1963 South African Grand Prix

December 2020 F1 South Africa South African 1928 Prince_George_Circuit.svg 28 December, 1963 10th International RAC Grand Prix of South Africa Prince George CircuitEast London, South Africa Temporary road circuit 2.436 3.920 85 207.025 333.175 Hot, dry and windy Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 1:28.9 UK Dan Gurney Brabham-Climax 1:29.1 33 USA Jim Clark Lotus-Climax UK Dan Gurney Brabham-Climax USA Graham Hill BRM UK RSA The 1963 South African Grand Prix, formally titled the 10th International RAC Grand Prix of South Africa,Motor Racing Programme Covers: 1963 http://www.progcovers.com/motor/63_EL.jpg The Programme Covers Project 10 July 2017 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.https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/29987/11417763/f1-2019-schedule-21-race-calendar-and-december-finish-revealed F1 2019 schedule: 21-race calendar and December finish Galloway James skysports.com 6 December 2018 2 February 2020 Classification Qualifying PosNoDriverConstructorQualifying timesGapQ1Q2Q31 1 UK Jim Clark Lotus-Climax1:30.2 1:28.91:29.7—2 8 Australia Jack Brabham Brabham-Climax1:30.1 1:29.01:31.3 +0.13 9 USA Dan Gurney Brabham-Climax1:30.2 1:29.11:29.7 +0.24 3 UK John Surtees Ferrari1:29.8 1:30.21:30.8 +0.95 4 Italy Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari1:31.0 1:30.21:31.5 +1.36 5 UK Graham Hill BRM1:31.2 1:30.41:30.3 +1.47 6 USA Richie Ginther BRM1:32.6 1:31.21:30.4 +1.58 2 UK Trevor Taylor Lotus-Climax1:31.4 1:30.4No time +1.59 10 New Zealand Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax1:31.3 1:31.21:32.2 +2.310 11 South Africa 1928 Tony Maggs Cooper-Climax1:32.4 1:31.5No time +2.611 12 Sweden Jo Bonnier Cooper-Climax1:32.4 No time1:32.0 +3.112 7 South Africa 1928 Ernie Pieterse Lotus-Climax1:34.5 1:35.01:34.6 +5.613 19 Rhodesia and Nyasaland John Love Cooper-Climax1:34.6 No time1:34.6 +5.714 22 UK David Prophet Brabham-Ford1:46.4 No time1:35.5 +6.615 21 South Africa 1928 Brausch Niemann Lotus-Ford1:36.4 1:35.61:36.8 +6.716 18 South Africa 1928 Peter de Klerk Alfa Special-Alfa Romeo1:35.7 1:36.1No time +6.817 20 Rhodesia and Nyasaland Sam Tingle LDS-Alfa Romeo1:35.8 No time1:37.3 +6.918 16 South Africa 1928 Doug Serrurier LDS-Alfa Romeo1:36.4 1:36.81:38.2 +7.519 23 South Africa 1928 Trevor Blokdyk Cooper-Maserati1:36.5 No time1:41.7 +7.620 14 Netherlands Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche1:37.1 1:36.6No time +7.721 15 South Africa 1928 Paddy Driver Lotus-BRM1:38.7 1:36.91:37.5 +8.0 Source:http://www.chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1963&gp=South%20African%20GP&r=1&type=qual 1963 South African GP Qualification chicanef1.com 12 August 2020 Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 1 UK Jim Clark Lotus-Climax 85 2:10:36.9 1 9 2 9 USA Dan Gurney Brabham-Climax 85 +1:06.8 3 6 3 5 UK Graham Hill BRM 84 +1 lap 6 4 4 10 New Zealand Bruce McLaren Cooper-Climax 84 +1 lap 9 3 5 4 Italy Lorenzo Bandini Ferrari 84 +1 lap 5 2 6 12 Sweden Jo Bonnier Cooper-Climax 83 +2 laps 11 1 7 11 South Africa 1928 Tony Maggs Cooper-Climax 82 +3 laps 10 8 2 UK Trevor Taylor Lotus-Climax 81 +4 laps 8 9 19 Rhodesia and Nyasaland John Love Cooper-Climax 80 +5 laps 13 10 14 Netherlands Carel Godin de Beaufort Porsche 79 +6 laps 20 11 16 South Africa 1928 Doug Serrurier LDS-Alfa Romeo 78 +7 laps 18 12 23 South Africa 1928 Trevor Blokdyk Cooper-Maserati 77 +8 laps 19 13 8 Australia Jack Brabham Brabham-Climax 70 Spun off 2 14 21 South Africa 1928 Brausch Niemann Lotus-Ford 66 +19 laps 15 Ret Retired 18 South Africa 1928 Peter de Klerk Alfa Special-Alfa Romeo 53 Gearbox 16 Ret Retired 22 UK David Prophet Brabham-Ford 49 Oil pressure 14 Ret Retired 3 UK John Surtees Ferrari 43 Engine 4 Ret Retired 6 USA Richie Ginther BRM 43 Halfshaft 7 Ret Retired 7 South Africa 1928 Ernie Pieterse Lotus-Climax 3 Engine 12 Ret Retired 20 Rhodesia and Nyasaland Sam Tingle LDS-Alfa Romeo 2 Halfshaft 17 DNS Did not start 15 South Africa 1928 Paddy Driver Lotus-BRM Practice accident 21 WD Withdrawn 17 South Africa 1928 Neville Lederle Lotus-Climax Driver injured WD Withdrawn UK Mike Hailwood Lola-ClimaxSource:http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1963/625/ 1963 South African Grand Prix Formula One 20 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20131006051902/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1963/625/ 6 October 2013 Notes This was the Formula One World Championship debut for South African drivers Paddy Driver, Peter de Klerk, Brausch Niemann, and Trevor Blokdyk. It was also the debut for Rhodesian driver Sam Tingle and British driver David Prophet. This race marked the first fastest lap for the Brabham team. Final Championship standings Drivers' Championship standings PosDriverPoints 10px 1 UK Jim Clark 54 (73) 10px 1 2 UK Graham Hill 29 10px 1 3 USA Richie Ginther 29 (34) 10px 4 UK John Surtees 22 10px 2 5 USA Dan Gurney 19Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1963/afrique-du-sud/championnat.aspx South Africa 1963 - Championship statsf1.com 20 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 10px 1 UK Lotus-Climax 54 (74) 10px 2 UK BRM 36 (45) 10px 1 3 UK Brabham-Climax 28 (30) 10px 1 4 ITA Ferrari 26 10px 5 UK Cooper-Climax 25 (26)Source: Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only the best 6 results counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored. 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