1963 World Sportscar Championship
The 1963 World Sportscar Championship season was the 11th season of FIA World Sportscar Championship motor racing. It featured the 1963 International Championship for GT Manufacturers, which was contested in three engine capacity divisions and the 1963 International Trophy for GT Prototypes, which was contested in two engine capacity divisions. The season ran from 17 February 1963 to 14 September 1963 over 22 events.
This was the first World Sportscar Championship season to include hillclimb and rally events.
Schedule
Each of the following 22 events counted towards one or more of the FIA titles. All divisions did not compete in all events and some events were open to classes which were not contesting a championship or trophy round.| Event | Event name | Circuit or Location | Date | GT I | GT II | GT III | GTP | Results |
| 1 |  Daytona 3 Hours | Daytona International Speedway Road Course | 17 February | Rd 1 | Rd 1 | |||
| 2 | Sebring 3 Hours | Sebring International Raceway | 22 March | Rd 1 | ||||
| 3 | 12 Hours of Sebring | Sebring International Raceway | 23 March | Rd 2 | Rd 2 | Rd 1 | ||
| 4 |  Targa Florio | Palermo | 5 May | Rd 3 | Rd 3 | Rd 2 | Report | |
| 5 |  Grand Prix Spa 500 Kilometres | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 12 May | Rd 4 | Rd 4 | |||
| 6 | Coppa Maifredi | Circuito Del Garda | 12 May | Rd 2 | :de:Coppa Maifredi 1963|Report | |||
| 7 |  1000km Nürburgring | Nürburgring | 19 May | Rd 5 | Rd 5 | Rd 3 | ||
| 8 | Coppa della Consuma Hillclimb | Consuma | 2 June | Rd 3 | Rd 6 | Rd 6 | ||
| 9 | Rossfeld Mountain Grand Prix | Rossfeld | 9 June | Rd 7 | ||||
| 10 |  24 Hours of Le Mans | Circuit de la Sarthe | 15 June 16 June | Rd 8 | Rd 7 | Rd 4 | Report | |
| 11 | Monza 3 Hours | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | 29 June | Rd 4 | ||||
| 12 | Wiesbaden-Rallye | Wiesbaden | 7 July | Rd 5 | Rd 9 | Rd 8 | ||
| 13 | Trophée d'Auvergne | Charade Circuit | 7 July | Rd 10 | Rd 9 | |||
| 14 | Freiburg-Schauinsland Hillclimb | Schauinsland | 11 August | Rd 6 | Rd 10 | :de:Bergrennen Freiburg 1963|Report | ||
| 15 | Coppa Citta di Enna | Autodromo di Pergusa | 18 August | Rd 7 | ||||
| 16 |  RAC Tourist Trophy | Goodwood Circuit | 24 August | Rd 11 | Rd 11 | |||
| 17 |  Ollon-Villars Swiss Mountain Grand Prix | Villars | 25 August | Rd 8 | Rd 12 | Rd 12 | ||
| 18 | ADAC 500km Rennen Nürburgring | Nürburgring | 1 September | Rd 9 | ||||
| 19 | Coppa Inter-Europa | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | 8 September | Rd 13 | ||||
| 20 | Coppa Inter-Europa | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | 8 September | Rd 13 | ||||
| 21 | Tour de France | 2 September | Rd 10 | Rd 14 | Rd 14 | |||
| 22 | Double 500 km | Bridgehampton Race Circuit | 14 September | Rd 15 | Rd 15 |
Results – International Championship for GT Manufacturers
| Position | Manufacturer | Points |
| Division I | ||
| 1 | Fiat-Abarth | 54 |
| 2 | Alpine | 9 |
| 3 | Marcos | 6 |
| 4 | MG | 4 |
| DB | 4 | |
| 6 | Austin-Healey | 3 |
| Series 1 Subdivision | ||
| 1 | Fiat-Abarth | 45 |
| 2 | NSU | 33 |
| 3 | BMW | 18 |
| Series 2 Subdivision | ||
| 1 | Fiat-Abarth | 27 |
| 2 | Alpine | 27 |
| 3 | DKW | 12 |
| 4 | DB | 9 |
| 5 | René Bonnet | 6 |
| Series 3 Sub-Div | ||
| 1 | Fiat-Abarth | 63 |
| 2 | Alpine | 27 |
| 3 | Austin-Healey | 7 |
| 4 | Marcos | 6 |
| 5 | MG | 4 |
| Division II | ||
| 1 | Porsche | 90 |
| 2 | Lotus | 52 |
| 3 | Alfa Romeo | 45 |
| 4 | Abarth-Simca | 38 |
| 5 | MG | 36 |
| 6 | Sunbeam | 18 |
| 7 | Lotus Ford | 6 |
| 8 | Volvo | 3 |
| Series 1 Sub-Div | ||
| 1 | Alfa Romeo | 87 |
| 2 | Abarth-Simca | 72 |
| 3 | Lotus | 63 |
| 4 | MG | 15 |
| 5 | Volkswagen | 12 |
| Series 2 Sub-Div | ||
| 1 | Porsche | 90 |
| 2 | Alfa Romeo | 49 |
| 3 | Sunbeam | 30 |
| 4 | O.S.C.A. | 15 |
| 5 | TVR | 9 |
| 6 | Lotus Ford | 6 |
| 7 | MG | 3 |
| 8 | Lotus | 1 |
| Series 3 Sub-Div | ||
| 1 | Porsche | 90 |
| 2 | MG | 54 |
| 3 | Volvo | 18 |
| 4 | TVR | 6 |
| Morgan | 6 | |
| 6 | Turner | 4 |
| 7 | AC | 3 |
| Division III | ||
| 1 | Ferrari | 126 |
| 2 | Jaguar | 28 |
| 3 | Shelby | 24 |
| 4 | Austin-Healey | 18 |
| 5 | Aston Martin | 13 |
| 6 | Lancia | 10 |
| 7 | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 8 | Alfa Romeo | 3 |
| 9 | Morgan | 1 |
| Series 1 Sub-Div | ||
| 1 | Triumph | 90 |
| 2 | Morgan | 38 |
| Lancia | 38 | |
| Series 2 Sub-Div | ||
| 1 | Ferrari | 117 |
| 2 | Austin-Healey | 18 |
| Series 3 Sub-Div | ||
| 1 | Jaguar | 99 |
| 2 | Aston Martin | 30 |
| 3 | Shelby | 27 |
| AC | 27 | |
| 5 | Chevrolet | 26 |