New Zealand Motor Racing
1963

Events:
For the 1963 NZ Grand Prix refer 10th New Zealand Grand Prix
 3rd Renwick 50
4th Levin International
12th Lady Wigram Trophy
6th Teretonga International
5th Waimate 50

 

3rd Renwick 50

Date: November 1962.

Grid:

Angus Hyslop          Morrie Stanton
                  Tony Shelly
   Bob Eade                Barry Cottle
                  Chris Amon
 John Histed                 Bob Smith

Result:

1st Angus Hyslop - Cooper T53 / Climax 2495cc 4cyl - 46m 34.6s
2nd Chris Amon - Maserati 250F / Maserati 2495cc 6cyl
3rd Barry Cottle - Lola Mk1 / Climax 1220cc 4cyl
4th John Histed - Lola Mk2 / Ford 1340cc 4cyl
5th Bob Smith - Ferrari Super Squalo 555 / Ferrari 3431cc 4cyl

Ret Tony Shelly - Lotus 18/21 / Climax 2750cc 4cyl - Throttle
Ret Morrie Stanton - Stanton-Corvette / Chevrolet 4640cc V8 - Overheating
Ret Bob Eade - Maserati 250F / Maserati 2497cc 6cyl - Half-Shaft

Fastest Lap: Angus Hyslop 1m 21.4s

 

 

4th Levin International

Date: 12th January 1963
Venue: Levin

28 laps of 1.77 kms (49.56 kms)

Grid: (* denotes pole)

Jack Brabham*            Angus Hyslop             David Young           Chris Amon
                    Innes Ireland                  Roly Levis               Bill Thomasen
   Ken Sager                  Rex Flowers            Bruce McLaren          Tony Shelly
                    Tony Maggs               John Surtees               Jim Palmer

Result

 Driver Nat Car / Engine Laps Time
1 Jack Brabham Aust Brabham BT4 / Climax 2750cc 4cyl 28 24m 50.6s
2

Tony Maggs

 SA Lola T4 / Climax 2750cc 4cyl 28 25m 16.9s
3 Innes Ireland Scot Ferguson P99 / Climax 2495cc 4cyl 28 25m 39.5s
Ret Tony Shelly NZ Lotus 18/21 / Climax 2750cc 4cyl 27 Suspension
4 Roly Levis NZ Cooper T52 / Ford 1475cc 4cyl 26  
5

Bill Thomasen

 NZ Cooper T51 / Climax 1964cc 4cyl 26  
6 Ken Sager NZ Lotus 20 / Ford 1475cc 4cyl 25  
7 Rex Flowers NZ Gemini Mk IIIa FJ / Ford 1340cc 4cyl 23  
Ret Angus Hyslop NZ Cooper T53 / Climax 2495cc 4cyl 22 Half Shaft
Ret Bruce McLaren NZ Cooper T62 / Climax 2750cc 4cyl 21 Suspension
Ret Chris Amon NZ Cooper T53 / Climax 2495cc 4cyl 14 Ignition
Ret David Young NZ Cooper T65 / Ford 1473cc 4cyl 10  
Ret

John Surtees

 UK Lola T4 / Climax 2750cc 4cyl 1 Gearbox
Ret Jim Palmer NZ Cooper T55 / Climax 2750cc 4cyl 0 Crown Wheel

Fastest Lap: Jack Brabham 51.8s (Record)

 

 

12th Lady Wigram Trophy

Date: 19th January 1963
Venue: Wigram Airfield

71 laps of 3.405 kms (241.77 kms)

Grid: (* denotes pole)

Jack Brabham*              John Surtees                  Bruce McLaren              Tony Maggs
                     Angus Hyslop                 Chris Amon                       Jim Palmer
  David Young                  Tony Shelly                    Lionel Bulcraig               Rex Flowers
                    Bill Thomasen                 John Histed                      Frank Turpie
    Ian Green                      Ken Sager                        Roly Levis                   Innes Ireland

Result

 Driver Nat Car / Engine Laps Time
1 Bruce McLaren NZ Cooper T62 / Climax 2750cc 4cyl 71 1hr 36m 04.7s
2 Jack Brabham Aust Brabham BT4 / Climax 2750cc 4cyl 71 1hr 36m 35.0s
3

Tony Maggs

 SA Lola T4 / Climax 2750cc 4cyl 70  
4 Angus Hyslop NZ Cooper T53 / Climax 2495cc 4cyl 70  
5 John Histed NZ Lola Mk2 / Ford 1340cc 4cyl 64  
6 Ian Green NZ Cooper T45 / Climax 1964cc 4cyl 62  
7 Ken Sager NZ Lotus 20 / Ford 1475cc 4cyl    
8 Rex Flowers NZ Gemini Mk IIIa FJ / Ford 1340cc 4cyl    
9 Roly Levis NZ Cooper T52 / Ford 1475cc 4cyl    
Ret

John Surtees

 UK Lola T4 / Climax 2750cc 4cyl 33 Gearbox
Ret

Frank Turpie

 Aust Lotus 20 / Ford 1475cc 4cyl 31  
Ret Chris Amon NZ Cooper T53 / Climax 2495cc 4cyl 29 Gearbox
Ret Innes Ireland Scot Ferguson P99 / Climax 2495cc 4cyl   Overheating
Ret David Young NZ Cooper T65 / Ford 1473cc 4cyl    
Ret

