The following is an overview of the events of 1963 in motorsport including the major racing events, motorsport venues that were opened and closed during a year, championships and non-championship events that were established and disestablished in a year, and births and deaths of racing drivers and other motorsport people.
Annual events edit
The calendar includes only annual major non-championship events or annual events that had own significance separate from the championship. For the dates of the championship events see related season articles.
| Date | Event | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 17 February | 3 Hours of Daytona | [1] |
| 24 February | 5th Daytona 500 | [2] |
| 5 May | 47th Targa Florio | [3] |
| 26 May | 21st Monaco Grand Prix | [4] |
| 30 May | 47th Indianapolis 500 | [5] |
| 10–14 June | 45th Isle of Man TT | [6] |
| 15–16 June | 31st 24 Hours of Le Mans | [7] |
| 6 October | 4th Armstrong 500 | [8] |
| 17 November | 10th Macau Grand Prix | [9] |
Births edit
| Date | Month | Name | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | March | Jesús Puras | Spanish | Rally driver | 2001 Tour de Corse winner. | [10] |
| 16 | July | Armin Schwarz | German | Rally driver | 1991 Rally Catalunya winner. | [11] |
| 29 | December | Andrea Aghini | Italian | Rally driver | 1992 Rallye Sanremo winner. | [12] |
Deaths edit
| Date | Month | Name | Age | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | February | Peter Mitchell-Thomson | 49 | British | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1949). | [13] |
| 29 | November | Lee Wallard | 53 | American | Racing driver | Winner of the Indianapolis 500 (1951) | [14] |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Daytona 3 Hours 1963 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "1963 Daytona 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "47^ TARGA FLORIO". targaflorio.info. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "1963 Grand Prix of Monaco". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "1963 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "TT 1963". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "Le Mans Register - 1963". formula2.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "1963 Bathurst 1000". Unique Cars & Parts. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ "1963 Macau Grand Prix". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ "Jesús Puras". ewrc-results.com. ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ "Andrea Aghini". ewrc-results.com. ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ "Andrea Aghini". ewrc-results.com. ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ "Peter Selsdon". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ "Lee Wallard". espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
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