South African Grand Prix
CIRCUIT
Prince George Circuit
RACE DATE
28 Dec 1963
STATUS
Results published
Explore results, starting grids, drivers and constructor data from the 1963 South African Grand Prix.
WINNERClarkP1 → P1
RACE LAPS85
BIGGEST GAIN+10de Beaufort
FASTEST LAP—Not recorded
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Change | Laps | Status / time | Points | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 1 | 0 | 85 | 2:10:36.900Finished | 9 | — |
| 2 | Dan Gurney | Brabham | 3 | +1 | 85 | +1:06.800Finished | 6 | — |
| 3 | Graham Hill | BRM | 6 | +3 | 84 | +1 Lap | 4 | — |
| 4 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 9 | +5 | 84 | +1 Lap | 3 | — |
| 5 | Lorenzo Bandini | Ferrari | 5 | 0 | 84 | +1 Lap | 2 | — |
| 6 | Jo Bonnier | Cooper-Climax | 11 | +5 | 83 | +2 Laps | 1 | — |
| 7 | Tony Maggs | Cooper-Climax | 10 | +3 | 82 | +3 Laps | 0 | — |
| 8 | Trevor Taylor | Lotus-Climax | 8 | 0 | 81 | +4 Laps | 0 | — |
| 9 | John Love | Cooper-Climax | 13 | +4 | 80 | +5 Laps | 0 | — |
| 10 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche | 20 | +10 | 79 | +6 Laps | 0 | — |
| 11 | Doug Serrurier | LDS | 18 | +7 | 78 | +7 Laps | 0 | — |
| 12 | Trevor Blokdyk | Cooper-Maserati | 19 | +7 | 77 | +8 Laps | 0 | — |
| 13 | Jack Brabham | Brabham | 2 | -11 | 70 | Accident | 0 | — |
| 14 | Brausch Niemann | Lotus-Ford | 15 | +1 | 66 | +19 Laps | 0 | — |
| R | Peter de Klerk | Alfa Romeo | 16 | +1 | 53 | Gearbox | 0 | — |
| R | David Prophet | Brabham | 14 | -2 | 49 | Oil pressure | 0 | — |
| R | John Surtees | Ferrari | 4 | -13 | 43 | Engine | 0 | — |
| R | Richie Ginther | BRM | 7 | -11 | 43 | Halfshaft | 0 | — |
| R | Ernie Pieterse | Lotus-Climax | 12 | -7 | 3 | Engine | 0 | — |
| R | Sam Tingle | LDS | 17 | -3 | 2 | Halfshaft | 0 | — |
| W | Paddy Driver | Lotus-BRM | PIT / — | — | 0 | Accident | 0 | — |
| W | Neville Lederle | Lotus-Climax | PIT / — | — | 0 | Withdrew | 0 | — |
| W | Mike Hailwood | Lola | PIT / — | — | 0 | Withdrew | 0 | — |
Change = grid − classified position. Pit-lane / unknown grids, non-starters and disqualifications have no position-change value.
The race, lap by lap.
POSITION / LAPFollow up to six drivers. Pit stops are marked on the timeline. Lap timing coverage depends on the season and session.
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