Jim Clark won the South African Grand Prix 1963 at Prince George Circuit on 28 December 1963, starting from pole position. Dan Gurney finished second for Brabham, with Graham Hill completing the podium for BRM.
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Jim ClarkCLA | Lotus-Climax | 85 | 2:10:36.9 | 9 | |
| 2 | 3 | Dan GurneyGUR | Brabham | 85 | +1:06.8 | 6 | |
| 3 | 6 | Graham HillHIL | BRM | 84 | +1 Lap | 4 | |
| 4 | 9 | Bruce McLarenMCL | Cooper-Climax | 84 | +1 Lap | 3 | |
| 5 | 5 | Lorenzo BandiniBAN | Ferrari | 84 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 11 | Jo BonnierBON | Cooper-Climax | 83 | +2 Laps | 1 | |
| 7 | 10 | Tony MaggsMAG | Cooper-Climax | 82 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | 8 | Trevor TaylorTAY | Lotus-Climax | 81 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 13 | John LoveLOV | Cooper-Climax | 80 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 20 | Carel Godin de BeaufortDEB | Porsche | 79 | +6 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 18 | Doug SerrurierSER | LDS | 78 | +7 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | 19 | Trevor BlokdykBLO | Cooper-Maserati | 77 | +8 Laps | 0 | |
| 13 | 2 | Jack BrabhamBRA | Brabham | 70 | Accident | 0 | |
| 14 | 15 | Brausch NiemannNIE | Lotus-Ford | 66 | +19 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 16 | Peter de KlerkDEK | Alfa Romeo | 53 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 14 | David ProphetPRO | Brabham | 49 | Oil pressure | 0 | |
| R | 4 | John SurteesSUR | Ferrari | 43 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 7 | Richie GintherGIN | BRM | 43 | Halfshaft | 0 | |
| R | 12 | Ernie PietersePIE | Lotus-Climax | 3 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 17 | Sam TingleTIN | LDS | 2 | Halfshaft | 0 | |
| W | 0 | Paddy DriverDRI | Lotus-BRM | 0 | Accident | 0 | |
| W | 0 | Neville LederleLED | Lotus-Climax | 0 | Withdrew | 0 | |
| W | 0 | Mike HailwoodHAI | Lola | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |