South African Grand Prix
1963 · Round 10 · Eastern Cape Province, South Africa · Dec 28, 1963Race summary
Victory went to Clark (from 1st on the grid), with a 66.8s margin. de Beaufort made the biggest gain, from 20th on the grid to 10th (up 10 places). Brabham had a difficult race, dropping from 2nd to 13th.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 1 | 85 | 2:10:36.900 | 9 |
| 2 | Dan Gurney | Brabham | 3 | 85 | +1:06.800 | 6 |
| 3 | Graham Hill | BRM | 6 | 84 | +1 Lap | 4 |
| 4 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 9 | 84 | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | Lorenzo Bandini | Ferrari | 5 | 84 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Jo Bonnier | Cooper-Climax | 11 | 83 | +2 Laps | 1 |
| 7 | Tony Maggs | Cooper-Climax | 10 | 82 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Trevor Taylor | Lotus-Climax | 8 | 81 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | John Love | Cooper-Climax | 13 | 80 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche | 20 | 79 | +6 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Doug Serrurier | LDS | 18 | 78 | +7 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Trevor Blokdyk | Cooper-Maserati | 19 | 77 | +8 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Jack Brabham | Brabham | 2 | 70 | Accident | 0 |
| 14 | Brausch Niemann | Lotus-Ford | 15 | 66 | +19 Laps | 0 |
| – | Peter de Klerk | Alfa Romeo | 16 | 53 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | David Prophet | Brabham | 14 | 49 | Oil pressure | 0 |
| – | John Surtees | Ferrari | 4 | 43 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Richie Ginther | BRM | 7 | 43 | Halfshaft | 0 |
| – | Ernie Pieterse | Lotus-Climax | 12 | 3 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Sam Tingle | LDS | 17 | 2 | Halfshaft | 0 |
| – | Paddy Driver | Lotus-BRM | – | 0 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Neville Lederle | Lotus-Climax | – | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
| – | Mike Hailwood | Lola | – | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |