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rules, held on 14 December 1963 at

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. The race was run over two heats, each of 25 laps of the circuit, and was won overall by British driver

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in a Ferrari

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. Surtees secured pole position for the first heat, and won with team-mate

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in second. This result was repeated in the second heat for the Ferraris to take the 1-2 positions very comfortably. Local drivers took the minor placings after

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suffered from fuel vaporisation problems.

Results

*Blokdyk also entered his

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and recorded a faster practice time in this car than in the car he ultimately raced. *Ferrari entered a third car 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.com
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