South African Grand Prix
Prince George Circuit
Grand Prix starting grid
Race starts
Grid positions from race-result records; not a separately verified pre-race grid.
| POS | DRIVER | TEAM |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Gary Hocking | Lotus-Climax |
| 0 | Syd van der Vyver | Lotus-Climax |
| 0 | Tony Settember | Emeryson |
| 0 | Sam Tingle | Lotus-Climax |
| 1 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax |
| 2 | Graham Hill | BRM |
| 3 | Jack Brabham | Brabham |
| 4 | Innes Ireland | Lotus-Climax |
| 5 | John Surtees | Lola |
| 6 | Tony Maggs | Cooper-Climax |
| 7 | Richie Ginther | BRM |
| 8 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax |
| 9 | Trevor Taylor | Lotus-Climax |
| 10 | Neville Lederle | Lotus-Climax |
| 11 | Roy Salvadori | Lola |
| 12 | John Love | Cooper-Climax |
| 13 | Ernie Pieterse | Lotus-Climax |
| 14 | Doug Serrurier | LDS |
| 15 | Mike Harris | Cooper-Alfa Romeo |
| 16 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche |
| 17 | Bruce Johnstone | BRM |