1963 Australian Formula Junior Championship
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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]
The championship was won by Leo Geoghegan driving a Lotus 22 Ford for the Total Team.[5]
Results
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| Pos.[6] | Driver[6] | No.[4] | Car[4] | Entrant[4] | Laps[5] |
| 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 | 33[7] |
| 4 | David Walker[5] | 4 | Repco Brabham Ford | Scuderia Veloce | 33[7] |
| 5 | Kingsley Hibbard | 21 | Rennmax Ford | K. Hibbard | 33[7] |
| 6 | Lionel Ayers | 11 | Lotus 20 Ford | Motor Racing Components | 33[7] |
| 7 | G. McClelland[5] | 1 | Repco Brabham Ford | G.B. McClelland | ? |
| 8 | Peter Wherrett[7] | 8 | Lynx Ford | Young Auto Racing Team | ? |
| 9 | H. Budd[5] | 18 | Jolus Ford | H. Budd | ? |
| ? | Jack Gates | 16 | Lotus 18 Ford | Apex Autos, Newcastle | ? |
| DNF[7] | Charlie Smith | 7 | Elfin Ford | C.G. Smith | ? |
| DNF[5] | Jim Palmer | 5 | Elfin Ford | Scuderia Veloce | 13 |
| DNF[5] | Ken Milburn | 14 | Lotus 20 Ford | K. Milburn | 11 |
| DSQ[7] | Nev McKay[7] | 15 | Lotus 20 Ford | Scuderia Birchwood | ? |
Notes
[edit | edit source]- Pole Position: Leo Geoghegan, 1:42.1[5]
- Attendance: 15,000[2]
- Race distance: 34 laps, 76.5 miles[5]
- Starters: 14[6]
- Winner's race time: 58:01.9[7]
- Winner's average speed: 79.10 mph[7]
- Winning margin: 45.1s[5]
- Fastest Lap: Leo Geoghegan, 1:40.7[5] (New Formula Junior lap record)[1]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b Jim Shepherd, Australian Formula Junior Championship, A History of Australian Motor Racing, 1980, pages 98 & 99
- ^ a b Geoghegan in Formula Junior Car Race Win, The Sydney Morning Herald, Monday September 9, 1963
- ^ 2016 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport – Australian Titles, docs.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
- ^ a b c d Official Programme, Warwick Farm, Sunday, September 8, 1963
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Bruce Polain, Leo Geoghegan Wins National Formula Junior Championship, Australian Motor Sport, November 1963, pages 36 to 38
- ^ a b c Warwick Farm, Racing Car News, October 1963, page 14
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j David McKay, Geoghegan Our New FJ Champion, Modern Motor, November 1963, pages 54, 55 & 97