1963 Sandown International Cup

The 1963 Sandown International Cup[1] was a motor race for Formula Libre cars,[2] staged at Sandown Park, in Victoria, Australia on 11 March 1963.[1] The race was contested over 60 laps[2] of the two miles (3.2 km) circuit,[3] a total distance of 120 miles (190 km). It was the second annual Sandown International Cup, the two races serving as the forerunners of the Sandown round of the annual Tasman Series from 1964 to 1975.

The race was won by Bruce McLaren driving a Cooper T62 Coventry Climax.

Results
Race winner Bruce McLaren, pictured in 1966
Pos.[2] Driver[2] No[1] Car[2] Entrant[1] Laps[2]
1 Bruce McLaren 10 Cooper T62 Coventry Climax FPF B McLaren 60
2 Tony Maggs 2 Lola Mk4 Coventry Climax FPF Bowmaker Racing Team 59
3 David McKay 8 Brabham BT4 Coventry Climax FPF Scuderia Veloce  
4 John Youl 5 Cooper T55 Coventry Climax FPF John L Youl  
5 Tony Shelley[4] 11 Lotus 18/21 Coventry Climax FPF T Shelley  
6 Chris Amon 12 Cooper T53 Coventry Climax FPF Scuderia Veloce  
7 Bob Holden 13 Lynx Peugeot Killara Motor Garage  
DNF Jack Brabham 4 Repco Brabham BT4 Coventry Climax FPF[5] Ecurie Vitesse 59
DNF Masten Gregory 1 Lola Mk4 Coventry Climax FPF Bowmaker Racing Team 55
DNF Bill Patterson 9 Cooper T53 Coventry Climax FPF B Patterson Motors 51
DNF Frank Gardner 47 Cooper T53 Coventry Climax FPF Scuderia Birchwood 44
DNF Jim Palmer 3 Cooper T53 Coventry Climax FPF Bowmaker Racing Team 32
DNF Lex Davison 14 Cooper T53 Coventry Climax FPF Ecurie Australie 31
DNF Bib Stillwell 6 Brabham BT4 Coventry Climax FPF BS Stillwell 17
DNF Pat Hawthorn 24 Aston Martin DBR4/250 - BR1/300 Ecurie Australie  
Disq Bryan Thompson 17 Cooper T51 Coventry Climax FPF s/c Ecurie Shepparton  
DNS Frank Matich 15 Elfin Junior Ford Team Total  
DNS Greg Cusack 37 Elfin Junior Ford Scuderia Veloce  
DNS Max Patterson   Ausper T2 Ford    
DNS Ron Phillips 18 Lotus 20B Ford J&R Phillips  

Note:

References
  1. Official Programme, Sandown Park International Meeting, March 10th/11th 1963
  2. Sandown Park International, www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved 11 May 2017
  3. Souvenir Programme, 1st International Sandown Park Motor Races, 11–12 March 1962
  4. SHELLEY spelling from the Official Programme
  5. The Official Programme lists Jack Brabham's car as a Repco Brabham
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