1963 South African Grand Prix

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	Jim Clark;
Time	1:28.9
Fastest lap
Driver	Dan Gurney
Time	1:29.1 on lap 33
Podium
First	Jim Clark;
Second	Dan Gurney;
Third	Graham Hill;
	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]

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