^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
^ abWhite, Des (1986). "1963". In Howard, Graham (ed.). The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix. Gordon, NSW: R & T Publishing. pp. 286–292. ISBN0-9588464-0-5.
^ abOfficial Programme, Warwick Farm, Australian International Grand Prix, Sunday, February 10, 1963
1963, australian, grand, prix, motor, race, held, warwick, farm, raceway, south, wales, australia, february, 1963, open, formula, libre, cars, opening, heat, 1963, australian, drivers, championship, race, which, twenty, eighth, australian, grand, prix, starter. 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 2 3 it was the opening heat of the 1963 Australian Drivers Championship The race which was the twenty eighth Australian Grand Prix had 16 starters 1963 Australian Grand PrixRace 1 of 6 in 1963 Australian Drivers ChampionshipRace detailsDate10 February 1963LocationWarwick Farm Raceway Sydney New South Wales AustraliaCoursePermanent racing facilityCourse length3 621 km 2 25 miles Distance45 laps 162 945 km 101 25 miles WeatherHot and sunny 1 Pole positionDriverBruce McLarenCooper ClimaxTime1 38 8Fastest lapDriverJohn Surtees Jack BrabhamLola Climax Repco Brabham ClimaxTime1 40 2PodiumFirstJack BrabhamRepco Brabham ClimaxSecondJohn SurteesLola ClimaxThirdBruce McLarenCooper Climax Jack Brabham won the race driving a Repco Brabham BT4 similar to the example pictured above 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 editResults as follows 4 Pos No 5 Driver Entrant 5 Car Laps 6 Time Reason 1 4 nbsp Jack Brabham Ecurie Vitesse Repco Brabham BT4 Climax FPF 2 7L 7 45 1h 16m 34 1s 2 2 nbsp John Surtees Bowmaker Racing Team Lola Mk 4 Climax FPF 2 7L 45 1h 16m 42 1s 3 10 nbsp Bruce McLaren B McLaren Cooper T62 Climax FPF 2 7L 45 1h 17m 284 1s 4 5 nbsp David McKay Scuderia Veloce Repco Brabham BT4 Climax FPF 2 7L 7 45 1h 18m 01 1s 5 6 nbsp Bib Stillwell B S Stillwell Repco Brabham BT4 Climax FPF 2 7L 7 44 6 1 nbsp Graham Hill R R C Walker Racing Team Ferguson P99 Climax FPF 2 5L 44 7 16 nbsp Tony Shelly Independent Motors Lotus 18 21 Climax FPF 2 5L 44 8 18 nbsp Frank Matich Total Team Elfin Catalina Ford 1 5L 6 43 9 17 nbsp Leo Geoghegan Total Team Lotus 20B Ford 1 5L 42 10 19 nbsp Bob Holden Killara Motor Garage Lynx Peugeot 1 5L 42 11 8 nbsp Lex Davison Ecurie Australie Cooper T53 Climax FPF 2 7L 36 Ret 3 nbsp Tony Maggs Bowmaker Racing Team Lola Mk 4 Climax FPF 2 7L 31 Exhaustion Ret 15 nbsp John Youl J Youl Cooper T55 Climax FPF 2 5L 25 Black Flagged Ret 14 nbsp Chris Amon Scuderia Veloce Cooper T53 Climax FPF 2 5L 24 Fuel Pump Ret 12 nbsp Jim Palmer Bowmaker Racing Team Cooper T55 Climax FPF 2 7L 9 Broken steering arm 1 Ret 11 nbsp Frank Gardner Alec Mildren Pty Ltd Cooper T51 Maserati 2 9L 8 0 Broken AxleNotes editPole position Bruce McLaren 1 38 8 Fastest lap John Surtees and Jack Brabham 1 40 2 80 84 m p h 1 130 074 k p h 2 Winner s average speed 79 57 m p h 128 05 k p h 4 References edit a b c Jack wins in the old home town Australian Motor Sports March 1963 pages 26 to 28 amp 38 a b Motor Sport March 1963 page 150 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 a b White Des 1986 1963 In Howard Graham ed The Official 50 race history of the Australian Grand Prix Gordon NSW R amp T Publishing pp 286 292 ISBN 0 9588464 0 5 a b Official Programme Warwick Farm Australian International Grand Prix Sunday February 10 1963 a b 1963 Gold Star Round 1 Australian Grand Prix members optusnet com au dandsshaw as archived at web archive org a b c Each Brabham was entered as a Repco Brabham in the Official Programme Australian Grand Prix Warwick Farm 10 Feb 1963 www oldracingcars com Retrieved 21 January 2018 Preceded by1962 Australian Grand Prix Australian Grand Prix1963 Succeeded by1964 Australian Grand Prix Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1963 Australian Grand Prix amp oldid 1215616167, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
