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1963 Rand GP
1963 Mexican GP
1962 South African GP

1963 South African GP

1964 Daily Mirror Trophy
1964 Monaco GP
1965 South African GP
 X  South African Grand Prix

Event Overview • SessionsEntry List
Qualifying Qualification
Race Starting GridClassificationFastest LapsLaps Led

Details
DateSaturday 28 December 1963
Start time14:00
Event South African GP
Circuit East London
Event FormatRace of 85 laps
ChampionshipWorld Championship
Race number#10 of 10 in 1963
#121 (of all time)
Circuit
Laps85
Circuit Perimeter3920 m
Race Distance3920 × 85 = 333.200 km
Grid Format3-2-3-2
Pole PositionRight
First CornerRight
Track DirectionClockwise
Weather
WeatherHot, Dry
Participants
Entries21
Qualifiers21
Finishers14
Debutants
Brausch Niemann (Driver),
David Prophet (Driver),
Paddy Driver (Driver),
Peter de Klerk (Driver),
Sam Tingle (Driver),
Trevor Blokdyk (Driver),
De Klerk (Car Manufacturer),
Brabham BT6 (Car Model),
De Klerk Alfa Romeo Special (Car Model),
   LDS Mk1 (Car Model),
Lotus 22 (Car Model),
David Prophet (Entrant),
Lawson Organisation (Entrant),
Sam Tingle (Entrant),
Scuderia Lupini (Entrant),
Selby Auto Spares (Entrant),
Ted Lanfear (Entrant)
MilestonesBrabham Racing Organisation – 1st Fastest Lap (Entrant)
 Brabham – 1st Fastest Lap (Car Manufacturer)
 Dan Gurney – 1st Fastest Lap (Driver)
Records Broken 1. Most 10th Place Finishes Carel Godin de Beaufort (5),
2. Most Consecutive Constructors' Championship Points Scores Jim Clark (9),
3. Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores in a Season Jim Clark (9),
4. Most Race Wins in a Season Jim Clark (7),
5. Most 10th Place Finishes in a Season Carel Godin de Beaufort (3),
6. Most 10th Place Qualifications Tony Maggs (6),
7. Most 11th Place Qualifications Jo Bonnier (6),
8. Most Poles in a Season Jim Clark (7),
9. Most 10th Place Qualifications in a Season Tony Maggs (4),
10. Most 12th Place Qualifications in a Season Lotus (5)
Records Extended 1. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores Ferrari (211),
2. Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores Cooper (87),
3. Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores Bruce McLaren (28),
4. Most 12th Place Finishes Cooper (11),
5. Most Consecutive Drivers' Championship Points Scores BRM (21),
6. Most 8th Place Finishes in a Season Lotus (8),
7. Most Race Entries Ferrari (428),
8. Most 4th Place Qualifications Ferrari (34),
9. Most 5th Place Qualifications Ferrari (39),
10. Most 19th Place Qualifications Cooper (14),
11. Most 11th Place Qualifications in a Season Jo Bonnier (4)

World Championship standings
1  Jim Clark 54 
2  Graham Hill 29 up
3  Richie Ginther 29 up
4  John Surtees 22 
5  Dan Gurney 19 up
6  Bruce McLaren 17 up
7  Jack Brabham 14 up
8  Tony Maggs 9 
9  Innes Ireland 6 
10  Lorenzo Bandini 6 up
11  Jo Bonnier 6 up
12  Gerhard Mitter 3 
13  Jim Hall 3 
14  Carel Godin de Beaufort 2 
15  Trevor Taylor 1 
  Ludovico Scarfiotti 1 
  Jo Siffert 1 
1  Lotus / Climax 54 
2  BRM / BRM 36 
3  Brabham / Climax 28 up
4  Ferrari / Ferrari 26 up
5  Cooper / Climax 25 
6  BRP / BRM 6 
7  Porsche / Porsche 5 
8  Lotus / BRM 4 

Results
 WinnerPole PositionFastest Lap
Car NumberCar 1Car 1Car 9
EntrantTeam LotusTeam LotusBrabham Racing Organisation
Driver Jim Clark Jim Clark Dan Gurney
Car Lotus 25 Lotus 25 Brabham BT7
EngineClimax 1.5 V8Climax 1.5 V8Climax 1.5 V8
Time2:10'36.91'28.91'29.1
Speed153.061 km/h158.740 km/h158.384 km/h