1 8 ▁November ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁twenty ▁sevent h ▁Australian ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁and ▁the ▁sixth ▁and ▁final ▁race ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁Australian ▁D ri vers ' ▁Championship . ▁H eld ▁at ▁the ▁former ▁United ▁States ▁Navy ▁air ▁base ▁in ▁still ▁remote ▁Western ▁Australia , ▁it ▁had ▁just ▁ten ▁star ters , ▁seven ▁of ▁which ▁had ▁made ▁the ▁long ▁journey ▁across ▁the ▁Null ar bor ▁P lain ▁from ▁the ▁eastern ▁states , ▁and ▁three ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁local ▁entries . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁of ▁only ▁three ▁Australian ▁Gr ands ▁Prix ▁to ▁be ▁held ▁in ▁Western ▁Australia ▁and ▁the ▁next ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁held ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁ ▁Bruce ▁Mc L aren ▁won ▁his ▁first ▁Australian ▁Grand ▁Prix , ▁beginning ▁a ▁new ▁era ▁for ▁the ▁race ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁results ▁would ▁be ▁domin ated ▁by ▁professional ▁drivers ▁and ▁teams ▁rather ▁than ▁the ▁gentleman ▁am ateurs ▁who ▁had ▁won ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁post - war ▁AG P ▁races . ▁It ▁also ▁began ▁an ▁AG P ▁rival ry ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁senior ▁drivers ▁from ▁the ▁region , ▁Mc L aren ▁and ▁Jack ▁B rab ham ▁who ▁were ▁already ▁long - time ▁riv als ▁in ▁Formula ▁One ▁racing . ▁This ▁rival ry , ▁with ▁the ▁growing ▁influence ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁in ▁Formula ▁One , ▁would ▁assist ▁in ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁Tas man ▁Series ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁ ▁Race ▁classification ▁▁ ▁Results ▁as ▁follows . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁P