Gridpedia1963 South African Grand Prix
Jim Clark won the 1963 South African Grand Prix at Prince George Circuit on 28 Dec 1963 for Lotus-Climax, from pole position; Dan Gurney was second and Graham Hill third.
14 of 23 starters were classified; 9 retired or were not classified. After the race Jim Clark won the championship with 54 points, 25 ahead of Graham Hill.
- Date
- 28 Dec 1963
- Circuit
- Prince George Circuit, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
- Round
- 10 of 10
- Winner
- Jim Clark (Lotus-Climax)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | CLAJim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 1 | 85 | 2:10:36.9 | 9 | |
| 2 | 9 | GURDan Gurney | Brabham | 3 | 85 | +1:06.8 | 6 | |
| 3 | 5 | HILGraham Hill | BRM | 6 | 84 | +1 Lap | 4 | |
| 4 | 10 | MCLBruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 9 | 84 | +1 Lap | 3 | |
| 5 | 4 | BANLorenzo Bandini | Ferrari | 5 | 84 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 12 | BONJo Bonnier | Cooper-Climax | 11 | 83 | +2 Laps | 1 | |
| 7 | 11 | MAGTony Maggs | Cooper-Climax | 10 | 82 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | 2 | TAYTrevor Taylor | Lotus-Climax | 8 | 81 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 19 | LOVJohn Love | Cooper-Climax | 13 | 80 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 14 | DEBCarel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche | 20 | 79 | +6 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 16 | SERDoug Serrurier | LDS | 18 | 78 | +7 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | 23 | BLOTrevor Blokdyk | Cooper-Maserati | 19 | 77 | +8 Laps | 0 | |
| 13 | 8 | BRAJack Brabham | Brabham | 2 | 70 | Accident | 0 | |
| 14 | 21 | NIEBrausch Niemann | Lotus-Ford | 15 | 66 | +19 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 18 | DEKPeter de Klerk | Alfa Romeo | 16 | 53 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 22 | PRODavid Prophet | Brabham | 14 | 49 | Oil pressure | 0 | |
| R | 3 | SURJohn Surtees | Ferrari | 4 | 43 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 6 | GINRichie Ginther | BRM | 7 | 43 | Halfshaft | 0 | |
| R | 7 | PIEErnie Pieterse | Lotus-Climax | 12 | 3 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 20 | TINSam Tingle | LDS | 17 | 2 | Halfshaft | 0 | |
| W | 15 | DRIPaddy Driver | Lotus-BRM | PL | 0 | Accident | 0 | |
| W | 17 | LEDNeville Lederle | Lotus-Climax | PL | 0 | Withdrew | 0 | |
| W | HAIMike Hailwood | Lola | PL | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Explained: how points and the two championships work.
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 7 | 54 |
| 2 | Graham Hill | BRM | 2 | 29 |
| 3 | Richie Ginther | BRM | 0 | 29 |
| 4 | John Surtees | Ferrari | 1 | 22 |
| 5 | Dan Gurney | Brabham | 0 | 19 |
| 6 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 0 | 17 |
| 7 | Jack Brabham | Brabham | 0 | 14 |
| 8 | Tony Maggs | Cooper-Climax | 0 | 9 |
| 9 | Innes Ireland | 0 | 6 | |
| 10 | Lorenzo Bandini | Ferrari | 0 | 6 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lotus-Climax | 7 | 54 |
| 2 | BRM | 2 | 36 |
| 3 | Brabham | 0 | 28 |
| 4 | Ferrari | 1 | 26 |
| 5 | Cooper-Climax | 0 | 25 |
| 6 | BRP | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | Porsche | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | Lotus-BRM | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Lola | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Stebro | 0 | 0 |