THE FERRARI ENTRY
This year we find five GTO Ferraris on the grid, one more than last year, when they realised a 1-2-3 here at Goodwood. Best winning chances have the two GTOs, officially entered by John Coombs and Ronnie Hoare, the #11 with chassis 4399GT, entered for Graham Hill being Colonel Hoare's and having been delivered on May, the #12 with chassis 3729GT, entered for Mike Parkes, being John Coombs's and having been delivered in last year's July. None of those cars was seen outside England. Hoare's brand new 250 GTO won already twice this year: the Whitsun Trophy on June 3 and the Silverstone Martini Trophy on July 6, twice with Mike Parkes at the wheel. On July 13 Hoare's GTO (in hands of Jack Sears) was second to the Graham Hill Jaguar at the Grovewood Trophy at Mallory Park and first in the GT class on July 20 at the GT race prior to the British F1 GP. Graham Hill drove the car the first time on August 3, but had to rerire. At two other occasions Hill practiced with the car, but preferred to start in the Coombs's Jaguar.
John Coombs's 3729GT finished last year second to Innes Ireland at the Tourist Trophy, where it was driven by Graham Hill. This year it could hardly convince with as best results a second place at the Whitsub Trophy, here in Goodwood and a fifth place (plus class victory) at the Silverstone GT race, prior to the British GP. The dark blue 3589GT of Colonel Hoare, having won in hans of Mike Parkes six races last year (and having finished third at the Goodwood Trophy) has been sold to an American racer and is absent. The pale green 3505GT of Stirling Moss and the UDT-Laystall Team, having won last year in hands of Innes Ireland is absent too after the withdrawal of the team.
David Piper is present with his apple green 4491GT. His 3767GT, in which he won with Bruce Johnstone the Kyalami 9 hours race, has been sold to Ed Cantrell earlier this year, but was entered at the Daytona Continental Cup (5h), the Daytona 3 hours (21st), the Sebring 12 hours (14th), the Spa-Francorchamps 500-kms (retired) and the Nürburgring 1,000-kms (6th), where Piper was each time behind the wheel of his former car, now owned by Cantrell. His new 4491GT was delivered early June and already raced at five occasions, with a second place at the Silverstone GT race (prior to the British GP) as best result.
Prince Zourab Tchkotoua is here with the Italian red 3647GT, driven last year by John Surtees. In this car Big John was certainly on his way to win the Tourist Trophy, when, on lapping Jim Clark in the Aston Martin DB4GT Zagato, he couldn't prevent a collision with the spinning Zagato. Later the car finished second at the Paris 1,000-kms and second at this year's Sussex Trophy here in Goodwood (in hands of Mike Parkes), before being sold to the prince. He entered the car at the extremely difficult Targa Florio, where he and Tommy Hitchcock finished 8th overall. At the Nürburgring 1,000-kms they retired after an accident. Hitchcock was 8th in the car on July 13 at the Mallory Park Grovewood Trophy and 11th at the Brands Hatch Guards Trophy. Today the prince and Hitchcock will share the car here at Goodwood.
Roger Penske came from the States to drive the Italian red N.A.R.T. Ferrari 250 GTO LMB with chassis 4713GT having finished sixth at this year's Le Mans 24 hours. Delivered as late as in June it will be only the second race of the car.
The sixth Ferrari on the grid is Chris Kerison's 2735GT Ferrari 250 GT SWB, having been involved in an accident last year, here at Goodwood, and having been rebuilt by Drogo with a new and better profiled body. He'll drive the car together with Peter Sutcliffe, who's own Jaguar E-type Lightweight was not repaired in time to be raced today.

