The 1963 Australian Grand Prix was a motor race held at

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on 10 February 1963. Open to

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, had 16 starters. The race featured a strong representation of international competitors, with entries from Ecurie Vitesse for

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for himself, R.R.C. Walker Racing Team for

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and from the

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for

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and Jim Palmer.

won the race, his second Australian Grand Prix victory, after a battle with

. It was the first AGP victory by a driver in a self-developed car since

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won in his "Black Bess" Ford V8 Special in

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, who was recovering from a near-fatal crash at the

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, was the special guest at the Grand Prix. Moss, who had driven a

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to victory in the 1956 Australian Grand Prix at the

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, also provided guest commentary for Australian television station the

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alongside Doug Woodward, Bill Reynolds and pit reporter

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Classification

Results as follows.

Notes

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: Bruce McLaren - 1'38.8 *

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and

- 1'40.2 (80.84 m.p.h.) (130.074 k.p.h.) * Winner's average speed: 79.57 m.p.h. (128.05 k.p.h)

References

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Australian Grand Prix Motorsport at Warwick Farm