The 1963 South African Grand Prix started December 28th, 1963 at 01:00 on Prince George Circuit in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. Jim Clark started from pole position with Jack Brabham next to him. Dan Gurney started from third place.
After 2 hour, 10 minutes and 36 seconds Jim Clark finished the race first. The podium was completed with Dan Gurney in second and Graham Hill in third place.
After the 1963 South African Grand Prix, Jim Clark is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 54 points. Clark is 25 points ahead of Graham Hill.
Location
Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
Date
December 28th, 1963 at 01:00
Round
10/10
Winner
Jim Clark
Winning time
2:10:36.9
Pole position
Jim Clark

Results

Pos Driver Car Time/Retired Grid Laps Pts
1
#1 Jim Clark
Lotus-Climax 2:10:36.9 1 85 9
2 1
#9 Dan Gurney
Brabham +1:06.8 3 85 6
3 3
#5 Graham Hill
BRM +1 Lap 6 84 4
4 5
#10 Bruce McLaren
Cooper-Climax +1 Lap 9 84 3
5
#4 Lorenzo Bandini
Ferrari +1 Lap 5 84 2
6 5
#12 Jo Bonnier
Cooper-Climax +2 Laps 11 83 1
7 3
#11 Tony Maggs
Cooper-Climax +3 Laps 10 82 0
8
#2 Trevor Taylor
Lotus-Climax +4 Laps 8 81 0
9 4
#19 John Love
Cooper-Climax +5 Laps 13 80 0
10 10
#14 Carel Godin de Beaufort
Porsche +6 Laps 20 79 0
11 7
#16 Doug Serrurier
LDS +7 Laps 18 78 0
12 7
#23 Trevor Blokdyk
Cooper-Maserati +8 Laps 19 77 0
13 11
#8 Jack Brabham
Brabham Accident 2 70 0
14 1
#21 Brausch Niemann
Lotus-Ford +19 Laps 15 66 0
-
#18 Peter de Klerk
Alfa Romeo DNF (Gearbox) 16 53 0
-
#22 David Prophet
Brabham DNF (Oil pressure) 14 49 0
-
#3 John Surtees
Ferrari DNF (Engine) 4 43 0
-
#6 Richie Ginther
BRM DNF (Halfshaft) 7 43 0
-
#7 Ernie Pieterse
Lotus-Climax DNF (Engine) 12 3 0
-
#20 Sam Tingle
LDS DNF (Halfshaft) 17 2 0
-
#15 Paddy Driver
Lotus-BRM Accident 0 0 0
-
#17 Neville Lederle
Lotus-Climax Withdrew 0 0 0
-
Mike Hailwood
Lola Withdrew 0 0 0

