1963 South African Grand Prix

1963 South African Grand Prix
Race details
Date 28 December 1963
Official name 10th International RAC Grand Prix of South Africa
Location Prince George Circuit
East London, South Africa
Course Temporary road circuit
Course length 3.920 km (2.436 miles)
Distance 85 laps, 333.175 km (207.025 miles)
Weather Hot, dry and windy
Pole position
Driver Lotus-Climax
Time 1:28.9
Fastest lap
Driver United States Dan Gurney Brabham-Climax
Time 1:29.1 on lap 33
Podium
First Lotus-Climax
Second Brabham-Climax
Third BRM
Lap leaders

The 1963 South African Grand Prix, formally titled the 10th International RAC Grand Prix of South Africa,[1] was a Formula One 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 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.[2]

  1. ^ "Motor Racing Programme Covers: 1963". The Programme Covers Project. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  2. ^ Galloway, James (6 December 2018). "F1 2019 schedule: 21-race calendar and December finish". skysports.com. Retrieved 2 February 2020.