1963 Australian Formula Junior Championship

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Layout of the Warwick Farm Raceway (1960-1973) Warwick Farm Raceway.png
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. [1] 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. [2] It was the second and final Australian Formula Junior Championship title to be awarded by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport. [3] The championship race meeting was organised by the Australian Automobile Racing Company Ltd. [4]

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The championship was won by Leo Geoghegan driving a Lotus 22 Ford for the Total Team. [5]

Results

Leo Geoghegan won the championship driving a Lotus 22, similar to that pictured above Lotus 22.jpg
Leo Geoghegan won the championship driving a Lotus 22, similar to that pictured above
Pos. [6] Driver [6] No. [4] Car [4] Entrant [4] Laps [5]
1 Leo Geoghegan 10 Lotus 22 Ford Total Team34
2Greg Cusack3 Repco Brabham Ford Scuderia Veloce 34
3Jack Hunnam6 Elfin Ford Jack Hunnam Motors33 [7]
4 David Walker [5] 4 Repco Brabham Ford Scuderia Veloce 33 [7]
5Kingsley Hibbard21 Rennmax Ford K. Hibbard33 [7]
6Lionel Ayers11 Lotus 20 Ford Motor Racing Components33 [7]
7G. McClelland [5] 1 Repco Brabham Ford G.B. McClelland?
8 Peter Wherrett [7] 8Lynx Ford Young Auto Racing Team?
9H. Budd [5] 18Jolus Ford H. Budd?
?Jack Gates16 Lotus 18 Ford Apex Autos, Newcastle?
DNF [7] Charlie Smith7 Elfin Ford C.G. Smith?
DNF [5] Jim Palmer5 Elfin Ford Scuderia Veloce 13
DNF [5] Ken Milburn14 Lotus 20 Ford K. Milburn11
DSQ [7] Nev McKay [7] 15 Lotus 20 Ford Scuderia Birchwood?

Notes

References

  1. 1 2 Jim Shepherd, Australian Formula Junior Championship, A History of Australian Motor Racing, 1980, pages 98 & 99
  2. 1 2 Geoghegan in Formula Junior Car Race Win, The Sydney Morning Herald, Monday September 9, 1963
  3. ↑ 2016 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport – Australian Titles, docs.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  4. 1 2 3 4 Official Programme, Warwick Farm, Sunday, September 8, 1963
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Bruce Polain, Leo Geoghegan Wins National Formula Junior Championship, Australian Motor Sport, November 1963, pages 36 to 38
  6. 1 2 3 Warwick Farm, Racing Car News, October 1963, page 14
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 David McKay, Geoghegan Our New FJ Champion, Modern Motor, November 1963, pages 54, 55 & 97
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