MG Midget group GT (1961)

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Mk I & II production
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Homologation number	44	84	192	569	505	3014
Homologation start	14/9/1961	10/11/1962	12/4/1964	1/1/1966	1/7/1967	1/4/1970
Model	Midget	Midget Mk I	Midget Mk II		Midget Mk III
Capacity	949 cc	1098 cc			1275 cc

979 cc A-series engines
75 - 80 hp (60 kW)
1 x Weber 45 DCOE

1293cc engine tuned for 100 octane with 45 DCOE Weber, straight cut gears, Tilton race clutch

Borg and Beck diaphragm clutch
ZF limited slip differential, 4.55/1 ratio
Lockheed disc brakes, wire wheel rims
5.25-13 racing tyres at the rear, 4.50-13 at the front

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Results in WSCC

1962

Season races for Sports 1.3

Group S

Car entry, chassis number	Car number/ result
	Sebring	Sebring	Targa Florio	Nurb	Le Man	d' Auvergne	Bridgeh
Team	3h	12h	720km	1000km	24h		400km
Octagon Stable (949cc)				#62, acci dent
Statistics
Starts/finishes 1/0				1/0
Drivers	Team entries and car number
Octagon Stable
J. M. Noble				62
Derrick Astle				62

1963Season races for GT 1.0 and 1.3

Car entry, chassis number	Car number/ result
	Dayt	Sebring	Sebring	Targa Florio	Spa	Garda	Nurb	Cons uma	Ross feld	Le Man	Monza	Wies baden	d' Auve rgne	Freiburg	CdE	Tourist Trophy	Ollon	Nurb	Inter Europa	TdF	Bridgeh
Team	3h	3h	12h		500km		1000km	Hill climb	Hill climb	24h		rally		Hill climb			Hill climb	500km			500km
Ecurie Safety Fast (949cc Hardtop)		#3, gear box
Richard W. Jacobs (Jacob's Coupe 1139cc)							#16, 15th									#27, trans mission
Richard W. Jacobs (Jacob's Coupe 1139cc)							#17, 13th									#28, 15th
John E. Milne/ William Shepherd (Jacob's Coupe 979cc Supercharger)																		#96, 13th
Statistics
Starts/finishes 6/4		1/0					2/2									2/1		1/1
Drivers	Team entries and car number
Ecurie Safety Fast
Graham Hill		3
Richard W. Jacobs
Alan Foster							16									27
Keith Greene							16									27, 28
Andrew Hedges							17									28
Christopher Martyn							17

1964

Season races for Prototypes 1.3

Group P

Car entry, chassis number	Car number/ result
	Sebring	Targa Florio	Nurb	Rossfeld	Le Man	Reims	Freiburg	Nurb	Brigde Hampton	Paris
Team	12h	720km	1000km	Hill climb	24h	12h	Hill climb	500km	500km	1000km
Richard W. Jacobs (Jacob's Coupe 1293cc)			#118, 27th					#125, 4th
Richard W. Jacobs (Jacob's Coupe 1293cc)			#119, 24th					#126, 6th
John E. Milne/ Alan Foster (Jacob's Coupe 1139cc)								#128, 11th
Statistics
Starts/finishes 5/5			2/2					3/3
Drivers	Team entries and car number
Richard W. Jacobs
Alan Foster			118					125, 126, 128
Christopher Martyn			118
Andrew Hedges			119					125
Keith Greene			119

1965Season races for GT 1.3

Car entry, chassis number	Car number/ result
	Sebring	Imola	Inter Europa	Targa Florio	Nurb	Rossfeld	Le Man	Reims	Bolzano Mendola	Freiburg	Ollon	Nurb	Bridgeh
Team	12h	3h	3h		1000km	Hill climb	24h	12h	Hill climb	Hill climb	Hill climb	500km	500km
British Motor Corp (Jacob's Coupe 1139cc)	#68, 26th			#44, 11th	#98, 27th								#49, 11th
British Motor Corp (Jacob's Coupe 1139cc)	#82, con rod												#50, 6th
Giovanni Botter (1098cc)									#218, 30th
John E. Milne/ John R. Williamson (Jacobs Coupe 1139cc)												#46, 26th
Statistics
Starts/finishes 8/7	2/1			1/1	1/1				1/1			1/1	2/2
Drivers	Team entries and car number
British Motor Corp
Andrew Hedges	68			44	98
Roger Mac	68
Chuck Tannlund	82
John Wagstaff	82
Paddy Hopkirk				44
Keith Greene					98
Timo Mäkinen													49
Leo Picard													49
Rauno Aaltonen													50

Bridgehampton: BMC with Hambro Inc

1967Season

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
Major Billy Turner/ M. D. Smith/ Yogi Fretina (1098cc)		#68, in entry list
Statistics
Starts/finishes 0/0

1969Season

Car entry, chassis number	Car number/ result
	Dayt	Sebring	Brands Hatch	Monza	Targa Florio	Spa	Nurb	Le Man	Watkins Glen	Zeltweg
Team	24h	12h	6h	1000km		1000km	1000km	24h	6h	1000km
John Britten/ Gabriele Konig (1293cc group P)							#52, in entry list
Statistics
Starts/finishes 0/0

1970Season

Car entry, chassis number	Car number/ result
	Dayt	Sebring	Brands Hatch	Monza	Targa Florio	Spa	Nurb	Le Man	Watkins Glen	Zeltweg
Team	24h	12h	1000km	1000km		1000km	1000km	24h	6h	1000km
British Leyland Motors Inc (1296cc)		#56, oil pressure
Statistics
Starts/finishes 1/0		1/0
Driver	Team entries and car number
British Leyland Motors Inc
Jon Woodner		56
Dan O'Connor		56

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