Sunday 1st September 1963
The first Austrian Grand Prix was run at Zeltweg Airfield and was won by Jack Brabham, driving a Brabham-Climax, at 96.34 mph. In the following year the Grand Prix gained Championship status. 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.