Standings after race

Pos Driver Car Wins Podiums Pts Gap
1
Jim Clark
Lotus-Climax 7 9 54
2
Graham Hill
BRM 2 5 29 -25
3
Richie Ginther
BRM 5 29 -25
4
John Surtees
Ferrari 1 3 22 -32
5
Dan Gurney
Brabham 3 19 -35
6
Bruce McLaren
Cooper-Climax 3 17 -37
7
Jack Brabham
Brabham 1 14 -40
8
Tony Maggs
Cooper-Climax 1 9 -45
9
Innes Ireland
BRP 6 -48
10
Lorenzo Bandini
Ferrari 6 -48
11
Jo Bonnier
Cooper-Climax 6 -48
12
Gerhard Mitter
Porsche 3 -51
13
Jim Hall
Lotus-BRM 3 -51
14
Carel Godin de Beaufort
Porsche 2 -52
15
Jo Siffert
Lotus-BRM 1 -53
16
Trevor Taylor
Lotus-Climax 1 -53
17
Ludovico Scarfiotti
Ferrari 1 -53
18
Chris Amon
Lotus-BRM 0 -54
19
Hap Sharp
Lotus-BRM 0 -54
20
Peter Broeker
Stebro 0 -54
21
Maurice Trintignant
BRM 0 -54
22
Mike Hailwood
Lola 0 -54
23
Tony Settember
Scirocco 0 -54
24
John Love
Cooper-Climax 0 -54
25
Bernard Collomb
Lotus-Climax 0 -54
26
Phil Hill
Lotus-BRM 0 -54
27
Masten Gregory
Lola 0 -54
28
Doug Serrurier
LDS 0 -54
29
Moisés Solana
BRM 0 -54
30
Bob Anderson
Lola 0 -54
31
Trevor Blokdyk
Cooper-Maserati 0 -54
32
John Campbell-Jones
Lola 0 -54
33
Mike Spence
Lotus-Climax 0 -54
34
Brausch Niemann
Lotus-Ford 0 -54
35
Giancarlo Baghetti
ATS 0 -54
36
Willy Mairesse
Ferrari 0 -54
37
Lucien Bianchi
Lola 0 -54
38
Mário de Araújo Cabral
Cooper-Climax 0 -54
39
Rodger Ward
Lotus-BRM 0 -54
40
Pedro Rodríguez
Lotus-Climax 0 -54
41
Ian Burgess
Scirocco 0 -54
42
Peter de Klerk
Alfa Romeo 0 -54
43
David Prophet
Brabham 0 -54
44
Ian Raby
Gilby 0 -54
45
Ernie Pieterse
Lotus-Climax 0 -54
46
Sam Tingle
LDS 0 -54
47
Peter Arundell
Lotus-Climax 0 -54
48
Paddy Driver
Lotus-BRM 0 -54
49
Walt Hansgen
Team Lotus 0 -54
50
Frank Dochnal
Cooper-Climax 0 -54
51
Neville Lederle
Lotus-Climax 0 -54
52
Nasif Estéfano
De Tomaso 0 -54
53
André Pilette
Lotus-Climax 0 -54
54
Ernie de Vos
Stebro 0 -54
55
Thomas Monarch
Lotus-Climax 0 -54
56
Tim Parnell
Lotus-Climax 0 -54
57
Ernesto Brambilla
Cooper-Maserati 0 -54
58
Kurt Kuhnke
Lotus-Borgward 0 -54
59
Roberto Lippi
De Tomaso-Ferrari 0 -54
60
Günther Seiffert
Lotus-BRM 0 -54
61
Carlo Abate
Porsche 0 -54
62
Gaetano Starrabba
Lotus-Maserati 0 -54
Pos Team Wins Podiums Pts Gap
1 Lotus-Climax 7 9 54
2 BRM 2 10 36 -18
3 Brabham 4 28 -26
4 Ferrari 1 3 26 -28
5 Cooper-Climax 4 25 -29
6 BRP 6 -48
7 Porsche 5 -49
8 Lotus-BRM 4 -50
9 Lola 0 -54
10 Stebro 0 -54
11 Scirocco 0 -54
12 ATS 0 -54
13 LDS 0 -54
14 Cooper-Maserati 0 -54
15 Lotus-Ford 0 -54
16 Alfa Romeo 0 -54
17 Gilby 0 -54
18 De Tomaso 0 -54
19 Team Lotus 0 -54
20 Lotus-Borgward 0 -54
21 De Tomaso-Ferrari 0 -54
22 Lotus-Maserati 0 -54

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Year Winner 2nd 3rd Fastest lap Pole position
1993
#2 Alain Prost
Ayrton Senna
Mark Blundell
Alain Prost
1992
#5 Nigel Mansell
Riccardo Patrese
Ayrton Senna
Nigel Mansell
1985
#5 Nigel Mansell
Keke Rosberg
Alain Prost
Nigel Mansell
1984
#8 Niki Lauda
Alain Prost
Derek Warwick
Nelson Piquet
1983
#6 Riccardo Patrese
Andrea de Cesaris
Nelson Piquet
Patrick Tambay
1982
#15 Alain Prost
Carlos Reutemann
René Arnoux
René Arnoux
1980
#16 René Arnoux
Jacques Laffite
Didier Pironi
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
1979
#12 Gilles Villeneuve
Jody Scheckter
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
1978
#6 Ronnie Peterson
Patrick Depailler
John Watson
Niki Lauda
1977
#11 Niki Lauda
Jody Scheckter
Patrick Depailler
James Hunt
1976
#1 Niki Lauda
James Hunt
Jochen Mass
James Hunt
1975
#3 Jody Scheckter
Carlos Reutemann
Patrick Depailler
Carlos Pace
1974
#7 Carlos Reutemann
Jean-Pierre Beltoise
Mike Hailwood
Niki Lauda
1973
#3 Jackie Stewart
Peter Revson
Emerson Fittipaldi
Denny Hulme
1972
#12 Denny Hulme
Emerson Fittipaldi
Peter Revson
Jackie Stewart
1971
#6 Mario Andretti
Jackie Stewart
Clay Regazzoni
Jackie Stewart
1970
#12 Jack Brabham
Denny Hulme
Jackie Stewart
Jackie Stewart
1969
#7 Jackie Stewart
Graham Hill
Denny Hulme
Jack Brabham
1968
#4 Jim Clark
Graham Hill
Jochen Rindt
Jim Clark
1967
#4 Pedro Rodríguez
John Love
John Surtees
Jack Brabham
1965
#5 Jim Clark
John Surtees
Graham Hill
Jim Clark
1962
#3 Graham Hill
Bruce McLaren
Tony Maggs
Jim Clark