1963 South African Grand Prix
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Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Margin | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Clark | 1 | 20 | 66.800 | 85 | 333.2 | Dan Gurney |
Finishing order
Interval is the deficit to the winner: seconds where official timing recorded them, laps where a car finished down. ★ marks the fastest lap.
| Fin | Grid | No. | Driver | Constructor | Engine | Laps | FL | Interval | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Jim Clark | Team Lotus | Climax | 85 | Finished | 9 | ||
| 2 | 3 | 9 | Dan Gurney | Brabham | Climax | 85 | ★ | +66.800s | Finished | 6 |
| 3 | 6 | 5 | Graham Hill | BRM | BRM | 84 | +1 lap | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 | 9 | 10 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper | Climax | 84 | +1 lap | Finished | 3 | |
| 5 | 5 | 4 | Lorenzo Bandini | Ferrari | Ferrari | 84 | +1 lap | Finished | 2 | |
| 6 | 11 | 12 | Jo Bonnier | Cooper | Climax | 83 | +2 laps | Finished | 1 | |
| 7 | 10 | 11 | Tony Maggs | Cooper | Climax | 82 | +3 laps | Finished | ||
| 8 | 8 | 2 | Trevor Taylor | Team Lotus | Climax | 81 | +4 laps | Finished | ||
| 9 | 13 | 19 | John Love | Cooper | Climax | 80 | +5 laps | Finished | ||
| 10 | 20 | 14 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche | Porsche | 79 | +6 laps | Finished | ||
| 11 | 18 | 16 | Doug Serrurier | LDS | Alfa Romeo | 78 | +7 laps | Finished | ||
| 12 | 19 | 23 | Trevor Blokdyk | Cooper | Maserati | 77 | +8 laps | Finished | ||
| 13 | 2 | 8 | Jack Brabham | Brabham | Climax | 70 | — | Spun off | ||
| 14 | 15 | 21 | Brausch Niemann | Team Lotus | Ford | 66 | +19 laps | Finished | ||
| — | 16 | 18 | Peter de Klerk | Alfa Special | Alfa Romeo | 53 | — | Gearbox | ||
| — | 14 | 22 | David Prophet | Brabham | Ford | 49 | — | Oil pressure | ||
| — | 7 | 6 | Richie Ginther | BRM | BRM | 43 | — | Halfshaft | ||
| — | 4 | 3 | John Surtees | Ferrari | Ferrari | 43 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 12 | 7 | Ernie Pieterse | Team Lotus | Climax | 3 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 17 | 20 | Sam Tingle | LDS | Alfa Romeo | 2 | — | Halfshaft | ||
| — | — | 15 | Paddy Driver | Team Lotus | BRM | — | Accident in practice |