Race result

Race results
PosDriverTeamGridLapsTime / StatusPts
1BritishJim ClarkLotus-Climax1852:10:36.9009
2AmericanDan GurneyBrabham385+1:06.8006
3BritishGraham HillBRM684+1 Lap4
4New ZealanderBruce McLarenCooper-Climax984+1 Lap3
5ItalianLorenzo BandiniFerrari584+1 Lap2
6SwedishJo BonnierCooper-Climax1183+2 Laps1
7South AfricanTony MaggsCooper-Climax1082+3 Laps0
8BritishTrevor TaylorLotus-Climax881+4 Laps0
9RhodesianJohn LoveCooper-Climax1380+5 Laps0
10DutchCarel Godin de BeaufortPorsche2079+6 Laps0
11South AfricanDoug SerrurierLDS1878+7 Laps0
12South AfricanTrevor BlokdykCooper-Maserati1977+8 Laps0
13AustralianJack BrabhamBrabham270Accident0
14South AfricanBrausch NiemannLotus-Ford1566+19 Laps0
RSouth AfricanPeter de KlerkAlfa Romeo1653Gearbox0
RBritishDavid ProphetBrabham1449Oil pressure0
RBritishJohn SurteesFerrari443Engine0
RAmericanRichie GintherBRM743Halfshaft0
RSouth AfricanErnie PieterseLotus-Climax123Engine0
RRhodesianSam TingleLDS172Halfshaft0
WSouth AfricanPaddy DriverLotus-BRMPL0Accident0
WSouth AfricanNeville LederleLotus-ClimaxPL0Withdrew0
WBritishMike HailwoodLolaPL0Withdrew0

About the Grand Prix

The 1963 South African Grand Prix, formally titled the 10th International RAC Grand Prix of South Africa, was a Formula One motor race held at East London on 28 December 1963. It was the tenth and final race in both the 1963 World Championship of Drivers and the 1963 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 85-lap race was won from pole position by Jim Clark in a works Lotus-Climax, the Scottish driver achieving his seventh win of the 1963 Championship. Dan Gurney finished second in a Brabham-Climax, while Graham Hill was third in a BRM. It would be the last Formula One race in December until the 2019 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

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