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	Scirocco-BRM	75 laps	8
3	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Ecurie Maarsbergen	Porsche	75 laps	10
4	Chris Amon	Reg Parnell	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	Scirocco-BRM	Con-rod	13
WD	Peter Arundell	Team Lotus	Lotus-Climax	Contract dispute	-
WD	John Campbell-Jones	Reg Parnell	Lola-Climax	Car not ready	-

References

• "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974.