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1963 Australian Formula Junior Championship

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Layout of the Warwick Farm Raceway (1960–1973)

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

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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

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  • 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
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