1963 season/Round 10
South African Grand Prix 1963
- Prince George
- East London
- 28 December 1963
- 85 laps
- 333.2 km
- 3.920 km a lap
- P1Jim ClarkLotus2:10:36.900
- P2Dan GurneyBrabham+1:06.800
- P3Graham HillBRM+1 lap
- Pole positionJim ClarkLotus · 1:28.900
- Fastest lapDan Gurney1:29.100 · lap 33
- Winner started fromP1on the grid
Result
| Pos | Driver | No. | Team · engine | Grid | Laps | Time / reason | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Clark | 1 | Lotus · Climax | 1 | 85 | 2:10:36.900 | 9 |
| 2 | Dan Gurneyfastest lap | 9 | Brabham · Climax | 3 | 85 | +1:06.800 | 6 |
| 3 | Graham Hill | 5 | BRM | 6 | 84 | +1 lap | 4 |
| 4 | Bruce McLaren | 10 | Cooper · Climax | 9 | 84 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 5 | Lorenzo Bandini | 4 | Ferrari | 5 | 84 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | Jo Bonnier | 12 | Cooper · Climax | 11 | 83 | +2 laps | 1 |
| 7 | Tony Maggs | 11 | Cooper · Climax | 10 | 82 | +3 laps | |
| 8 | Trevor Taylor | 2 | Lotus · Climax | 8 | 81 | +4 laps | |
| 9 | John Love | 19 | Cooper · Climax | 13 | 80 | +5 laps | |
| 10 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | 14 | Porsche | 20 | 79 | +6 laps | |
| 11 | Doug Serrurier | 16 | LDS · Alfa Romeo | 18 | 78 | +7 laps | |
| 12 | Trevor Blokdyk | 23 | Cooper · Maserati | 19 | 77 | +8 laps | |
| 13 | Jack Brabham | 8 | Brabham · Climax | 2 | 70 | Spun off | |
| 14 | Brausch Niemann | 21 | Lotus · Ford | 15 | 66 | +19 laps | |
| DNF | Peter de Klerk | 18 | Alfa Special · Alfa Romeo | 16 | 53 | Gearbox | |
| DNF | David Prophet | 22 | Brabham · Ford | 14 | 49 | Oil pressure | |
| DNF | Richie Ginther | 6 | BRM | 7 | 43 | Halfshaft | |
| DNF | John Surtees | 3 | Ferrari | 4 | 43 | Engine | |
| DNF | Ernest Pieterse | 7 | Lotus · Climax | 12 | 3 | Engine | |
| DNF | Sam Tingle | 20 | LDS · Alfa Romeo | 17 | 2 | Halfshaft | |
| DNS | Paddy Driver | 15 | Lotus · BRM | – | Accident in practice |
A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Clark | Lotus | 1:28.900 | |
| 2 | Jack Brabham | Brabham | 1:29.000 | +0.100 |
| 3 | Dan Gurney | Brabham | 1:29.100 | +0.200 |
| 4 | John Surtees | Ferrari | 1:29.800 | +0.900 |
| 5 | Lorenzo Bandini | Ferrari | 1:30.200 | +1.300 |
| 6 | Graham Hill | BRM | 1:30.300 | +1.400 |
| 7 | Richie Ginther | BRM | 1:30.400 | +1.500 |
| 8 | Trevor Taylor | Lotus | 1:30.400 | +1.500 |
| 9 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper | 1:31.200 | +2.300 |
| 10 | Tony Maggs | Cooper | 1:31.500 | +2.600 |
| 11 | Jo Bonnier | Cooper | 1:32.000 | +3.100 |
| 12 | Ernest Pieterse | Lotus | 1:34.500 | +5.600 |
| 13 | John Love | Cooper | 1:34.600 | +5.700 |
| 14 | David Prophet | Brabham | 1:35.500 | +6.600 |
| 15 | Brausch Niemann | Lotus | 1:35.600 | +6.700 |
| 16 | Peter de Klerk | Alfa Special | 1:35.700 | +6.800 |
| 17 | Sam Tingle | LDS | 1:35.800 | +6.900 |
| 18 | Doug Serrurier | LDS | 1:36.400 | +7.500 |
| 19 | Trevor Blokdyk | Cooper | 1:36.500 | +7.600 |
| 20 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche | 1:36.600 | +7.700 |
| 21 | Paddy Driver | Lotus | 1:36.900 | +8.000 |
Fastest laps
Each driver's quickest lap of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dan Gurney | 33 | 1:29.100 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 10. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Clark | 54 | |
| 2 | Graham Hill | 29 | ▲1 |
| 3 | Richie Ginther | 29 | ▼1 |
| 4 | John Surtees | 22 | |
| 5 | Dan Gurney | 19 | ▲2 |
| 6 | Bruce McLaren | 17 | ▼1 |
| 7 | Jack Brabham | 14 | ▼1 |
| 8 | Tony Maggs | 9 | |
| 9 | Innes Ireland | 6 | |
| 10 | Lorenzo Bandini | 6 | ▲1 |