1963 24 Hours of Le Mans

31st 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race

The 1963 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 31st Grand Prix of Endurance in the 24 Hours of Le Mans series and took place on 15 and 16 June 1963. It was also the tenth round of the 1963 World Sportscar Championship season. Despite good weather throughout the race, attrition was high, leaving only twelve classified finishers. There were a number of major accidents, the most serious of which caused the death of Brazilian driver Christian Heins and bad injuries to Roy Salvadori and Jean Pierre Manzon. This was the first win for a mid or rear engined car, and the first all Italian victory – with F1 drivers Ludovico Scarfiotti and Lorenzo Bandini winning in their Ferrari 250 P. In fact, Ferrari dominated the results list filling the first six places, and the winners’ margin of over 200 km (16 laps) was the biggest since 1927.

In 1963 the CSI (Commission Sportive Internationale the FIA’s regulatory body) lifted the 4.0 litre engine restriction on its GT classes, as well as introducing a sliding scale for minimum weight versus engine size. That change again opened the field to large American V8s, used on the AC Cobras and Lola Mk6 that year. It also revised the equivalence ratio for forced induction/turbo engines from 1.2 up to 1.4. The minimum height for cars was increased to 850mm (33.5 inches). The Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) renamed its ‘Experimental’ category as ‘Prototype’ and lifted the 4.0 litre engine restriction for those classes as well. The main change for the race was the starting positions on the grid were now to be determined by the fastest times in practice rather than in order of engine size. In a nod to driver safety, the wearing of safety belts was now recommended.

The ACO received 80 entries but after a number of withdrawals there were 55 cars to practice. The proposed entry list comprised:

Category Classes PrototypeEntries GTEntries TotalEntries Large engines 3.0+, 3.0, 2.5L141327 Medium engines 2.0, 1.6, 1.3L21012 Small engines 1.15, 1.0, 0.85L15 (+2 reserves)015 Total Cars 31 (+2 reserves)23 54 (+1 experimental)

Once again Ferraris easily dominated the entry list with eleven cars. SEFAC Ferrari brought three new prototypes. The 250 P was an innovative mid engined design of Mauro Forghieri that was a longer version of the Dino. The hefty 3 litre V12 generated 310 bhp. The team's regular Formula 1 drivers
were assigned: John Surtees with Willy Mairesse, and Ludovico Scarfiotti with Lorenzo Bandini. The third car was driven by sports car regulars Mike Parkes and Umberto Maglioli

There were also three new 330 LMB 4 litre front engined prototypes run by privateer teams. While Ferrari stalwart Pierre Noblet ran a works supported entry, the North American Racing Team (NART) ran another (for Dan Gurney and Jim Hall) as well as the 330 TRI/LM, for Pedro Rodriguez and Roger Penske, that had won the race the previous year. There was also a new British team – Ronnie Hoare's Maranello Concessionaires entered a 330 LMB for Jack Sears and Mike Salmon. Four manufacturers lined up against the big Ferrari prototypes: Aston Martin, Maserati, Lister and Lola. John Wyer had convinced the ACO to accept the Aston Martin DP214 prototypes as GT derivatives of the DB4 cars. The successor DP215 had a new 4.0 litre engine capable of 323 bhp. It was driven by Phil Hill and Lucien Bianchi. Maserati returned with an updated Tipo 151 coupé for their French agency. Lightened and now fitted with a fuel injected 5 litre V8 engine, it was the biggest car in the field and produced an impressive 430 bhp capable of 290 kp/h (180 mph). It would be raced by French veteran André Simon and Lloyd ‘Lucky’ Casner (owner of the American Camoradi team racing Maserati cars). For their second foray into Le Mans, Lola rushed their revolutionary Mk6 GT prototype. The Eric Broadley / Tony Southgate design had a steel monocoque chassis with fibreglass body and intricate suspension design. Initially fitted with a mid mounted Ford 4.2 litre Indycar engine generated 350 bhp, it was subsequently uprated to the 4.7 litre Ford engine. The car was so light that it needed ballast to reach its 875 kg minimum weight. However it was undergeared and could only reach a maximum 240 kp/h (150 mph). The car would be raced by David Hobbs and debutante Richard Attwood

