Season 1963 · Round 10

South African Grand Prix

← R9 1963 Season
1963-12-28 · Prince George Circuit · South Africa · South African Grand Prix · 85Lap · 333.175km
1 Jim Clark
Lotus-Climax 2:10:36.900
Team win 9pt P1 · P8 · P19 · P22
9 Dan Gurney
Brabham +1:06.800
5 Graham Hill
BRM
Fastest Lap
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DNF
6
Peter de Klerk L53 David Prophet L49 John Surtees L43 Richie Ginther L43 Ernie Pieterse L3 Sam Tingle L2
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Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Circuit Info
Prince George Circuit Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
85Lap 333.175km 3 races held (1962–)
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P1 Jim Clark 3 wins · GP #1
P6 Jack Brabham 1 wins · → Alain Prost -1
P6 Graham Hill 1 wins · → Alain Prost -1
Pole Position
P1 Jim Clark 4 · GP #1
P3 Jack Brabham 2 · → Jackie Stewart -1
Podiums
P1 Graham Hill 5 · GP #1
P4 Jim Clark 3 · → Alain Prost -1
P10 John Surtees 2 · → Jody Scheckter -1
Starts
P2 Graham Hill 10 starts · → Niki Lauda -2
P6 John Love 9 starts · → Carlos Reutemann -1
P12 John Surtees 8 starts · → Riccardo Patrese -1
Grid → Finish · places gained and lost
GRID FINISH 15 30 45 60 75 L85 Clark · P1 → P1 1 Clark CLA 1 Clark CLA Gurney · P3 → P2 · +1 3 Gurney GUR 2 Gurney GUR Hill · P6 → P3 · +3 6 Hill HIL 3 Hill HIL McLaren · P9 → P4 · +5 9 McLaren MCL 4 McLaren MCL Bandini · P5 → P5 5 Bandini BAN 5 Bandini BAN Bonnier · P11 → P6 · +5 11 Bonnier BON 6 Bonnier BON Maggs · P10 → P7 · +3 10 Maggs MAG 7 Maggs MAG Taylor · P8 → P8 8 Taylor TAY 8 Taylor TAY Love · P13 → P9 · +4 13 Love LOV 9 Love LOV de Beaufort · P20 → P10 · +10 20 de Beaufort DE 10 de Beaufort DE Serrurier · P18 → P11 · +7 18 Serrurier SER 11 Serrurier SER Blokdyk · P19 → P12 · +7 19 Blokdyk BLO 12 Blokdyk BLO Brabham · P2 → P13 · -11 2 Brabham BRA 13 Brabham BRA Niemann · P15 → P14 · +1 15 Niemann NIE 14 Niemann NIE de Klerk · P16 → retired L53 de Klerk · retired L53 16 de Klerk DE R de Klerk DE Prophet · P14 → retired L49 Prophet · retired L49 14 Prophet PRO R Prophet PRO Surtees · P4 → retired L43 Surtees · retired L43 4 Surtees SUR R Surtees SUR Ginther · P7 → retired L43 Ginther · retired L43 7 Ginther GIN R Ginther GIN Pieterse · P12 → retired L3 Pieterse · retired L3 12 Pieterse PIE R Pieterse PIE Tingle · P17 → retired L2 Tingle · retired L2 17 Tingle TIN R Tingle TIN Driver · pit lane → P21 · +3 — Driver DRI 21 Driver DRI Lederle · pit lane → P22 · +3 — Lederle LED 22 Lederle LED Hailwood · pit lane → P23 · +3 — Hailwood HAI 23 Hailwood HAI
retired horizontal axis = laps completed · line thickness = places gained or lost
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 1 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 1 85 2:10:36.900 9
2 9 Dan Gurney Brabham 3 85 +1:06.800 6
3 5 Graham Hill BRM 6 84 +1 Lap 4
4 10 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 9 84 +1 Lap 3
5 4 Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari 5 84 +1 Lap 2
6 12 Jo Bonnier Cooper-Climax 11 83 +2 Laps 1
7 11 Tony Maggs Cooper-Climax 10 82 +3 Laps
8 2 Trevor Taylor Lotus-Climax 8 81 +4 Laps
9 19 John Love Cooper-Climax 13 80 +5 Laps
10 14 Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 20 79 +6 Laps
11 16 Doug Serrurier LDS 18 78 +7 Laps
12 23 Trevor Blokdyk Cooper-Maserati 19 77 +8 Laps
13 8 Jack Brabham Brabham 2 70 Accident
14 21 Brausch Niemann Lotus-Ford 15 66 +19 Laps
R 18 Peter de Klerk Alfa Romeo 16 53 Gearbox
R 22 David Prophet Brabham 14 49 Oil pressure
R 3 John Surtees Ferrari 4 43 Engine
R 6 Richie Ginther BRM 7 43 Halfshaft
R 7 Ernie Pieterse Lotus-Climax 12 3 Engine
R 20 Sam Tingle LDS 17 2 Halfshaft
W 15 Paddy Driver Lotus-BRM 0 0 Accident
W 17 Neville Lederle Lotus-Climax 0 0 Withdrew
W 40 Mike Hailwood Lola 0 0 Withdrew
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2003 onwards.
Starting grid
Official
1
1 Jim Clark
2
8 Jack Brabham
3
9 Dan Gurney
4
3 John Surtees
5
4 Lorenzo Bandini
6
5 Graham Hill
7
6 Richie Ginther
8
2 Trevor Taylor
9
10 Bruce McLaren
10
11 Tony Maggs
11
12 Jo Bonnier
12
7 Ernie Pieterse
13
19 John Love
14
22 David Prophet
15
21 Brausch Niemann
16
18 Peter de Klerk
17
20 Sam Tingle
18
16 Doug Serrurier
19
23 Trevor Blokdyk
20
14 Carel Godin de Beaufort
PIT
15 Paddy Driver pit lane start
PIT
17 Neville Lederle pit lane start
PIT
40 Mike Hailwood pit lane start
Final grid as classified, including any pit lane starts. Source: Jolpica-F1. The arrow compares the grid slot with the qualifying classification; hover a drop to see the stewards document behind it.
No data for this session.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 1996 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2012 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 1996 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2019 onwards.
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Race order is the final classification(post-race penalties applied) · qualifying session data 2003+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished statuses
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-09-05 14:15