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The South African Grand Prix 1963 was the 10th round of the 1963 F1 season, and took place at the Prince George Circuit in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, on December 28th.

Jim Clark won the race from the pole, followed by Dan Gurney, and Graham Hill completing the podium.

Final results

1
-
Jim Clark
Lotus-Climax
2:10:36.9
Finished
2
1
Dan Gurney
Brabham
+1:06.8
Finished
3
3
Graham Hill
BRM
+1 Lap
4
5
Bruce McLaren
Cooper-Climax
+1 Lap
5
-
Lorenzo Bandini
Ferrari
+1 Lap
6
5
Jo Bonnier
Cooper-Climax
+2 Laps
7
3
Tony Maggs
Cooper-Climax
+3 Laps
8
-
Trevor Taylor
Lotus-Climax
+4 Laps
9
4
John Love
Cooper-Climax
+5 Laps
10
10
Carel Godin de Beaufort
Porsche
+6 Laps
11
7
Doug Serrurier
LDS
+7 Laps
12
7
Trevor Blokdyk
Cooper-Maserati
+8 Laps
13
11
Jack Brabham
Brabham
Accident
14
1
Brausch Niemann
Lotus-Ford
+19 Laps
15
1
Peter de Klerk
Alfa Romeo
Gearbox
16
2
David Prophet
Brabham
Oil pressure
17
13
John Surtees
Ferrari
Engine
18
11
Richie Ginther
BRM
Halfshaft
19
7
Ernie Pieterse
Lotus-Climax
Engine
20
3
Sam Tingle
LDS
Halfshaft
21
21
Paddy Driver
Lotus-BRM
Accident
22
22
Neville Lederle
Lotus-Climax
Withdrew
23
23
Mike Hailwood
Lola
Withdrew
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Race evolution

We do not have lap by lap information for this race, therefore we can't analyze the evolution of the reace.

Pit Stops

Unfortunately we do not have pit stops information for this race.

Strategy

Unfortunately we do not have strategy information for this race..

Incidents

The reace did not end without incidents... 16 drivers out of the original 23 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.

These included, Jack Brabham, and Paddy Driver, both had to retire due to an accident, Peter de Klerk, who experienced issues with the gearbox on lap 53, David Prophet, who suffered a loss in oil pressure on lap 49, John Surtees, and Ernie Pieterse, both suffered an engine malfunction, Richie Ginther, and Sam Tingle, both had problems with the halfshaft, and Neville Lederle, and Mike Hailwood, both withdrew.

Accident

  • Jack Brabham
    Lap 70
  • Paddy Driver
    Lap 0

Gearbox

  • Peter de Klerk
    Lap 53

Oil pressure

  • David Prophet
    Lap 49

Engine

  • John Surtees
    Lap 43
  • Ernie Pieterse
    Lap 3

Halfshaft

  • Richie Ginther
    Lap 43
  • Sam Tingle
    Lap 2

Withdrew

  • Neville Lederle
    Lap 0
  • Mike Hailwood
    Lap 0

Qualifying

We do not have qualifying data for this race.