1963 Rand Grand Prix

July 2023 July 2023 July 2023 NC South Africa 1928 Rand VI Rand Grand Prix Kyalami 1961 - 1967.jpg Kyalami, Johannesburg 14 December 1963 Permanent racing facility 2.545 4.096 25 x 2 127.25 204.8 John Surtees UK Ferrari 1:34.1 John Surtees Ferrari 1:34.8 (Heat 1) / 1:35.5 (Heat 2) UK John Surtees UK Ferrari Lorenzo Bandini Italy Ferrari Peter de Klerk South Africa 1928 Alfa Romeo Special The 6th Rand Grand Prix was a motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 14 December 1963 at Kyalami, South Africa. The race was run over two heats, each of 25 laps of the circuit, and was won overall by British driver John Surtees in a Ferrari 156. Surtees secured pole position for the first heat, and won with team-mate Lorenzo Bandini 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 Team Lotus suffered from fuel vaporisation problems. Results Pos Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Retired Grid Heat 1 / 2 1 UK John Surtees SEFAC Ferrari Ferrari 1:20:11.0 1 1st / 1st 2 Italy Lorenzo Bandini SEFAC Ferrari Ferrari + 1:26.2 3 2nd / 2nd 3 South Africa 1928 Peter de Klerk Otelle Nucci Alfa Special-Alfa Romeo + 2:19.3 5 3rd / 4th 4 Rhodesia and Nyasaland John Love John Love Cooper-Climax + 2:19.5 6 4th / 3rd 5 South Africa 1928 Ernie Pieterse Lawson Organisation Lotus-Climax + 4:03.8 7 7th / 8th 6 UK David Prophet David Prophet Brabham-Ford + 4:19.0 12 9th / 7th 7 South Africa 1928 Paddy Driver Selby Auto Spares Lotus-BRM 49 laps 10 11th / 9th 8 South Africa 1928 Doug Serrurier Otelle Nucci LDS-Alfa Romeo 40 laps 9 5th / 11th 9 South Africa 1928 Gene Bosman Gene Bosman LDS-Alfa Romeo 48 laps 14 12th / 10th 10 UK Trevor Taylor Team Lotus Lotus-Climax 46 laps 2 17th / 6th 11 South Africa 1928 Dave Charlton Ecurie Tomahawk Lotus-Ford 46 laps 18 13th / 17th 12 South Africa 1928 Alex Blignaut Team Valencia Cooper-Climax 46 laps 19 14th / 15th 13 South Africa 1928 Jack Holme Jackie Holme Lotus-Climax 46 laps 17 16th / 14th 14 South Africa 1928 Rauten Hartmann Rauten Hartmann Netuar-Peugeot 46 laps 20 15th / 16th 15 South Africa 1928 Clive Trundell Clive Trundell Cooper-Climax 44 laps 13 18th / 13th 16 UK Jim Clark Team Lotus Lotus-Climax 43 laps 4 19th / 5th 17 South Africa 1928 David Clapham Scuderia Los Amigos LDS-Climax 37 laps 15 20th / 18th 18 South Africa 1928 George van Straaten George van Straaten LDS-Ford 34 laps / Engine 16 Ret / 12th Ret Rhodesia and Nyasaland Sam Tingle Sam Tingle LDS-Alfa Romeo Mechanical 21 8th / Ret Ret South Africa 1928 Brausch Niemann Ted Lanfear Lotus-Ford Lost wheel / Ignition 8 Ret / Ret Ret South Africa 1928 Trevor Blokdyk Scuderia Lupini Cooper-Maserati Oil line 11 6th / Ret Ret Rhodesia and Nyasaland Clive Puzey Clive Puzey Lotus-Climax Gearbox 22 Ret / DNS WD South Africa 1928 Bruce Huntley Bruce Huntley Cooper-Alfa Romeo - - / - WD South Africa 1928 Bob Hay Bob Hay Lotus-Climax - - / - WD South Africa 1928 Clive Underwood Clive Underwood Cooper-Alfa Romeo - - / - Blokdyk also entered his Cooper-Alfa Romeo 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 Rand Grand Prix 1963 1963 International Gold Cup 1964 Daily Mirror Trophy 1962 Rand Grand Prix 1964 Rand Grand Prix Rand Grand Prix Category:Rand Grand Prix Category:December 1963 sports events in Africa Category:1963 in South African motorsport