1963 Austrian Grand Prix in a road accident in February 1964. 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
Detroit Grand Prix (IndyCar) Speedway. AAA also held one five-mile (8 km), non-championship race at Grosse Pointe in 1905. The race dates back to when it was a Formula One World Championship event held on the Detroit street circuit encompassing the Renaissance Center. The original circuit was with seventeen corners and proved to be even slower than Monaco. The rough, demanding course included a railroad track crossing and mimicked Monaco, with a tunnel on the main straight. While officially the "Detroit Grand Prix", it was referred to as the "United States Grand Prix East" because there were multiple Grand Prix races in the U.S.