THE UNDER 2-LITRE ENTRY
No less than 19 cars have a cylinder capacity under 2-litres. There is only one 1.6 Porsche-Abarth 356B Carrera GTL, Richard Stoop's, being the main favourite to win the under 2-litre class. However, last year Holland's Ben Pon was beaten by two Lotus Elite Mk14s and by Chris Lawrence's famous 2.0 Morgan Plus 4 SS, having won earlier its class at the Le Mans 24 hours. This year Morgan Motors is present with three works cars for res. Lawrence, Adrian Dence and Philip H. Arnold - the last one being in the fastest of the three Morgans. A fourth Morgan, a private entry by Ray E. Meredith, will be unable to start.
We find no less than ten Lotuses at the start, four of them being of the newest type 1.6 Lotus Elan 26R GT. In hands of Sir John Whitmore and Frank Gardner they are serious contenders for class victory. The six other cars are all of type 1.2 Lotus Elite Mk14 with Clive Hunt (last year's class winner) and Mike Beckwith as most experienced racers. For the Elans it is their maiden race, but the Elites showed earlier this year how reliable they became at endurance races. At the Spa-Francorchamps 500-kms an Mk14, entered by Team Elite, finished in hands of J. Pat Ferguson (GB) sixth averall behind five Ferraris. At the Nürburgring 1,000-kms John Wagstaff/Gil Baird/Trevor Taylor/David Hobbs brought a Team Elite Mk14 home as ninth overall and at the Le Mans 24 hours J. Pat Ferguson and J. Wagstaff (GB) brought the Team Elite Mk 14 home as tenth overall.
The rest of the field is restricted to two 1.2 MG Midgets, one of them going to Andrew Hedges and Keith Greene, to a TVR Grantura MG and to a Turner Sprint Ford.
Contrary to last year there will be no Le Mans start this year. That imlpies that the qualificat-ions will be much more important. But still before the start of the qualifications there is much drama in the pits. After having been by far the fastest cars at free pratice, scrutineers at once decide that David Brown's DP214 Astons have to go with 5½in wheels and not on the 7in wheels as used on all street cars of the type Aston Martin DB4GT and DB4GT Zagato from which the DP214 was derived. Especially Innes Ireland, convinced that he can win his second consecutive Tourist Trophy, is mad boiling furious after the scandalous and extremely stupid decision of the scrutineers. Protests of David Brown and Aston race director John Wyer are at no avail, so that they are stolen before the start of the race: on 5½in wheels the road holding of the DP214 is disastrous.

Pit stop for the Tomy Atkins 86PJ Jaguar E-type lightweight with Roy Salvadori behind the wheel. He pas-ses the N.A.R.T. Ferrari 250 GTO LMB of Roger Penske, in for refuelling and the white Ferrari 259 GTO of Mike Parkes, finishing its refuelling pitstop. Salvadori eventually will finish on the podium as third behind two GTO Ferraris.                                                                                                                

THE QUALIFICATIONS
At the qualifications it becomes obvious that the battle for victory will go between the Ferraris GTO of Graham Hill and Mike Parkes, the Aston Martins DP214 of Innes Ireland and Bruce McLaren, and the Tommy Atkings Jaguar of Roy Salvadori. It is the reigning F1 world champion Graham Hill who takes the pole position in 1'27"0, ahead of Mike Parkes in 1'27"4 and Innes Ireland in 1'27"6. Then follow six cars within two seconds from each other: the second DP214 in 1'28"8, the Atkings Jaguar of Salvadori, the N.A.R.T. Ferrari of Penske, the Coombs Jaguar of Sears, the Ferrari GTO of Piper and Protheroe's Low Drag Coupe Jaguar. Disappointing are the times clocked by Tommy Hitchcock and Peter Lumsden.
During the qualifications it became obvious how much Innes Ireland was stolen by the scandalous decision of the scrutineers. On small tyres he had all the problems of the world to hold his Aston DP214 on the track. Continuously he was at the limit and it seems unthinkable that he can produce such effort during three full hours. Ireland, David Brown, John Wyer: they are all furious. Why a race car, developed from a street car, can not use the tyres of the same street car. Why the R.A.C. scrutineers push Ireland and McLaren to a dangerous spectacle, whilst on 7in tyres they could have a clean race. [We'll have to wait the Coppa Inter Europa in Monza - for me the most fantastic race in history (later more in a separate report) - to see Aston Martin taking revenge by giving the Ferrari 250 GTO, after a breathtaking gruelling combat, its first beat at a three hour race].
In the under 2-litre class it seems as if Roger Nathan was the fastest Lotus Elite in 1'39"4, but or his car was not regular, or the time keepers must have made a mistake, since he has to start from the last row. The four Lotus Elans 26R GT score the four best times in the under 2-litre class, with Sir John Whitmore being fastest in 1'33"00 and even heading Chris Kerison in the 3-litre Drogo Ferrari. Second fastest is Graham Warner, the boss of Chequered Flag London in 1'35"6, followed by a disappointing Frank Gardner (only 1'27"8) and Charles A.C. Hodgson. Fastest Lotus Elite Mk14 (apart from Nathan's unreliable time) is Clive Hunt's in 1'39"8, immediately followed by the fastest Morgan (Philip A. Arnold's), the Porsche 365B Abarth and the two MG Midgets, heading the rest of the field.

