The Garagiste.

The Television Age  ·  Round 10

South African Grand Prix

1963  ·  Prince George Circuit  ·  28 December 1963  ·  85 laps

  1. 1st Jim Clark Lotus-Climax · 02:10:36.9
  2. 2nd Dan Gurney Brabham · +1:06.800
  3. 3rd Graham Hill BRM

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Jim Clark

Lotus-Climax  —  Pole position

02 Lap 43

John Surtees

Retirement Ferrari  —  Engine

03 On the Charge

Carel Godin de Beaufort

Porsche  —  P20 → P10

04 Victory

Jim Clark

Lotus-Climax  —  Won from P1

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 1 85 02:10:36.9 9
2 Dan Gurney Brabham 3 85 +1:06.800 6
3 Graham Hill BRM 6 84 +1 Lap 4
4 Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 9 84 +1 Lap 3
5 Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari 5 84 +1 Lap 2
6 Jo Bonnier Cooper-Climax 11 83 +2 Laps 1
7 Tony Maggs Cooper-Climax 10 82 +3 Laps
8 Trevor Taylor Lotus-Climax 8 81 +4 Laps
9 John Love Cooper-Climax 13 80 +5 Laps
10 Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 20 79 +6 Laps
11 Doug Serrurier LDS 18 78 +7 Laps
12 Trevor Blokdyk Cooper-Maserati 19 77 +8 Laps
13 Jack Brabham Brabham 2 70 Accident
14 Brausch Niemann Lotus-Ford 15 66 +19 Laps
15 Peter de Klerk Alfa Romeo 16 53 Gearbox
16 David Prophet Brabham 14 49 Oil pressure
17 John Surtees Ferrari 4 43 Engine
18 Richie Ginther BRM 7 43 Halfshaft
19 Ernie Pieterse Lotus-Climax 12 3 Engine
20 Sam Tingle LDS 17 2 Halfshaft
21 Paddy Driver Lotus-BRM 0 Accident
22 Neville Lederle Lotus-Climax 0 Withdrew
23 Mike Hailwood Lola 0 Withdrew

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