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The 1963 Australian GT Championship was a motor racing competition for GT cars[1] complying with Appendix K regulations.[2] The championship was contested over a single 10 lap race staged at the Calder Motor Raceway in Victoria, Australia on 8 December 1963.[3] It was recognised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as the fourth Australian GT Championship.[4]

The championship was won by Bob Jane driving a Jaguar E-Type lightweight.[3]

Results

Bob Jane won the championship driving a Jaguar E-Type lightweight similar to the example pictured above

Race statistics

  • Race distance:10 laps (reduced from the original 20 laps) [3]
  • Starters: 9 [5]
  • Finishers: 9 [5]
  • Race time of winning car: 8:48.8 [5]
  • Winning margin: 10.6 [5]
  • Fastest lap: Bob Jane (Jaguar E-Type), 51.5 seconds [5]

References

  1. ↑Hunnam Wins FJ Feature at Calder, Australian Motor Sports, February 1964, page 36
  2. ↑Pedr Davis, GT Championship, The Macquarie Dictionary of Motoring, page 200
  3. 12345Jane Wins Australian G.T. Championship, Racing Car News, January 1964, page 20
  4. ↑Australian Titles, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-7
  5. 123456789101112Official Results and Lap Times for Calder meeting held on 8th December 1963
  6. ↑Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, pages 164-165
  7. ↑Good Competition at Final Calder for '63, Australian Autosportsman, February 1964, pages 19-22
  • Bob Jane E Type Jaguar - The first time it raced, Calder 8th December 1963 - Photographer Peter D'Abbs, autopics.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org