Porsche (now entered as Porsche System Engineering, a Swiss registered entity for the works team) had the 2 litre class to itself. They arrived with a pair of developed 718 series cars that had won the Targa Florio when the Ferrari s had failed. One a coupé (for ‘Jo’ Bonnier/Tony Maggs), the other a spyder (for Edgar Barth/Herbert Linge), they used the new 2 litre flat 8 Formula 1 engine. Once again the smaller engined classes were strongly contested. Charles Deutsch (last year's victor), after the withdrawal of Panhard's engines, signed a deal with German manufacturer Auto Union DKW. The 750cc three cylinder, two stroke engine could develop 80 bhp and with the streamlined body, could reach 225 kp/h (140 mph). His erstwhile partner, René Bonnet had four works entries. Their new streamlined version was now named the “Aerodjet”. Their French opposition however was from a new team: Jean Rédélé's Alpine marque (also running with 1 litre Renault engines). The new A110 came to Le Mans in its streamlined M63 longtail version. Austin Healey had a new body designed by Frank Costin for their Sebring Sprite. The 1100cc BMC engine developed 95 bhp. Another British boutique sports car manufacturer, Deep Sanderson, entered its new 301 prototype. Since 1953 the ACO had offered a prize for a turbine drive car to complete the 24 hour event. Yet it was only this year that a formal entry was received. Rover had worked on turbines for twenty years and the previous year their fourth prototype had done demonstration laps at Le Mans. Based on a BRM Formula 1 car, the twin turbines generated 150 bhp but only gave a maximum speed of 230 kp/h (145 mph). Unable to run on regulation fuel, (it ran on paraffin) the car was not on the official entry list, and given number “00”. And without a heat exchanger, the turbine's fuel consumption was so great (7mpg) that it could not run with a regulation fuel tank. BRM, in turn, released their grand prix drivers, Richie Ginther and current World Champion Graham Hill. In the GT division there were four Ferrari 250 GTOs. The works car was driven by sports car regulars Carlo Maria Abate and Fernand Tavano. The two Belgian teams, Ecurie Francorchamps and Equipe Nationale Belge, returned and NART ran a long wheelbase version. Aston Martin had got two of their DP214 cars homologated, running with the same 3.7 litre engine as the DB4. The works team had Grand Prix drivers Bruce McLaren and Innes Ireland in one and Bill Kimberly / Jo Schlesser in the second. Jean Kerguen also returned with his French Aston Martin for the third year. Briggs Cunningham was back this year with three of the Jaguar E type ‘Lightweight’ specials overseen by Lofty England. The fuel injected 3.8 litre Straight 6 engine now developed 310 bhp. Cunningham drove with Bob Grossman while his other regular drivers Walt Hansgen and Roy Salvadori were paired with Augie Pabst and Paul Richards respectively. After his success in winning the 1959 race, Carroll Shelby had been working with Derek Hurlock, owner of AC Cars, to fit the new 260cu in (4.2 litre) small block Ford V8 to the AC Ace chassis that was already race proven at Le Mans. Put into production, it was the Mk 2 version with the bigger 289cu in (4.7 litre) Ford Windsor engine that was entered for the race. One from AC Cars (for Ninian Sanderson and Peter Bolton) was managed by Stirling Moss and the other came from Ed Hugus, who had run the car's race development in America. In the smaller categories the Porsche works team had a pair 356 B 2000 GS Carrera GT Dreikantschaber for their regular Dutch drivers Carel Godin de Beaufort and Ben Pon. The cars were now fitted with a new 2.0 litre flat 4 engine. They would be up against a privateer MG MGB, the manufacturer's latest model, driven by top British rally driver Paddy Hopkirk. In the 1600cc class a pair of works Sunbeam Alpines were matched against three Alfa Romeos run by the teams Scuderia Sant Ambroeus and Scuderia Filipinetti. The two Team Elite Lotuses had the 1300cc to themselves when the Equipe Nationale Belge Elite entry was withdrawn.

