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1963 Australian Drivers' Championship

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The 1963 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers of Formula Libre cars with the championship winner awarded the 1963 CAMS Gold Star. The title was contested over a six round series:

  • Round 1, Australian Grand Prix, Warwick Farm, New South Wales, 10 February
  • Round 2, Lakeside International, Lakeside, Queensland, 17 February
  • Round 3, South Pacific Gold Star Championship, Longford, Tasmania, 4 March
  • Round 4, Victorian Road Racing Championship, Sandown, Victoria, 15 September
  • Round 5, Gold Star Championship Race, Mallala, South Australia, 14 October
  • Round 6, Horden Trophy, Warwick Farm, New South Wales, 1 December

    • Championship points were awarded on a 12-7-5-3-2-1 basis at each round to the top six Australians licence holders. Race placings gained by drivers who were not Australian lincence holders were disregarded by CAMS when determining placings for points allocation. Each driver could retain points only from the Australian Grand Prix plus his/her best four performances from the other five rounds.

    Results

    Note:

  • Round 1: Of the 11 finishers, 2nd placed John Surtees, 3rd placed Bruce McLaren, 6th placed Graham Hill & 7th placed Tony Shelley were not eligible to score points
  • Round 2: Of the 7 known finishers, 1st placed John Surtees, 2nd placed Graham Hill, 4th placed Chris Amon & 6th placed Jim Palmer were not eligible to score points.
  • Round 3: Of the 8 known finishers, 1st placed Bruce McLaren, 4th placed Jim Palmer, 6th placed Tony Maggs & 4th placed Chris Amon were not eligible to score points.
  • Round 4: The 5th placed driver is not known, hence the 2 points awarded for this placing are not shown in the above table.

    • References

    1963 Australian Drivers' Championship Wikipedia
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