1963 South African Grand Prix
Race details | ||
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Race 10 of 10 in the 1963 Formula One season | ||
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Date | 28 December 1963 | |
Official name | X South African Grand Prix | |
Location | Prince George Circuit East London, South Africa | |
Course | Permanent racing facility 3.920 km (2.436 mi) | |
Distance | 85 laps, 333.175 km (207.025 mi) | |
Weather | Hot, dry and windy | |
Pole position | ||
Driver | ![]() |
Lotus-Climax |
Time | 1:28.9 | |
Fastest lap | ||
Driver | ![]() |
Brabham-Climax |
Time | 1:29.1 on lap 33 | |
Podium | ||
First | ![]() |
Lotus-Climax |
Second | ![]() |
Brabham-Climax |
Third | ![]() |
BRM |
The 1963 South African Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at East London on 28 December 1963.
Classification
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 1 | ![]() |
Lotus-Climax | 85 | 2:10:36.9 | 1 | 9 |
2 | 9 | ![]() |
Brabham-Climax | 85 | + 1:06.8 | 3 | 6 |
3 | 5 | ![]() |
BRM | 84 | + 1 lap | 6 | 4 |
4 | 10 | ![]() |
Cooper-Climax | 84 | + 1 lap | 9 | 3 |
5 | 4 | ![]() |
Ferrari | 84 | + 1 lap | 5 | 2 |
6 | 12 | ![]() |
Cooper-Climax | 83 | + 2 laps | 11 | 1 |
7 | 11 | ![]() |
Cooper-Climax | 82 | + 3 laps | 10 | |
8 | 2 | ![]() |
Lotus-Climax | 81 | + 4 laps | 8 | |
9 | 19 | ![]() |
Cooper-Climax | 80 | + 5 laps | 13 | |
10 | 14 | ![]() |
Porsche | 79 | + 6 laps | 20 | |
11 | 16 | ![]() |
LDS-Alfa Romeo | 78 | + 7 laps | 18 | |
12 | 23 | ![]() |
Cooper-Maserati | 77 | + 8 laps | 19 | |
13 | 8 | ![]() |
Brabham-Climax | 70 | Accident | 2 | |
14 | 21 | ![]() |
Lotus-Ford | 66 | + 19 laps | 15 | |
Ret | 18 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo | 53 | Gearbox | 16 | |
Ret | 22 | ![]() |
Brabham-Climax | 49 | Oil Pressure | 14 | |
Ret | 3 | ![]() |
Ferrari | 43 | Engine | 4 | |
Ret | 6 | ![]() |
BRM | 43 | Halfshaft | 7 | |
Ret | 7 | ![]() |
Lotus-Climax | 3 | Engine | 12 | |
Ret | 20 | ![]() |
LDS-Alfa Romeo | 2 | Halfshaft | 17 | |
DNS | 15 | ![]() |
Lotus-BRM | Practice accident | 21 | ||
WD | 17 | ![]() |
Lotus-Climax | Driver injured | |||
WD | ![]() |
Lola-Climax |
Notes
- Pole position: Jim Clark - 1:28.9
- Fastest Lap: Dan Gurney - 1:29.1
- First F1 Grand Prix start for Sam Tingle
Championship standings after the race
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- Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only the best 6 results counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.
References
- "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974.
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