South African Grand Prix
Kyalami
Grand Prix starting grid
Race starts
Grid positions from race-result records; not a separately verified pre-race grid.
| POS | DRIVER | TEAM |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Repco |
| 2 | Denny Hulme | Brabham-Repco |
| 3 | Jim Clark | Lotus-BRM |
| 4 | Pedro Rodríguez | Cooper-Maserati |
| 5 | John Love | Cooper-Climax |
| 6 | John Surtees | Honda |
| 7 | Jochen Rindt | Cooper-Maserati |
| 8 | Dave Charlton | Brabham-Climax |
| 9 | Jackie Stewart | BRM |
| 10 | Bob Anderson | Brabham-Climax |
| 11 | Dan Gurney | Eagle-Climax |
| 12 | Jo Bonnier | Cooper-Maserati |
| 13 | Mike Spence | BRM |
| 14 | Sam Tingle | LDS-Climax |
| 15 | Graham Hill | Lotus-BRM |
| 16 | Jo Siffert | Cooper-Maserati |
| 17 | Luki Botha | Brabham-Climax |
| 18 | Piers Courage | Lotus-BRM |