Twenty three cars availed themselves of the testing weekend over 6–7 April. It was the first appearance of the Ferrari 330 LMB and in it works driver Mike Parkes became the first driver to officially break 300 kp/h (186 mph) on the long Mulsanne Straight. But it was John Surtees who put in the best time over the weekend, with a blistering 3 min 45.8 s.

Rushing to have their Lola GTs ready in time, Eric Broadley drove the first car himself across from their Bromley factory. Although arriving after inspections had officially closed, the ACO, perhaps surprisingly, still allowed the car to enter. The second car, still unassembled, had to be scratched. Pat Ferguson planted his Lotus Elite into the sandbank at Mulsanne on the first lap. He eventually managed to extricate it, only to drop it back in exactly the same spot on his next lap. On the second lap André Guilhaudin, owner driver of the CD DKW, crashed it at Indianapolis, and the damage was terminal. Then on only the fifth lap, as the leaders were lapping the tail enders, Roger Masson's Bonnet clipped the verge on the brow after the Dunlop bridge. It spectacularly somersaulted twice but Masson got out unharmed. Both Phil Hill, now running fourth, and Peter Sargent's Lister hit debris and damaged their gearboxes trying to slow but were able to keep on running. Simon continued to lead throughout his opening 2 hour stint before handing over to his co driver ‘Lucky’ Casner. However, only an hour into his race, Casner brought the Maserati in with terminal gearbox problems. Likewise the earlier stress on the Hill Aston Martin and Sargent Lister took its toll and they too retired early with broken transmissions. Ferraris now assumed the top five positions. At the 4 hour mark the works 250s of Surtees/Mairesse and Parkes/Maglioli were ahead of the NART 330 TRI/LM then Scarfiotti/Bandini in the other 250 P and Noblet's privateer 330. Sixth place was Bruce McLaren in the Aston Martin, leading the GT category. However at 8.20pm, a piston shattered in the engine while he was at speed going into the Mulsanne kink. McLaren managed to get the car safely to the roadside but the long oil slick from the holed sump started a catastrophic chain reaction of accidents: Jean Kerguen's DB4 Aston Martin spun out into a ditch, wrecking its differential. Sanderson endured a series of spins in his Cobra but luckily hit nothing and carried on. Then Salvadori's Jaguar arrived and spun at 265 kp/h (165 mph) and crashed into the banking. Fortunately, Salvadori (who had been unable to do up his full harness) was thrown out the rear window as the car burst into flames, then helped by Kerguen. This was then hit by Jean Pierre Manzon's little Bonnet which rebounded into the middle of the track. Manzon, son of the great French racer Robert Manzon, was seriously injured and thrown onto the road. Christian Heins, leading his class and the Index of Performance, managed to avoid Manzon and the wrecks but in doing so, his Alpine Renault went out of control, rolled and hit a lamp post then exploded into flames. ‘Bino’ Heins, whose Willys franchise built the Alpines in Brazil, was killed instantly.

