1963 Rand Grand Prix

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.

1963 Rand Grand Prix
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	John Surtees	Ferrari
Time	1:34.1
Fastest lap
Driver	John Surtees	Ferrari
Time	1:34.8 (Heat 1) / 1:35.5 (Heat 2)
Podium
First	John Surtees	Ferrari
Second	Lorenzo Bandini	Ferrari
Third	Peter de Klerk	Alfa Romeo Special

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	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		-	- / -

• 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

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