The 1963 South African Grand Prix, formally titled the 10th International RAC Grand Prix of South Africa, was a
Formula One
Formula One (also known as Formula 1 or F1) is the highest class of international racing for open-wheel single-seater formula racing cars sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The World Drivers' Championship, ...
motor race held at
East London on 28 December 1963. It was the tenth and final race in both the
1963 World Championship of Drivers and the
1963 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 85-lap race was won from
pole position by
Jim Clark in a works
Lotus-
Climax, the Scottish driver achieving his seventh win of the 1963 Championship.
Dan Gurney
Daniel Sexton Gurney (April 13, 1931 – January 14, 2018) was an American racing driver, race car constructor, and team owner who reached racing's highest levels starting in 1958. Gurney won races in the Formula One, Indy Car, NASCAR, Can-Am, ...
finished second in a
Brabham-Climax, while
Graham Hill was third in a
BRM. It would be the last Formula One race in December until the
2019 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Classification
Qualifying
Race
Championship standings after the race
;Drivers' Championship standings
;Constructors' Championship standings
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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
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South African Grand Prix
The South African Grand Prix was first run as a Grand Prix motor racing handicap race in 1934 at the Prince George Circuit at East London, Cape Province. It drew top drivers from Europe including Bernd Rosemeyer, Richard "Dick" Seaman, R ...
Grand Prix
East London, Eastern Cape
South African Grand Prix
December 1963 sports events in Africa