As night fell, Ferrari's fortunes began to change: the Noblet/Guichet car had to retire after a Ferrari mechanic forgot to replace the oil filler cap. Then Parkes and Maglioli were delayed, losing ten laps, to change the distributor. Carlo Abate, in the works run GTO, was running third just about midnight when he got off line going through the tricky Maison Blanche corner. He crashed at speed, wrecking the car, but was not injured. Not so fortunate was Bob Olthoff who crashed his Sebring Sprite there soon afterwards and was taken to hospital with a broken collarbone. Through the night Surtees and Mairesse continued to build their lead over their teammates. The NART Ferrari had charged back up to third after being delayed. However around 2am an oil line burst and destroyed Penske's engine. Jo Bonnier, whose Porsche was running 7th and leading the medium sized classes, came through the huge plume of engine smoke unsighted and crashed heavily in the trees. Bonnier was lucky to get away uninjured. An hour later, the Gurney/Hall NART Ferrari, now running third, suddenly slowed at Maison Blanche. Hall coasted towards the pits then pushed it the final distance only to be told that the half shaft had broken. The Kimberly/Schlesser Aston Martin inherited the place but the curse of third place struck again soon before 2am, when they were forced to retire with piston problems, ending Aston Martin's challenge. A few hours later the leading Porsche of Barth/Linge, now up to 5th, lost a rear wheel coming up to the main straight. Edgar Barth pushed it the half kilometre to the pits where it was repaired and carried on. Stealing parts from their third car that had retired in the first hour, they lost two hours but got back into the race. Their teammates Scarfiotti and Bandini moved up to take the lead they would not cede.

In the end they won easily – by 16 laps. In a record distance, it was the widest winning margin since Bentley's epic 1927 win (350 km). With Scarfiotti, Bandini and Ferrari it was the first all Italian Le Mans victory, as well as being the first win for a mid or rear engined car. In a dominant display Ferrari took the top six places. The Scuderia shared the top places with the two Belgian GT teams racing each other: Parkes and Maglioli chased hard and only failed to catch the Equipe Nationale Belge GTO, in second, by just over 100 metres. Fourth was the Ecurie Francorchamps GTO barely a lap behind. The Belgian drivers all celebrated together by driving to Paris two days later, and going to a nightclub until 4am leaving their respective racing cars parked outside. The Maranello Concessionaires Ferrari came in 5th after battling overheating issues for most of the race. After a remarkably trouble free run (needing no mechanical work or even a change of tyres), the Rover turbine easily exceeded its 3600 km minimum distance (an average of 150 km/h) and was awarded the ACO's FF25000 prize. Although not classified, it covered sufficient distance that it would have finished 7th and beaten the 1958 winning car. In fact, classified 7th was the Sanderson/Bolton AC Cobra

After their troubles, the Barth/Linge Porsche came in 8th and Cunningham's Jaguar was 9th. After the race start antics the Lotus Elite of Ferguson and Wagstaff, finished tenth and class winner. Despite the good weather, attrition was high and the number of major accidents meant there were only fourteen cars running at the end, of the 49 starters. The sole surviving Bonnet won the Index of Thermal Efficiency, driven by Claude Bobrowski and young debutante motorcyclist Jean Pierre Beltoise

Results taken from Quentin Spurring's book, officially licensed by the ACO Class winners are in Bold text. Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Engine Laps 1 P3.0 21 SpA Ferrari SEFAC Ludovico Scarfiotti Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari 250 P Ferrari 3.0L V12 339 2 GT3.0 24 Equipe Nationale Belge “Beurlys” (Jean Blaton) Gérard Langlois van Ophem Ferrari 250 GTO Ferrari 3.0L V12 323 3 P3.0 22 SpA Ferrari SEFAC Mike Parkes Umberto Maglioli Ferrari 250 P Ferrari 3.0L V12 323 4 GT3.0 25 Ecurie Francorchamps Pierre Dumay “Eldé” (Leon Dernier) Ferrari 250 GTO Ferrari 3.0L V12 322 5 P+3.0 12 Maranello Concessionaires Ltd. Mike Salmon Jack Sears Ferrari 330 LMB Ferrari 4.0L V12 314 6 GT3.0 26 North American Racing Team Masten Gregory David Piper Ferrari 250 GTO/LMB Ferrari 3.0L V12 312 N/C * Exp 00 Owen Racing Organisation Graham Hill Richie Ginther Rover BRM Rover Turbine 310 7 GT+3.0 3 AC Cars Ltd Ninian Sanderson Peter Bolton AC Cobra Hardtop Ford 4.7L V8 310 8 P2.0 28 Porsche System Engineering Edgar Barth Herbert Linge Porsche 718/8 W RS Spyder Porsche 1962cc F8 300 9 GT+3.0 15 Briggs Cunningham Briggs Cunningham Bob Grossman Jaguar E Type Lightweight Jaguar 3.8L S6 283 10 GT1.3 39 Team Elite Pat Ferguson John Wagstaff Lotus Elite Mk14 Coventry Climax 1216cc S4 270 11 P1.15 53 Automobiles René Bonnet Claude Bobrowski Jean Pierre Beltoise Bonnet Aérodjet LM6 Renault Gordini 1108cc S4 269 12 GT2.0 31 A. Hutcheson(private entrant) Alan Hutcheson Paddy Hopkirk MG MGB Hardtop BMC 1803cc S4 264 N/C** P1.15 41 Automobiles René Bonnet Robert Bouharde Bruno Basini Bonnet Aérodjet LM6 Renault Gordini 1108cc S4 211
Note *: Not Classified as the entry was in the Experimental class. Note **: Not Classified as insufficient distance had been covered.