THE STARTING GRID

Graham Hill (GB)		Mike Parkes (GB)		Innes Ireland (GB)
#11 3.0 Ferrari 250 GTO		#12 3.0 Ferrari 250 GTO		#2 3.7 Aston Martin DP 214
1'27"00		1'27"40		1'27"60

THE RACE
Massive crowds are present today to assist the fight on British soil against Italian cars. Under a splendid sun the 31 starting cars pull away with Graham Hill (#11 Ferrari GTO), closely followed by Innes Ireland (#2 Aston Martin DP214) and Mike Parkes (#12 Ferrari GTO). During the ten first laps postitions in top remain unchanged. There is a gap between the three leaders and a group formed by Bruce McLaren (#1 Aston Mar-tin DP214), Ray Salvadori (Atkins Jaguar), Roger Penske (Ferrari 250 GTO LMB) and Jack Sears (Coombs Jaguar). In the 2-litre class John Whitmore (Lotus Elan) leads Frank Gardner (Lotus Elan). Since the Jaguars loose nearly two full seconds per lap, it becomes obvious that without accidents or technical bothers victory will go between Hill, Parkes and Ireland.
Already after 3 laps we loose the first MG Midget (Alan Foster's) with transmission troubles. Five laps further Chris Lawrence, the hero of last year's Le Mans, is out with broken valves. At no moment his Morgan was going well, not in practice, not at the qualifications and not during the race.
After ten laps all under 2-litre cars are already lapped by the three leaders. Innes Ireland, having a higher top speed than both GTO Ferraris, attacks now Graham Hill. Unfortunately both cars make contact at Woodcote when Ireland spins three times, taking Hill's Ferrari with him. They can continue their race, but Parkes takes profit by passing both the #11 Ferrari (Hill) and the #2 Aston Martin DP214.
Having flat-spotted his first set of tyres Ireland he has to stop for new tyres. He'll rejoin the race just ahead of Parkes who'll try to lap him. For Graham Hill this is a unique opportunity to pass Parkes. Roy Salvadori (Atkins Jaguar) is now third, but seriously attacked by Bruce McLaren (Aston Martin DP214). Since Ireland holds up Parkes, Hill can increase the lead.
During lap 16 Tommy Hitchcock has a moment when he flips Prince Tchkotoua's Ferrari 250 GTO #14 on to the bank, inflicting extensive damage on virtually every panel of the car. The car is in flames and Chris Kerrison stops to free Tommy from the burning cockpit and will rejoin the race after a medical stop to cure his burnt feeth. Out too are Roger Nathan, having no more oil pression in his Lotus Elite and John Derisley suffering the same damage on his Elite.

Roy Salvadori comes after 46 laps with screaming tyres in the pits. At that moment he is fourth. Mike Parkes, who is second is already in the pits, just as Roger Penske (red Ferrari), having already been lap-ped by Salvadori.                                                                                                                  

Innes Ireland in the #2 Aston Martin DP214 on its narrow tyres and Mike Parkes in John Coombs's Ferrari 250 GTO at lap 24.    Parkes will try to pass the Aston and to put him at one lap.    Both will spin off at Woodcote. Parkes will revolve two or three times to finish off at the outside corner, while Ireland will end at the inside admidst a cloud of tyre smoke.                                                                              

At lap 24 Mike Parkes (#12 Ferrari GTO) hangs always behind Ireland's Aston. Graham Hill has already a 12 seconds lead in the #11 Ferrari GTO. Parkes will try to lap Ireland, but at Woodcote both cars spin off and will continue their race. Behind them Salvadori and McLaren make contact at the chicane. In the under 2-litre class John Whitmore is a strong leader after his direct opponent, Frank Gardner, falls out with a broken differential on his #20 Lotus Elan. Graham Warner (Lotus Elan) is now second in the under 2-litre class, followed at considerable distance by Clive Hunt (Lotus Elite) and Mike Beckwith (Lotus Elite).
After 27 laps Ireland spins again at Woodcote, however without finding this time someone to waltz with. He can maintain his fourth position, since on the sister car Bruce McLaren has motor problems, so that he had to let go Salvadori in third position. After 37 laps we loose the second Morgan, Philip Arnold's having no more clutch.
After 46 laps the leading cars - except Ireland's - come all in for fuel and new tyres. When everybody has refuelled positions are: 1. Graham Hill (#11 Ferrari GTO), 2. Mike Parkes (#12 Ferrari GTO), 3. Roy Salvadori (#9 Jaguar), 4. Innes Ireland (#2 Aston Martin DP214), 5. David Piper (#16 Ferrari GTO) at 1 lap, 6. Jack Sears (#10 Jaguar), 7. Dick Protheroe (#7 Jaguar), 8. Bruce McLaren (#1 Aston Martin). The last one is in serious problems, his motor sounding very unhappy.
Only five laps later we loose John Whitmore's Lotus Elan with a broken hub. The lonely surviving Elan, Graham Warner's leads now the under 2-litre class, but nine laps further he has to abandon with a broken differential.

