Jaguar E Type Mk I group GT (1961)

Home » Racing Sports Cars » Jaguar E-Type

Source

Table of Contents

Also called Jaguar XKE

Chassis numbers¹
•850001 - 850943: RHD Open Two Seaters (942)
•860001 - 861799: RHD Fixed Head Coupes (1,798)
•875001 - 881887: LHD Open Two Seaters (6,886)
•885001 - 890873: LHD Fixed Head Coupes (5,872)

Specifications

15498 units built
Click here and here and here and here
Homologation number: 34
Homologation start: 10/6/1961

Engines

Jaguar XK6 R "Straight Port" head

Analytical specifications and drawings

Inline 6 cylinder
3781cc capacity
9.0:1
DOHC, 2 valves per cylinder
Aspiration natural with 3 x SU HD8 carburetors
Power output, 265 HP / 198 KW @ 5500 rpm
Torque, 349 Nm / 257 ft lbs @ 4000 rpm

ZF 5 speed Manual gearbox
steel monocoque chassis with front subframe. Aluminium body panels
Front suspension wishbones, torsion bars, telescopic dampers, anti-roll bar
Rear suspension lower wishbones, upper driveshaft links, radius arms, coil springs over dampers, anti-roll bar
rack-and-pinion steering
disc brakes all around
Length 4,440 mm (174.8 in)
Width 1,650 mm (65 in)
Height 1,194 mm (47 in)
Wheelbase 2,440 mm (96.1 in)
Track (fr/r) 1,270 mm (50 in) / 1,270 mm (50 in)
wheels, front 5K x 15", rear 5.5K x 15"
tires, front 6.40 × 15" Dunlop RS5, rear 6.50 x 15" Dunlop Racing R5
1200 kg

Results in WSCC

Season races for GT 1.0+


Car entry, chassis number	Car number/ result
	Dayt	Sebring	Targa Florio	Nurb	Le Man	d' Auvergne	Tourist Trophy	Bridgeh	Paris
Team	3h	12h		1000km	24h			400km	1000km
Briggs Cunningham, 875027	#62, 17th	#14, 14th						#60, 6th
Briggs Cunningham, 860630					#10, 4th
Peter Berry	#32, fuel system
Max Werner/ Norman J. Olsen				#59, 19th
Peter Lumsden, 850009				#57, suspe nsion	#9, 5th		#12, acci dent
Maurice Charles/ John Coundley					#8, eng ine
David Hobbs						in entry list
Protheroe Cars							#14, 6th
Ray Heppenstall/ Tom Fleming								#72, brakes

Total points 23					13		5	5
Statistics
Works Starts/finishes 12/8	2/2	1/1		2/1	3/2		2/1	2/1
Drivers	Team entries and car number
Briggs Cunningham
Walt Hansgen	62							60
Briggs Cunningham		14			10
John Fitch		14
Roy Salvadori					10
Peter Berry
David Hobbs	32
Peter Lumsden
Peter Lumsden				57	9		12
Peter Sargent				57	9
Protheroe Cars
Dick Protheroe							14

Source

Source
Front suspension

Source
Rear suspension

Drawings

Source

Front Suspension

Source

Rear suspension

Source

page revision: 105, last edited: 04 Feb 2020 17:43

Edit Tags History Files Print Site tools + Options


Car entry, chassis number	Car number/ result
	Dayt	Sebring	Targa Florio	Spa	Nurb	Cons uma	Ross feld	Le Man	Wies baden	d' Auve rgne	Freiburg	Tourist Trophy	Ollon	Inter Europa	TdF	Bridgeh
Team	3h	12h		500km	1000km	Hill climb	Hill climb	24h	rally		Hill climb		Hill climb			500km
Briggs Cunningham, S850659	#31, disqua lified	#20, 8th
Briggs Cunningham	#32, 10th	#21, 19th
Briggs Cunningham		#22, clutch
Kjelle Qvalle, S850660		#23, 7th
Clemente Ravetto/ Innocente Baggio			#122, 21st
John Coundley			in entry list
Christophorus					#69, 16th
Max Werner					#73, 18th				#8, in entry list
Maurice Caillet/ Pierre de Siebenthal					#72, 31st
Peter Lindner					#68, dnf
Will Huth							#79, 59th
Frans Klaus Schmitz							#81, 62nd
Joseph Ruthardt							#80, dns
Arthur Siegenthaler													#119, 38th
Ed Zeller														#49, 9th
Maurice Caillet														#48, 12th
Maurice Caillet															#177, dnf

Total points 10	1	7											2
Statistics
Works Starts/finishes 18/13	2/1	4/3	1/1		4/3		3/2						1/1	2/2	1/0
Drivers	Team entries and car number
Briggs S. Cunningham
Augie Pabst	32
Walt Hansgen	31	20
Bruce McLaren		20
William Kimberly		21
Paul Richards		21
Briggs Cunningham		22
John Fitch		22
Kjelle Qvalle
Ed Leslie		23
Frank Morrill		23
Max Werner
Max Werner					73				8
Norman J. Olsen					73
Everette Maxwell									8
Christophorus
Ulrich Therstappen					69
Joseph Ruthardt					69
Peter Lindner
Werner Fleck					68
Klaus Vehling					68