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Engine Laps Reason DNF P3.0 23 SpA Ferrari SEFAC John Surtees Willy Mairesse Ferrari 250 P Ferrari 3.0L V12 252 fuel spill / fire (19hr) DNF P1.0 50 Automobiles Alpine Bernard Boyer Guy Verrier Alpine A110 M63 Renault Gordini 996cc S4 227 conrod (23hr) DNF GT1.6 32 Sunbeam Talbot Keith Ballisat Jack Lewis Sunbeam Alpine Sunbeam 1592cc S4 200 engine (19hr) DNF GT1.3 38 Team Elite Frank Gardner John Coundley Lotus Elite Mk14 Coventry Climax 1216cc S4 167 engine (16hr) DNF GT1.6 34 Scuderia Sant Ambroeus Giancarlo Sala Romolo Rossi Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ Alfa Romeo 1570cc S4 155 gearbox (16hr) DNF P+3.0 6 Lola Cars Ltd. David Hobbs Richard Attwood Lola Mk6 GT Ford 4.7L V8 151 accident (15hr) DNF P+3.0 7 David Brown Racing Dept. William Kimberly Jo Schlesser Aston Martin DP214 Aston Martin 3.7L S6 139piston (11hr) DNF P+3.0 11 North American Racing Team Dan Gurney Jim Hall Ferrari 330 LMB Ferrari 4.0L V12 126gearbox (10hr) DSQ GT+3.0 4 E. Hugus(private entrant) Ed Hugus Peter Jopp AC Cobra Coupé Ford 4.7L V8 117premature oilchange (10hr) DNF GT2.0 30 Porsche System Engineering Ben Pon Heinz Schiller Porsche 356 B 2000 GS/GT Porsche 1967cc F4 115engine (10hr) DNF P+3.0 10 North American Racing Team Pedro Rodríguez Roger Penske Ferrari 330 TRI/LM Ferrari 4.0L V12 113 oil line (9hr) DSQ P1.0 44 Lawrence Tune Engineering Chris Lawrence Chris Spender Deep Sanderson 301 BMC 997cc S4 110insufficient distance (15hr) DNF P3.0 27 Porsche System Engineering Joakim ‘Jo’ Bonnier Tony Maggs Porsche 718/8 GTR Coupé Porsche 1981cc F8 109 accident (9hr) DNF GT3.0 20 SpA Ferrari SEFAC Carlo Maria Abate Fernand Tavano Ferrari 250 GTO Ferrari 3.0L V12 105 accident (9hr) DSQ P1.0 58 J G. Branche(private entrant) Jean Georges Branche Claude Dubois Abarth 850 Fiat 847cc S4 96premature refuel (12hr) DNF GT2.0 29 Porsche System Engineering Carel Godin de Beaufort Gerhard 'Gerd' Koch Porsche 356 B 2000 GS/GT Porsche 1967cc F4 94engine (8hr) DNF P1.15 42 Donald Healey Motor Company Bob Olthoff Sir John Whitmore Austin Healey Sebring Sprite BMC 1101cc S4 94 accident (9hr) DNF GT1.6 33 Sunbeam Talbot Peter Harper Peter Procter