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Snetterton Lombank Trophy

Snetterton, Great-Britain

Date: 30/3/1963
Track length: 4.361 m
Attendance:
Entries accepted: 27 and 9 reserves
Starters:
Finishers:

Pole position: Hill
Fastest lap: Salvadori in 1.54,4

Distance: 25 laps
Average speed: 134,23 kmh
Weather: Wet
Ruleset: Group 2
Car info:  

 

Roy Salvadori won this race easily, leading from the start and steadily increasing that lead throughout the race. Graham Hill made a bad start in the wet conditions and was held up by slower cars in the initial stages. At the end of the first lap he was sixth but by the fifth tour he was third and four laps later he was second, which was where he finished the race. A large group of Jaguars followed this pair, comprising Peter Dodd, Mike Salmon, Bill Aston, Chris McLaren and John Sparrow. Then came Mick Clare in his preposterously fast Mini, Peter Harper (Sunbeam), Peter Procter (Sunbeam), John Whitmore (Mini) and Mike Pendleton (Jaguar).
Whitmore ran out of brakes completely on the third lap and spun at the hairpin a couple of times. Peter Dodd and Mike Salmon splashed round in close company for some laps, Mike, in his ex-Coombs Jaguar, eventually getting the better of the struggle and moving into third place. Then Dodd was attacked and overcome by Bill Aston, who moved into fourth.
Roy Salvadori came home a comfortable winner by nearly 30 seconds from Graham Hill, who was six seconds ahead of third man Salmon. Mick Clare won the 1300 cc class and Harper and Procter in the works Sunbeams were one-two in the 2-litre class with Alan Fraser's cars (Leston and Jopp) third and fourth, these being disappointingly slow.
Source: Autosport

Class A-D
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
1 1 94 Tommy Atkins
Jaguar Mk II 3.8		 Roy Salvadori, GB
 3781 L6 D 25 laps, 48.44,0 3   1.54,4  
2 2 92 John Coombs
Jaguar Mk II 3.8		 Graham Hill, GB
 3781 L6 D   1      
3 3 93 Atherstone Engineering
Jaguar Mk II 3.8		 Mike Salmon, GB
 3781 L6 D   2      
4 4 88 Team Tourist Trophy
Jaguar Mk II 3.8		 Bill Aston, GB
 3781 L6 D          
5 5 96 Bracknell Motors
Jaguar Mk II 3.8		 Peter Dodd, GB
 3781 L6 D          
  1 81 Sunbeam Talbot Ltd
Sunbeam Rapier		 Peter Harper, GB
 1592 L4 B 23 laps, 48.57,6     2.05,0  
  2 80 Sunbeam Talbot Ltd
Sunbeam Rapier		 Peter Procter, GB
 1592 L4 B          
  3 83 Alan Fraser Racing Team
Sunbeam Rapier		 Les Leston, GB
 1592 L4 B          
  4 82 Alan Fraser Racing Team
Sunbeam Rapier		 Peter Jopp, GB
 1592 L4 B          
  1 60 Alexander Engineering Co.
Morris Mini Cooper		 Mick Clare, GB
 997 L4 A 23 laps, 48.57,6        
  2 63 Don Moore
Morris Mini Cooper		 Christabel Carlisle, GB
 997 L4 A       2.04,6  
  3 67 Janos Speed Engineering Ltd.
Morris Mini Cooper		 John Fenning, GB
 997 L4 A          
    64 Cooper Car Co.
Austin Mini Cooper		 John Whitmore, GB
 997 L4 A          
    95  
Jaguar Mk II 3.8		 John Sparrow, GB
 3781 L6 D          
    89  
Jaguar Mk II 3.8		 Mike Pendleton, GB
 3781 L6 D          
    90 Park Garage (Watford) Ltd.
Jaguar Mk II 3.8		 Chris McLaren, GB
 3781 L6 D