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 | Paddy Driver | Lotus-BRM |
| 0 | Neville Lederle | Lotus-Climax |
| 0 | Mike Hailwood | Lola |
| 1 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax |
| 2 | Jack Brabham | Brabham |
| 3 | Dan Gurney | Brabham |
| 4 | John Surtees | Ferrari |
| 5 | Lorenzo Bandini | Ferrari |
| 6 | Graham Hill | BRM |
| 7 | Richie Ginther | BRM |
| 8 | Trevor Taylor | Lotus-Climax |
| 9 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax |
| 10 | Tony Maggs | Cooper-Climax |
| 11 | Jo Bonnier | Cooper-Climax |
| 12 | Ernie Pieterse | Lotus-Climax |
| 13 | John Love | Cooper-Climax |
| 14 | David Prophet | Brabham |
| 15 | Brausch Niemann | Lotus-Ford |
| 16 | Peter de Klerk | Alfa Romeo |
| 17 | Sam Tingle | LDS |
| 18 | Doug Serrurier | LDS |
| 19 | Trevor Blokdyk | Cooper-Maserati |
| 20 | Carel Godin de Beaufort | Porsche |