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1963 Australian GT Championship

The 1963 Australian GT Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing title for GT cars complying with Appendix K regulations. The championship was contested over a single 10 lap race staged at the Calder Motor Raceway in Victoria, Australia on 8 December 1963. It was the fourth annual Australian GT Championship.

The championship was won by Bob Jane driving a Jaguar E-Type lightweight.

Results

PositionDriverNo.CarEntrantLaps1234?????
Bob Jane6Jaguar E-Type lightweightBob Jane Jaguar-Fiat Sales10
Murray CarterCorvette SpecialMurray Carter10
Bill JaneJaguar E-TypeBob Jane Jaguar-Fiat Sales
Brian FoleyAustin-Healey Sprite Mark IIaP & R Williams
Ian McDonaldMGB CoupePeter Manton
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Note: The finishers included "Sundry Austin A30s".

Race statistics

  • Race distance:10 laps (reduced from the original 20 laps)
  • Starters: 9
  • Race time of winning car: 8:48.8
  • Winning margin: 10.6 seconds
  • Fastest lap: Bob Jane (Jaguar E-Type lightweight), 51.8 seconds (new GT lap record)

References

References

  1. Australian Titles, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-7
  2. Hunnam Wins FJ Feature at Calder, Australian Motor Sports, February 1964, page 36
  3. Pedr Davis, GT Championship, The Macquarie Dictionary of Motoring, page 200
  4. Jane Wins Australian G.T. Championship, Racing Car News, January 1964, page 20
  5. [http://autopics.com.au/63416-bob-jane-e-type-jaguar-the-first-time-it-raced-calder-8th-december-1963-photographer-peter-dabbs/ "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
  6. Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, pages 164-165
  7. The 10.6 second winning margin, as report in The Age, indicates that Carter completed the full race distance.
  8. Good Competition at Final Calder for '63, Australian Autosportsman, February 1964, pages 19-22
  9. Paul Higgins, Sports Car World, February 1964, page 55
  10. Bob Jane Wins Car Title, The Age, Monday, 9 December 1963, page 18
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