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rules, held on 30 March 1963 at

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. The race was run over 50 laps of the circuit, and was won by British driver

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in a BRM P57. The lead changed hands several times between

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and

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, before Hill, who had started from the back of the grid, passed Clark on lap 33. He stayed in front until the end of the race, with Clark second, while Ginther spun and finished fifth. This was the first and only Formula One start for Adam Wyllie, who was killed at a

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event at

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in 1965, when he was involved in an accident with Jack Pearce.F2 Register - XXIII Leinster Trophy 196

/ref> Pearce had also entered this Lombank Trophy race but withdrew.

Results

References

* Results at Silhouet.co

* "The Grand Prix Who's Who", Steve Small, 1995. * "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974, pp 126-127. {{F1 NC race report , Name_of_race = Lombank Trophy , Year_of_race = 1963 , Previous_race_in_season =

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, Next_race_in_season = 1963 Glover Trophy , Previous_year's_race = 1962 Lombank Trophy , Next_year's_race = — Lombank Trophy Lombank Trophy Lombank