1963 Australian GT Championship
The 1963 Australian GT Championship was a motor racing competition for GT cars[1] complying with Appendix K regulations.[2] The championship was contested over a single 10 lap race staged at the Calder Motor Raceway in Victoria, Australia on 8 December 1963.[3] It was recognised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as the fourth Australian GT Championship.[4]
The championship was won by Bob Jane driving a Jaguar E-Type lightweight.[3]
Results
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| Position [5] | Driver [5] | No.[5] | Car [5] | Entrant [5] | Laps [5] | Time [5] |
| 1 | Bob Jane | 6 | Jaguar E-Type lightweight[3] | Bob Jane Jaguar-Fiat Sales | 10 | 8m 48.8s |
| 2 | Murray Carter | 20 | Corvette Special [6] | Murray Carter | 10 | 8m 59.4s |
| 3 | Bill Jane | 28 | Jaguar E-Type | Bob Jane Jaguar-Fiat Sales | 10 | 9m 17.4s |
| 4 | Brian Foley [7] | 48 | Austin-Healey Sprite Mark IIA | P & R Williams | 9 | 8m 56.0s |
| 5 | Alwyn Huf | 5 | Austin A30 1800 | A. V. Motor Wreckers | 9 | 9m 24.5s |
| 6 | Dick Bendell | 63 | Austin A30 | Dick Bendell | 9 | 9m 44.2s |
| 7 | Ian McDonald [3] | 69 | MGB | Peter Manton Motors | 9 | 9m 44.5s |
| 8 | T. James | 50 | Austin A30 | Coreston Service Station | 9 | 9m 50.3s |
| 9 | I. McCorkell | 25 | Austin Lancer | Pitstop Motor Improvements | 8 | 8m 53.8s |
Race statistics
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Hunnam Wins FJ Feature at Calder, Australian Motor Sports, February 1964, page 36
- ↑ Pedr Davis, GT Championship, The Macquarie Dictionary of Motoring, page 200
- 1 2 3 4 5 Jane Wins Australian G.T. Championship, Racing Car News, January 1964, page 20
- ↑ Australian Titles, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-7
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Official Results and Lap Times for Calder meeting held on 8th December 1963
- ↑ Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, pages 164-165
- ↑ Good Competition at Final Calder for '63, Australian Autosportsman, February 1964, pages 19-22