| Type: | CUST |
| Description: | 12th Lady Wigram Trophy |
| Grand Prix: | Lady Wigram |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Location: | Wigram Airfield Circuit, Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Date: | 19 January |
| Year: | 1963 |
| Course: | Temporary racing facility |
| Course Mi: | 2.116 |
| Course Km: | 3.403 |
| Distance Laps: | 71 |
| Distance Mi: | 150.23 |
| Distance Km: | 241.77 |
| Weather: | Fine |
| Pole Driver: | Jack Brabham |
| Pole Country: | AUS |
| Pole Team: | Brabham BT4 |
| Pole Time: | Determined by heats |
| Fast Driver: | Jack Brabham |
| Fast Team: | Brabham BT4 |
| Fast Time: | 1:18.4 |
| Fast Country: | AUS |
| First Driver: | Bruce McLaren |
| First Country: | NZL |
| First Team: | Cooper T62 |
| Second Driver: | Jack Brabham |
| Second Country: | AUS |
| Second Team: | Brabham BT4 |
| Third Driver: | Tony Maggs |
| Third Country: | RSA |
| Third Flag Suffix: | 1928 |
| Third Team: | Lola T4 |
The 1963 Lady Wigram Trophy was a motor race held at the Wigram Airfield Circuit on 19 January 1963. It was the twelfth Lady Wigram Trophy to be held and was won by Bruce McLaren in the Cooper T62. McLaren became the first New Zealander since Ron Roycroft to win the Lady Wigram Trophy.
| Pos | No. | Driver | Car | Laps | Time | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bruce McLaren | Cooper T62 / Climax 2750cc 4cyl | 71 | 1hr 36min 04.7sec | 3 | |
| 2 |  Jack Brabham | Brabham BT4 / Climax 2750cc 4cyl | 71 | + 30.3 s | 1 | |
| 3 | Tony Maggs | Lola T4 / Climax 2750cc 4cyl | 70 | + 1 Lap | 4 | |
| 4 | Angus Hyslop | Cooper T53 / Climax 2495cc 4cyl | 70 | + 1 Lap | 5 | |
| 5 | John Histed | Lola Mk2 / Ford 1340cc 4cyl | 64 | + 7 Laps | 13 | |
| 6 | Ian Green | Cooper T45 / Climax 1964cc 4cyl | 62 | + 9 Laps | 15 | |
| 7 | Ken Sager | Lotus 20 / Ford 1475cc 4cyl | 16 | |||
| 8 | Rex Flowers | Gemini Mk Illa FJ / Ford 1340cc 4cyl | 11 | |||
| 9 | Roly Levis | Cooper T52 / Ford 1475cc 4cyl | 17 | |||
| Ret |  John Surtees | Lola T4 / Climax 2750cc 4cyl | 33 | Gearbox | 2 | |
| Ret | Frank Turpie | Lotus 20 / Ford 1475cc 4cyl | 31 | Retired | 14 | |
| Ret | Chris Amon | Cooper T53 / Climax 2495cc 4cyl | 29 | Gearbox | 6 | |
| Ret | Innes Ireland | Ferguson P99 / Climax 2495cc 4cyl | Overheating | 18 | ||
| Ret | David Young | Cooper T65 / Ford 1473cc 4cyl | Retired | 8 | ||
| Ret | Bill Thomasen | Cooper T51 / Climax 1964cc 4cyl | Retired | 12 | ||
| Ret | Tony Shelly | Lotus 18/21 / Climax 2750cc 4cyl | 13 | Gearbox | 9 | |
| Ret | Jim Palmer | Lotus 20B / Ford 1481cc 4cyl | 0 | Accident | 7 | |
| Ret | Lionel Bulcraig | Aston Martin DBR4-300 / Aston 2991cc 6cyl | 0 | Accident | 10 | |
| Source:[1] | ||||||