1963 Australian Formula Junior Championship

January 2022 October 2011 thumb|250px|Layout of the Warwick Farm Raceway (1960–1973) The 1963 Australian Formula Junior Championship was an Australian motor racing competition open to racing cars complying with "Australian Formula Junior" regulations.Jim Shepherd, Australian Formula Junior Championship, A History of Australian Motor Racing, 1980, pages 98 & 99 The championship was decided over a single race which was staged at the Warwick Farm Raceway in New South Wales, Australia on 8 September 1963.Geoghegan in Formula Junior Car Race Win, The Sydney Morning Herald, Monday September 9, 1963 It was the second and final Australian Formula Junior Championship title to be awarded by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport.2016 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport – Australian Titles, docs.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org The championship race meeting was organised by the Australian Automobile Racing Company Ltd.Official Programme, Warwick Farm, Sunday, September 8, 1963 The championship was won by Leo Geoghegan driving a Lotus 22 Ford for the Total Team.Bruce Polain, Leo Geoghegan Wins National Formula Junior Championship, Australian Motor Sport, November 1963, pages 36 to 38 Results thumb|Leo Geoghegan won the championship driving a Lotus 22, similar to that pictured above Pos.Warwick Farm, Racing Car News, October 1963, page 14 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 Motors 33David McKay, Geoghegan Our New FJ Champion, Modern Motor, November 1963, pages 54, 55 & 97 4 David Walker 4 Repco Brabham Ford Scuderia Veloce 33 5 Kingsley Hibbard 21 Rennmax Ford K. Hibbard 33 6 Lionel Ayers 11 Lotus 20 Ford Motor Racing Components 33 7 G. McClelland 1 Repco Brabham Ford G.B. McClelland ? 8 Peter Wherrett 8 Lynx Ford Young Auto Racing Team ? 9 H. Budd 18 Jolus Ford H. Budd ? ? Jack Gates 16 Lotus 18 Ford Apex Autos, Newcastle ? DNF Charlie Smith 7 Elfin Ford C.G. Smith ? DNF Jim Palmer 5 Elfin Ford Scuderia Veloce 13 DNF Ken Milburn 14 Lotus 20 Ford K. Milburn 11 DSQ Nev McKay 15 Lotus 20 Ford Scuderia Birchwood ? Notes Pole Position: Leo Geoghegan, 1:42.1 Attendance: 15,000 Race distance: 34 laps, 76.5 miles Starters: 14 Winner's race time: 58:01.9 Winner's average speed: 79.10 mph Winning margin: 45.1s Fastest Lap: Leo Geoghegan, 1:40.7 (New Formula Junior lap record) References External links HISTORY OF FORMULA JUNIOR EVENTS IN AUSTRALIA DURING PERIOD 1960 – 1963, australianformulajunior.com, as archived at web.archive.org Category:Australian Formula Junior Championship Formula Junior Championship Category:Motorsport at Warwick Farm