1963 Australian GT Championship

December 2023 October 2013 1963 Australian GT Championship 1962 1982 The 1963 Australian GT Championship was a motor racing competition for GT carsHunnam Wins FJ Feature at Calder, Australian Motor Sports, February 1964, page 36 complying with Appendix K regulations.Pedr Davis, GT Championship, The Macquarie Dictionary of Motoring, page 200 The championship was contested over a single 10 lap race staged at the Calder Motor Raceway in Victoria, Australia on 8 December 1963.Jane Wins Australian G.T. Championship, Racing Car News, January 1964, page 20 It was recognised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as the fourth Australian GT Championship.Australian Titles, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-7 The championship was won by Bob Jane driving a Jaguar E-Type lightweight. Results thumb|Bob Jane won the championship driving a Jaguar E-Type lightweight similar to the example pictured above Position Official Results and Lap Times for Calder meeting held on 8th December 1963 Driver No. Car Entrant Laps Time 1 Bob Jane 6 Jaguar E-Type lightweight Bob Jane Jaguar-Fiat Sales 10 8m 48.8s 2 Murray Carter 20 Corvette Special Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, pages 164-165 Murray Carter 10 8m 59.4s 3 Bill Jane 28 Jaguar E-Type Bob Jane Jaguar-Fiat Sales 10 9m 17.4s 4 Brian Foley Good Competition at Final Calder for '63, Australian Autosportsman, February 1964, pages 19-22 48 Austin-Healey Sprite Mark IIA P & R Williams 9 8m 56.0s 5 Alwyn Huf 5 Austin A30 1800 A. V. Motor Wreckers 9 9m 24.5s 6 Dick Bendell 63 Austin A30 Dick Bendell 9 9m 44.2s 7 Ian McDonald 69 MGB Peter Manton Motors 9 9m 44.5s 8 T. James 50 Austin A30 Coreston Service Station 9 9m 50.3s 9 I. McCorkell 25 Austin Lancer Pitstop Motor Improvements 8 8m 53.8s Race statistics Race distance:10 laps (reduced from the original 20 laps) Starters: 9 Finishers: 9 Race time of winning car: 8:48.8 Winning margin: 10.6 Fastest lap: Bob Jane (Jaguar E-Type), 51.5 seconds References External links 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 Category:Australian GT Championship GT Championship