Car entry, chassis number	Car number/ result
	Dayt	Sebring	Targa Florio	Spa	Consuma	Nurb	Rossfeld	Le Man	Reims	Freiburg	Tourist Trophy	Sierra Montagna	TdF	Brigde Hampton	Paris
Team	2000km	12h		500km	Hill climb	1000km	Hill climb	24h	12h	Hill climb		Hill climb		500km	1000km
Marcel van Bierbeek				#10, dnf		#89, in entry list
Patrick McNally/ Wawrick Banks						#98, 25th
Cote						#90, clutch in practice
Will Huth							#69, 27th
Frans Klaus Schmitz							#70, 37th
Hans Olsen												#171, 40th
Ernst Brem												#170, 57th
Mordus												#172, in entry list

Statistics
Works Starts/finishes 7/5				1/0		2/1	2/2					2/2
Drivers	Team entries and car number
Cote
Maurice Caillet						90
Jean Gretener						90
Will Huth
Malte Huth							69
Mordus
Edgar Schoop												172


Car entry, chassis number	Car number/ result
	Dayt	Sebring	Monza	Tourist trophy	Targa Florio	Spa	Nurb	Mugelo	Rossfeld	Le Man	Reims	Bolzano Mendola	CdE	Ollon	Bridgeh
Team	2000km	12h	1000km			500km	1000km		Hill climb	24h	12h	Hill climb		Hill climb	500km
Richard B. Robson, Jr, 885096	#8, dns	#28, head gasket
Jaguar Cars of Winter Haven	#47, eng ine	#25, 43rd
André Wicky			#46, eng ine				#50, acci dent in practice
Anglian Racing			#50, in entry list
W. E. Huth									#24, 23rd
"Ben Hur"													#12, 11th
Jaguar E Racing														#136, in entry list
Jaguar E Racing														#139, 39th
Jaguar E Racing														#141, 52nd
Rolling Ridge Racing Team															#7, 9th

Total points 2															2
Statistics
Works Starts/finishes 11/3	2/0	2/1	1/0				1/0		1/0				1/1	2/0	1/1
Drivers	Team entries and car number
Richard B. Robson, Jr
Richard Robson	8	28
Art Baggely	8	28
Jaguar Cars of Winter Haven
Dave Hull	47	25
Bob Kingham	47	25
André Wicky
André Wicky			46				50
Maurice Caillet			46				50
Anglian Racing
Dick Protheroe			50
David Wonsborough			50
W. E. Huth
Frans Klaus Schmitz									24
Jaguar E Racing
Fred Kunz														136
Ernst Brem														139
Erhard von Känel														141
Rolling Ridge Racing Team
Bruce Jennings															7


Car entry, chassis number	Car number/ result
	Dayt	Sebring	Monza	Targa Florio	Spa	Nurb	Le Man	Mugelo	CdE	Hock	Montagna	Nurb	Zeltweg
Team	24h	12h	1000km		1000km	1000km	24h				Hill climb	500km	500km
Jaguar Cars of Winter Haven	#12, dnf	#31, oil seal
Richard Robson, 885096	#58, in entry list	#32, 30th
Mike Merrick/ John Harper, 850016					#48, 16th	#97, 29th
D. Protheroe						#96, head gasket
Edward Nelson								#97, 30th
John Scott-Davies								#100, in entry list
Riccardo Sambuco								#101, in entry list
Ernst Brem											#248, 26th
Basilea											#242, 41st
Fred Kunz											#241, 46th
Hans Schertenleib											#240, in entry list

Statstics
Works Starts/finishes 10/7	1/0	2/1			1/1	2/1		1/1			3/3
Driver	Team entries and car number
Jaguar Cars of Winter Haven
Dave Hull	12	31
H. Bryan Crow	12
Anatoly Arutunoff	12
Bob Kingham		31
Richard Robson
Art Baggely	58
Richard Robson	58	32
Bill Buchman	58	32
Paul Buchman	58
Rajah Rodgers		32
D. Protheroe
Edward Nelson						96
Rhoddy Harvey-Bailey						96
Basilea
Peter Ditzler											242


Car entry, chassis number	Car number/ result
	Dayt	Sebring	Monza	Spa	Targa Florio	Nurb	Le Man	Hock	Mugelo	Brands Hatch	CdE	Zeltweg	Ollon	Nurb
Team	24h	12h	1000km	1000km	720km	1000km	24h	304km	529km	6h	300km	500km	Hill climb	500km
Richard B. Robson, Jr, 885096	#46, 28th	#21, 34th
Ernst Brem/ Hans Olsen			#51, dns

Statistics
Works Starts/finishes 3/2	1/1	1/1	1/0
Driver	Team entries and car number
Richard B. Robson, Jr
Richard Robson	46	21
Rajah Rodgers	46	21
Bill Buchman	46	21


Car entry	Car number/ result
	Dayt	Sebring	Brands Hatch	Monza	Targa Florio	Nurb	Spa	Watkins Glen	Zeltweg	Le Man
Team	24h	12h	6h	1000km		1000km	1000km	6h	500km	24h
Coquina Motors, 885096	#42, dnf	#84, OTL

Statistics
Starts/finishes 2/0	1/0	1/0
Driver	Team entries and car number
Coquina Motors
Rajah Rodgers	42	84
Richard Robson	42	84
Bill Buchman	42

Racing Cars

Specifications

Engines

Results in WSCC

Drawings

Front Suspension

Rear suspension