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.
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] |
| 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] |
| 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] |
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