1963 Six Hour Le Mans

The winning Lotus Super 7, pictured in 2012

The 1963 Six Hour Le Mans was an endurance race for Sports Cars, Appendix J Touring Cars & Appendix K Grand Touring Cars. The race was held at the Caversham Airfield circuit in Western Australia on 3 June 1963 with the winning car covering 194 laps (427 miles, 688 km).

Results of the event are given below.

Position		Drivers	No.		Car	Class	Class Pos.	Laps
1		Jeff Dunkerton	26		Lotus Super 7	Sports Cars 1101 to 1600cc	1	194
2		Mike Tighe	47		Fiat 1500	Touring Cars 1301 to 1600cc	1	186
3		Mike Hurst, Dick Ward	27		Austin-Healey Sprite	Sports Cars 751 to 1100cc	1	180
4		Bruce Harding	84		Holden	Touring Cars 2001 to 2600cc	1	178
5		David Thomas, Ian Durrant	110		Morris Cooper	Touring Cars 751 to 1000cc	1	178
6		Owen Stringer, Bill Humble	62		Morris Cooper			178
7		Jack Wynhoff, Don Baker	106		Renault R8	Grand Touring 751 to 1000cc	1	174
8		Bill Inwood	44		Simca Montlhery	Grand Touring 1001 to 1300cc	1	172
9		Roy Bolton	111		Vauxhall VX4/90			171
10		Dave Sullivan	40		Studebaker Lark	Touring Cars Over 2600cc	1	169
11		B McKay	76		Peugeot			168
12		Bill Downey, Stuart Campbell	79		Hillman Minx			167
13		Lionel Beattie, Jack Ayres	0.9		Repco-Holden	Sports Cars 2001 to 3000cc	1	166
14		Terry Cunliffe, Warren Matthews	54		Simca	Touring Cars 1001 to 1300cc	1	163
15		Max Butt, Lloyd Trezise	109		Ford Anglia			162
16		Eddie Williams, Brian Lemon	49		Volkswagen			155
17		George Wakelin, Dave Williams	42		Holden	Grand Touring 2001 to 2600cc	1	155
18		John Wileyman, P Teede	107		Simca Aronde			153
19		Wally Knox, Alois Visich	72		Holden			150
20		Tom Rice, Dick Ward	36		Austin-Healey Sprite			148
21		David Sadique, Warren Matthews	100		Skoda Felicia			147
22		Bob Biltoft, Rod Mitchell	46		Peugeot Holden			144
23		Wally Higgs, Vin Smith	102		Austin Freeway			138
24		Dick Roberts, Bob Avery	70		Holden GT			132
25		Tim Bailey, Graham Purchas	51		Renault 750	Grand Touring Up to 750cc	1	130
26		Rod Donovan	52		Holden			106
27		Syd Negus	25		Plymouth Sports	Sports Cars Over 3000cc	1	65
28		Harley Pederick, Stan Starcevich	64		Holden			31
29		Dick Roberts, Bob Avery	104		Chrysler Valiant			29
DNF		Murray Thomas	103		Simca Aronde			133
DNF		Rod Cutting, Bruce Abbott	101		Holden			51
DNF		John Glasson	61		Datsun			38
DNF		Vic Watson, John Collins	65		Ford Custom 272			44
DNF		L Matthews, Guiseppi Fazio	106		Holden			16

References

• A History of Australian Motor Sport (1980)
• Around The Houses (1980)
• The West Australian, Tuesday, 11 June 1963
• The West Australian, Tuesday, 4 June 1963
• www.terrywalkersplace.com