT |
'Gerd' Koch (D) Carel Godin de Beaufort (NL) |
94 laps 1265.330 km 4:35.100 |
28 4:39.700 173.250 km/h |
moteur (8eme heure) |
| Retired | 9 | No photo | Pierre Noblet (B) | FERRARI 330 LM Berlinetta | Ferrari 3967 V12 à 60° Dunlop (N° 4381SA) |
P |
Pierre Noblet (F) Jean Guichet (F) |
75 laps 1009.570 km 3:58.600 |
9 4:00.800 201.240 km/h Jean Guichet (F) |
durite d'huile (8eme heure) |
| Retired | 49 | No photo | Société des Automobiles Alpine (F) | ALPINE M63 | Renault Gordini T55 996 S4 Dunlop (Nbplate: 717W76) (N° 1701) |
P |
René Richard (F) Piero Frescobaldi (I) |
63 laps 848.040 km 4:44.700 |
30 4:42.800 171.350 km/h |
embrayage (8eme heure) |
| Retired | 19 | No photo | Jean Kerguen (F) | ASTON MARTIN DB4 GT Zagato | Aston Martin 3749 S6 Dunlop (N° 0180/L ou 0193/R) |
GT |
Jean Kerguen (F) 'Franc' (Jacques Dewez) (F) |
69 laps 928.800 km 4:13.800 |
19 4:10.700 193.290 km/h |
pont (7eme heure) |
| Retired | 35 | No photo | Scuderia S:t Ambroeus (I) | ALFA ROMEO Giulietta SZ | Alfa Romeo 1290 S4 Pirelli (N° 1012600197) |
GT |
Giampiero Biscaldi (I) 'Kim' (Sergio Pedretti) (I) |
70 laps 942.270 km 4:51.000 |
35 4:52.200 165.840 km/h |
mise hors course (7eme heure), fuite d'huile |
| Retired | 8 | No photo | David Brown / Aston Martin Lagonda (GB) | ASTON MARTIN DB4GTZ DP214 | Aston Martin 3749 V12 Dunlop (N° 195/R) |
GT |
Innes Ireland (GB) Bruce McLaren (NZ) |
59 laps 794.190 km 4:03.300 |
8 4:00.500 201.490 km/h |
moteur explosé (6eme heure) |
| Retired | 48 | No photo | Société des Automobiles Alpine (F) | ALPINE M63 | Renault Gordini T55 996 S4 Dunlop (Nbplate: 3534W72) (N° 1702) |
P |
José Rosinski (F) Christian 'Bino' Heins (BRA) |
50 laps 673.050 km 4:33.700 |
34 4:51.400 166.290 km/h |
accident mortel de Bino Heinz (6eme heure) |
| Retired | 52 | No photo | Urbain Fabre (F) | RENE BONNET Aérodjet LM6 | Renault Gordini 996 S4 Dunlop (N° 7012) |
P |
Jean-Pierre Manzon (F) Jean Rolland (F) |
47 laps 632.660 km 4:53.500 |
33 4:50.400 166.870 km/h |
accident (6eme heure) |
| Retired | 16 | No photo | Briggs S. Cunningham (USA) | JAGUAR Type-E Lightweight | Jaguar XK 3781 S6 Dunlop (Nbplate: 5116WK) (N° S850665) |
GT |
Paul Richards (USA) Roy Salvadori (GB) |
40 laps 538.440 km 4:10.500 |
20 4:11.500 192.680 km/h Roy Salvadori (GB) |
accident (6eme heure) |
| Retired | 2 | No photo | Maserati France / Johnny Simone (F) | MASERATI Tipo 151/1 Coupé | Maserati 4941 V8 Dunlop (N° 151/002) |
P |
André Simon (F) Lloyd 'Lucky' Casner (USA) |
40 laps 538.440 km 3:56.900 |
5 3:56.200 205.250 km/h André Simon (F) |
transmission (4eme heure) |
| Retired | 18 | No photo | David Brown / Aston Martin Lagonda (GB) | ASTON MARTIN DP 215 | Aston Martin 3996 S6 Dunlop (N° DP215/1) |
P |
'Phil' Hill (USA) Lucien Bianchi (B-I) |
29 laps 390.360 km 3:58.000 |
4 3:52.000 208.870 km/h 'Phil' Hill (USA) |
transmission (4eme heure) |
| Retired | 17 | No photo | Peter J. Sargent (GB) | LISTER JAGUAR coupé | Jaguar XK 3781 S6 Dunlop (Nbplate: WTM446) (N° BHL126/2) |
P |
Peter Sargent (GB) Peter Lumsden (GB) |
29 laps 390.360 km 4:12.300 |
24 4:13.400 191.230 km/h |
moteur (4eme heure) |
| Retired | 54 | No photo | Sté Automobiles René Bonnet (F) | RENE BONNET RB5 - Renault | Renault 996 S4 Dunlop |
P |
Gérard Laureau (F) Jean Vinatier 'Jr' (F) |
25 laps 336.520 km 4:40.900 |
46 5:11.700 155.460 km/h |
panne sèche (3eme heure) |
| Retired | 36 | No photo | Scuderia Filipinetti (CH) | ALFA ROMEO Giulietta SZ | Alfa Romeo 1570 S4 Dunlop (N° 1012600181) |
P |
Karl Foitek (CH) Armand Schaefer (CH) |
7 laps 94.220 km 4:45.200 |
29 4:40.200 172.940 km/h |
joint de culasse (2eme heure) |
| Retired | 55 | No photo | Sarayac (F) | FIAT Abarth 1000 SP | Fiat Abarth 998 S4 Michelin (Nbplate: GE86?) |
P |
'Guy Sarayac' (Gérard Flayac) (F) Lucien Barthe (F) |
3 laps 40.380 km 5:50.900 |
47 5:16.400 153.150 km/h |
moteur (1ere heure) |
| Retired | 14 | No photo | Briggs S. Cunningham (USA) | JAGUAR Type-E Lightweight | Jaguar XK 3781 S6 Dunlop (Nbplate: 5114WK) (N° S850659) |
GT |
'Walt' Hansgen (USA) 'Augie' Pabst (USA) |
8 laps 107.680 km 4:09.900 |
13 4:06.600 196.510 km/h |
boite de vitesse (1ere heure) |
| Retired | 51 | No photo | Sté Automobiles René Bonnet (F) | RENE BONNET Aérodjet LM6 | Renault Gordini 996 S4 Dunlop (N° 7013) |
P |
Roger Masson (F) Pierre Monneret (F) |
4 laps 53.840 km 4:54.800 |
36 4:53.600 165.050 km/h |
accident (1ere heure) |
| Retired | 56 | No photo | Auto Union GmbH (D) | CD - DKW Mantzel | DKW 701 S3 2 temps Michelin (Nbplate: 805EA73) |
P |
Alain Bertaut (F) André Guilhaudin (F) |
0 laps 9.000 km |
43 5:04.200 159.300 km/h |
Sortie de piste à Indianapolis (1ere heure) |