The 1963

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was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers of

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cars with the championship winner awarded the 1963 CAMS Gold Star. The title was contested over a six-round series: * Round 1,

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, Warwick Farm,

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, 10 February * Round 2, Lakeside International, Lakeside,

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, 17 February * Round 3, South Pacific Gold Star Championship,

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, 4 March * Round 4, Victorian Road Racing Championship,

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, 15 September * Round 5, Gold Star Championship Race, Mallala,

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, 14 October * Round 6, Horden Trophy, Warwick Farm, New South Wales, 1 December Championship points were awarded on a 12-7-5-3-2-1 basis at each round to the top six Australians licence holders. Race placings gained by drivers who were not Australian licence holders were disregarded by CAMS when determining placings for points allocation. Each driver could retain points only from the Australian Grand Prix plus his/her best four performances from the other five rounds. The championship was won by Bib Stillwell driving a

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Results

Note: * Round 1: Of the 11 finishers, 2nd placed

John Surtees John Norman Surtees (11 February 1934 – 10 March 2017) was a British racing driver and motorcycle road racer, who competed in Grand Prix motorcycle racing from to , and Formula One from to . Surtees was a seven-time Grand Prix motorcycl ...

, 3rd placed

Bruce McLaren Bruce Leslie McLaren (30 August 1937 – 2 June 1970) was a New Zealand racing driver, automotive designer, engineer and motorsport executive, who competed in Formula One from to . McLaren was runner-up in the Formula One World Drivers' Champ ...

, 6th placed

Graham Hill Norman Graham Hill (15 February 1929 – 29 November 1975) was a British racing driver, rower and motorsport executive, who competed in Formula One from to . Nicknamed "Mr. Monaco", Hill won two Formula One World Drivers' Championship titles ...

& 7th placed Tony Shelley were not eligible to score points * Round 2: Of the 9 finishers, 1st placed John Surtees, 2nd placed Graham Hill, 4th placed

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, 6th placed Jim Palmer and 7th placed Tony Shelly were not eligible to score points. * Round 3: Of the 8 finishers, 1st placed Bruce McLaren, 4th placed Jim Palmer, 6th placed

Tony Maggs Anthony Francis O'Connell Maggs (9 February 1937 – 2 June 2009) was a South African racing driver, who competed in Formula One from to . Maggs participated in 27 World Championship Grands Prix, debuting at the 1961 British Grand Prix. He ...

& 4th placed Chris Amon were not eligible to score points.

References

* Australian Motor Manual, February 1964 * Australian Motor Sports, March 1963 * Modern Motor, December 1963 * Modern Motor, February 1964 * Modern Motor, November 1963 * Official Souvenir Programme, Mallala Motor Races, Monday, 14 October 1963 * Racing Car News, August 1972 (Gold Star Supplement) * Racing Car News, January 1964 * Sports Car World, April 1963 * The Age, Monday, 15 September 1963 * The Mercury, Tuesday, 5 March 1963 * The official 50 race history of the Australian Grand Prix, 1986 * www.camsmanual.com.au

External links

1963 Gold Star, members.optusnet.com.au/dandsshaw, as archived at web.archive.org
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