Sunbeam Alpine Sunbeam 1592cc S4 93head gasket (13hr) DNF P+3.0 9 P. Noblet(private entrant) Pierre Noblet Jean Guichet Ferrari 330 LMB Ferrari 4.0L V12 79oil pipe (8hr) DSQ GT1.6 35 Scuderia Sant Ambroeus Giampiero Biscaldi “Kim” (Sergio Pedretti) Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ Alfa Romeo 1570cc S4 70premature oilchange (7hr) DNF GT+3.0 19 J. Kerguen(private entrant) Jean Kerguen "Franc" (Jacques Dewez) Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato Aston Martin 3.7L S6 65accident / rear axle (7hr) DNF P1.0 49 Automobiles Alpine René Richard Piero Frescobaldi Alpine A110 M63 Renault Gordini 996cc S4 63clutch (8hr) DNF GT+3.0 8 David Brown Racing Dept. Bruce McLaren Innes Ireland Aston Martin DP214 Aston Martin 3.7L S6 59piston (6hr) DNF P1.0 48 Automobiles Alpine Christian ‘Bino’ Heins José Rosinski Alpine A110 M63 Renault Gordini 996cc S4 50 fatal accident (6hr) DNF P1.0 52 Urbain Fabre Jean Pierre Manzon Jean Rolland Bonnet Aérodjet LM6 Renault Gordini 996cc S4 47 accident (6hr) DNF P+3.0 2 Maserati France André Simon Lloyd 'Lucky' Casner Maserati Tipo 151/3 Coupé Maserati 4.9L V8 40gearbox (4hr) DNF GT+3.0 16 Briggs Cunningham Roy Salvadori Paul Richards Jaguar E Type Lightweight Jaguar 3.8L S6 40 accident (6hr) DNF P+3.0 17 P. J. Sargent(private entrant) Peter Sargent Peter Lumsden Lister Costin Coupe Jaguar 3.8L S6 29engine (4hr) DNF P+3.0 18 David Brown Racing Dept. Phil Hill Lucien Bianchi Aston Martin DP215 Aston Martin 4.0L S6 29gearbox (4hr) DNF P1.0 54 Automobiles René Bonnet Gérard Laureau Jean Vinatier Bonnet RB5 Renault 716cc S4 25 out of fuel (3hr) DNF GT+3.0 14 Briggs Cunningham Walt Hansgen Augie Pabst Jaguar E Type Lightweight Jaguar 3.8L S6 8 gearbox (1hr) DNF GT1.6 36 Scuderia Filipinetti Karl Foitek Armand Schäfer Alfa Romeo Giulietta GZ Alfa Romeo 1570cc S4 7 valve gear (2hr) DNF P1.0 51 Automobiles René Bonnet Roger Masson Pierre Monneret Bonnet Aérodjet LM6 Renault Gordini 996cc S4 4 accident (1hr) DNF P1.0 55 "Sarayac"(private entrant) “Sarayac” (Guy Flayac) Lucien Barthe Abarth 1000 SP Fiat 998cc S4 3 engine (1hr) DNF P1.0 56 Auto Union GmbH André Guilhaudin Alain Bertaut CD DKW Coupé DKW 750cc S3(2 Stroke) 1 accident (1hr)

