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1963 Rand Grand Prix | |||
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Non-championship race in the 1963 Formula One season | |||
Race details | |||
Date | 14 December 1963 | ||
Official name | VI Rand Grand Prix | ||
Location | Kyalami, Johannesburg | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 4.096 km (2.545 miles) | ||
Distance | 25 x 2 laps, 204.8 km (127.25 miles) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Ferrari | ||
Time | 1:34.1 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | John Surtees | Ferrari | |
Time | 1:34.8 (Heat 1) / 1:35.5 (Heat 2) | ||
Podium | |||
First | Ferrari | ||
Second | Ferrari | ||
Third | 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.
Pos | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid | Heat 1 / 2 |
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1 | John Surtees | SEFAC Ferrari | Ferrari | 1:20:11.0 | 1 | 1st / 1st |
2 | Lorenzo Bandini | SEFAC Ferrari | Ferrari | + 1:26.2 | 3 | 2nd / 2nd |
3 | Peter de Klerk | Otelle Nucci | Alfa Special-Alfa Romeo | + 2:19.3 | 5 | 3rd / 4th |
4 | John Love | John Love | Cooper-Climax | + 2:19.5 | 6 | 4th / 3rd |
5 | Ernie Pieterse | Lawson Organisation | Lotus-Climax | + 4:03.8 | 7 | 7th / 8th |
6 | David Prophet | David Prophet | Brabham-Ford | + 4:19.0 | 12 | 9th / 7th |
7 | Paddy Driver | Selby Auto Spares | Lotus-BRM | 49 laps | 10 | 11th / 9th |
8 | Doug Serrurier | Otelle Nucci | LDS-Alfa Romeo | 40 laps | 9 | 5th / 11th |
9 | Gene Bosman | Gene Bosman | LDS-Alfa Romeo | 48 laps | 14 | 12th / 10th |
10 | Trevor Taylor | Team Lotus | Lotus-Climax | 46 laps | 2 | 17th / 6th |
11 | Dave Charlton | Ecurie Tomahawk | Lotus-Ford | 46 laps | 18 | 13th / 17th |
12 | Alex Blignaut | Team Valencia | Cooper-Climax | 46 laps | 19 | 14th / 15th |
13 | Jack Holme | Jackie Holme | Lotus-Climax | 46 laps | 17 | 16th / 14th |
14 | Rauten Hartmann | Rauten Hartmann | Netuar-Peugeot | 46 laps | 20 | 15th / 16th |
15 | Clive Trundell | Clive Trundell | Cooper-Climax | 44 laps | 13 | 18th / 13th |
16 | Jim Clark | Team Lotus | Lotus-Climax | 43 laps | 4 | 19th / 5th |
17 | David Clapham | Scuderia Los Amigos | LDS-Climax | 37 laps | 15 | 20th / 18th |
18 | George van Straaten | George van Straaten | LDS-Ford | 34 laps / Engine | 16 | Ret / 12th |
Ret | Sam Tingle | Sam Tingle | LDS-Alfa Romeo | Mechanical | 21 | 8th / Ret |
Ret | Brausch Niemann | Ted Lanfear | Lotus-Ford | Lost wheel / Ignition | 8 | Ret / Ret |
Ret | Trevor Blokdyk | Scuderia Lupini | Cooper-Maserati | Oil line | 11 | 6th / Ret |
Ret | Clive Puzey | Clive Puzey | Lotus-Climax | Gearbox | 22 | Ret / DNS |
WD | Bruce Huntley | Bruce Huntley | Cooper-Alfa Romeo | - | - / - | |
WD | Bob Hay | Bob Hay | Lotus-Climax | - | - / - | |
WD | Clive Underwood | Clive Underwood | Cooper-Alfa Romeo | - | - / - |