Bill Thomasen

 NZ Cooper T51 / Climax 1964cc 4cyl    
Ret Tony Shelly NZ Lotus 18/21 / Climax 2750cc 4cyl 13 Gearbox
Ret Jim Palmer NZ Lotus 20B / Ford 1481cc 4cyl 0 Accident
Ret Lionel Bulcraig NZ Aston-Martin DBR4-300 / Aston 2991cc 6cyl 0 Accident

Fastest Lap: Jack Brabham 1m 18.4s

 

 

6th Teretonga International

Date: 26th January 1963
Venue: Teretonga Park

50 laps of 2.414kms (120.69kms)

Grid: (* denotes pole)

Jack Brabham*               John Surtees               Bruce McLaren              Tony Maggs
                       Innes Ireland                Angus Hyslop                   Chris Amon
  Jim Palmer                    David Young                   John Histed                   Ian Green
                     Bill Thomasen                Rex Flowers                   Rod Coppins
 Frank Turpie                    Tony Shelly

Result

 Driver Nat Car / Engine Laps Time
1 Bruce McLaren NZ Cooper T62 / Climax 2750cc 4cyl 50 55m 43.1s
2

Tony Maggs

 SA Lola T4 / Climax 2750cc 4cyl 50 55m 53.2s
3 Innes Ireland Scot Ferguson P99 / Climax 2495cc 4cyl 50 56m 01.7s
4 Jack Brabham Aust Brabham BT4 / Climax 2750cc 4cyl 49  
5 Angus Hyslop NZ Cooper T53 / Climax 2495cc 4cyl 49  
6 Tony Shelly NZ Lotus 18/21 / Climax 2750cc 4cyl 49  
7 Jim Palmer NZ Lotus 20B / Ford 1481cc 4cyl 48  
8 David Young NZ Cooper T65 / Ford 1473cc 4cyl 48  
9

John Surtees

 UK Lola T4 / Climax 2750cc 4cyl 45  
Ret Chris Amon NZ Cooper T53 / Climax 2495cc 4cyl   Gearbox
Ret

Bill Thomasen

 NZ Cooper T51 / Climax 1964cc 4cyl    
Ret John Histed NZ Lola Mk2 / Ford 1340cc 4cyl    
Ret Roly Levis NZ Cooper T52 / Ford 1475cc 4cyl    
Ret Ian Green NZ Cooper T45 / Climax 1964cc 4cyl    
Ret Ken Sager NZ Lotus 20 / Ford 1475cc 4cyl    
Ret

Frank Turpie

 Aust Lotus 20 / Ford 1475cc 4cyl    
DNS Lionel Bulcraig NZ Aston-Martin DBR4-300 / Aston 2991cc 6cyl    

Fastest Lap: Jack Brabham 1m 03.6s (Record)

 

 

5th Waimate 50

Date: 2nd February 1963
Venue: Waimate Street Circuit

50 laps of 2.253kms (112.65kms)

Grid: (* denotes Pole)

Jim Palmer*             Morrie Stanton             Tony Shelly             David Young
                Rex Flowers                   John Histed         Lionel Bulcraig
Barry Cottle                  Roly Levis             Doug Lawrence        Arthur Moffatt
              Bill Thomasen                Ken Sager               Frank Turpie

Result

 Driver Nat Car / Engine Laps Time
1 Jim Palmer NZ Lotus 20B / Ford 1481cc 4cyl 50 59m 56.2s
2

Tony Shelly

 NZ Cooper T45 / Climax 1964cc 4cyl 50 60m 30.5s
3 Roly Levis NZ Cooper T52 / Ford 1475cc 4cyl 49  
4

Bill Thomasen

 NZ Cooper T51 / Climax 1964cc 4cyl 48  
5

Doug Lawrence

 NZ Lola Mk1 / Ford 1475cc 4cyl 46  
6 Arthur Moffatt NZ Lotus 15 / Climax 1964cc 4cyl    
Ret Barry Cottle NZ Lola Mk1 / Climax 1220cc 4cyl 39 Engine Fire
7 Ken Sager NZ Lotus 20 / Ford 1475cc 4cyl 34  
Ret John Histed NZ Lola Mk2 / Ford 1340cc 4cyl 34 Gearbox
8 Lionel Bulcraig NZ Aston-Martin DBR4-300 / Aston 2991cc 6cyl    
Ret David Young NZ Cooper T65 / Ford 1473cc 4cyl 29 Universal
Ret Morrie Stanton NZ Stanton-Corvette / Chevrolet 4640cc V8 25 Brakes
Ret

Frank Turpie

 Aust Lotus 20 / Ford 1475cc 4cyl 12 Suspension
Ret Rex Flowers NZ Gemini Mk IIIa FJ / Ford 1340cc 4cyl    
DNS Angus Hyslop NZ Cooper T53 / Climax 2495cc 4cyl   Crown Wheel

Fastest Lap: Jim Palmer 1m 08.7s (record)

 

1962                    1964

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