1963 Austrian Grand Prix
# 1963 Austrian Grand Prix

The 1st Austrian Grand Prix was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 1 September 1963 at the Zeltweg Airfield. The race was run over 80 laps of the circuit, and was won by Australian driver Jack Brabham in a Brabham BT3, finishing a massive five laps ahead of the next finisher. Many competitors retired after the rough surface of the track caused mechanical failures.

This race marked the Formula One debut of 1970 World Champion Jochen Rindt, and also the only Formula One appearance of his compatriot Kurt Bardi-Barry, who was killed in a road accident in February 1964.

## Results

| Pos | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Jack Brabham | Brabham Racing Organisation | Brabham-Climax | 1.09:06.3 | 2 |
| 2 | Tony Settember | Scirocco-Powell (Racing Cars) | Scirocco-BRM | 75 laps | 8 |
| 3 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Ecurie Maarsbergen | Porsche | 75 laps | 10 |
| 4 | Chris Amon | Reg Parnell (Racing) | Lola-Climax | 71 laps | 6 |
| 5 | Bernard Collomb | Bernard Collomb | Lotus-Climax | Suspension (71 laps) | 11 |
| 6 | Tim Parnell | Tim Parnell | Lotus-BRM | 70 laps | 17 |
| 7 | Günther Seiffert | Rhine-Ruhr Racing Team | Lotus-BRM | 68 laps | 14 |
| 8 | Innes Ireland | British Racing Partnership | Lotus-BRM | Cam follower (64 laps) | 4 |
| 9 | André Pilette | Tim Parnell | Lotus-Climax | 64 laps | 15 |
| Ret | Jo Siffert | Siffert Racing Team | Lotus-BRM | Fuel pump mounting | 7 |
| Ret | Jo Bonnier | Rob Walker Racing Team | Cooper-Climax | Ignition | 5 |
| Ret | Jochen Rindt | Jochen Rindt | Cooper-Ford | Con-rod | 12 |
| Ret | Ernesto Prinoth | Scuderia Jolly Club | Lotus-Climax | Suspension | 9 |
| Ret | Jim Clark | Team Lotus | Lotus-Climax | Oil pipe | 1 |
| Ret | Jim Hall | British Racing Partnership | Lotus-BRM | Engine | 3 |
| Ret | Kurt Bardi-Barry | Ecurie Maarsbergen | Porsche | Withdrew | 16 |
| Ret | Ian Burgess | Scirocco-Powell (Racing Cars) | Scirocco-BRM | Con-rod | 13 |
| WD | Peter Arundell | Team Lotus | Lotus-Climax | Contract dispute | - |
| WD | John Campbell-Jones | Reg Parnell (Racing) | Lola-Climax | Car not ready | - |
