1963_Australian_GT_Championship

1963 Australian GT Championship

1963 Australian GT Championship

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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

Bob Jane won the championship driving a Jaguar E-Type lightweight similar to the example pictured above
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Note: The finishers included "Sundry Austin A30s".[4]

Race statistics

  • 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

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