1963 Australian GT Championship
The 1963 Australian GT Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title[1] for GT cars[2] complying with Appendix K regulations.[3] The championship was contested over a single 10 lap race staged at the Calder Motor Raceway in Victoria, Australia on 8 December 1963.[4] It was the fourth annual Australian GT Championship.[1]
The championship was won by Bob Jane driving a Jaguar E-Type lightweight.[4]
Results[edit]
| Position[4] | Driver[4] | No. | Car[4] | Entrant[4] | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bob Jane | 6[5] | Jaguar E-Type lightweight | Bob Jane Jaguar-Fiat Sales | 10[4] |
| 2 | Murray Carter | Corvette Special[6] | Murray Carter | 10[7] | |
| 3 | Bill Jane | Jaguar E-Type | Bob Jane Jaguar-Fiat Sales | ||
| 4 | Brian Foley | Austin-Healey Sprite Mark IIa[8] | P & R Williams | ||
| ? | Ian McDonald | MGB Coupe | Peter Manton | ||
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Note: The finishers included "Sundry Austin A30s".[4]
Race statistics[edit]
- Race distance:10 laps (reduced from the original 20 laps)[4]
- Starters: 9[9]
- Race time of winning car: 8:48.8[10]
- Winning margin: 10.6 seconds[10]
- Fastest lap: Bob Jane (Jaguar E-Type lightweight), 51.8 seconds (new GT lap record)[8]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Australian Titles, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-7
- ^ Hunnam Wins FJ Feature at Calder, Australian Motor Sports, February 1964, page 36
- ^ Pedr Davis, GT Championship, The Macquarie Dictionary of Motoring, page 200
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Jane Wins Australian G.T. Championship, Racing Car News, January 1964, page 20
- ^ "Bob Jane E Type Jaguar - The first time it raced, Calder 8th December 1963 - Photographer Peter D'Abbs", www.autopics.com.au Retrieved 3 August 2017
- ^ Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, pages 164-165
- ^ The 10.6 second winning margin, as report in The Age, indicates that Carter completed the full race distance.
- ^ a b Good Competition at Final Calder for '63, Australian Autosportsman, February 1964, pages 19-22
- ^ Paul Higgins, Sports Car World, February 1964, page 55
- ^ a b Bob Jane Wins Car Title, The Age, Monday, 9 December 1963, page 18