1963 Australian Formula Junior Championship
The 1963 Australian Formula Junior Championship was open to racing cars complying with "Australian Formula Junior" regulations. The championship was decided over a single race which was staged at the Warwick Farm Raceway in New South Wales on 8 September 1963. Race distance was 34 laps, 75 miles.
Results
[edit]Fourteen cars started in this, the second and final Australian Formula Junior Championship. Results were as follows:
| Position | Driver | No. | Car | Entrant | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leo Geoghegan | 10 | Lotus 22 Ford | Total Team | 34 |
| 2 | Greg Cusack | 3 | Repco Brabham Ford | Scuderia Veloce | 34 |
| 3 | Jack Hunnam | 6 | Elfin Ford | Jack Hunnam Mtrs. | 33 |
| 4 | David Walker | 4 | Repco Brabham Holbay | Scuderia Veloce | 33 |
| 5 | Kingsley Hibbard | 21 | Rennmax Ford | K. Hibbard | 33 |
| 6 | Lionel Ayers | 11 | Lotus 20 Holbay | Motor Racing Co | 33 |
| Other Starters (in grid order) | |||||
| DNF | Jim Palmer | 5 | Elfin Ford | Scuderia Veloce | 13 |
| DNF | Ken Milburn | 14 | Lotus 20 | K. Milburn | 11 |
| DNF | Charlie Smith | 7 | Elfin Ford | C.G. Smith | |
| G McClelland | 1 | Repco Brabham | G.B. McClelland | ||
| J Gates | 16 | Lotus 18 | Apex Autos | ||
| Peter Wherrett | 8 | Lynx | Young AR Team | ||
| DSQ | Nev McKay | 15 | Lotus 20 | Scuderia Birchwood | |
| H Budd | 18 | Jolus | H. Budd | ||
References
[edit]- A History of Australian Motor Sport © 1980
- Australian Motor Sport magazine, November 1963
- Modern Motor magazine, November 1963
- The Sydney Morning Herald, Monday, 9 September 1963