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1963 Australian Grand Prix

FieldValue
TypeCUST
DescriptionRace 1 of 6 in [1963 Australian Drivers' Championship](1963-australian-drivers-championship)
Grand PrixAustralian
CountryAustralia
ImageWarwick Farm Raceway.png
LocationWarwick Farm Raceway, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date10 February
Year1963
CoursePermanent racing facility
Course_mi2.25
Course_km3.621
Distance_laps45
Distance_mi101.25
Distance_km162.945
WeatherHot and sunny
Pole_DriverBruce McLaren
Pole_CountryNZL
Pole_TeamCooper-Climax
Pole_Time1'38.8
Fast_DriverJohn Surtees
Jack Brabham
Fast_TeamLola-Climax
Repco Brabham-Climax
Fast_Time1'40.2
Fast_CountryGBR
First_DriverJack Brabham
First_CountryAUS
First_TeamRepco Brabham-Climax
Second_DriverJohn Surtees
Second_CountryGBR
Second_TeamLola-Climax
Third_DriverBruce McLaren
Third_CountryNZL
Third_TeamCooper-Climax

Jack Brabham Repco Brabham-Climax

The 1963 Australian Grand Prix was a motor race held at Warwick Farm Raceway in New South Wales, Australia on 10 February 1963. Open to Formula Libre cars, it was the opening heat of the 1963 Australian Drivers' Championship. The race, which was the twenty eighth Australian Grand Prix, had 16 starters.

The race featured a strong representation of international competitors, with entries from Ecurie Vitesse for Jack Brabham, Bruce McLaren for himself, R.R.C. Walker Racing Team for Graham Hill and from the Bowmaker Racing Team for John Surtees, Tony Maggs and Jim Palmer. Jack Brabham won the race, his second Australian Grand Prix victory, after a battle with John Surtees. It was the first AGP victory by a driver in a self-developed car since Doug Whiteford won in his "Black Bess" Ford V8 Special in 1950.

Stirling Moss, who was recovering from a near-fatal crash at the Goodwood Circuit, was the special guest at the Grand Prix. Moss, who had driven a Maserati 250F to victory in the 1956 Australian Grand Prix at the Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit in Melbourne, also provided guest commentary for Australian television station the ABC alongside Doug Woodward, Bill Reynolds and pit reporter Norman May.

Classification

Results as follows.

PosNo.DriverEntrantCarLapsTime / Reason1234567891011RetRetRetRetRet
4AUS Jack BrabhamEcurie VitesseRepco Brabham BT4 / Climax FPF 2.7L451h 16m 34.1s
2GBR John SurteesBowmaker Racing TeamLola Mk.4 / Climax FPF 2.7L451h 16m 42.1s
10NZL Bruce McLarenB. McLarenCooper T62 / Climax FPF 2.7L451h 17m 284.1s
5AUS David McKayScuderia VeloceRepco Brabham BT4 / Climax FPF 2.7L451h 18m 01.1s
6AUS Bib StillwellB.S. StillwellRepco Brabham BT4 / Climax FPF 2.7L44
1GBR Graham HillR.R.C. Walker Racing TeamFerguson P99 / Climax FPF 2.5L44
16NZL Tony ShellyIndependent MotorsLotus 18/21 / Climax FPF 2.5L44
18AUS Frank MatichTotal TeamElfin Catalina / Ford 1.5L43
17AUS Leo GeogheganTotal TeamLotus 20B / Ford 1.5L42
19AUS Bob HoldenKillara Motor GarageLynx / Peugeot 1.5L42
8AUS Lex DavisonEcurie AustralieCooper T53 / Climax FPF 2.7L36
3South Africa Tony MaggsBowmaker Racing TeamLola Mk.4 / Climax FPF 2.7L31Exhaustion
15AUS John YoulJ. YoulCooper T55 / Climax FPF 2.5L25Black Flagged
14NZL Chris AmonScuderia VeloceCooper T53 / Climax FPF 2.5L24Fuel Pump
12NZL Jim PalmerBowmaker Racing TeamCooper T55 / Climax FPF 2.7L9Broken steering arm
11AUS Frank GardnerAlec Mildren Pty. Ltd.Cooper T51 / Maserati 2.9L0Broken Axle

Notes

  • Pole position: Bruce McLaren - 1'38.8
  • Fastest lap: John Surtees and Jack Brabham - 1'40.2 (80.84 m.p.h.) (130.074 k.p.h.)
  • Winner's average speed: 79.57 m.p.h. (128.05 k.p.h)

References

References

  1. Motor Sport, March 1963, page 150
  2. The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix states that a 3-litre engine limit applied, however this is not supported by the AGP entry list in the Official Programme which includes a BRM Buick with a capacity of 3900cc
  3. (1986). "The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix". R & T Publishing.
  4. Official Programme, Warwick Farm, Australian International Grand Prix, Sunday, February 10, 1963
  5. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120928065138/http://members.optusnet.com.au/dandsshaw/images/results/races63.htm 1963 Gold Star Round 1 Australian Grand Prix, members.optusnet.com.au/dandsshaw, as archived at web.archive.org]
  6. Each "Brabham" was entered as a "Repco Brabham" in the Official Programme
  7. Jack wins in the old home town, Australian Motor Sports, March 1963, pages 26 to 28 & 38
  8. [http://www.oldracingcars.com/results/result.php?RaceID=AU63 Australian Grand Prix, Warwick Farm, 10 Feb 1963, www.oldracingcars.com] Retrieved 21 January 2018
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