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Engine Reason DNP GT+3.0 1 A. Green(private entrant) Jerry Grant Don Campbell Chevrolet Corvette (C2) Chevrolet 5.4L V8 did not arrive DNP GT+3.0 5 Lola Cars Ltd. Tony Maggs John Love Lola Mk6 GT Ford 4.7L V8 did not arrive in time DNP GT1.3 40 Equipe Nationale Belge Claude Dubois Georges Harris Lotus Elite Mk14 Coventry Climax 1216cc S4 did not arrive DNP P1.0 44 Equipe Lausannoise Bernard Collomb Deep Sanderson 301 BMC 997cc S4 did not arrive DNP P1.15 43 Scuderia Filipinetti Herbert Müller Jean Jacques Thuner ASA 1000 GT ASA 1032cc S4 did not arrive DNP P1.0 46 Scuderia AS Elmo d’Argento Jean Vinatier Paul Condrillier ASA 1000 GT ASA 996cc S4 did not arrive DNP P1.0 47 Scuderia AS Elmo d’Argento Carlo Facetti Giorgio Bassi ASA 1000 GT ASA 996cc S4 did not arrive

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Score 1 P1.15 53 Automobiles René Bonnet Claude Bobrowski Jean Pierre Beltoise Bonnet Aérodjet LM6 1.25 2 P3.0 21 SpA Ferrari SEFAC Ludovico Scarfiotti Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari 250 P 1.18 3 GT1.3 39 Team Elite Pat Ferguson John Wagstaff Lotus Elite Mk14 1.17 4 P3.0 22 SpA Ferrari SEFAC Mike Parkes Umberto Maglioli Ferrari 250 P 0.95 5 GT3.0 26 North American Racing Team Masten Gregory David Piper Ferrari 250 GTO/LMB 0.93 6 GT3.0 24 Equipe Nationale Belge “Beurlys” (Jean Blaton) Gérard Langlois van Ophem Ferrari 250 GTO 0.90 7 GT3.0 25 Ecurie Francorchamps Pierre Dumay “Eldé” (Leon Dernier) Ferrari 250 GTO 0.85 8 GT2.0 31 A. Hutcheson(private entrant) Alan Hutcheson Paddy Hopkirk MG MGB Hardtop 0.85 9 P+3.0 12 Maranello Concessionaires Ltd. Mike Salmon Jack Sears Ferrari 330 LMB 0.85 10 P2.0 28 Porsche System Engineering Edgar Barth Herbert Linge Porsche 718/8 W RS Spyder 0.84
Note: Only the top ten positions are included in this set of standings.

Taken from Moity's book, at odds with Quentin Spurring's book. Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Score 1 P3.0 21 SpA Ferrari SEFAC Ludovico Scarfiotti Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari 250 P 1.236 2= GT3.0 24 Equipe Nationale Belge “Beurlys” (Jean Blaton) Gérard Langlois van Ophem Ferrari 250 GTO 1.178 2= P3.0 22 SpA Ferrari SEFAC Mike Parkes Umberto Maglioli Ferrari 250 P 1.178 4 P3.0 22 SpA Ferrari SEFAC Mike Parkes Umberto Maglioli Ferrari 250 P 1.174 5 P2.0 28 Porsche System Engineering Edgar Barth Herbert Linge Porsche 718/8 W RS Spyder 1.141 6 GT3.0 26 North American Racing Team Masten Gregory David Piper Ferrari 250 GTO/LMB 1.138 7 P1.15 53 Automobiles René Bonnet Claude Bobrowski Jean Pierre Beltoise Bonnet Aérodjet LM6 1.121 8 P+3.0 12 Maranello Concessionaires Ltd. Mike Salmon Jack Sears Ferrari 330 LMB 1.120 9 GT1.3 39 Team Elite Pat Ferguson John Wagstaff Lotus Elite Mk14 1.102 10 GT+3.0 3 AC Cars Ltd Ninian Sanderson Peter Bolton AC Cobra Hardtop 1.097
Note: Only the top ten positions are included in this set of standings. A score of 1.00 means meeting the minimum distance for the car, and a higher score is exceeding the nominal target distance.