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 | Ray Reed | RE |
| 0 | David Clapham | Cooper-Maserati |
| 0 | Alex Blignaut | Cooper-Climax |
| 1 | Jim Clark | Lotus-Climax |
| 2 | John Surtees | Ferrari |
| 3 | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Climax |
| 4 | Mike Spence | Lotus-Climax |
| 5 | Graham Hill | BRM |
| 6 | Lorenzo Bandini | Ferrari |
| 7 | Jo Bonnier | Brabham-Climax |
| 8 | Bruce McLaren | Cooper-Climax |
| 9 | Dan Gurney | Brabham-Climax |
| 10 | Jochen Rindt | Cooper-Climax |
| 11 | Jackie Stewart | BRM |
| 12 | Bob Anderson | Brabham-Climax |
| 13 | Tony Maggs | Lotus-BRM |
| 14 | Jo Siffert | Brabham-BRM |
| 15 | Frank Gardner | Brabham-BRM |
| 16 | Paul Hawkins | Brabham-Ford |
| 17 | Peter de Klerk | Alfa Romeo |
| 18 | John Love | Cooper-Climax |
| 19 | David Prophet | Brabham-Ford |
| 20 | Sam Tingle | LDS-Alfa Romeo |