Having let go Roy Salvadori, going great guns in C.T. Atkins's Jaguar E-type Lightweight Roadster, Bruce McLaren, in the #1 Aston Martin DP214 defends here his fifth place ahead of Jack Sears in the #10 white John Coombs Jaguar E-type Lightweight, Dick Protheroe's Low Drag Jaguar (only the roof is visible) and David Piper's apple green #16 Ferrari 250 GTO. After their fitst pit stop order will change with Piper in 5th Sears in 6th, Protheroe in 7th, and Bruce McLaren, suffering from an ill engine, in 8th position. Shortly af-ter Bruce will retire the car.                                                                                                      

Combat for under 2-litre victory goes now between the four surviving Lotus Elite Mk14s, the Porsche-Abarth 365B, and the lonely survi-ving Morgan Plus 4 SS and MG Midget. Richard Stoop (Porsche) is the new leader until he has to pit, being passed by Mike Beckwith's Elite Mk14, having refuelled earlier.
In front Graham Hill had before his pit stop already a one minute lead over Parkes, but at that first pit stop he had to take a lot of water to make up for the loss caused by a faulty radiator pressure cap. Since the pit stop cost him one minute twenty-three seconds, Parkes - having been ophold long time by Ireland - can reduce his arrear to some thirty seconds. Then Hill has to come again into the pits for a six seconds stop for the radiator cap to be replaced. When shortly before mid-race he rejoins the track Parkes is immediately behind him with still more than one hour to go. Both they are rocketing over the circuit with only Salvadori as last man on the lead lap.
Behind this trio David Piper is seriously attacked by Jack Sears in the white John Coombs Jaguar. We have to wait lap 94 before seeing Sears passing the BP green Ferrari 250 GTO. Meanwhile Bruce McLaren retires his #1 Aston Martin DP214 having no longer oil pression after a couple of bent valves. On the other Aston Martin Innes Ireland, suffering from atrociously handling on the too narrow tyres visits a couple of time the grass, loosing at a first spin his fourth place on Sears and Piper and in the following spin his sixth place to Protheroe.

Tommy Hitchcock (USA) badly damaged Price Tchkotoua's Ferrari 250 GTO, quitting the road where last year John Surtees and Jim Clark did the same, later in the race followed by Ron Benson in Chris Kerri-son's Ferrari 250 GT SWB. This year Chris stopped his renewed Drogo bodied Ferrari to free Tommy Hit-chcock from the cockpit. After having done so he had to make a medical stop due to wounded feet. Des-pite all that he succeeded in finishing 10th overall (with Peter Sutcliffe as excellent team mate).           

On the N.A.R.T. Ferrari 250 GTO LMB Roger Penske suffers the extra weight of the longer tail, making the car - designed for Le Mans with its long straights - slower and poorly handling. He drops from 5th place after 10 laps to the 9th place after 100 laps. When Peter Lumsden (#5 Jaguar) spins off, he can conquer the 8th place and maintain it until the finish. In front Parkes tries by all mains to pass the leading #11 Ferrari 250 GTO, without success. At the finish the difference between the two cars, having lapped Salvadori (Jaguar), is only 4/10th of a second, with Graham Hill as winner.  The distan-ce between Jack Sears, at the fourth place with the Coombs Jaguar, and Piper (Ferrari GTO) increases. Contrary to Jack Sears Piper cannot prevent to be lapped for the second time by the two leaders. His fifth place is even attacked by Dick Protheroe (Jaguar) and Ireland (Aston Martin DP214), but order doesn't change. Two laps further follow Penske and Lumsden as 8th and 9th, followed by Kerrison/ Sutcliffe who lost 8 laps on helping the poor Tommy Hitchcock after his accident. In the under 2-litre class Mike Beckwith (Lotus Elite) finishes as winner, ahead over Stoop (Porsche), two other Elites and the Hedges/Greene MG Midget. Last year's winner Clive Hunt is after two long pit stops only 16th.