1963 Austrian Grand Prix

NC Austria Austrian I Großer Preis von Österreich Circuit_Zeltweg.png Zeltweg Airfield 1 September 1963 Temporary airport facility 1.980 3.186 80 158.4 254.92 Jim Clark UK Lotus-Climax 1:10.2 Jack Brabham Brabham-Climax 1:11.4 Australia Jack Brabham Australia Brabham-Climax Tony Settember USA Scirocco-BRM Carel Godin de Beaufort Netherlands Porsche The 1st Austrian Grand Prix was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 1 September 1963 at the Zeltweg Airfield. The race was run over 80 laps of the circuit, and was won by Australian driver Jack Brabham in a Brabham BT3, finishing a massive five laps ahead of the next finisher. Many competitors retired after the rough surface of the track caused mechanical failures. This race marked the Formula One debut of 1970 World Champion Jochen Rindt, and also the only Formula One appearance of his compatriot Kurt Bardi-Barry, who was killed in a road accident in February 1964. Results Pos Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Retired Grid 1 Australia Jack Brabham Brabham Racing Organisation Brabham-Climax 1.09:06.3 2 2 USA Tony Settember Scirocco-Powell (Racing Cars) Scirocco-BRM 75 laps 8 3 Netherlands Carel Godin de Beaufort Ecurie Maarsbergen Porsche 75 laps 10 4 New Zealand Chris Amon Reg Parnell (Racing) Lola-Climax 71 laps 6 5 France Bernard Collomb Bernard Collomb Lotus-Climax Suspension (71 laps) 11 6 UK Tim Parnell Tim Parnell Lotus-BRM 70 laps 17 7 Germany Günther Seiffert Rhine-Ruhr Racing Team Lotus-BRM 68 laps 14 8 UK Innes Ireland British Racing Partnership Lotus-BRM Cam follower (64 laps) 4 9 Belgium André Pilette Tim Parnell Lotus-Climax 64 laps 15 Ret Switzerland Jo Siffert Siffert Racing Team Lotus-BRM Fuel pump mounting 7 Ret Sweden Jo Bonnier Rob Walker Racing Team Cooper-Climax Ignition 5 Ret Austria Jochen Rindt Jochen Rindt Cooper-Ford Con-rod 12 Ret Italy Ernesto Prinoth Scuderia Jolly Club Lotus-Climax Suspension 9 Ret UK Jim Clark Team Lotus Lotus-Climax Oil pipe 1 Ret USA Jim Hall British Racing Partnership Lotus-BRM Engine 3 Ret Austria Kurt Bardi-Barry Ecurie Maarsbergen Porsche Withdrew 16 Ret UK Ian Burgess Scirocco-Powell (Racing Cars) Scirocco-BRM Con-rod 13 WD UK Peter Arundell Team Lotus Lotus-Climax Contract dispute - WD UK John Campbell-Jones Reg Parnell (Racing) Lola-Climax Car not ready - References "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974. Austrian Grand Prix 1963 1963 Mediterranean Grand Prix 1963 International Gold Cup None 1964 Austrian Grand Prix Austrian Grand Prix Category:Austrian Grand Prix Grand Prix