Round 10 · 28 December 1963
1963 South African Grand Prix: results
Jim Clark (Lotus-Climax) won the 1963 South African Grand Prix, round 10 of the championship, held on 28 December 1963 at Prince George Circuit (South Africa), starting from position 1. Dan Gurney (Brabham) and Graham Hill (BRM) completed the podium. He won from pole.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax | 1 | 2:10:36.900 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Dan Gurney | Brabham | 3 | +66.800 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Graham Hill | BRM | 6 | +1 Lap | 4 | +1 Lap |
| 4 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax | 9 | +1 Lap | 3 | +1 Lap |
| 5 | Lorenzo Bandini | Ferrari | 5 | +1 Lap | 2 | +1 Lap |
| 6 | Jo Bonnier | Cooper-Climax | 11 | +2 Laps | 1 | +2 Laps |
| 7 | Tony Maggs | Cooper-Climax | 10 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 8 | Trevor Taylor | Lotus-Climax | 8 | +4 Laps | — | +4 Laps |
| 9 | John Love | Cooper-Climax | 13 | +5 Laps | — | +5 Laps |
| 10 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche | 20 | +6 Laps | — | +6 Laps |
| 11 | Doug Serrurier | LDS | 18 | +7 Laps | — | +7 Laps |
| 12 | Trevor Blokdyk | Cooper-Maserati | 19 | +8 Laps | — | +8 Laps |
| 13 | Jack Brabham | Brabham | 2 | — | — | Accident |
| 14 | Brausch Niemann | Lotus-Ford | 15 | +19 Laps | — | +19 Laps |
| 15 | Peter de Klerk | Alfa Romeo | 16 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 16 | David Prophet | Brabham | 14 | — | — | Oil pressure |
| 17 | John Surtees | Ferrari | 4 | — | — | Engine |
| 18 | Richie Ginther | BRM | 7 | — | — | Halfshaft |
| 19 | Ernie Pieterse | Lotus-Climax | 12 | — | — | Engine |
| 20 | Sam Tingle | LDS | 17 | — | — | Halfshaft |
| 21 | Paddy Driver | Lotus-BRM | — | — | — | Accident |
| 22 | Neville Lederle | Lotus-Climax | — | — | — | Withdrew |
| 23 | Mike Hailwood | Lola | — | — | — | Withdrew |