1963 Sandown International Cup

Motor car race March 2024 The 1963 Sandown International CupOfficial Programme, Sandown Park International Meeting, March 10th/11th 1963 was a motor race for Formula Libre cars,Sandown Park International, www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved 11 May 2017 staged at Sandown Park, in Victoria, Australia on 11 March 1963. The race was contested over 60 laps of the 2 mi km in circuit,Souvenir Programme, 1st International Sandown Park Motor Races, 11–12 March 1962 a total distance of 120 mi km. It was the second annual Sandown International Cup, the two races serving as the forerunners of the Sandown round of the annual Tasman Series from 1964 to 1975. The race was won by Bruce McLaren driving a Cooper T62 Coventry Climax. Results thumb|Race winner Bruce McLaren, pictured in 1966 Pos. Driver No Car Entrant Laps 1 Bruce McLaren 10 Cooper T62 Coventry Climax FPF B McLaren 60 2 Tony Maggs 2 Lola Mk4 Coventry Climax FPF Bowmaker Racing Team 59 3 David McKay 8 Brabham BT4 Coventry Climax FPF Scuderia Veloce  4 John Youl 5 Cooper T55 Coventry Climax FPF John L Youl  5 Tony ShelleySHELLEY spelling from the Official Programme 11 Lotus 18/21 Coventry Climax FPF T Shelley  6 Chris Amon 12 Cooper T53 Coventry Climax FPF Scuderia Veloce  7 Bob Holden 13 Lynx Peugeot Killara Motor Garage  DNF Jack Brabham 4 Repco Brabham BT4 Coventry Climax FPFThe Official Programme lists Jack Brabham's car as a Repco Brabham Ecurie Vitesse 59 DNF Masten Gregory 1 Lola Mk4 Coventry Climax FPF Bowmaker Racing Team 55 DNF Bill Patterson 9 Cooper T53 Coventry Climax FPF B Patterson Motors 51 DNF Frank Gardner 47 Cooper T53 Coventry Climax FPF Scuderia Birchwood 44 DNF Jim Palmer 3 Cooper T53 Coventry Climax FPF Bowmaker Racing Team 32 DNF Lex Davison 14 Cooper T53 Coventry Climax FPF Ecurie Australie 31 DNF Bib Stillwell 6 Brabham BT4 Coventry Climax FPF BS Stillwell 17 DNF Pat Hawthorn 24 Aston Martin DBR4/250 - BR1/300 Ecurie Australie  Disq Bryan Thompson 17 Cooper T51 Coventry Climax FPF s/c Ecurie Shepparton  DNS Frank Matich 15 Elfin Junior Ford Team Total  DNS Greg Cusack 37 Elfin Junior Ford Scuderia Veloce  DNS Max Patterson  Ausper T2 Ford   DNS Ron Phillips 18 Lotus 20B Ford J&R Phillips  Note: Pole position: Bruce McLaren, 1m 10.4s Winner's race time: 1h 10m 03.8s References External links Images of "Open Wheelers 1963" at autopics.com.au Sandown International Cup Category:Motorsport at Sandown Category:March 1963 sports events in Australia