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South African Grand Prix 1963 · qualifying

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Profile & context

Name: South African Grand Prix 1963 · qualifying

PROVENANCE

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F1DB

v2026.17.0 · session/121-qualifying

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Historical source & scope

F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.

Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.

Grand Prix context

South African Grand Prix 1963 · Prince George Circuit

Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.

1963 Formula 1 World Championship · round 10

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Jim Clark	Lotus	2:10:36.900 · 85 laps · climax	9
2	Dan Gurney	Brabham	2:11:43.700 · 85 laps · climax	6
3	Graham Hill	BRM	Time not recorded · 84 laps · brm	4
4	Bruce McLaren	Cooper	Time not recorded · 84 laps · climax	3
5	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari	Time not recorded · 84 laps · ferrari	2
6	Jo Bonnier	Cooper	Time not recorded · 83 laps · climax	1
7	Tony Maggs	Cooper	Time not recorded · 82 laps · climax	Unknown / not applicable
8	Trevor Taylor	Lotus	Time not recorded · 81 laps · climax	Unknown / not applicable
9	John Love	Cooper	Time not recorded · 80 laps · climax	Unknown / not applicable
10	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche	Time not recorded · 79 laps · porsche	Unknown / not applicable
11	Doug Serrurier	LDS	Time not recorded · 78 laps · alfa-romeo	Unknown / not applicable
12	Trevor Blokdyk	Cooper	Time not recorded · 77 laps · maserati	Unknown / not applicable
13	Jack Brabham	Brabham	Spun off · Time not recorded · 70 laps · climax	Unknown / not applicable
14	Brausch Niemann	Lotus	Time not recorded · 66 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Peter de Klerk	Alfa Special	Gearbox · Time not recorded · 53 laps · alfa-romeo	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	David Prophet	Brabham	Oil pressure · Time not recorded · 49 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Richie Ginther	BRM	Halfshaft · Time not recorded · 43 laps · brm	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	John Surtees	Ferrari	Engine · Time not recorded · 43 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Ernie Pieterse	Lotus	Engine · Time not recorded · 3 laps · climax	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Sam Tingle	LDS	Halfshaft · Time not recorded · 2 laps · alfa-romeo	Unknown / not applicable
DNS	Paddy Driver	Lotus	Accident in practice · Time not recorded · brm	Unknown / not applicable

Qualifying

Recorded qualifying order; Q1/Q2/Q3 and earlier formats remain distinct in original evidence
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Jim Clark	Lotus	1:28.900 · climax
2	Jack Brabham	Brabham	1:29.000 · climax
3	Dan Gurney	Brabham	1:29.100 · climax
4	John Surtees	Ferrari	1:29.800 · ferrari
5	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari	1:30.200 · ferrari
6	Graham Hill	BRM	1:30.300 · brm
7	Richie Ginther	BRM	1:30.400 · brm
8	Trevor Taylor	Lotus	1:30.400 · climax
9	Bruce McLaren	Cooper	1:31.200 · climax
10	Tony Maggs	Cooper	1:31.500 · climax
11	Jo Bonnier	Cooper	1:32.000 · climax
12	Ernie Pieterse	Lotus	1:34.500 · climax
13	John Love	Cooper	1:34.600 · climax
14	David Prophet	Brabham	1:35.500 · ford
15	Brausch Niemann	Lotus	1:35.600 · ford
16	Peter de Klerk	Alfa Special	1:35.700 · alfa-romeo
17	Sam Tingle	LDS	1:35.800 · alfa-romeo
18	Doug Serrurier	LDS	1:36.400 · alfa-romeo
19	Trevor Blokdyk	Cooper	1:36.500 · maserati
20	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche	1:36.600 · porsche
21	Paddy Driver	Lotus	1:36.900 · brm

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Jim Clark	Lotus	1:28.900 · climax
2	Jack Brabham	Brabham	1:29.000 · climax
3	Dan Gurney	Brabham	1:29.100 · climax
4	John Surtees	Ferrari	1:29.800 · ferrari
5	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari	1:30.200 · ferrari
6	Graham Hill	BRM	1:30.300 · brm
7	Richie Ginther	BRM	1:30.400 · brm
8	Trevor Taylor	Lotus	1:30.400 · climax
9	Bruce McLaren	Cooper	1:31.200 · climax
10	Tony Maggs	Cooper	1:31.500 · climax
11	Jo Bonnier	Cooper	1:32.000 · climax
12	Ernie Pieterse	Lotus	1:34.500 · climax
13	John Love	Cooper	1:34.600 · climax
14	David Prophet	Brabham	1:35.500 · ford
15	Brausch Niemann	Lotus	1:35.600 · ford
16	Peter de Klerk	Alfa Special	1:35.700 · alfa-romeo
17	Sam Tingle	LDS	1:35.800 · alfa-romeo
18	Doug Serrurier	LDS	1:36.400 · alfa-romeo
19	Trevor Blokdyk	Cooper	1:36.500 · maserati
20	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Porsche	1:36.600 · porsche

Championship progression

Driver standings after this championship round
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Jim Clark	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	54
2	Graham Hill	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	29
3	Richie Ginther	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	29
4	John Surtees	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	22
5	Dan Gurney	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	19
6	Bruce McLaren	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	17
7	Jack Brabham	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	14
8	Tony Maggs	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	9
9	Innes Ireland	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	6
10	Lorenzo Bandini	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	6
11	Jo Bonnier	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	6
12	Gerhard Mitter	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
13	Jim Hall	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
14	Carel Godin de Beaufort	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
15	Trevor Taylor	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
15	Ludovico Scarfiotti	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
15	Jo Siffert	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1