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, run to

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rules, held on 15 December 1962 at

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, South Africa. The race was run over 50 laps of the circuit, and was won by British driver

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, who led from start to finish in his Lotus 25. There were a very large number of entries for this race, and many of the local drivers did not qualify. Among the more unusual entries was the

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, and the non-qualifying

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, which was fitted with a BMC engine.

Results

*Gary Hocking was also entered in his own Lotus-Climax, but raced the one entered by the Rob Walker Racing Team. *Scuderia Lupini entered a Cooper-Maserati but withdrew it without designating a driver.

References

* "The Grand Prix Who's Who", Steve Small, 1995. * "The Formula One Record Book", John Thompson, 1974. * Race results at www.silhouet.co

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, Previous_year's_race = 1961 Rand Grand Prix , Next_year's_race = 1963 Rand Grand Prix

Rand Grand Prix